Archive for January 5, 2012
When you want to learn to play the piano the initial thought can be exhilarating. You envision yourself playing Carnegie Hall in a matter of weeks, tossing your coat tails behind a black lacquer bench. The spotlight settles and the crowd goes wild! Then reality sets in… Where was C again? What peddle makes the notes sound short? Someone cut off that darn metronome before I go nuts!
If this sounds familiar it’s important to know that you aren’t alone in your struggle. Many beginners lose heart when things don’t go along as fast as they’d hoped. The beginner blues are a very normal part of education, after all, to learn to play the piano means just that… to learn. Even the world’s most renowned musicians will tell you that you never stop learning. With that in mind, let’s go over a few practice hints that can make learning the basics go a little quicker.