quick question?

[ilike2eatstuff]

can learning piano improve finger independency and speed? because i just learned my school doesnt offer guitar lessons(apperantly sources indicate the music teacher HATES guitar)

[10th man down]

It would probably stregthen your fingers and improve the way your look at theory ect..

[thickasabrick]

It'll help in strengthening your fingers which will ultimately help out your speed, accuracy, etc.

I played piano for about six years and I like to believe that it helped will my guitar playing skills....not that I'm very fast anyways. I think it made me a faster typer too (over 100 wpm!)

I highly suggest you learn piano if you want to learn an instrument at your school, unless other stringed instruments are offered. Piano is great for laying down a basis for theory and chord knowledge, knowing about time signatures etc. I teach guitar and I notice that any beginner who has had piano experience will be automatically a step up from the rest of the beginners.

[Alive]

Sup piano players.

I started piano lessons in Year 2 or 3, and continued to year 7 i think. I absolutly, utterly, completly ****ing loathed them. They were horrible, uninteresting and I resisted them automatically, espescialyl when I got to my second teacher, one of my friend's mum, when me and my friend would have to go togethre, and for half an hour we'd have a lesson, and for the other half watch our piece of **** friend play Baldurs Gate. But nevermind that.

Playing guitar without a teacher was so much easier with the benefit of playing some instrument behind me. Although basically all I remmebered was the formulation of the major scale, I've picked things up so easily compared to what I think I would have. so yeah gogogogogo

[toxicmudd]

^^^ 123 without baldur's gate. i played keyboard and it helps so much with timing and theory and chord knowledge, and helps everything click.

[seibel88]

Yea, like everyone else said, it will help with more than just your finger capabilities. It will help you to learn scales, chords, theory, etc.

Unfortunely for me, I quit my piano lessons about 4 years before I started guitar. So I don't remember any of that, just major chords.

[Genxcide2424]

Though they would appear to be similar, the motion of pushing down a piano key isn't the same as fretting a note on guitar. So the only litteral answer to your question is no.

However, having the experience of another instrument, especailly one that shoves music theory down your throat like piano, is invaluable. It will help your playing in ways you'll definately want more than speed.

[ilike2eatstuff]

thx guys. YA ill take the piano classes. i wanted it mainly because ill learn to read music and get sum theory out of it and ill learn sum chords. as for speed i gues ill learn it the old fashion way tons of hours of scales and whatnots :thumb:

[seerofgoodpeople]

actually another good class to take is chorus.cause i was taking lessons for a while and my teacher told me that learning to sing would help with reading standard notation, pitch, timing, and so on, and honestly after like half way into the semester i really noticed a change in my playing for the better

[ibanezman575]

yes

/played piano for 5 years

[nailed to the x]

it could help you read notes. correct me if im wrong.