Learning New Piano Songs - How Long Does it Take?

Learning new piano songs can be difficult sometimes,time, instead of have you racing ahead trying to learn
and it can happen for no reason that you canthe whole piece. One line of piano music, well learned
understand. You can be learning new piano musicand correctly played each day, will do wonders for
without any difficulty, then along comes the next songyour confidence during this dry period of learning new
to learn and for some reason it becomes unbelievablypiano songs.
difficult to pick up.It does not much matter whether you are learning the
Why do pianists sometimes hit this roadblock whenpiano songs by ear or by reading music, in my opinion.
learning new piano music? Some music teachers callSome might disagree and advise those who are
this a plateau. You achieve a level of skill playing thelearning the piano by ear would advance quicker by
piano, and you become stuck on that level, for a periodlearning music theory, such as piano chords and scales,
of time, hence the term plateau.arguing that they will learn new piano music faster this
What can piano players do about getting off thisway. It depends on the individual piano player and it is
plateau so they can continue learning new pianobest to stick with the method you find easiest.
songs? Practice. Yes, practice, and plenty of it, is theIn the final analysis, it comes down to motivation and
answer. Concentrate on just the one piano song youpractice. If you know how to play some piano songs,
are having difficulty with, and learn it one line at a time.there is no reason why you should suddenly become
Keep going over it until you can play every notestuck on one song only. There is no logic in that. Work
correctly. Sounds tedious and boring, does it not?you way through it, as suggested, and you will be well
The reason for recommending this method of practiceon your way toward the next level.
is that it will concentrate your attention on thing at a