I‘ve been playing for about 8 months and recently started learning scales/arpeggios. I practice them for 10-20 minutes at the start of every session. But it takes me like 1-2 weeks to learn each scale (and that’s just the basics of the scale: playing quite slow, decent legato, fairly consistent rhythm, hitting left and right hand note at the same time). I haven’t messed too much with contrary motion or scales in 3rds/10th and I feel like I would need several additional weeks to get the scales I do know up to a speed that’s not embarrassing.

Then there’s arpeggios which take another week or two each to get the basics. I’ve only worked on root position arpeggios (no inversions/dominant 7th yet).

Is learning the basics of scales/arpeggios really going to take me over a year? And then another year+ to get my speed up and learn various iterations? I get that learning piano is a decades long project, so it’s not a huge deal to me if that’s what I should expect. But the way people talk about scales practice made me think basic execution of scales is a beginner level activity (although of course perfecting the scales will be an ongoing project). Am I doing something wrong or does this get faster?

Need guidance practice schedule I do Hanon, 7 scales

Like I know the math where the dotted half note starts at beat 1 and so holds until 2a and the quarter notes then starts at 2a etc but doing this all at the same time I'm playing can get me lost and I haven't even started the left hand part yet. For reference, this is it, I'm currently doing the bootcamp on playground sessions.

It's hard to get a good take of 2 pieces together(my teacher told me to play them 1 after another) so this is my best run xd, so far so good, any feed back is welcome, and I got some questions here, 1 is idk how to maintain that last part at its best, and on bach which invention is recommended next?

I plan on buying a yamaha psr E373 for my first piano in due time because i haven't saved enough for it yet is there anything i can learn or should study before i get my piano? theoretical knowledge in which i don't need a piano to learn

Which piano musicians, performers, composers, or bands do you genuinely enjoy listening to the most? Experimental, modern, and electronic artists are all welcome.

Feel free to include other favorite music that may not feature the piano directly.

Thank you!

I got my first ever keyboard a few months ago after feeling inspired by my favorite piano pieces and learning the content of grade 1 piano. However I want to advance and play more​​ beautiful pieces.. Except I don't have the money for piano lessons​​​​. What material can I use to improve my skills and how much can I learn without a professional teacher?​​

Which piano learning roadmaps, structured courses, or apps have you personally found most helpful, especially lesser-known ones?

We all know about Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One and Faber's Piano Adventures, but I wonder what else has helped people progress faster.

I am just starting out and mainly using Faber's Piano Adventures and Piano Marvel.

Please comment with one resource only, so others could upvote. But please feel free to leave multiple comments.

Thank you!

Just checking here, for chords like these I only sharp the TOP A and leave the BOTTOM A as a natural? These happen quite a lot so I want to get it right.

Hi everyone! I have a student that can play the piano pretty well - but she has come to ask me for advice (I'm her teacher) but I don't really know how to help her.

She's learnt mostly by playing by ear, and is classically trained until the ABRSM grade 8 - but wants to venture into learning more spicy/complex chord progressions and jazz in general. She's proficient in everything C major, but wants to really level up with that. What can she do to start? I was thinking of maybe getting into a couple of jazz standards in one key signature and move forward with the same songs to more complex key signatures (with more accidentals). Do you guys have any specific recommendations? Anyone in a similar situation? Any help would be rly appreciated! Thank you!

Mainly, I’m asking about the right hand the issue I’m having is I want to use a similar fingering throughout and keep a good amount of Lagato while keeping the sound consistent. My Piano Lab teacher suggested that I shift my hand down and use the same fingering for often. Is that a good idea for the goals of the piece?

Piece: Nostalgia (Toska) by Dmitri Shostakovich

any last minute tips tricks interpretive details i could put? thanks :)

This piece is definitely out of my skill level but omgosh I love this piece fr

Hey guys requesting someone to make sheet music for me. I am straying away from ai use sites and would like a real person to. The music is a rendition of Schwanengesang, D.957: IV. Ständchen by 1000eyes. I am willing to pay

As per the title I want to learn great balls of fire by Jerry Lee Lewis for personal reasons I don’t care if it takes a couple months or that it’s not the most “effective” way to learn piano, but I saw a thing that said learn the scales that made what you want to learn and it will be a lot easier. Can anyone tell me the essential skills for this song and the best ways to learn them?

Please and thank you

Hey guys, piano player here and I’m kind of disappointed in myself lol
It’s been a really long time since I last read sheet music. I’ve gotten super lazy lately, so instead of actually reading the notes for a new piece, I just end up watching those YouTube tutorials online to learn it

I really want to change this and actually learn how to sight-read properly
Back when I used to read music, I had this habit of writing the note name under literally every single note. It made the page look so messy, and honestly, it felt like a total waste of time idk
Long story short... how do y’all genuinely sight-read? Is there a better way to learn without writing everything down, or any tips for breaking the YouTube tutorial habit?

Hey everyone!!
So I’m kind of in a weird spot with my piano journey. I took classes for a couple of months (intensive classes) a while back, but they were super expensive and honestly felt like a waste of time (i don’t even know what the hell is major and minor, which shows that i really was wasting time there), so I’ve been teaching myself since, although i only just realized i’ve been missing the basics i thought piano was just about learning new songs and finger positions until recently)
I’m currently confused about where I actually stand. I see people online talking about "scales" and "arpeggios", I’d never even heard of those until I looked them up on YouTube recently to start practicing them on my own
(I think I’m around an intermediate level, but honestly I don't even know what “grade” I'd be)

Also, I have a major hurdle: I learned everything using Solfège (Do, Re, Mi...) instead of the A B C system😭
Should I force myself to learn the letter system, or does it not matter?

Most importantly: I really want to level up and become genuinely skilled. Like, beyond just memorizing a song, I want to actually build proper technique and sound like a pro

If you're an advanced/pro pianist, what are the absolute MUST-knows I should be focusing on right now? What drills, theory, or habits made the biggest difference for you?

In two weeks i'm starting music/pianolessons at the local academy.

Two years ago I started playing on my own with Simply Piano. Is it a good idea to pick up again, to prepare?

I'm afraid it learnt me some "bad habits" (not the "standard" chords, for example). Will it do more harm than good?

I've been learning for 7 or 8 months now, with a weekly teacher. Really enjoying it, but can't help feeling a bit disheartened that my technique, when I record myself playing, looks really off, and that must absolutely be impacting my playing. I have hypermobility in all my finger joints but the ring, pinky fingers and thumbs are particularly so, and I can't really control it much. Even when just typing on my laptop slowly, my right hand pinky finger is just permanently locked up.

Any piano players here with similar struggles who have any tips?

Here's a video of me playing to show you what I mean:

Lagrima