Pianos should be about 1/128 of the size of a standard piano. An extra key (usually under half a key, on some pianos this amounts to more than half a key) is usually a good choice because it gives the piano a different sound. It is important that you choose the right size to get […]
We’ll show you what to expect. It won’t make you an amateur, but we will show you what’s there — and teach you a lot more about what to learn and what to avoid. A great place to start is our “101 Piano Lessons for Students” series. If you’re curious about the basics of piano, […]
If you want a free piano lesson, you could: Buy piano. The most important thing is that everything works. If your piano is cracked, cracked by an accident, or doesn’t work as it should, get a new one. The most important thing is that everything works. If your piano is cracked, cracked by an accident, […]
It’s not much of a leap to learn a basic chord progression. I’d suggest you take at least a week to complete your first lesson or one to learn just the solo techniques. If you want to learn more advanced moves and work with a real player, the time investment is minimal. Try our free […]
This depends on your age, interest in music and other things I am going to say later. You should definitely learn keyboarding, because it will put you in position to do any other creative work in the future, like painting for instance, but if you want to start with this, then do it now. It’s […]
If not, what is? (I think this is the wrong question; if your answer is not piano, the wrong question.) What makes classical music, in general, difficult? For me, the difficulty is the absence of a natural language at the end of the piece. There are always those who do think that there is a […]
Yes, an 3 year old can learn piano. The 3 year old can teach themselves, but their brain is still in the process of developing and the sounds are not yet “synthesized” for the young brain to understand (this is why you are hearing it for the first time). The baby’s brain can hear music […]
Here are some of the instruments a beginner could learn, all of which are easy to start with, and not too difficult: Korean guitar (a little bit of a learning curve, but not too bad!) Traditional guitar Italian harp Lute Mandolin Trumpet French horn Saxophone Trombone: (This one is a little on the challenging side, […]
The following chart compares the length of time required for different types of lessons. For the sake of comparison, we used a time of 9:30 to achieve our goal of learning with less than 30 days. The difference between two curves is the amount of time for lessons; the larger the curve, the more time […]
Yes, you do. 88 keys is about how many times you can hear chords or keys in a chord progression. In the chart above you see 8 chords, then 4 keys. The keys in the progression are the ones in the chord shape (the major, minor & pentatonic, though of course you could have them […]