The Secrets to Learning Piano FAST As An Adult

Think you're too old to learn the piano? Watch this video that proves it's not too late and that you can learn piano FAST!
This video will cover the following:
✅ Why mindset is so important when learning the piano
✅ The importance of having discipline when learning the piano
✅ How to implement the habit of practicing
✅ What order you should learn musical topics in for quicker success
✅ How to jazz up your chords and improvise
✅ Why you should learn to read music last and learn to read with lead sheets
... and more!
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[@user-by3kt4md2u]

I am 76 and greatly encouraged by this video

[@Heartfeltdesigns54]

I love your videos 🤩. As a senior, at 68 (almost 69), I proof you can teach an old dog new tricks under two conditions: (1) the dog has to be willing, and (2) it might take longer 😅. My husband bought me an electric piano, and I'm learning to play. I spend at least one hour practicing and although I get frustrated occasionally, I'm determined and making progress. It's never too late this side of the dirt😂

[@noelhughes7635]

As one who went back to education at age 56, for a course in Performing Arts and Theatre studies, I can say anything is possible. I am 72 now and about to start learning to play piano.

[@lauramayfair7887]

I LOVE this! How is piano going? So awesome! ❤

[@thepianoplayer416]

The piano teacher Tim Topham from Australia posted a video a few years ago on beginners learning to play and made 3 main points: 1. Teach kids (incl adults) to play by ear for a few weeks before slowly introducing notations. Putting a page full of symbols in front of them would discourage them from learning. 2. Let students bring in their own pieces to keep them motivated. Don't insist on them learning only the assigned repertoire. In the beginning they need to play the assigned pieces to build technique but have pieces to look forward to when they're ready. 3. Don't ignore KZbin as a learning tool. Teachers should accommodate students learning from online videos since these are here to stay.

[@mootal2812]

You are most clear and understandable piano teacher online...

[@Adult-Intermediate-Pianist]

I started as an adult 4 year ago, i m doing it pretty good considering what i desire. Adults can learn now stop scrolling and go practice.

[@leoniea138]

You wont or may not believe . I got A for music at College , back in the day ..but concentrated on different areas of learning for decades and never bothered with music or had no time ...now im relaxed , no more chasing corporate ladder upwards ... now im longing for playing piano . Its time .

[@Adult-Intermediate-Pianist]

@@leoniea138 I m pretty sure you will do it well. Keep practicing 👍👍

[@Mr4Strings]

Like your friend there I used to be a skeptic regarding the ability to learn as an adult. Now at 72 not only am I learning how to play bass I just bought a keyboard to aid in learning music theory because a keyboard is easier to learn on than a fretboard. When I expressed an interest in bass, a bassist/teacher said "Hey, you can do this." That's all it took. Yeah, yeah, I can do this. Mindset, patience, and a dedication to practice. Excuses will simply disappear. And these will carryover into everything you do. You're awesome Kaitlyn!!!

[@SurfingWithTheMartian]

I enjoy your channel. So true that so many things nowadays involve instant gratification. Piano is not that. It’s so much better because you get to enjoy the learning process, it’s terrific exercise for your mind, it’s great for your soul, and for me it’s extremely therapeutic. Being able to competently play a solo piano song or piece that I love after putting in the work to learn it is so satisfying even when I’m the only member of the audience.

[@rodbouchard3820]

I am 85, 2 month playing, learning “ Enchanting Melody” having fun & success Ofm

[@yousefalammari925]

I started exactly last year, and I’m 36 years old. I started from the SCRATCH, as really SCRATCH. And I’m happy of what I’m doing right now. I can read sheet music and I practice almost everyday until now. I learn with the children songs and with the sheet music. It was not the fun way but my teacher thought me this way. Chords might be more fun but I like starting like a kid 😄

[@gilB_]

I love that sticky note: "Your passion is waiting for your courage to catch up" I Love your videos!

[@jbentonio]

I think that your 2nd secret is so powerful. Keeping the end in mind, making it fun, and scheduling time is a recipe for success in learning anything new. The hardest one for me is scheduling time, but your morning routine video actually motivated me to devote my coffee time to learning the piano (which makes me associate piano with coffee for an extra incentive haha).

[@pianoly]

Jonathan- I’m so glad these videos are helping you. Keep up the great work! 🎹

[@johnharland2336]

Stumbled on to your vids and found them to by very helpful. Took piano lessons for a year (none prior) a short time ago and was able to learn several great tunes from the Alfred book. Scarborough Fair, The Entertainer, Over the Rainbow, etc.. But My teacher, a classically trained rock n roller, promised he'd have me playing Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by last Christmas and he did. I got sick shortly after and lost my enthusiasm for a short time. I realized why I wanted to play the piano in the first place and resumed my practice with vim & vigor. I am now almost finished with the intro to dan Fogelberg's Old Lang Syne. Oh, by-the-way, I'm 65! Keep up the good work. There are millions of us out there!

[@avispielrein1360]

Amazing Video ! THANKS !!! I'm 60 I'm going to do whatever it takes to get there :) YOUR tips and guidance are very helpful.

[@georgeruiz2053]

everything you stated is correct. I am 68 and have not touched a piano since 1978 I am playing again. thank you for your sharing skills in learning a piano.

[@pklarbipianoandrelaxation]

Thank you for the information

[@cloudy7104]

I turn 52 in January and am about to start the journey of learning the piano, absolutely no musical experience what so ever, but can not wait to start. wish me luck lol

[@lilian12972]

Couldn’t agree more. As an adult learner myself, I’d like to say thanks for the video. ❤❤ When I was 30 yo, I started learning how to play the piano from zero (reading music sheets and the lead sheets). The key is the way we touch, we should feel it. Not only reading the notes and the chords, but we should feel the rhythm too. Reading is easy but feeling the rhythm is pretty hard. It does take time.

[@pianoly]

Feeling the rhythm can be challenging. I recommend playing the chords with the track playing in the background to help. 🎹 👍

[@lilian12972]

@@pianoly Thank you for the suggestions. I love the part “jazz it up” as I’ve been learning how to swing with my piano teachers offline. And your videos are worth watching. Can’t wait to hear more piano secrets from you. 🎹🙌🏻🤩🫶🏻

[@dgazart]

This is great!!!

[@nicolaschun2651]

Beautiful thank you for the clases

[@grassrootspiano]

Great hook and great video. :-)

[@leoniea138]

Awesome ❤

[@swiftbear]

I picked up a keyboard 4 years ago, was motivated for about a month and gave it up. 4 years later I tried the Coldplay chords you did here and nailed that in about 10min. About 20min later I can somewhat do the arpeggio version of it I think if I give it 30 more minutes I'll have it nailed, this is nuts..

[@linyoung7616]

You are a great piano teacher and your tone of voice is very pleasant. Now who ever shot the videos and edited it needs recognitions too. She/he did a excellent job...is that also you? I see how you used a microphone...the sound is very clear. Great video productions. ❤

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Merci beaucoup.

[@rodbouchard3820]

I am 86 & having 2 Month learning Chords & Arpeggios, Having great time.Still slower than Beethoven. Enjoy. OFM

[@deepdas4310]

Amazing maam!

[@rajendrajadhav6503]

You are good 🎹 teacher and I love your video @ your learning methods

[@leoniea138]

Great channel ❤

[@debajitguha5459]

Thaaaaaannnkkkkkk youuuuuuuu!!!!!! Finally! 💙

[@pianoly]

Thanks for watching!

[@UThanMyintOo-rq3uc]

very good.

[@chelseyummali]

Ok, subscribed...it's my new years goal. My downside is, I only want to play classical music...Satie is my first tackle.

[@joelrdizon]

I believe you

[@lauramayfair7887]

Great tips. I began learning piano at 16 from a friend who played. I learned the slow method with the Edna Mae Burnham books. I had to chuckle because...I learned "Hot Cross Buns." I got to sonatina level with a teacher from college and have kind of just stayed at that early intermediate level. I stopped for many years but have always played enough to keep up my knowledge (mostly.) I never learned chords. I really want to. I love classical music but I would like to learn how to improvise. I'm so dependent on sheet music. I did the 40 Pieces a Year challenge this year and recently hit my 40. It was very fun. I love these tips. Thank you!

[@stevenchambers2013]

I started learning to play piano after the solstice about 90 days ago I do most of my practice in the early morning l am loving it and seem to be progressing steadily and I have mornings with my practice feels like a zen flow I have some easy pieces that I play and allow my self to go into a a state where I am not thinking and something magical takes over things for your encouragement and content

[@menamgamg]

Sounds like you have a great approach. I think mindfulness and consistency in your practice is so much more important than how much time you put in. And i say this as someone who practiced guitar obsessively in my teens (like 8h a day). For me the mornings are optimal for practice because im energized, i also find that calming my mind with meditation helps focus and for the brain to absorb things. And also taking very small breaks while practicing and also noticing when progress starts slowing down, that usually means my brain is tired and i try to stop there for the day. Also sometimes a break from playing after an intense period of practice can work like magic and you'll come back playing better than ever before.

[@dariobozic2984]

As begginer, your videos are fantastic!

[@pianoly]

I’m so glad they’re helping you! Thanks for watching.

[@pianoly]

‼ FREE TRAINING (hosted by Kaitlyn Davidson) - HOW TO GO FROM STRUGGLING TO LEARN PIANO TO PLAYING YOUR FAVORITE SONGS (IN AS LITTLE AS A FEW MONTHS) WITHOUT OVERWHELM, CHILDREN'S MUSIC, AND UNNECESSARY MUSIC THEORY www.try.piano.ly/free-training

[@endeavour2968]

Ive just decided to learn, ordered a Digital Piano arriving in 2 days, and cant wait to be able to play, so well see how it goes, think my biggest issue will being able to remember where all the keys are on the keyboard

[@thepianoplayer416]

As an adult learner I'm seeing more older people get into playing as a hobby which is positive. There are still people who feel they're too old to start. 1 family with 2 kids who took lessons moved out. the father who enjoys listening to music feel he's too old to learn so the family piano has become a piece of furniture. Another family the mother accompanied Jr to his Yamaha music lessons. Mom learned with him and spent more time practicing than Jr. He quit after a year. Although mom likes music, she feels that she only went the lessons for the kid and stopped.

[@joannpelas5101]

I've found my teacher! ❤

[@michaelelder3945]

Okay, this will be my 3rd attempt at learning piano which will then be the 5th instrument I play. I already play guitar, mandolin, bass guitar and harmonica. I've got down the fingerings for a few scales, I have Hanon Exercises, and I have (years ago) completed 2 semesters of college level music theory. I am a singer/songwriter and piano is the composer's instrument. I have an M-Audio Keystation 88ES and the sustain pedal. Let's see what you can do for me.

[@dafyddrees2287]

5:52 This seems to be “learn piano as though it’s guitar” (except you can enrich it with chord inversions.)

[@sunburner]

Never too late for sure!

[@pianoly]

You’re so right, Joshua! 👏

[@Iluvcabsauv]

Hi, thanks so much for this video, you’ve rekindled my piano journey to a new level. I only play chords and never got the patience to learn sheet music…but when i saw you play lead sheets…i quickly said to myself…i think i can do that.! I really wanted to play the melody with right hand and just play the chord on my left….! Where can i subscribe for lead sheets? Thanks so very much!!!

[@truthinkr2931]

Practice...practice...practice... got it!

[@jeanie8593]

I’m 71 and am learning via zoom Simply Music 🎉 Love it, totally good for my brain and self esteem and yes it’s hard. But a special part of my life that I don’t intend on stopping. Thanks for your entertaining and encouraging content.

[@Louise-xr5ok]

Simply music, the Australian method? Do you recommend? I am 58 and struggling

[@michael.a.covington]

One thing that seems to be implicit in some of your videos, which I'd like to hear more about: It seems that the traditional piano lessons that many of my friends took in elementary and middle school (but I missed out on) were designed to *take a lot of time*. That is, they were slow-paced, full of busy-work. Is that your impression? What it implies, of course, is that an adult won't take 6 years to cover what a child covers in 6 years. A child might not, either, if taught better.

[@lshwadchuck5643]

Well said. I've had a great Skype coach for four years. I'm 72. He broke away from traditional teaching many years ago. He considers the whole business a scam. He puts rhythm first, as his Kodaly-influenced teacher did back in the seventies.

[@couchphotography8861]

Too late is when you're dead! No You Tube when I started, and the sheet music thing was deadly! So I have a good ear, thank heavens. Now Im studying classical, with the sheet music! It's a real challenge, but I enjoy it!

[@johnduggan6035]

Hi Kaithln I wish to thank you for the video's all together. As a Member i was looking for help and for me this is ideal If you have extra tools to Impove my playing like this, please send. Thanking you John 😊

[@Mlkproducts]

Joining from South Africa

[@pianoly]

Thanks for watching! 🎹

[@tonyetzel9894]

I can do this with daily pratice

[@infensus87]

Especially true if u come from other instruments. I learnt cello as an adult but now as a dad i want to learn piano to accompany my kids. God how much i hate to repeat the process learning kids song.

[@davidbalan6571]

. Know your keyboard geography . Hand Independence takes time . Sheet music is a language . To learn fast. Start slow . Find the right method . Motivation ; Remember you why . Make a fun and doable practice fan . Be Ambitious and Realistic .

[@lshwadchuck5643]

Good advice. "Know your keyboard geography" sounds simple, but being able to change chords in real time requires actual tonal fluency, which is turbo-charged by rhythmic fluency. This takes more time and deeper practice than executing sheet music with prescribed fingerings and muscle memory. It's the difference between learning to say what you're thinking in Russian and phonetically reciting a memorized Russian poem.

[@artonpaper]

Never too late to learn.

[@johnagnew2040]

What is the site you can get mus😅ic with the words you mentioned

[@ReddBlues]

Every time I tried piano in the past I tried learning to sight read too. That may be why I didn't keep up with it.

[@markosarcev3023]

Does anyone know for some other websites where I can find piano chords for songs except for ultimate guitar??

[@lshwadchuck5643]

Musescore has lead sheets.

[@fajzulin]

Hi Kaitlyn. You cannot download the planner. It's not working when you click the different buttons. I've tried different browsers. Could you check that please? Thank you.

[@pianoly]

Here is the link: www.try.piano.ly/optin1681745488770

[@pianoly]

You also might have already downloaded the planner in the past. If it doesn't work, email me at [e-mail]

[@esimms1889]

Nothing posted since 4 weeks ago. I hope that you’re well.

[@pianoly]

Thank you for your sweet comment! I hope to be back with a video on Tuesday. :)

[@mariocg]

😀😃😄

[@pianoly]

Thanks for watching!

[@pickoftheglitter]

I know that has nothing to do with your AWESOME videos, but every one I watch at your videos I think you probably are the daughter or the youngest sister of Liam Neeson LOL

[@davidj-zh1db]

How do I access your online course?

[@pianoly]

You can apply online here: app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20916111&notembedded=1 Let me know if you cannot find a time that works.

[@samuelst-pierre6752]

Recently started learning piano in my 30s and my only regret is not starting sooner haha

[@pianoly]

Totally understand! You can do it! 👏

[@rbrtck]

Why is piano normally taught a certain way? Part of it is being hidebound, I'm sure, to the belief that one must learn theory before practice, but maybe another part of the answer is that rather than encouraging as many people as possible to succeed, there is an ulterior motive, possibly subconscious, to weed out the "unworthy". 🤔 Only the most dedicated and determined, which includes children who are forced to keep taking lessons whether they want to or not, are "worthy" of becoming pianists. It's like an initiation or a form of hazing, loosely speaking, and that stuff keeps going on, despite how awful and discouraging it can be.

[@lshwadchuck5643]

I sometimes wonder the same thing. But really, it's just that there are so many teachers trying to enroll and retain enough students to make a living using a timeworn method that's business suicide to buck. I have a radically different teacher who taught at the college level for years and began to lament the poor quality of grads. He shares his personal system with students. I suspect very 'talented' pianists all have certain personal secrets. My tai chi instructor told me it's traditional for masters to wear loose clothing to hide what they're really doing to direct their power. Select students are eventually let in on the secrets.

[@pokeken]

OMG, the hardcore piano fans will burn you for saying that others can learn faster than they did through their traditional piano training! That's unthinkable! They must be frauds! lol

[@lshwadchuck5643]

When I first started learning, a friend asked me whether I was learning traditionally or via chords. It's always been an alternate way. But micro-managing students' fingers as they decode one piece of sheet music after another is a better business model.

[@kcdw3495]

You seem lovely but you keep using words true beginners don't understand...

[@yurkinsongromov7998]

You so beautiful!