Lessons

Kenny C. · 07-12-2006, 07:21 PM

Just wondering how many of you take/have taken lessons and for how long. I took lessons from when I was 4 to when I was like 9 or 10 but I wasn't really serious about playing then. I'm starting piano lessons with an emphasis on jazz in August now because in the past year I've been really getting back into the piano.

Decency · 07-12-2006, 11:04 PM

Go self taught. You'll never know the feeling of just picking out a part and playing it or transposing it yourself. I'm self taught and I like it. Gives me a sense of accomplish when I transpose a sweet song from Tabs to Piano. Go that route. Forget lessons.

Kenny C. · 07-13-2006, 08:33 AM

I've been self tought for the last 6-7 years and I've been really getting back into it the past year and a half or two years. Yes, there's accomplishment in being self taught but honestly, with something like jazz I wouldn't really know where to start. I'd just prefer the help of a teacher.

Gwenny · 07-16-2006, 01:41 PM

I had lessons in 5th grade for two weeks. Quit.

Had lessons in 9th grade, for two months. Couldn't get reading sheet music down. Got frustrated. Quit.

Picked up a chord book at a garage sale in 11th grade. Showed where to put your fingers on the piano, for each and every chord possible. Started messing around on my own with it. By the time the year was over, I had taught myself how to play piano. I play for my worship team at church now, play at weddings, play for all kinds of functions. I learned a couple of years ago when I was 20, that I can pick out the melodies by ear, and started incorporating that into my piano playing as well. I've been playing now for 7 years.

JesusFrEaK0077 · 07-16-2006, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenny C.

Just wondering how many of you take/have taken lessons and for how long. I took lessons from when I was 4 to when I was like 9 or 10 but I wasn't really serious about playing then. I'm starting piano lessons with an emphasis on jazz in August now because in the past year I've been really getting back into the piano.

I took lessons from my dad if that counts... hated playing and quit when we moved... I could never get the reading part down... I had to memorize all the songs I played... didn't work very well.. lol

Kenny C. · 07-17-2006, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by luvinjesus

I had lessons in 5th grade for two weeks. Quit.

Had lessons in 9th grade, for two months. Couldn't get reading sheet music down. Got frustrated. Quit.

Picked up a chord book at a garage sale in 11th grade. Showed where to put your fingers on the piano, for each and every chord possible. Started messing around on my own with it. By the time the year was over, I had taught myself how to play piano. I play for my worship team at church now, play at weddings, play for all kinds of functions. I learned a couple of years ago when I was 20, that I can pick out the melodies by ear, and started incorporating that into my piano playing as well. I've been playing now for 7 years.

I would love to find a book like that.

Nate · 07-17-2006, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Kenny C.

I would love to find a book like that.

Umm... they're available at any decent music store... there are also tons of software programs (both free and commercial) that will do it... as well as little keyring / creditcard electronic devices to do it... as well as a wealth of websites that have the same information... yeah.

Kenny C. · 07-17-2006, 12:07 PM

I've honestly never found a book like that for piano. No joke. I see guitar ones everywhere but not piano ones.

Nate · 07-17-2006, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenny C.

I've honestly never found a book like that for piano. No joke. I see guitar ones everywhere but not piano ones.

poster

chart

book

video

website

keychain

I don't particular recommend / disrecommend any of those (sans the keychain, which I own, which works just fine), but there's a starting place. There are tons more resources exactly like that ALL over. Just search for them.