Learn Piano – Two Best Ways

When you first begin learning to play the piano you’ll probably get a little overwhelmed. The challenges to becoming a truly competent pianist, are something that most people never consider. But that certainly doesn’t mean that it’s impossible. As a matter of fact, there are two very different ways of approaching piano learning. Everything is predicated on the level of piano skill you hope to attain.

If you’re serious about getting really good at piano going the classical route would be the best option. If you’d like to be able to play almost anything, then it’s essential you have an understanding of music theory, and the ability to read music. Moving to a foreign country has a lot in common with learning to play the piano. You’ll only be able to get so far without being able to speak the native language. It would’nt be a good idea to move to Paris without learning at least the minimum words necessary, would it? It’s the same way with the piano or any other instrument on the face of the planet. You can’t expect to progress to a reasonable level of piano skill without the ability to read music.

There are certainly some prodigies in the world who are able to reproduce entire songs by ear and memory, but if you were a prodigy you would already know. If that’s not the case, and you want to be able to play classical music, learning to read music is mandatory

On the other hand, if all you want to do is play your favorite songs, there is a faster and easier way of going about learning to play piano. Chording is the other style. Every song ever written is based on a melody and rhythm. There are 12 major and 12 minor keys in music. Classical piano is built on running scales within each of these keys. Using chords allows you to play music without worrying about the scales themselves.

Specific notes required to play the song as it’s written, including the keys to the chords, are included in most sheet music. What this means is that you can make it sound like the song, just by learning to play all the chords. Without actually having to play the song precisely the way it was written.

Even though chording is much faster and easier to learn than classical piano, only by acquiring the ability to read music can you hope to advance to a level of decent piano skill. Once again, everything is predicated on the level of piano skill you want to attain. The main thing is to be consistent. Daily practice in a quiet well lit place will advance your piano skills far faster than several hours one or two days a week. Sometimes, practicing will be the last thing you feel like doing. But, remember, that old joke(“How do you get to Carnegie Hall?…..answer : Practice, Practice, Practice”) is true.