10 Beginner Piano Questions ANSWERED 🎹

[@ThawT-ThawT]

You knocked it out of the park with this video, Susan! Another home run!! What really helps me is your tutorial videos. I especially love the Elvis one and the Avalanche. I practice these almost daily I would always appreciate and be grateful for any more videos you could do in a similar style at late beginner level Keep being awesome! 🎉

[@PianoRoadmap]

And I was JUST thinking, hmmm, what should I do for this week's video? 🤔 😉

[@beardog5245]

Looking forward to the day I can sit down at the piano and feel comfortable :)

[@krasko78]

Great video as always Susan! I'll just add that with a digital piano you can have a bunch of other sounds which makes the practice sessions so much more interesting. 9:04 - LOL! 😁

[@PianoRoadmap]

It does! Mine has sfx too, like an applause and laughing track 😆

[@dinobucz]

Your insight and advice are priceless, as ususal! Thank you sensei! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@PianoRoadmap]

😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@pamjones3377]

Thank you.

[@SpaceSailor7]

Thank you for the Q&A. I am a beginner with brief intro to music. I am looking into getting a digital piano so as not to disturb the neighbors. Do you have any recommendations for a digital piano? Thank you!

[@PianoRoadmap]

It depends on your price range. I'm not an expert on digital pianos, so I recommend joining the Piano Roadmap private community on Facebook. Many members there have digital pianos and will have good recommendations for you: facebook.com/groups/pianoroadmap

[@atommiller]

@ 4:50 you talk about people having different standards. I tend to be perfectionistic and am bothered by the smallest imperfections in my playing. I'll play pieces over and over, more and more slowly, trying to make it all flow perfectly. I try to keep moving ahead learning new pieces at the same time but wonder if the perfectionism is making me better or just holding me back.

[@PianoRoadmap]

I hear ya! If you feel like your perfectionist tendencies are holding you back, consciously aim to let the piece go when you get it to 90%. Or keep ONE piece to continue to perfect and move on with the others. Remember that you can always return to pieces whenever you want! A fresh perspective is motivating and you might make more progress that way.

[@cooper2871]

Thank you so much ! Your words are encouraging! I just went back to my piano lesson with private tutoring less than a year.

[@PianoRoadmap]

That's great to hear! 😃

[@ionutrizescu2573]

Hello there beautiful lady! I just got a 61 key Casiotone synth. I have two goals in front of those amazing black and white keys: 1) Learn minimalism (Einaudi style) 2) Learn Piano improvisation Can you help me trough your Roadmap program? Luv you so much!

[@PianoRoadmap]

Hello! Those sound like wonderful goals! I'm not sure if you're starting from zero, but the 1st thing for both of those goals is to have a sense of note reading/basic music theory, as well as the ability to actually play (the technique of it). And yes, as a member of Piano Roadmap, you get access to a full beginner's piano course that will teach you these things (you must purchase the method book to go along with it, details are on my website, www.PianoRoadmap.com). Let me know if you have any questions! Probably best to email me, just in case I don't see your reply here: [e-mail]

[@Moe-Neamah]

Sweet 😅 since 1988 and I am still Begginer .

[@PianoRoadmap]

That's like me when it comes to running 😆

[@atommiller]

Great video! 🙏 With regards to looking at hands and developing keyboard geography. There are pieces where I cannot consistently hit the correct note without looking. For example, in "Banjo" in the Michael Aaron Grade 1 book, the left hand plays D3,E3,F3 with fingers 3,2,1 and then finger 5 moves down to G2. You can see it at 0:22 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGPEeoJ6hMhohdksi=dP3sYe58xghlhN1w. Wondering if I should be planting finger 1 of my left hand when reaching for G2 or dragging finger 5 over the keys to feel for G2 or just lifting my hand off the keys and trying to hit G2, or something else. I learned to type in high school (on an actual typewriter!), and my teacher would tape a manilla folder over your hands if she caught you looking at them. It worked! I'm in my mid 50's and can probably type 80wpm without looking at my hands. Do you have a video on developing keyboard geography? (I couldn't find one.). If not, it might be a good topic for a future video.

[@pianonoob]

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