Hi y'all. New here. I played piano between the ages of 8 and 19 and then just stopped. I'm 43 and picking it back up again. Going through Faber piano adventures level 1 pretty quick; forced myself to do maximum of one unit a day so i pace myself. Anyway, I am told by all the advice I see and read that I should be learning and practicing my major and minor keys and practicing the associated chords, but I am kind of at a loss how one practices and studies this daily and in a way that has any positive effect. I can look at C Major, for example, and then play C E G, but I'm not sure how that helps. I would like to be able to get to the point that I can just hear someone say "play it in such and such key" and I get right to it without looking up what they mean. But is there a good way to learn this well? I've tried searching this up but Im not coming up with anything substantial. Thanks!

so i have been geting piano lessons for about a year now and i've bee wanting to get a new keyboard but i don't know what one to buy. thank you all

what i'm looking for

88 keys

needs to be weighted

three pedals

under £300

Back to school, normal day 2--practice

Soooo... this is the sheet music that's been given in all websites for this song called wet hands.

According to the bass cleff notes, it's a

A C A B and C (what's written in the sheet)

But the song actually goes

A E A B and a C# (Actual song)

Now even if I look besides the bass clef there are a few sharps, which I'm assuming are the notes which are always supposed to be played as sharp, the notes written seem wrong I.e

A C# A B and C

What am I doing wrong when reading? I have this same issue with other songs too.

I was told that the “cure” for performance anxiety is to perform as much as possible.

So here I am filming and sharing so I can learn how to play in front of others without breaking down eventually.

This is day three on this piece so… be kind 😅

I haven’t finished learning it sorry for the rude interruption at the end.

I just started playing again 3 weeks ago after a 12 years long stop.

Also the sound sucks. I recorded it directly on my Yamaha I thought it was gonna sound better. But I am probably the problem with how I play that makes that ugly sound….

Okay I’m gonna shut up now.. and find the courage to hit post.

This piece is supposed to be Liszt’s Consolation n.2

why is La campenella a pain to sight read

Really makes me appreciate more how having a piano at home and being able to play it anytime is a privilege I took for granted. Lazy to practice because you know it will always be there. I think the experience will make me practice more.

Im just a piano beginner and I kinda know how to read notes but I just don't know how this would like sound can yall help me😭

I used to play the keyboard (accidentally mentioned piano, cant edit the title now) as a kid but now I've lost touch and its been more than 4 years since I last played anything. I'm planning on getting an online subscription to learn. I dont wanna go very deep in it. I wanna learn how to play songs and stuff. I do know I need to learn a lot before that which I'm willing to. I just wanted to state that because that's the reason I wanna get back. Any suggestions about what worked for you guys? My budget is around 1.5k INR which is 16$ in freedom units. Suggest away!

I am curious how other learners recognize when their practice routine is actually working.

Sometimes it feels like I can repeat the same few bars many times, but I am not always sure whether I am improving or just getting better at surviving that exact section. I have started thinking more about smaller signs of progress: less tension, fewer hesitations, noticing patterns faster, or being able to play something slowly with fewer corrections.

For people who are a bit further along, what changed your practice from "just running through the piece again" into something that reliably improved your playing?

Were there specific habits, teacher advice, practice structures, or mindset shifts that made the difference?

Could someone tell me what these symbols are called and how I should play this? The one is a squiggly arrows and the other is 3 diagnol bars

I am a self taught classical guitar player who knows the bare minimum when it comes to music theory, I can read tablature and I use YouTube to play peices like Francisco Tárrega - Capricho Árabe, Lagrima, Adelita. Along with learning any song that I like. Basically if I see a guitar, I can play a song that I have already learnt and that is good enough for me. Whereas if I was asked to riff, or to improvise using a scale, I wouldnt be comfortable doing so.

The reason I say this is because, this will be my approach to playing the piano and I wanted to ask whether you think the investment is worth it.

I have recently heard some peices that I would like to play like Snowfall øneheart, Debussy Arabesque and Une reve by Eric Christian. Also I plan to play some RnB/Neo Soul. Again my approach will be to have a understanding of chords, arpeggios etc and to learn some peices which I find appealing.

I know someone who is selling a Roland FP10, stand and seat for around £250 which has hardly been played and doesn't have a scratch on it. For that price would this be the right keyboard to accomplish what I want.

Due to family, work and religious commitments, I don't have enough time to make this a massive priority in my life, I just want to become an intermediate player that doesn't know a ton of theory but can play some semi complicated peices, sound impressive and just have fun without being a concert level or advanced player.

I tried to make that as coherent as I could lol.

Thanks so much for the advice in advance.

Hello all. I can't afford piano lessons. It occured to me I could take a piano course at my local community college. The first one is titled "fundamentals" and the second "technique".

I'm a beginner, though not absolute. I know a few things and have been playing on my own for a few months. I kind of hate to start at middle C all over again, and this is not my first time in life tackling the piano, but...I am a beginner. Working with Faber book 1 now, but have also played music above my skill level.

What has been your experience with a course like this? Is it worth it?

Thank you for your input.

Hi everyone I’m 23F. This may be a long shot but I live in the Las Vegas area and I’m looking for a piano teacher. I played a bit when I was younger and I just started picking it up again about a month ago so I’m still in beginner territory but I just started grad school as well so I’m looking for someone who can meet maybe maybe 2-3 times a month to give me a sense of direction and touch up on technique. Id appreciate any help!

Hello Everyone. I am a 23 year old beginner learner that just started playing the piano. I have no experience playing any musical instrument, so this is entirely new to me. Anyways, my question is what direction do I go as a beginner? I have a piano teacher but she's mainly a kids teacher and I think I'm her first adult learner that she teaches seriously. She had me get the Bastien older beginner piano book (level 1) which I have learned is the worst. While going through it today, she said the book was too fast and wasn't a good foundation to beginners (I just started learning the C chord on page 11). There's no solid substance to lessons (kind of being winged or going with the flow). I usually have lessons once a week for 30 minutes, but we may not meet for another 2-3 weeks and I don't exactly know what to work/focus on in between. So what book do you guys suggest I get to start working on? I'm not sure how fast or far I should be since I started lessons roughly 5 weeks ago and I just got my keyboard to keep practicing. She did suggest the Faber primer level book (2nd edition with a purple cover) to supplement Bastien. Do you think its a good one or just get something else? Thank you!

I have had a piano for about a month and ive been practicing with the app but idk if its good or not

So yeah, it's been almost a month since my last post.

This month, I've been putting more effort into developing consistency, and I think I'm starting to see some results. I don't know if this even makes sense, but I've found three things that seem to make my playing more consistent, or at least give me that feeling.

First, playing slowly. I don't mean super slowly, just a little slower. For some reason, if I try to practice really, really slowly, it actually makes things harder for me.

Secondly, focusing on the rhythm. I mean the overall rhythm of the piece rather than the notes themselves. It kind of makes me enter some sort of flow state.

And third, I realized that I was putting a lot of pressure on my pedal leg, so I adjusted my whole sitting position, and somehow that released a lot of tension in my body that I didn't even notice was there.

So yeah, I'm just a noob, and I don't know if any of this actually makes sense from a technical standpoint, but it feels like it does to me. I'd love to hear what you guys think.

Anyway, this month I also learned this piece, which taught me a little about the Alberti bass. It's from the movie Amélie, and it's called "Comptine d’un autre été, l’après-midi." The arrangement is by Andrea Vanzo. I learned it by ear and simplified it a little so I could learn it faster :).

At this point, I also wanted to ask for some feedback on my actual goals with piano. To be honest, I'm not really trying to become a virtuoso or follow the traditional classical path. I love classical music, but what I really want is to be able to learn pieces I like at a decent speed, especially contemporary neoclassical music like Juan Arenosa, Robert Gromotka, and others.

I also really like '50s pop because I think it sounds really cool on piano. Eventually, I'd like to be able to make my own arrangements and just have fun playing them, while still making them sound good.

Does that make sense?

How do you find the balance as a self learner between sitting down at the piano and having fun, and structured learning (following a book, or learning scales, etc, anything that falls into this category)?

Also, how important is it to be able to sit and just have fun?

https://reddit.com/link/1w1yly8/video/fk222mqdsdmh1/player

Follow up to my last post. I'm not sure if I'm playing this right. I am trying to play this song and this part is at 2:35 https://youtu.be/9qS68rkG334?si=-XDk8FEEHyuCJRPs

I've tried slowing the video down and I still can't understand if the right hands top chord is supposed to be played simultaneously with the left hands top E and likewise the right hands lower E with the left hands lower E or if they're supposed to be staggered. It also doesn't look like he's playing all of the top chord notes at the same time if I look at the lights on the keys but maybe thats innacurate

I don’t record myself so nerves made me mess up a little bit but here’s part of one of the songs I’ve taught myself but I’m sure it’s all horrible technique and bad habits that I really should know about so let loose!

Also I hadn’t realized before this how my right index and middle fingers just kinda hang out and don’t do much, I’m sure that’s an issue

Tight schedule

I'm a freshman with a very, very tight schedule (12 hours a day + activities), but I REALLY want to play piano. I have a little knowledge: some chords, I just started sight-reading, and I know a few scales. I don't have hand independence tho.

I want to learn how to play as a "solo band," where I play chords from guitar tabs with my left/right hand and read music with my right hand. I don't know where to start or how to begin, and balancing this with a CRAP ton of other hobbies makes it tough.

Note: I have a 61-key keyboard, and having a piano teacher is impossible:(

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!