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Very important point mentioned here. No other skill when learning either piano / keyboard is more important than to disassociate visually from what your hands are doing on the keys. Playing 'blind' forces the brain to develop muscle memory, and this is key to easily finding intervals as you play. The problem here is that until someone learning becomes aware of this and begins to rely on it, they default to hand-eye co-ordination rather than the hand-brain co-ordination necessary to play an instrument. Keyboard instruments have this 'flaw' inherently, and it is less of a problem with string instruments such as guitar, and completely absent in brass instruments, such as trumpet. Without reading music while playing, the eyes naturally fall on the hands, reinforcing playing as a skill requiring visual reliance, when that should be disassociated in favour of a far better and quicker skill of playing by muscle memory 90% of the time. Otherwise the outcome is playing which amounts to slowly plodding around the keys rather than music, ad infinitum. Even someone learning to play 'by ear' would be well advised to look at a dot on the wall while learning, otherwise the brain will always rely on hand-eye co-ordination rather than building up muscle memory, which is massively more speedy once the skill is learned. People already ahev something that they can relate this principle to: A touch typist will always type at least twice as fast as someone who has learned while watching their hands, and can read what they're typing too. Same basic concepts apply to playing piano and reading music. Playing/learning without music in front of you, or not keeping your eyes on it as much as possible, first causes then later compounds this issue.
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Iāve been watching a lot of āone year progressā videos. I think most of them are fake. This guys progress was feasible. But what Iām really looking to see is Alfredās book one, alpine melody etc. The earliest Hanon exercises etc. Those are the progress videos I love, not just because theyāre more authentic but also it feels theyāre learning skills rather than pieces. A lot of these videos learn pieces they want to play and move on quickly without ever mastering it because they canāt, itās too advanced for them. If I wanted to play Vanessa Carlton I wouldnāt be happy with his version and Iād end up coming back to it sometime later when I was able to play it fully, so I find it a waste of time when could have been learning a grade one/two piece. Itās better not to rush, and take on things once youāre able to do them well. The tried and tested beginner paths are the best way to learn the piano. If you only want to learn particular pieces then this approach is okay but slower progress but with better technique is best for the long term.
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I'm thinking, this guy in the video has an above average talent or he's training himself just right for the best way his brain works. Maybe he was a piano prodigy that never picked up the piano until into his thirty's. Undiscovered, untapped until now. Perhaps, there are a lot of superstars out there in the world in all disciplines untapped, undiscovered. I mean undiscovered by themselves.
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When I started over a decade ago, there was a price difference between an 88-keyboard with weighted keys and a portable 61 or 49 so got myself a 61 before the upgrade. Today the price difference would be negligible.
Personally I've seen students who struggled to read an easy piece quit music after a year. Many teachers prefer students start reading from day 1. We also have to admit not all students are naturally good at reading. This is why some prefer the Suzuki approach of teaching students to play by ear for Y1 before introducing notations.
Many teachers tend to focus on getting students to be good at reading. On the other hand, ear training is also important. Students need to be good at both. In the beginning someone like myself tend to be better at 1 than the other. If you allow students who are not good readers to learn a few songs by ear while developing their reading skills, I'm sure many people who are poor readers would still be playing years later.
There is a debate whether a student should learn pieces above his level than work on easier pieces first. Not all are inclined to start with "Mary Had a Little Lamb", then "Minuet in G", Bach Prelude in C from easy pieces up. Learning a hard piece means you set the bar higher what you can achieve. It's a personal achievement just learning the notes even without the nuances like dynamics, phrasing, etc. In the future learning a similar piece would be easier.
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I'm using SimplyPiano. It gets the job done. Dont know how far it will take me but as a stepping stone it's gold
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I am a clarinet player who wants to learn piano to write original songs. I have had a 61 key Casio, but I have upgraded to a Roland FP30 (88 weighted keys with simulated hammer feel). I made sure to add a stand and three pedals and adjustable bench the same day.
Clarinet demands and a busy schedule have slowed my piano progress, but I am getting back into the swing of it.
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You didn't mention the fact that even with the new piano he's got it sitting so far fom him that his arms are stretched out straight. I think I saw this laundry room beginner a while back. The thing that changed my journey after self-teaching for two years was seeing a choir accompanist play incredibly rhythmically and read music, flipping pages all the while. I got a coach. That was four years ago. My goal is rhythmic and keyboard fluency so I can play from lead sheets, improvising the accompaniment. So many adult beginners are content brute-forcing complex pieces to impress people. My coach's goal for me is that I become addicted to how good playing feels.
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Im thirteen and Iām rcm lvl 10. Beautiful video, agreed with all honesty.
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I am 43 and playing 1 hour everyday ........................... I am learning the notations................. I am loving the learning moments. I know someday I will be able to play the piano and I am going to miss the learning sessions.
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I think he showed good rhythm from early on. And it starts to be really useful when he goes for the Mozart...
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I have a piano for few months but didn't had discipline to learn and I was also away from home half the time, so i'm starting now, but i'm not attempting fur ellise or any other song till i don't know the notes on the piano and on the sheet lol.
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Maybe in the US that's the case, but in Trinidad, the Yamaha PSR E373 is $2200ttd ($325), the cheapest 88 key is the Yamaha P45 at $6500ttd ($957usd), that's triple the price, the P125 is $9000ttd ($1325usd) at local stores. It's actually worse to shop online somehow, the P125 isn't even available in my country on Amazon, but if you use a courier service, it'll cost you $1457usd, vs $1325usd at a local store.
I make $4000ttd/$590usd monthly, after all the bills are paid and some put away in savings, I have roughly $500ttd of expendable income to last the month, that includes eating out and the like, which I don't do because it's a waste of money. I have saved for the last year or so, in addition to my actual life savings, another small bit of money to purchase a keyboard for myself for Christmas to finally begin learning to play, I have $3000ttd saved up for this, however I can always use some of my actual savings to make up any difference. I can't justify spending $6500 to start learning if I'm even actually interested in this hobby, that's ridiculous.
Also, you keep harping on that sustain pedal as if the Yamaha FC4 and FC5 don't exist and can't be plugged into an E373 and costs $300ttd ($45usd), if THAT is the whole reason why I shouldn't get a 61 key, it's a very poor reason, most of the pieces most beginners will play, will not require the full 88 keys, 61key keyboards are popular beginner choices for a reason.
Also also, as the very video you're critiquing did, he started with a cheap keyboard, found that he really liked the hobby and upgraded, he didn't jump straight to a digital piano, because for normal people who work for their money and weren't lucky enough to have parents force them into music lessons as kids, it's not something normal people are even sure we want, but we'd like to try and see.
But you're right, we all should just start on Grand Pianos or don't even waste our time.
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Just started playing the keyboard a week ago the first song I'm learning is the Entertainer. Yes, i know i should pick an easy song but that's the song i want to learn lol and moonlight sonata the 1st movement
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He is doing a lot better than me.
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What is your handspan, sir?
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love your Videos
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In my opinion a 61 key is more than adequate to learn piano!
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Did he have lessons with a teacher? He looks tense as hell. One thing I fortunately learned in the first few weeks is to keep a relaxed posture.
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Day Four - Fur Elise. LOL Yeah...
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@777WOY
7 months ago
Thank you for showing this video. I'm 54 I had a piano teacher when I was a teenager. My biggest problem was lack of discipline practicing daily. I still have a desire to play the piano. This video encouraged me to use the pedal that I do have for my electric piano. And just not to give up in general. Thanks again:-)
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