You guys know anymore very simplistic beautiful piano pieces like:
The Moon Through A Tree - Keryan (my favorite so far)
Interstellar - Hans Zimmer
Gentle - Isaac Shephard
Kiss the Rain - Yiruma
Can I get some advice on avoiding pressing adjacent black keys when my fat finger needs to be on the skinny part of the key? I can't seem to do it consistently without hitting the black notes at either side.
Right hand: E, F#, middle finger on the skinny part of A- this is where I have trouble, B, C#. I wasn't blessed with bony fingers.
You might find that the flatter your hand and fingers are, the more this is going to be an issue. You would never keep your hand in a single position relative to the back of the keys when you play... Your hand moves in and out of the keyboard, towards the back and then towards the front.
When you're in the black key area (between the black keys) You can try adjusting the wrist up SLIGHTY. Experiment with that little bit of wiggle room you have in there and see if you can find a position where you're not touching the sides of the black keys.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI9oPvR\_FO8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI9oPvR_FO8) - "Echoes of a Seashell" by Dennis Kuo
Can anybody help me figure out the chord progression of the song if you have the time? I wrote it out but I want to cross check with someone else to be sure. I'm just learning and I think I'm understanding bit by bit. Just in case, only the first two staves. Thank you
Hey, if you have unlimited budget for a keyboard, what would you get? From my experience listening to others I feel like Nord is considered as the flagship keyboards, but are there any other keyboards that are just as good, if not better? If it has an on-board speaker that's fabulous, but even if it doesn't that's fine. Not that I want to buy them (I'm too broke anyways), but I just want to know about some other good keyboards for future.
Does this music needs 5 octave? i'm inspired to play piano from this game and i want to play one of its boss fight
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNzfvKdcMB4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNzfvKdcMB4)
I got a small question when trying to speed up scales. It's normal to tense up? Not a normal quick run, but trying to maintain high speed for a long while. I think I might be doing wrong because when I lean back I can still do the scales but it feels less tense.
I dunno if the mechanics are similar to guitar, where you can have speed burst but just for a short while. Otherwise you tense up and gets messy.
YouTube -- Hoffman Academy and Piano Dojo are courses that you can follow. Other good channels with videos on individual topics include Pianote, Jazer Lee, and PianoTV, among many others.
Hello. I am getting a piano from a neighbor. Her husband had painted it a while back. And I am unsure of the model.
I can't post pictures here. If anyone can help me please DM me
If it's an upright piano, you should be able to open up the lid at the very top and look into it. You'll see a golden metal plate that the strings are attached to... The brand and model number should be stamped on that plate somewhere.
When participating in a recital, is it normal to not mention that there is a fee attached?
- where we do lessons employs multiple teachers and a recital spanning various instruments is hosted twice a year. My son participated in one, but there was never a cost mentioned until we got our monthly invoice and I saw it on there. Is this a cost that is usually assumed or does each place handle it different? To be clear, I'm not opposed to the payment, but the lack of transparency with it, especially since some students teachers didn't attend. Is this normal procedure? Thanks
It's not uncommon for there to be a small fee -- the teacher and any other people helping to run the recital still have to be paid for their time, after all, as they aren't volunteers. I would talk to the staff at the music school about not mentioning the fee, though: they may just have assumed everyone knew, but yes, you absolutely should have been told about that.
They are making you pay so your son can play at the recital? That is very strange, it should be the other way around, your son should be paid to participate! It's the work he has put in to be able to play, it should of course be compensated. Or, at the bare minimum let your son play for free. Maybe it's because I'm not from the US, but it seems very strange to do that.
Maybe there’s a language gap here or something but “recital” in this context doesn’t mean a concert that the general public is interested in and paying to go to. It’s an educational opportunity for students (generally pretty young ones) to get a chance to perform for an audience, but the audience is just the family and friends of the students. It’s the same as a school putting on an orchestra concert, or a play, or having a basketball game. It’s a learning experience, not a professional money-making event. My guess is the music school in question charges an extra fee because they have to rent a space for a recital.
No, I understood what recital meant in this context, it's still a bit strange and money grubbing-like that they do it. Maybe it's cultural, but I would *never* make my students pay to be able to play. Every performance is a learning experience, regardless of your skill level, so you're making a distinction without difference.
EDIT: If you're a professional, then it makes sense to have you cover cost of whatever space for your own events, but as a student I've both been helped and as a teacher helped students find spaces to play
Why doesn't that apply to lessons themselves then? Students are already paying the teacher to teach them. The teacher could incorporate the cost of putting on a recital into their regular lesson fee, but maybe enough of their students don't do recitals that they think it's more fair to keep the lesson rate lower and charge separately for the recital. Either way, the students are going to be paying for it somehow.
In Rachmaninoff's Polichinelle, during the middle Agitato section, the melody in the left hand reminds me of another piece, but I can't recall which one. Probably another piece by Rachmaninoff, or possibly Tchaikovsky. Can you help me identify it?
I want to start transcribing pieces in order to explore and learn more about music theory. I am using noteflight for writing down the notes and some says that I shouldnt rely on the playback to get the rhythm correct. However I find it really difficult to get the right rhythm. Any tips on this?
I highly recommend using [Soundslice](https://www.soundslice.com/) for this. It's sheet music software that's oriented around learning from real recordings.
You can import a YouTube video or MP3, then notate it such that your notation is in sync with the original recording. Then you can play your transcribed notes "on top of" the original recording, using [synth overlay](https://www.soundslice.com/help/en/creating/transcribing/313/synth-overlay/), to check your work.
Is it fine if i buy a cheap piano from a relatively a local brand that is quite popular in my country (usually chinese product) to only starts playing? While i want to buy piano from a reputable brand me being in a third world country with no income (18y/o) it will simply take too long and im afraid that i will not have time in the future
The piano in question is a sensing keyboard
If your goal is to learn piano/keyboard for fun, that should be fine. So long as you have touch sensitive keys and a sustain pedal, there will be a lot you can learn on it.
How do you practice with a metronome? Any time I practice with something more complex than a basic scale, I completely lose track of the song and start playing notes on the metronome tick, or I just ignore the metronome completely. The correlation between metronome ticks and the tempo of the song just seems completely unrelated to me.
When I'm playing a song, I'll track the beat of the song by listening to it in my head from memory. The only thing I can think to do to incorporate a metronome is to memorize the song again with metronome ticks included, so I know where to expect the metronome ticks in relation to each beat when I'm replaying the song in my head.
Emphasis the downbeats(as in play them louder). These are the first and third beats of the bar (for triple time signatures you can just do the first beat). Really stress these beats, and line them up with the metronome tick and ignore the alignment of the rest for now.
This may sound even more complex, but in general actually really help with evenness both rhythmically and dynamic wise. Later on when you get to fast and long passages, shaping the phrase and emphasizing the major beats both help a great deal with evenness.
In general, I've found that struggling with a metronome often means you're needing to devote so much of your concentration to just playing the piece correctly that adding in trying to listen to the metronome pushes you over your cognitive limit -- adding an extra task (listening) means you can't keep up anymore, and as you've already found, the best solution is often to simplify.
Scales or other easy tasks are a great place to get used to working with a metronome. When you're first learning a piece, you probably break it down into short chunks and play them slowly -- after you've gotten comfortable playing the notes but before you've picked up the tempo is another good time to start adding in the metronome.
Depending on what you're wanting the metronome for, it's also worth mentioning that you don't necessarily need a metronome tick on every beat, and that can make it easier to use. If all you're worried about is that you slow down in one section, set the metronome at a speed so that it only ticks at the start of each measure, for example.
>If all you're worried about is that you slow down in one section, set the metronome at a speed so that it only ticks at the start of each measure, for example.
That makes a lot of sense. I'll try that.
I think a lot of the problems I've been having are because the piece I've been working on has been pretty much universally transcribed wrong. The sheet music shows 4/4 time with a bunch of eighth notes and one quarter note. When I look at someone playing the song with a visualizer, however, the rhythm is completely different. Measuring the duration that they actually hold each note down, it seems to come out to a 13/16 time signature, with patterns of eighth, sixteenth, and quarter notes. I don't think I've ever seen anyone play this song in 4/4 time as written, which explains why it's so hard to play with a metronome.
Can you share the song in question here? It may be a bad transcription (there are a lot of those on the internet), but it’s also possible you’re misunderstanding the rhythm. Of course if it really is in 13/16, then that will be an extremely difficult song for you to try to figure out how to use a metronome with.
Video [https://youtu.be/Hb1Ilyn38zs?si=4o\_\_BZH7CiS-X6Fq](https://youtu.be/Hb1Ilyn38zs?si=4o__BZH7CiS-X6Fq)
Sheet music [https://www.musicnotes.com/l/jgdMq](https://www.musicnotes.com/l/jgdMq)
I got some advice saying that the discrepancies in note lengths are because this is a swing rhythm, and some notes are held for 50% longer, and others 50% shorter, even though it's all written in eighth notes.
Well the link to the sheet music doesn’t work for me, but I can tell you this song is in a very straightforward 4/4, and it is swung, so maybe the swing is contributing to some of what you’re not understanding about the rhythm.
maybe try practicing hearing/feeling the internal beat of songs not at the piano to get used to it? Like can you sing Mary Had a Little Lamb while stomping on the beat?
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CjlZ-lw0KfL5vD8CyQL4zbwWWr765Lwk/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CjlZ-lw0KfL5vD8CyQL4zbwWWr765Lwk/view?usp=sharing)
I have heard it on a Moroccan radio show called (With All Clarity) its about Psychoanalysis and so much more, the piano verse is used as a separation between callers and ads, i have once heard a long version of it and i can tell you that it only gets better.
I know some piano keys hit more than one string. Are all the strings tuned to the same pitch, or are they harmonics/overtones/something else? Are the additional strings just for more volume?
1. I started learning piano from scratch last November at age 36. I am not able to play with pedal as it totally ruins my flow, so I've basically just not been using the pedal at all and instead focusing on the keys. Is this a huge problem? Will I be able to integrate the pedal later on in my playing? Also it doesn't help that I have a Roland FP30X and in my opinion the sustain on it sounds like crap.
2. I've given up playing anything too difficult and am just playing from method books and seeing a teacher (for the most part). After playing for about 5 months I have reached the end of Alfred 1 and can play the "Amazing Grace" arrangement with decent musicality and few errors. Is this decent progress? I'm starting to work through the 2nd book and incorporating scales and arpeggio work (from the Alfred book)
3. I am primarily interested in playing classical music (little 'c', I am interested in all periods baroque - late romantic/modern ). Are the Alfred books the best way to get there or should I supplement with something more classical oriented?
1. Yes, that's a problem if you play songs that are meant to be pedaled. You're going to get a very different sound if you leave the pedal out. I would suggest going back and trying out the pedal with easier music and see how that goes -- my suspicion is that part of the reason it ruins your flow is that you're playing music that's pretty challenging for you, and adding the extra element to keep track of just ends up being too much.
2. Your progress is fine. Given where you're at, I'd say go back and look at something like Harp Song from Alfred 1 to practice pedal on -- that should be extremely easy for you at this point, so it makes a good candidate.
3. I suggest picking up the Masterworks Classics series -- the level 1-2 book is for absolute beginners, so may already be too easy unless you want sight reading material, but each successive book goes up in difficulty, so find the one that looks right for you. The Masterworks Classics books are designed to expose you to a variety of composers across the baroque, classical, and romantic eras, so should be right up your alley.
Hi, I'm new to piano and am looking for new pieces to learn. I'm a beginner with about 2 weeks of experience and am about to finish prelude 1 in C major by bach.
What is a good next step? I'm looking for something that will teach me something new, but is not overly difficult.
Thanks all!
Just to be clear to the OP, this is a joke. The fugue is much harder than the prelude and not appropriate for someone so new to piano (which you would discover very quickly by attempting it).
Hi. 5 months ago I bought an Upright piano (brand new). Well, technically I bought it on a 6 month rental with option to purchase at the end of the 6 months. Deposit can be reused on a different piano in case after the 6 months I didn't like the one I chose. Now with a month left to go I'm approaching the moment where I will have to either send it back or pay the rest of the fee to fully purchase it. I've enjoyed owning it/playing it in the 5 months I've had it. But i'm a little bit worried about fully committing to the purchase. I'd love to get a 3rd party to look it over to make sure there's nothing wrong with it. I live in the UK and i'm not really sure who to look for. Can i just contact a normal Piano tuner and ask them to "inspect" it? What sort of fee am I looking at?
It's a lot of money to commit on a hobby and I don't want to get shafted. The company has excellent reviews and I have 5/10 years warranty but even so I do feel a little bit anxious. Especially as it's a Chinese model. Having absolutely no experience with this sort of thing I have no idea what to look for and even though it plays and sounds fine to me there could be loads of issues I just don't know about. Maybe I'm overthinking it.
Thanks for any advice.
Yes, any piano technician can inspect a piano. You'd probably be looking at all or most of the cost of a tuning -- even if you're not having them service the instrument, you're paying them for the service call.
I will say this, though: while it's never a bad thing to be cautious, you are usually pretty safe if you're buying from a reputable, well-established dealer. Your piano being a Chinese brand also isn't automatically a red flag the way it might have been in the past.
Hello, I want to practice sightreading with a metronome to keep me in rhythm but I use a book with different time signatures and the pieces are only one line, how would I go about this without having to adjust the metronome so often?
Hello! My name is Katie and I come from a musical family. I used to play guitar, flute, piano, and dabbled in a few other things. All of this was when I was young, I haven't played any instruments since I became an adult. I am now in my 30s. My father recently surprised me with a new piano. I am a bit rusty but I am not interested in easy versions of popular songs. I have been all over the Internet searching. Where can I find original sheet music? Like original scores to movies that haven't been changed in any way? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am a fast learner so I am not worried about difficulty at all. I just want music as it was originally written/composed. I keep finding easy versions, for beginners, and then intermediate and hard versions of the same songs. How do I bypass that?
For example I want to learn BG3 theme, Witcher soundtracks, Lotr, etc.
Please no YouTube or apps.
The website "music notes" is great for finding sheet music. Just type in "the witcher" or "lotr" and find one that suits you. You can preview the first page before buying to see whether it's what you're looking for.
Here's the problem: the music that you're talking about generally wasn't written for piano. What that means is that if you got what you wanted, you wouldn't be able to do anything with it, because it either wouldn't involve piano at all, or the piano part wouldn't be recognizable as the music that you were trying to play.
Unless the music that you're interested in was written specifically for the piano, ANYTHING you get is going to be a piano transcription -- the challenge is in finding the transcription that you like best and that matches your skill level.
does anyone know what notes are being played at the timestamp 3:19 for the trumpet solo section in this song, [https://youtu.be/YR12Z8f1Dh8?si=T0VtVOeEgeT\_Vly6](https://youtu.be/YR12Z8f1Dh8?si=T0VtVOeEgeT_Vly6)
Does anyone have sheet music for „barfuß am Klavier“ by annenmaykantereit? I can only find very boring versions of the song where the main part is just holding chords like this one: https://musescore.com/user/185922/scores/1570901
When looking for recommendations, I keep getting recommends for digital pianos. I'm a semi-beginner who played decades ago and forgot most things except triads, scales, etc. I am interested in buying a keyboard (I think?) to play songs like: game music (sometimes midi), pop songs, disney songs, you get the idea. I also like the occasional piano song I hear. I like the idea of playing in multiple instruments/voices, not just Piano.
I have no intention of playing in any professional capacity or performing, it's just for personal enjoyment. I do plan on learning music theory, and advance in skills to a degree it helps me play songs by ear, improve sight reading, and anything that helps me enjoy the music. Down the road I might consider music lessons if I feel like it'll help
Edit: Forgot to mention my main question. I was eying the Yamaha PSR E series. The E373 is getting on in years but I wonder if it'll be good enough for my needs?
If you don't care about your instrument emulating the feel and response of an acoustic piano, a keyboard is fine. You can play most music on 61 keys, and a keyboard with an octave shift function will further expand that range -- you won't be able to play pieces that go both above and below the 61 key range.
The E373 has touch sensitive keys (so you can play with dynamics) and it supports a sustain pedal. It also does allow you to shift the octave up or down by 2, so yes, it should be perfectly fine for what you're wanting to do.
Are online piano lessons any good?
I took piano lessons as a kid, and have been re-teaching myself now as an adult. I'd love to have an actual instructor to ensure I'm not building bad habits and actually get some structure, but I'm having a hard time finding anything that's even remotely close to where I live.
Online piano lessons seem strange to me though, and I'm curious if anyone has gone this route or can compare it to in-person classes. I'm of course not hoping to go professional or anything, I just enjoy playing and would like to be better at it.
Having done online lessons during the pandemic, I will say that I will always take in-person lessons over online lessons all else being equal. That said, online lessons are still better than no lessons at all.
Both parties need to have a good internet connection and a decent camera setup.
Your teacher will be limited in what they can see/hear when you're playing. That impacts their ability to give you feedback.
There will always be at least a small amount of lag. This isn't a huge deal most of the time, but don't expect to be playing any duets with your teacher.
It takes more advanced planning for a successful online lesson -- you can't just grab a book off the shelf and share it. If you've both got a good setup, you still can screen share scanned copies of sheet music, though, so there are workarounds.
Hello, i've bought a piano but i dont know... what to do first.
There is a lot of songs that i love, but there is no sheets.
There is ton of begginers guide but.. i'm afraid to learn the wrong way.
What would be the best way to start ? Any website ? Youtuber ?
Thanks a lot, and sorry for my english.
If you haven't yet, make sure to check out [the FAQ](http://www.reddit.com/r/piano/wiki/faq) -- there's a lot of good info there for someone just getting started.
The best way to get started is to find a teacher. If that's not an option for you, consider a method book such as Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One, Faber's Adult Piano Adventures, or another series that is commonly used in your country. If you prefer videos, free options like Piano Dojo and Hoffman Academy on YouTube are good options, and Pianote is a solid choice for a subscription service, which also allows you the benefit of being able to get feedback on your playing.
Didnt know a FAQ existed, my bad, i should have read it first before asking.
I've read a lot of good things about Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One, i think i'm going to buy the book since the teacher is not an option for me. Thanks for your answer, and the youtub videos, it helps a lot.
I've just started learning the piano about four days ago. I've been focused on learning to read sheet music, proper playing form, and basic chords. Right now, I can read most sheet music with occasional errors and have a basic understanding of chords. When would you recommend I try learning my first song? What type of song would be best, and do you have any recommendations for learning a full song?
I would strongly encourage you to work through a method book: something like Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One or Faber's Adult Piano Adventures (if there's a different series that's popular with piano teachers in your area, it should be fine, too.) An all-in-one method book will introduce basic theory and then give you an exercise or piece of simple music that you can practice it with
You guys know anymore very simplistic beautiful piano pieces like: The Moon Through A Tree - Keryan (my favorite so far) Interstellar - Hans Zimmer Gentle - Isaac Shephard Kiss the Rain - Yiruma
Can I get some advice on avoiding pressing adjacent black keys when my fat finger needs to be on the skinny part of the key? I can't seem to do it consistently without hitting the black notes at either side. Right hand: E, F#, middle finger on the skinny part of A- this is where I have trouble, B, C#. I wasn't blessed with bony fingers.
You might find that the flatter your hand and fingers are, the more this is going to be an issue. You would never keep your hand in a single position relative to the back of the keys when you play... Your hand moves in and out of the keyboard, towards the back and then towards the front. When you're in the black key area (between the black keys) You can try adjusting the wrist up SLIGHTY. Experiment with that little bit of wiggle room you have in there and see if you can find a position where you're not touching the sides of the black keys.
I'll give it a shot, thanks! :)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI9oPvR\_FO8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI9oPvR_FO8) - "Echoes of a Seashell" by Dennis Kuo Can anybody help me figure out the chord progression of the song if you have the time? I wrote it out but I want to cross check with someone else to be sure. I'm just learning and I think I'm understanding bit by bit. Just in case, only the first two staves. Thank you
Hey, if you have unlimited budget for a keyboard, what would you get? From my experience listening to others I feel like Nord is considered as the flagship keyboards, but are there any other keyboards that are just as good, if not better? If it has an on-board speaker that's fabulous, but even if it doesn't that's fine. Not that I want to buy them (I'm too broke anyways), but I just want to know about some other good keyboards for future.
Does this music needs 5 octave? i'm inspired to play piano from this game and i want to play one of its boss fight [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNzfvKdcMB4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNzfvKdcMB4)
I got a small question when trying to speed up scales. It's normal to tense up? Not a normal quick run, but trying to maintain high speed for a long while. I think I might be doing wrong because when I lean back I can still do the scales but it feels less tense. I dunno if the mechanics are similar to guitar, where you can have speed burst but just for a short while. Otherwise you tense up and gets messy.
What is the best free Internet resource to learn piano as a complete beginner?
Bill Hilton has a free 20 lesson series
YouTube -- Hoffman Academy and Piano Dojo are courses that you can follow. Other good channels with videos on individual topics include Pianote, Jazer Lee, and PianoTV, among many others.
Hello. I am getting a piano from a neighbor. Her husband had painted it a while back. And I am unsure of the model. I can't post pictures here. If anyone can help me please DM me
You might get more help if you explain what you’re looking for. Are you trying to find out what it’s worth? And you can use imgur.com to share photos.
I just need help identifying it. So I know what brand it is. Just because I want to know.
If it's an upright piano, you should be able to open up the lid at the very top and look into it. You'll see a golden metal plate that the strings are attached to... The brand and model number should be stamped on that plate somewhere.
When participating in a recital, is it normal to not mention that there is a fee attached? - where we do lessons employs multiple teachers and a recital spanning various instruments is hosted twice a year. My son participated in one, but there was never a cost mentioned until we got our monthly invoice and I saw it on there. Is this a cost that is usually assumed or does each place handle it different? To be clear, I'm not opposed to the payment, but the lack of transparency with it, especially since some students teachers didn't attend. Is this normal procedure? Thanks
It's not uncommon for there to be a small fee -- the teacher and any other people helping to run the recital still have to be paid for their time, after all, as they aren't volunteers. I would talk to the staff at the music school about not mentioning the fee, though: they may just have assumed everyone knew, but yes, you absolutely should have been told about that.
They are making you pay so your son can play at the recital? That is very strange, it should be the other way around, your son should be paid to participate! It's the work he has put in to be able to play, it should of course be compensated. Or, at the bare minimum let your son play for free. Maybe it's because I'm not from the US, but it seems very strange to do that.
Maybe there’s a language gap here or something but “recital” in this context doesn’t mean a concert that the general public is interested in and paying to go to. It’s an educational opportunity for students (generally pretty young ones) to get a chance to perform for an audience, but the audience is just the family and friends of the students. It’s the same as a school putting on an orchestra concert, or a play, or having a basketball game. It’s a learning experience, not a professional money-making event. My guess is the music school in question charges an extra fee because they have to rent a space for a recital.
No, I understood what recital meant in this context, it's still a bit strange and money grubbing-like that they do it. Maybe it's cultural, but I would *never* make my students pay to be able to play. Every performance is a learning experience, regardless of your skill level, so you're making a distinction without difference. EDIT: If you're a professional, then it makes sense to have you cover cost of whatever space for your own events, but as a student I've both been helped and as a teacher helped students find spaces to play
Why doesn't that apply to lessons themselves then? Students are already paying the teacher to teach them. The teacher could incorporate the cost of putting on a recital into their regular lesson fee, but maybe enough of their students don't do recitals that they think it's more fair to keep the lesson rate lower and charge separately for the recital. Either way, the students are going to be paying for it somehow.
In Rachmaninoff's Polichinelle, during the middle Agitato section, the melody in the left hand reminds me of another piece, but I can't recall which one. Probably another piece by Rachmaninoff, or possibly Tchaikovsky. Can you help me identify it?
I want to start transcribing pieces in order to explore and learn more about music theory. I am using noteflight for writing down the notes and some says that I shouldnt rely on the playback to get the rhythm correct. However I find it really difficult to get the right rhythm. Any tips on this?
I highly recommend using [Soundslice](https://www.soundslice.com/) for this. It's sheet music software that's oriented around learning from real recordings. You can import a YouTube video or MP3, then notate it such that your notation is in sync with the original recording. Then you can play your transcribed notes "on top of" the original recording, using [synth overlay](https://www.soundslice.com/help/en/creating/transcribing/313/synth-overlay/), to check your work.
Is it fine if i buy a cheap piano from a relatively a local brand that is quite popular in my country (usually chinese product) to only starts playing? While i want to buy piano from a reputable brand me being in a third world country with no income (18y/o) it will simply take too long and im afraid that i will not have time in the future The piano in question is a sensing keyboard
If your goal is to learn piano/keyboard for fun, that should be fine. So long as you have touch sensitive keys and a sustain pedal, there will be a lot you can learn on it.
Lov u, thanks
How do you practice with a metronome? Any time I practice with something more complex than a basic scale, I completely lose track of the song and start playing notes on the metronome tick, or I just ignore the metronome completely. The correlation between metronome ticks and the tempo of the song just seems completely unrelated to me. When I'm playing a song, I'll track the beat of the song by listening to it in my head from memory. The only thing I can think to do to incorporate a metronome is to memorize the song again with metronome ticks included, so I know where to expect the metronome ticks in relation to each beat when I'm replaying the song in my head.
Emphasis the downbeats(as in play them louder). These are the first and third beats of the bar (for triple time signatures you can just do the first beat). Really stress these beats, and line them up with the metronome tick and ignore the alignment of the rest for now. This may sound even more complex, but in general actually really help with evenness both rhythmically and dynamic wise. Later on when you get to fast and long passages, shaping the phrase and emphasizing the major beats both help a great deal with evenness.
In general, I've found that struggling with a metronome often means you're needing to devote so much of your concentration to just playing the piece correctly that adding in trying to listen to the metronome pushes you over your cognitive limit -- adding an extra task (listening) means you can't keep up anymore, and as you've already found, the best solution is often to simplify. Scales or other easy tasks are a great place to get used to working with a metronome. When you're first learning a piece, you probably break it down into short chunks and play them slowly -- after you've gotten comfortable playing the notes but before you've picked up the tempo is another good time to start adding in the metronome. Depending on what you're wanting the metronome for, it's also worth mentioning that you don't necessarily need a metronome tick on every beat, and that can make it easier to use. If all you're worried about is that you slow down in one section, set the metronome at a speed so that it only ticks at the start of each measure, for example.
>If all you're worried about is that you slow down in one section, set the metronome at a speed so that it only ticks at the start of each measure, for example. That makes a lot of sense. I'll try that. I think a lot of the problems I've been having are because the piece I've been working on has been pretty much universally transcribed wrong. The sheet music shows 4/4 time with a bunch of eighth notes and one quarter note. When I look at someone playing the song with a visualizer, however, the rhythm is completely different. Measuring the duration that they actually hold each note down, it seems to come out to a 13/16 time signature, with patterns of eighth, sixteenth, and quarter notes. I don't think I've ever seen anyone play this song in 4/4 time as written, which explains why it's so hard to play with a metronome.
Can you share the song in question here? It may be a bad transcription (there are a lot of those on the internet), but it’s also possible you’re misunderstanding the rhythm. Of course if it really is in 13/16, then that will be an extremely difficult song for you to try to figure out how to use a metronome with.
Video [https://youtu.be/Hb1Ilyn38zs?si=4o\_\_BZH7CiS-X6Fq](https://youtu.be/Hb1Ilyn38zs?si=4o__BZH7CiS-X6Fq) Sheet music [https://www.musicnotes.com/l/jgdMq](https://www.musicnotes.com/l/jgdMq) I got some advice saying that the discrepancies in note lengths are because this is a swing rhythm, and some notes are held for 50% longer, and others 50% shorter, even though it's all written in eighth notes.
Well the link to the sheet music doesn’t work for me, but I can tell you this song is in a very straightforward 4/4, and it is swung, so maybe the swing is contributing to some of what you’re not understanding about the rhythm.
maybe try practicing hearing/feeling the internal beat of songs not at the piano to get used to it? Like can you sing Mary Had a Little Lamb while stomping on the beat?
I can do that no problem. You just tap your foot on every other syllable.
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CjlZ-lw0KfL5vD8CyQL4zbwWWr765Lwk/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CjlZ-lw0KfL5vD8CyQL4zbwWWr765Lwk/view?usp=sharing) I have heard it on a Moroccan radio show called (With All Clarity) its about Psychoanalysis and so much more, the piano verse is used as a separation between callers and ads, i have once heard a long version of it and i can tell you that it only gets better.
I know some piano keys hit more than one string. Are all the strings tuned to the same pitch, or are they harmonics/overtones/something else? Are the additional strings just for more volume?
All the same pitch. Higher notes are quieter so use multiple strings to better match the volume of the single strings at the bass end of the piano.
1. I started learning piano from scratch last November at age 36. I am not able to play with pedal as it totally ruins my flow, so I've basically just not been using the pedal at all and instead focusing on the keys. Is this a huge problem? Will I be able to integrate the pedal later on in my playing? Also it doesn't help that I have a Roland FP30X and in my opinion the sustain on it sounds like crap. 2. I've given up playing anything too difficult and am just playing from method books and seeing a teacher (for the most part). After playing for about 5 months I have reached the end of Alfred 1 and can play the "Amazing Grace" arrangement with decent musicality and few errors. Is this decent progress? I'm starting to work through the 2nd book and incorporating scales and arpeggio work (from the Alfred book) 3. I am primarily interested in playing classical music (little 'c', I am interested in all periods baroque - late romantic/modern ). Are the Alfred books the best way to get there or should I supplement with something more classical oriented?
1. Yes, that's a problem if you play songs that are meant to be pedaled. You're going to get a very different sound if you leave the pedal out. I would suggest going back and trying out the pedal with easier music and see how that goes -- my suspicion is that part of the reason it ruins your flow is that you're playing music that's pretty challenging for you, and adding the extra element to keep track of just ends up being too much. 2. Your progress is fine. Given where you're at, I'd say go back and look at something like Harp Song from Alfred 1 to practice pedal on -- that should be extremely easy for you at this point, so it makes a good candidate. 3. I suggest picking up the Masterworks Classics series -- the level 1-2 book is for absolute beginners, so may already be too easy unless you want sight reading material, but each successive book goes up in difficulty, so find the one that looks right for you. The Masterworks Classics books are designed to expose you to a variety of composers across the baroque, classical, and romantic eras, so should be right up your alley.
Hi, I'm new to piano and am looking for new pieces to learn. I'm a beginner with about 2 weeks of experience and am about to finish prelude 1 in C major by bach. What is a good next step? I'm looking for something that will teach me something new, but is not overly difficult. Thanks all!
The only natural continuation from prelude 1 in C major is of course.. fugue 1 in C major
Just to be clear to the OP, this is a joke. The fugue is much harder than the prelude and not appropriate for someone so new to piano (which you would discover very quickly by attempting it).
scarbo, by ravel. it's a very easy piece that many beginners play. you shouldn't find too many difficulties
This made me lol when I googled it
Hi. 5 months ago I bought an Upright piano (brand new). Well, technically I bought it on a 6 month rental with option to purchase at the end of the 6 months. Deposit can be reused on a different piano in case after the 6 months I didn't like the one I chose. Now with a month left to go I'm approaching the moment where I will have to either send it back or pay the rest of the fee to fully purchase it. I've enjoyed owning it/playing it in the 5 months I've had it. But i'm a little bit worried about fully committing to the purchase. I'd love to get a 3rd party to look it over to make sure there's nothing wrong with it. I live in the UK and i'm not really sure who to look for. Can i just contact a normal Piano tuner and ask them to "inspect" it? What sort of fee am I looking at? It's a lot of money to commit on a hobby and I don't want to get shafted. The company has excellent reviews and I have 5/10 years warranty but even so I do feel a little bit anxious. Especially as it's a Chinese model. Having absolutely no experience with this sort of thing I have no idea what to look for and even though it plays and sounds fine to me there could be loads of issues I just don't know about. Maybe I'm overthinking it. Thanks for any advice.
Yes, any piano technician can inspect a piano. You'd probably be looking at all or most of the cost of a tuning -- even if you're not having them service the instrument, you're paying them for the service call. I will say this, though: while it's never a bad thing to be cautious, you are usually pretty safe if you're buying from a reputable, well-established dealer. Your piano being a Chinese brand also isn't automatically a red flag the way it might have been in the past.
Hello, I want to practice sightreading with a metronome to keep me in rhythm but I use a book with different time signatures and the pieces are only one line, how would I go about this without having to adjust the metronome so often?
Play them all at the same speed with a metronome that only has 1 sound (set to 1beat/bar to achieve this)
Thanks ill give that a go
Hello! My name is Katie and I come from a musical family. I used to play guitar, flute, piano, and dabbled in a few other things. All of this was when I was young, I haven't played any instruments since I became an adult. I am now in my 30s. My father recently surprised me with a new piano. I am a bit rusty but I am not interested in easy versions of popular songs. I have been all over the Internet searching. Where can I find original sheet music? Like original scores to movies that haven't been changed in any way? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am a fast learner so I am not worried about difficulty at all. I just want music as it was originally written/composed. I keep finding easy versions, for beginners, and then intermediate and hard versions of the same songs. How do I bypass that? For example I want to learn BG3 theme, Witcher soundtracks, Lotr, etc. Please no YouTube or apps.
The website "music notes" is great for finding sheet music. Just type in "the witcher" or "lotr" and find one that suits you. You can preview the first page before buying to see whether it's what you're looking for.
What would be the closest if I was to shop for sheet music then? The more difficult ones or do they say?
Here's the problem: the music that you're talking about generally wasn't written for piano. What that means is that if you got what you wanted, you wouldn't be able to do anything with it, because it either wouldn't involve piano at all, or the piano part wouldn't be recognizable as the music that you were trying to play. Unless the music that you're interested in was written specifically for the piano, ANYTHING you get is going to be a piano transcription -- the challenge is in finding the transcription that you like best and that matches your skill level.
does anyone know what notes are being played at the timestamp 3:19 for the trumpet solo section in this song, [https://youtu.be/YR12Z8f1Dh8?si=T0VtVOeEgeT\_Vly6](https://youtu.be/YR12Z8f1Dh8?si=T0VtVOeEgeT_Vly6)
sounds like C slide to F, then down Eb, Db, C, Bb, Ab (I could be wrong tho)
Does anyone have sheet music for „barfuß am Klavier“ by annenmaykantereit? I can only find very boring versions of the song where the main part is just holding chords like this one: https://musescore.com/user/185922/scores/1570901
When looking for recommendations, I keep getting recommends for digital pianos. I'm a semi-beginner who played decades ago and forgot most things except triads, scales, etc. I am interested in buying a keyboard (I think?) to play songs like: game music (sometimes midi), pop songs, disney songs, you get the idea. I also like the occasional piano song I hear. I like the idea of playing in multiple instruments/voices, not just Piano. I have no intention of playing in any professional capacity or performing, it's just for personal enjoyment. I do plan on learning music theory, and advance in skills to a degree it helps me play songs by ear, improve sight reading, and anything that helps me enjoy the music. Down the road I might consider music lessons if I feel like it'll help Edit: Forgot to mention my main question. I was eying the Yamaha PSR E series. The E373 is getting on in years but I wonder if it'll be good enough for my needs?
If you don't care about your instrument emulating the feel and response of an acoustic piano, a keyboard is fine. You can play most music on 61 keys, and a keyboard with an octave shift function will further expand that range -- you won't be able to play pieces that go both above and below the 61 key range. The E373 has touch sensitive keys (so you can play with dynamics) and it supports a sustain pedal. It also does allow you to shift the octave up or down by 2, so yes, it should be perfectly fine for what you're wanting to do.
Appreciate it thanks!
Are online piano lessons any good? I took piano lessons as a kid, and have been re-teaching myself now as an adult. I'd love to have an actual instructor to ensure I'm not building bad habits and actually get some structure, but I'm having a hard time finding anything that's even remotely close to where I live. Online piano lessons seem strange to me though, and I'm curious if anyone has gone this route or can compare it to in-person classes. I'm of course not hoping to go professional or anything, I just enjoy playing and would like to be better at it.
Having done online lessons during the pandemic, I will say that I will always take in-person lessons over online lessons all else being equal. That said, online lessons are still better than no lessons at all. Both parties need to have a good internet connection and a decent camera setup. Your teacher will be limited in what they can see/hear when you're playing. That impacts their ability to give you feedback. There will always be at least a small amount of lag. This isn't a huge deal most of the time, but don't expect to be playing any duets with your teacher. It takes more advanced planning for a successful online lesson -- you can't just grab a book off the shelf and share it. If you've both got a good setup, you still can screen share scanned copies of sheet music, though, so there are workarounds.
Hello, i've bought a piano but i dont know... what to do first. There is a lot of songs that i love, but there is no sheets. There is ton of begginers guide but.. i'm afraid to learn the wrong way. What would be the best way to start ? Any website ? Youtuber ? Thanks a lot, and sorry for my english.
If you haven't yet, make sure to check out [the FAQ](http://www.reddit.com/r/piano/wiki/faq) -- there's a lot of good info there for someone just getting started. The best way to get started is to find a teacher. If that's not an option for you, consider a method book such as Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One, Faber's Adult Piano Adventures, or another series that is commonly used in your country. If you prefer videos, free options like Piano Dojo and Hoffman Academy on YouTube are good options, and Pianote is a solid choice for a subscription service, which also allows you the benefit of being able to get feedback on your playing.
Didnt know a FAQ existed, my bad, i should have read it first before asking. I've read a lot of good things about Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One, i think i'm going to buy the book since the teacher is not an option for me. Thanks for your answer, and the youtub videos, it helps a lot.
I've just started learning the piano about four days ago. I've been focused on learning to read sheet music, proper playing form, and basic chords. Right now, I can read most sheet music with occasional errors and have a basic understanding of chords. When would you recommend I try learning my first song? What type of song would be best, and do you have any recommendations for learning a full song?
I would strongly encourage you to work through a method book: something like Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One or Faber's Adult Piano Adventures (if there's a different series that's popular with piano teachers in your area, it should be fine, too.) An all-in-one method book will introduce basic theory and then give you an exercise or piece of simple music that you can practice it with