| Learning how to play piano has got to be one of the | | | | keyboard. The back should be straight and we should |
| best choices a person can make. It has been said that | | | | never hunch over. |
| piano playing helps a person out in so many ways. It | | | | - Buying a piano that is too cheap |
| teaches the piano player hand coordination, motor skills, | | | | The financial crisis has hit the entire world but this |
| creativity and much more. I believe that we should | | | | shouldn't mean that we buy super cheap pianos. The |
| start learning musical instruments at an early age. That | | | | amount of work that goes into making a piano is |
| way it can help us later on in life. | | | | enormous. On a typical piano there are 88 keys which |
| A lot of mistakes are made when we first start | | | | all play their own unique note. A good piano will cost |
| learning to play a new instrument such as the piano. | | | | you roughly $1000. |
| This is very common and we shouldn't feel like we | | | | Spending $200 for a piano is most likely going to get |
| should know it all from the beginning. Making mistakes | | | | you one that doesn't have the right amount of keys or |
| is part of learning and the best thing about making | | | | doesn't sound right. In the case of pianos, the higher the |
| mistakes is that we learn from them. | | | | price the higher the quality. You know that you are |
| I will point out 4 common mistakes that a lot of | | | | getting a quality product if you pay a few thousand for |
| beginners make and you can rectify them if you | | | | a piano. I'm not asking you to get a piano that cost |
| possess them. Increase the knowledge and | | | | tens of thousands of dollars, I'm just asking you to get |
| awareness of these mistakes is the purpose of this | | | | something decent. |
| article. | | | | - Playing without a metronome |
| So here are the 4 common mistakes the piano players | | | | Every piano player needs a metronome. A |
| make: | | | | metronome is just a thing that makes a sound at a set |
| - Sitting with incorrect posture | | | | constant rate. You set the tempo on the metronome |
| We all know that we need to sit in front of the piano | | | | and you then play the piano following that tempo. |
| when we play. We could stand but that would get | | | | Learning how to play piano is hard if you don't follow |
| pretty tiring over a few hours. The main problem with | | | | the correct tempo. |
| everyone's posture is that they tend to hunch over | | | | A lot of beginner players make the mistake of playing |
| when they play. We must ensure that our backs are | | | | too fast or too slow. Using a metronome you can |
| straight when we play the piano. Learning how to play | | | | easily find out how fast you are playing and if you are |
| piano is a great thing, but we shouldn't damage our | | | | playing at the correct speed. |
| backs in the process. | | | | - Learning with a traditional piano teacher |
| When we sit in front of the piano we should sit up | | | | In my opinion I believe that traditional piano teachers |
| straight and in a position that is similar to sitting at a | | | | don't offer as much material and help that online |
| desk in front of a computer. The hands should lay in a | | | | learning courses can offer. Learning online is a great |
| comfortable position in front of you. Arms should be | | | | way to learn how to play piano. It will save you a lot of |
| level with the ground and you should play with curved | | | | money and the learning flexibility is enormous. |
| fingers. | | | | In conclusion, a lot of beginner players make these 4 |
| You should imagine that you are holding an egg in the | | | | common mistakes. Now that you know about them |
| palm of your hand. Keep your fingers nicely curled | | | | you can avoid them. |
| when playing and imagine yourself typing on a | | | | |