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SanBernardGhetto
07-26-2005, 12:18 PM
I won a piano the other day on ebay because I was interested in learning how to play, are there any sites of threads that could teach me some basics? If so post please...thankyou
pianoplyr77
07-26-2005, 01:46 PM
www.musictheory.net

^ its a good start.
Ollie The Drumming Legend
07-28-2005, 08:25 AM
try getting a teacher, i find having one helped a whole load more than learning by myself
seibel88
07-30-2005, 08:43 PM
I agree, piano is NOT the instrument to learn by yourself.
AcidQueen
07-31-2005, 12:33 AM
By God how much would shipping cost on that?
Firecracker
07-31-2005, 10:17 AM
I agree, piano is NOT the instrument to learn by yourself.
100% true.
clearvision
07-31-2005, 11:10 AM
100% true.

Hehe, maybe you can help me out...

Exactly what does your teacher teach you when you kinda progress past making silly little errors?

I had problems with my teachers, i was workign towards grade 8. And he would say my playing is fine, but i doubt i would have passed my exam. I took my AS practical exam with those pieces and I'm pretty sure I got like a D which is not good.

So what is your teacher supposed to tell you at that point? Mine would just tell me to just carry on with my good work. So i was basically teaching myself, but I was nowhere near the standard required.

/I know this probably doesn't make too much sense but i feel you could probably get the gist.
seibel88
07-31-2005, 04:48 PM
They don't really teach you after that, they assist you with new songs and help you progress into more difficult pieces.
natalie708
08-17-2005, 03:02 AM
mmm i agree. id think it would be a priority to have one to start with and after you get really good, etc with the exams, i think they should be critical... its not good if you get no opinion.
MandaPanda
08-18-2005, 08:04 PM
As someone who plays piano, I can tell you that teachers help beyond belief. They teach you how to use the pedals, and hand placement and posture is EVERYTHING to a piano player. You need to learn how to be a graceful piano player, and that only comes from a person, it can't come from a book, vide, or website.
crazyguy832
08-18-2005, 10:00 PM
You absolutely MUST have a teacher. Both me and my little brother (started piano a couple years ago) have teachers, and they are SO INCREDIBLY HELPFUL. Up until grade 8 or so... your teacher WILL be a thousand times better than you, and at that point most teachers a lot better than you would cost a fair bit.

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Like I say to everyone who wants to learn piano... if you're serious, get a goddamned teacher.