| If you want to learn to play the piano, there are things | | | | strategies on how to do it effectively. |
| you need to consider. The very first one is to | | | | Allocating Time for Practice |
| determine why would you want to learn to play the | | | | Setting time for practice is just as important as |
| piano - is it because you want to become a performer | | | | choosing the medium of piano instruction. If you |
| with a large audience? Or you merely want to play | | | | wanted to become a performer then it would suggest |
| leisurely in your home? The second consideration is | | | | putting more time for your piano practice. It is even |
| how often can you practice - 30 minutes a day or 3 | | | | required to practice several hours a day hone your |
| hours per day? The third thing is to consider the | | | | skills and learn the right strategies. On the other hand, if |
| medium of instruction - do you want to learn by seeing | | | | you want to just play the piano whenever you feel like |
| it or hearing it? To explain these considerations, let me | | | | it, you can practice for a few minutes a day especially |
| discuss it to you comprehensively. | | | | if you are only interested to play simple songs like |
| Reason for Playing the Piano | | | | "Happy Birthday". |
| There are a lot of reasons why people would want to | | | | Consider the Medium of Instruction |
| play the piano. A lot of people took piano lessons | | | | Not all piano enthusiasts learn by visuals. Some prefer |
| when they were still very young and afterwards | | | | to learn it by ear. If you enroll in a usual piano class, you |
| decided to quit when they found out that they don't | | | | are actually taught on how to read notes. However, |
| really wanted to learn to play the piano after all. Some | | | | there are also classes that offer piano lessons by ear |
| wanted to learn to play the piano because they want | | | | and learning how a certain song is played. Choosing |
| to become a performer. There are two reasons why | | | | the right piano lesson program that works well for you |
| you would want to play the piano. One is to become a | | | | will help you become a better student and a future |
| professional pianist which involves performing in an | | | | excellent pianist. |
| audience and the other one is to satisfy the desire of | | | | So if I were you, consider these things before enrolling |
| being able to play leisurely. A concert pianist is one | | | | in a piano class. This way you won't be wasting time, |
| example of performer who plays after a large | | | | effort, and money just choosing the best one for you. |
| audience. Although it is still possible for you to become | | | | Whatever your reason for playing the piano, I am |
| a pianist performer by learning on your own, it is still | | | | certain that you will turn out to be an excellent pianist |
| best to seek the expertise of a professional piano | | | | someday. |
| teacher so that you will be able to get pointers and | | | | |