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Get Piano Lesson 3 (Part Two) Beginner’s Sight-Reading

For this lesson, make sure your piano and computer are sitting next to each another. With your eyes focused ONLY on your computer screen and your right hand in the Middle C Position, we’ll begin sight-reading a group of numbers and play the corresponding notes on your piano keyboard. And to add an extra degree of difficulty, we’re also going to flip these number sequences around and play them in reverse! As always, you can catch the online version of this exercise at: www.get-piano-lessons.com
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How To Play Piano for Beginners Without Being Bored Out Of Your Mind

There’s something about the piano that silently calls to you to sit down and place your fingers on that black and white keyboard. It’s hard to explain, but it’s definitely one of the most loved instruments of all time. Yet, many people, including me, have simply been frustrated when it comes to actually being able to play real songs on it that we enjoy.

If you’ve always wanted to play the piano, or started beginner piano lessons long ago, but quit before you could even tap out a good tune, then you probably have a bad case of piano player envy. You know, it’s that feeling you get when you see one of those lucky people, who spent years practicing, who can now play several pieces of music on the piano without breaking a sweat.

It’s really cool when you can sit down and play something besides an elementary version of chopsticks. Yeah, I bet that brought a smile to your face, because chopsticks is the “go to” song for numerous frustrated piano players. Hey, if you can play that simple tune, at least you’re ahead of the person who just stares blankly at the keys.

While I did learn how to play chopsticks, I have to admit that I was able to get a bit further along in my lessons than many people. My love for the piano started when I was just five years old. I remember getting a cute miniature piano for Christmas and I was hooked!

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There was actually a real piano in the house that I wasn’t allowed to touch, but longed to, and after my constant banging away at my mini version, I was told I could start learning how to play piano for beginners. At such a young age, I didn’t really understand all that was involved, but I just happily went with the flow.

As with most traditional piano lessons, beginner piano lessons meant learning some basic music theory (treble clef, bass clef), and how to recognize notes. Then, I got to learn those famous scales. Yes, you are told to practice those scales like forever, and every piano lesson started with them. I clearly remember being told numerous times to keep my wrist up for proper finger positioning.

Actually, I was a kid who enjoyed learning the scales. I made a game out of seeing how fast I could do them. Got pretty quick too. But, I know that for too many children and adults, playing the scale endless times doesn’t make you want to go much further.

Why?

It’s boring.

As my music education progressed, I started learning how to play random songs from the piano music books I was given. And no, I didn’t get to choose which songs I was to learn. And no, there weren’t any cool songs to play – only a few that I thought were okay out of dozens.

And, this is why most of us wanna be piano players end up quitting at some point. The stuff we were taught just didn’t keep our interest. I mean, I wanted to learn how to play the cool pop songs of the day, and how to play those long classical pieces by ear. Instead, I got mediocre songs that bored me to tears.

If you are someone who has been intimidated by the thought of how hard it would be to even try playing the piano, I can understand that too. The teachers, bless their heart, are all taught the exact same way, and they pass that along to their students. It’s a beautiful instrument, but learning it can seem like a stick in the mud sometimes.

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Top 3 Play Piano Tips for Beginners

That Will Help You Work Less… Experience less Stress…
And… Enjoy Your Piano More Than Ever.

These are important because after all, that’s what you and I want from our piano, so we can live in the piano paradise. By the end of the article you would know what kind of freedom these can mean to you.

1- Know and communicate your “Why.”
2- Know your “Piano.”
3- “Play” the Piano.

1- Know and communicate your “Why.”

If you only know HOW to play the piano and WHAT music to play, you’re operating on second and third pieces of a three pieces puzzle. The missing piece is WHY…Start with WHY you want to play the piano and you will be a piano genius in no time.

It’s this purpose that drives and wakes you up in the morning so excited with anticipation of what you will play next; you can’t wait to get to your piano for new inspiration. This is because…you have a cause that must come out to the public, but how can you do it?

If you don’t know why you want to be a pianist, start finding it out now and you will be amazed how it will empower you.

2- Know your “Piano.

There are many pianos to choose from when buying a piano. You have your acoustic and your digital. You will be glad you buy one because…

Piano is a very recognized and played instrument that’s not only inspirational but fun and entertaining. Some of the most popular music in the world is played with piano and you can play your music with real joy if you really know what wonderful instrument you are playing.

All what you have to work with are the two keys only…the black and white.

The black and white keys are there to give you different tones to create your style. The typical keyboard has eighty eight keys. Fifty two white notes and thirty six black notes. These make it easy to explore and master the piano faster. These keys are your “baby.” Make sure you take time to protect them with the lid that closes over the keys when the piano is not in use.

These keys are the individual units that are pressed down to make music. These keys are lined up on the piano horizontally and consist of black and white keys. The full size pianos have pedals usually three. The pedals are placed at the base of the piano.

These pedals are used to change the sustain, tonal quality, and action of the notes that are being played.

3- “Play” the Piano

The makers of the piano make it look not only quite simple to use but desirable. However it’s not hard to learn piano, you can get free piano lessons online to guide you. You can “get up and playing” in a matter of weeks. You will be well informed to what piano course will work for you before you buy. As long as you have the desire to learn and the coordination, piano is one of the most rewarding instruments to play and to enjoy.

Many people play piano as a soothing hobby and even a way to express ones creativity. Don’t wait for perfection before you start to play piano. Start somewhere so you can have something tangible you can work with to become perfect. Take action to play piano now because action turns an idea in your head into life experience, action creates your reality. Invest your time and money where your passion is, you would enjoy when you reap the grand reward.

Piano is a class instrument and a wonderful way to escape into your own world and experience what a wonderful creator you are. Then find a way to communicate “your secret world” to others… then sit back and watch how the world will pay you back… get excited… you are a creator.

Great creators like you don’t think they are the best. They simply strive to do better than their most important competitor: themselves. You don’t play piano to be the best pianist but to be better than who you were yesterday.

Playing piano is not an outcome, it’s a process… you’re always becoming more than you are. This is the secret that gets everybody’s blood “pumping” to help you as a child to get better and… you can give your-self the childhood passion even at this age…and you would feel younger.

Why are these piano tips very important to you?

Many parents (like mine) put their children in piano classes or even have a piano teacher come to their homes to teach them, hoping to give them the gift of a life time. Unfortunately, most of them give up before 18 because they are not getting the right start. Make sure you get it nailed down from now and your heart will sing whenever you sit at piano.

Of course this is not something you have to learn in life. Unless you plan on being a musician, playing the piano really has nothing to do with your career choice.

Learning to play the piano is more of a hobby. However, the better you get the more you may want to play the piano in front of more and more people.

You may even like to make your own music to connect with people.
Just follow the open road before you; you will soon become conscious of the hidden exceptional talent in you.

This is what will take you around the world and into the castles and palaces of the rich and famous, as well as into the home and heart of ordinary people. You will never die when your “music” is singing in the hearts of men and women.

This is because…When people hear you play piano they’ll say “this song you played really touched my heart” or “I can really understand what this song is about”. It’s more than the notes themselves that communicate that feeling. It’s the way you play and express the music that creates the magic. It’s about sharing your personal possession to the world. That is priceless, but…

In order to learn to play the piano you must first learn to read the sheet music. Don’t get discouraged with sight reading at this time because it’s not as difficult as it seems. Of course there have been pianists that have learned to play the piano with no sheet music. In fact there is even a pianist who can play the piano blind. Hopefully we will never have to do that. However this blind man can play the piano better than most people with both eyes. The fact is… No matter who you think you are, you can succeed with piano.

However you have to learn to read the sheet music before you can learn to play a piano. Before you can learn to play the piano you will have to learn to read the notes and you will have to practice playing on your piano. Remember “repetition is the mother of invention.”

The more you practice the better you will get at playing the piano. Some people prefer to hire a piano teacher to help them learn to play. The best advice I can give you is to keep trying. If you feel like giving up because you feel like you can not do it, keep practicing. Find a good piano course online to guide you to play piano professionally and faster. Don’t forget that…Life is a circle of frustration and success:

You will be able to play the piano; it just takes time and practice. They even have beginner books for people just learning to play. You will not start out playing Bach but if you practice often maybe one day you will be playing Bach with excellence.

You’ll also learn important things like how to play the piano to communicate a feeling or emotion. Composers create a piece of music to express something very important to life.

Playing piano can give you financial freedom but it’s not a work. No, it’s fun.
This is because work requires effort. What we love to do feels effortless.

Remember your WHY and only play the piano you love and you’ll never have to work again. You’ll be playing for the rest of your life and driving the best car in the world. Just imagine getting paid big amount of money for having fun…

Working Less… Experiencing less Stress…
And Enjoying Your Piano More.

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