8/14/2013

Are You Interested In Playing The Piano?

By Dominiqe Pillings


If you want to learn to play piano there are tips that you can follow to slowly learn to read piano sheet music. You do not need to be a genius to learn this musical instrument; practice and patience are the keys to mastering this instrument if you want to succeed. The cumulative effect of every day practice will show in due time.

The first step in knowing how to play the piano is to gradually learn easy sheet music and slowly work yourself up to more difficult kinds. Upon first glace of the sheet music, you must take into consideration of the exact tempo the piece is written in, the notes and articulations that you will soon be playing.

An easier and faster approach to the proficiency of the piano is to flag chords and their names to familiarize yourself with their sounds, names, and components. Spending more time on the notes that you're having difficulty with will be beneficial in the long run.

Key and time signatures are vital in understanding every music piece. You may not be familiar with keys and how many sharps or flats are in them, so studying them in music theory books would be very helpful.

Identifying key changes of the music is also very important when you're learning to play sheet music. If you spot the changes and familiarize yourself with it, it will come to you more naturally. There are online piano courses that are fun to learn from and it's like having a teacher by your side, or should I say in front of you on you iPad.

It will be helpful for you to identify variations and make note of repetitions and motifs that will be found in the piece. By doing this, it will make you learn the piece faster because when you come across a repetition when playing, you'll already know how that specific section goes.

It is also crucial when playing a piano for the first time play it with confidence. Just go with the flow, do not stop playing even if you've made a mistake; just hope that no one noticed!

After becoming proficient in all of these previously mentioned aspects of learning how to play the piano, you will soon be astounded that you too can be a piano master. Enjoy your online piano music lessons by playing every day. It's far better to play 20 minutes or so a day than to play a few hours only once or twice a week. You'll progress faster and have more fun in the process.




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