You want to play the piano. What's the best way for you? Well,
- If you like a great amount of structure, then you want to find a good piano teacher in your town and take lessons from him or her and have a very structured schedule and goals.
- If you want to just play and have fun but learn while you are playing there are some online courses that could work very well for you.
- For some people having to go slow at the beginning and learn all the basics and notes and rhythms and lines and spaces is prefect.
- For some people having to go slow and learn all the basics and notes and rhythms and lines and spaces will drive them to distraction.
- Some people like to learn to play by ear, that's okay too
- Some people want to learn chords and play with just the chords.
If any of these describe you it's fine. You just need to make sure that the way you are learning reflects HOW you want to learn. If it doesn't you won't be able to stand it. If it does, you will truly enjoy the process. How do you know? Well, the way you become a piano player isn't too different than anything else in your life. It's like a cabinet maker vs. a carpenter. Which one is better? Better for making cabinets or better for putting up the whole structure? Think about how you go about doing anything new and that is going to be the way to learn to play the piano. We like what Dr. J calls the Pentatonic Style. She developed it over years. It involves all of your senses - eyes, ears, mind, and touch. But if you want to take a traditional longer time approach it won't be for you. If you want to get playing right away. It's perfect.
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