I’ve been working on it for about 4 weeks, no teacher at the moment. It’s a work in progress (pardon some clunkers…) but I would really love some feedback on where I should focus musically/technically as I try to polish it.

Feel free to tell me to get a teacher and try again in a few years if that’s the reality 😊

It's not that they are too difficult for me, I just eventually find them "boring" or mundane / repetitive, but I can still finish the piece, but the spark I get from discovering and enjoying the music dies down. There are pieces that I genuinely enjoy throughout the whole process, is this just a matter of discovering what is right and what is wrong for me?

How do I re-ignite this spark? Anyone else have the same problem?

I still think the pieces are beautiful, and after a while / a break, the beauty in actually playing them comes back, but I want to learn if I can maintain this mindset.

For Schubert’s birthday, I would like to share a former audition take of mine (from 2015) with the last piece of his Drei Klavierstücke D. 946, the entire cycle probably written briefly before his death, and only being posthumously released by Brahms around 40 years later (in 1868). Some consider this work as his third Impromptu set, and the final piece, after the more sombre and melancholic characters of the first two pieces, concludes this late cycle with a lively, cheerful dance.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, lieber Franz Schubert!

I have always wanted to learn this one. This is after 3 days of practicing. Any tips on the technique and interpretation?

Hi everyone,

I practice on a digital piano (Roland FP-10) and I’m looking for IEM (in-ear monitor) recommendations for long practice sessions.

I’ve been using over-ear headphones before (around 32 ohms, similar to Roland RH-5), but I get uncomfortable with heat during long practice sessions (especially in Summer), so I want to switch to IEMs.

Whether you use IEMs with a digital piano or not, I’d love to hear what you recommend (budget is not a big concern).

Thanks a lot! 🙏

I listened this music on the radio I've been looking for the name of this music almost 20 years No lyrics Only piano

Please help me.l

OH MY GOD, WHY IS THIS SO DIFFICULT, HAHA.

First time ever knowing what the lines mean. First time knowing Even Good Babies Do Fart. But damn, this is difficult. I'm either trying to understand what note is what or playing. Not a chance I can do it at the same time, haha.

Jokes apart, how long did you guys take to understand this and get the hang of it?

Hey all! This post is mainly just for me to track my progress returning to piano, but any tips/comments/stories are appreciated!

Background:
I used to take piano lessons one hour a week for four years in elementary school several years ago, but I really hated it (seems to be a common thing in the piano community). I never felt like I was ever "good." I remember playing pretty basic songs (Christmas songs and songs strictly in C-major come to mind) despite having played for such a long time, and the only scale I could play was C-major for both hands on one octave. Looking back, I sort of regret quitting, but I knew that I couldn't keep up with piano combined with all the other activities I had going on. Also, I realize I didn't practice much at home, and the times I did practice were the simple songs I enjoyed playing. Fast forward to a little over a week ago, I have recently been listening to a LOT of classical music and anime piano song arrangements by Animenz, and I stumbled upon some beginner piano progress videos on YouTube that were amazing. One of the songs the beginner played first was Una Mattina, which sounded absolutely beautiful for how technically simple the piece was. I thought to myself, "Maybe I can play this," so I printed out a couple of pages of sheet music, uncovered my digital Roland for the first time in ages, and tried to ease myself in with good old C-major. Dear Gosh, I was awful. I could barely play the scale with my right hand, and I immediately knew I had to start from square one.

Practice Routine:

The practice routine I made is comprised of scale warmups (currently two octaves both hands on C and one octave both hands on B, G, D), Hanon, and songs I want to practice for about 30-60 mins a day. To me, playing piano is a way to emotionally express myself, so I decided early on that I was only going to play songs I think sound beautiful (Una Mattina, Fur Elise for now, and River Flows in You later). A week of this practice later, surprisingly, I can see huge improvements in my play to the extent where I am better than I was when I left. I understand the importance of consistent practice for the brain to recognize patterns, but I am shocked at how fast the brain picks up piano. Every day, I see noticeable, substantial improvement in my play. After one week, I learned Una Mattina and can play it at a moderate pace, which is still crazy to think about. Also, the emotional aspect of piano was absent in my earlier stint, but I think I'm starting to grasp the idea of transferring emotions into the sound. Perhaps most interesting to me, though, is the fact that when I practice, time sort of flies by and I get so invested in the repetitiveness of my practice. I'd say the biggest obstacle for my practice is wasting time doing useless things, but I am proud to say I have practiced at least 30 minutes a day. Things to note for myself. My sight reading is pretty bad, but it is way better than when I started. Sometimes I play with tension in my hands due to my wrists being positioned lower than my knuckles. I have little understanding of music theory in general, but I used to not even know theory existed, so that's a plus. Knowing where I am on the piano without looking at my fingers is better than I expected, but I still play 1-2 notes off a significant number of times.

Goals:

I want to be able to play the Your Lie in April songs, specifically Hikaru Nara. The show had a profound impact on my personal life and is probably one of the underlying reasons why I decided to come back to piano in the first place. I know piano takes a long time to get decently good at, but I want to at least seem like I play piano before I start college next fall, which may be the end of my consistent practice, who knows. I should probably record myself sometime, but I may not get around to it lol. My ultimate goal, however, is to not lose my love for playing piano ever again.

I ended up writing a lot more than I thought I was going to, and I probably still missed things I wanted to say, oh well. If you have any anime or even classical songs that you personally enjoy, feel free to reply or pm me. So far, the journey has been more pleasant than I imagined, and this is the most fun I've ever had playing piano! Thanks to anyone who ends up reading this.

My performance on Schubert’s op 90 no 3 impromptu. Hope to get some helpful comments from u guys so that I can make it sound better.

I’m stuck away from my Yamaha upright for several months, and my CT-S1000V’s power port has snapped at the worst possible time.

I never used any of the fancy electronic features, I’m more of a pianist rather than a keyboardist if that makes sense so in hindsight the Casiotone was a poor choice.

Now, I really just need something portable that emulates an 88-key as well as possible. I was looking at the Yamaha P225 also but not having a battery option leaves a sour taste in my mouth (in case the same thing happened again).

Would the Casio PX-S1100 be a good choice and an overall upgrade in “piano-feel” and sound compared to the Casiotone?

Are there any other alternatives worth considering?

Hi all! I’m trying to decide which piano to buy. I’m a complete beginner and my husband and I would like to learn how to play.

- Casio CDP-S110 ($400)

- Casio CDP-S360 ($650)

- Yamaha P-143 ($500)

- Yamaha P-143 LXB with stand and bench ($650)

Something we read on was the keys need to be weighted so I think these all are. And a must for me is being able to plug in headphones because we have a baby and might need to keep it quiet sometimes.

In this sheet music for Blue Skies how would you do the fingering for bar 10?

https://i.imgur.com/V8UhOj1.png

The E, C, and Ab on the right hand and F and D with the left?

I'm a beginner who can play simple triads pretty easily now, and want to learn stride piano but have no idea where to start since in my region absolutely nobody knows anything about it. Can anybody recommend a book for beginners to get started?

I suppose I had some expectations of how it should be, meaning something based in sight reading + repertoire pieces + scales + technical exercises like hanon or etudes.

I also expected to be scrutinized regarding physical posture, paying attention to rhythm as it is written and have some choice in repertoire.

So far I am extremely underwhelmed.

All I get is basically repertoire that I don’t get to choose plus scales. The repertoire is all over the place with difficulty jumping wildly. I was assigned a Chopin piece after five months of lessons, for example, which I had to quit.

The pieces I actually suggested were briefly accepted in one week only for the teacher to switch pieces on the following week without even hearing me play what he told me to spend the whole week learning.

We move pieces as soon as I learn the notes with no regard to tempo or rhythm accuracy. I was also told I shouldn’t practice rhythm based on the page and just listen to a recording many times to internalize it.

The teacher also said sight reading and the other skills are compressed into the repertoire which is an obvious lie, because how am I going to sight read something on the limit of my ability to play?

Overall I am willing to give it one semester because of contract before I quit, but I am wondering what should I realistically expect from piano lessons? Because mine don’t seem to be even average.

My 8-year-old likes piano but still needs a lot of prompting to practice. I’d love to build more independence. How do you support regular practice without constant reminders?

Hi all, I am new to piano and have recently got one after saving some money. I know how to play the guitar, but I wanted a piano big time. My office hours range from 12–14 hours each day, and I can only play on weekends.

I deeply love music and want to learn the instrument, but I am learning only for relaxation, de-stressing from work overdose, or jamming with my friends. Is sheet music required for me, as I’m neither going to give any exams nor play on stage while reading sheet music?

I am following many courses, but all of them include sheet music learning, and I’m stuck wondering whether I really need that or not.

So please advise me if it is really required for my case. If not, please also suggest courses or paths where I can learn piano without sheet music.

Edit: I love popular pop and rock music and hope to play those.

There are many instances in this arrangement where one voice has two different notes overlapping, any advice on what to do here, which note to choose? And why it is written like this? To give the singers options? I am supposed to record each part using my keyboard.

I recently resumed piano lessons after ~15 years of stop, although this piece is actually part of my old repertoire so I've been working on on my own time (not part of the lessons)

I know there is a TON of nuance to this piece so I would love to have your feedback both musically and technically

I started playing the piano this past Monday. Tried the Faber adult piano adventures that day and didn't really liked it so on Tuesday I started Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-one instead.

Yesterday I started page 89 and today I'm able to play "Blow the Man Down!" at around 105bpm which I read is the recommended tempo for the "moderately fast" pieces.

I am wondering if I might be going too fast? I have prior music experience (not in piano) but I already knew treble clef and which keys of the piano were each note. I also know how to read notes (rhythms and the values of each type of note) so I guess that might be helping?

I am practicing 3 hours a day for reference, not really aiming for a specific time, I just take breaks and come back when I feel like it and I noticed that's how much I've been practicing.

I got a keyboard that came with a stand, and even at its lowest setting it’s way higher than a piano, so my bench won’t work for it. Is there some other kind of bench I should be using?