| iv> | | | | finger of any hand to be able to smoothly play the |
| There are some key areas which a student must | | | | compositions and tunes on the piano. While the right |
| practice and be good at before playing compositions | | | | hand is usually employed for higher notes, the left hand |
| on piano is really possible. Ever heard a Beethoven or | | | | fingers are used to play the bass notes or hold the |
| a Mozart tune on a record or on radio and felt you | | | | chords. |
| want to play that tune yourself? Do you love a song | | | | Piano lessons help a student cross two major barriers. |
| so much that you want to play the classical version of | | | | The first is the ability to look at piano sheets and |
| it on the piano? It is not beyond you. Playing piano is | | | | understand the notations. After this they should be able |
| more a matter of practice than anything else. A good | | | | to form a mental map of the notes and keys. |
| piano instructor can help to put a student up to speed | | | | Notations also have the time duration for every note, |
| in learning and playing piano. | | | | so a student should be able to directly translate all the |
| Although some students like learning from an individual | | | | information mentally almost instantaneously. The next |
| tutor for personal attention, it is better to join a music | | | | thing is to play chords on the piano and be able to |
| school for better planning of classes and the | | | | switch chords comfortably meaning holding multiple |
| instructors are tried and tested before being employed. | | | | keys with different fingers simultaneously and then |
| The first area is the speed and grace of the fingers. | | | | shifting to other positions. |
| Piano players should be able to hold the keys with any | | | | |