Why is piano so frustrating? 6 tips to be a better pianist for beginners

[@avalonjustin]

I'm 37 and enjoy the slow process of learning. My attitude is that if it's worth doing, it's worth the effort.

[@PianoFromScratch]

Yup that’s a good outlook to have, best of luck learning!

[@avalonjustin]

@@PianoFromScratch Thanks friend!

[@ThePROFESS10NAL]

I’m so frustrated I could explode. I feel like I practice the same 4 bars, I play it literally 500 or more times and I always find a way to screw it up. I want to smash the piano right now.

[@kelvinkofikwesie4895]

Me too 😒

[@socialmoth4974]

Same here! Been practicing the same song for nearly a month and, although I can play it through, I always manage to make at least one mistake every time.

[@kelvinkofikwesie4895]

@@socialmoth4974 I really thought I was an outlier and something was wrong with my brain! It's somewhat relieving that we are not alone. The bottom line is, let's not give up. None of this practice is in vain. We are better with every minute of practice whether we see it or not. Someday very soon, we will thank ourselves for not quitting 💪

[@great-garden-watch]

Me too but don’t want to smash anything. I juse am starting to feel like I’m not good at anything. Uggg

[@alanscheer2137]

I’ve quit for years-working on the same piece for years. Keep wanting to quit-very frustrating.

[@heartflx6275]

I cry every single day , because of this T~T

[@mtarlo215]

I’m 42 and I suck. I’m convinced I’ll never get any better but it still beats staring at my phone.

[@viralbuthow000]

As an adult beginner who's listened to SOOO many songs over the decades, not being to replicate songs as quickly as I enjoy listening made me lose tons of motivation. What's helped me is taking the approach a young child would take as a student. Patterns more so than music.

[@solonm1605]

I just started learning piano today. It's harder than it looks😭Y'all make it look easy😭😭😭

[@PianoFromScratch]

Yea but hang in there, it's definitely doable and gets easier if you learn to practise right

[@WidyAstuti46]

As adult beginner, yes it's hard :')

[@yudipitre5720]

I am a beginner teaching myself thru utube. I don't practice all the songs or patterns every day. So you right when I get back I must start from the beginning again. It does get frustrating like monturno ( salsa ) or tumbao . This drives me crazy so you definitely are correct. Thank you

[@TheUnofficialGamerx]

Thanks so much for this video, I have not played piano for 10 years, and now I'm a percussionist, and I have about 9 weeks to learn the piano accompaniment for sawmill creek for a concert.

[@brayanjoel3580]

When I practice, I tend to do warm up, 15 minutes of etudes for technique, 15 minutes of canons for hands independence and 30 minutes for my repertoire, but this week I reached to the point I couldn't do anything well, everything was a mess and I think I'd never felt so frustrated, so thank you so much for this video

[@PianoFromScratch]

No probs, good luck with your practice!

[@renzg6887]

Hey, thank youu.. ill binge watch your videos! I'm trying to learn how to play even tho i only have a cheap keyboard at home 😊

[@PianoFromScratch]

You can still learn a lot of things on a cheaper keyboard! You’ll likely want to see if you can upgrade one day, weighted keys ideally but until then make the most with what you have. Better to learn something in that time than nothing, good luck! :)

[@Topshelfmichael]

This helped a lot. Thank you. Patience, persistence, and consistence

[@yudipitre5720]

Please do body and hand movement . Like when you do some swaying your hands when you lift them to do another chord. It looks smooth and beautiful. Your tip are so good . I feel that all your tips are my problems as a beginner. As a beginner your tips are extremely important and I must make it as a habit. Thank you 😊 Great teacher.

[@respectfullyright]

You use too many dots

[@Topshelfmichael]

For me, the most frustration comes from learning new songs. I hear them so well because I have a DJing background so my ear is highly Developed , and I know what to put down. But the process of actually laying it down is frustrating because I can hear exactly what should go on the keys and I just want to jam out, but my inability to know quickly which notes i should lay down slow me down

[@PianoFromScratch]

Having stuff in your head already is a great place to work from, now it's just like becoming more fluent in a language and getting more and more familiar with where to find things and how to use you hands to play. Keep at it, good luck!

[@thenit3vision]

Working out and stretching seems to help me a lot too. It makes playing piano much easier

[@user-M.O.]

My issues is first I can not memorise pieces... Even after playing them a lot. At some point I get lost and I can not remember them. I remember the right hand but not the left.. very frustrating. So I read and play. I can improvise but my own way. So not famous pieces. Another thing is I get frustrated with pieces so I never learn and play a piece in full.. so only in a very times where I did learn the piece but still I have to go back to the piece because I do not remember it completely. I hate theory so i know the notes etc.. but i do not practise scales appergios etc. I have the piece and play it. I know I should do more scales etc... as I have to think more when reading music. I took piano in lockdown and never had a teacher....and I am rather old now at 52 but I managed to learn. But I feel my knowledge is all over the place. I feel I could be better if I did stick with playing pieces my level but sometimes I try to go to too difficult pieces. Not sure. I find it frustrating. Now I am learning very easy pieces giving a rest to more difficult pieces. I feel lost but never gave up with the piano.

[@minacakes2]

great video. I'm a beginner and right now my frustration is two main things- understanding music (I genuinely did not understand that songs were written in keys and I just learned that you can take any song and play it in a different key and you still recognize it as the same song- this blows my mind. All this time I thought if you got some sheet music for a song that is the ONLY way to play it- like "c a t" is the only way to spell cat- but it doesn't work like that. I figured "easy" pieces just eliminated some notes. Anyway this major shift in understanding the craft is just taking time for my brain to accept) 2nd issue is fingering. I'm practicing scales but also trying to learn fun songs and idk where to put my fingers. It also feels really strange to stretch my hands out to play certain notes.

[@socialmoth4974]

What is the sample song you were playing in the video!? It's beautiful! I'd like to learn it.

[@autumnstar3467]

You are a very good teacher. Thank you for making this channel 🎹 🙌🏻✨

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

I have ADD so I try & learn a new 5-10 min lesson through videos( your's included since you're v.thorough👍) Due to my ADD ,I have a tendency to rush ahead & I like how u tell us to "Go slow" until u learn the finger positions. 👍

[@PianoFromScratch]

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[@travestigalactica]

I was needing to see this hahaha ... I've been playing for a few months now and really frustrating and difficult to get the time to practice. 😕😕

[@theveryfirst]

My frustration. I spend 2 months yes 2 months, learning say an 8 bar tune. After a few weeks, I've forgotten everything. Then I think, what did I learn and what was the point of spending 2 months learning something I've forgotten in a few weeks. I've played for 3 years and cannot play a single tune anymore. Something is seriously wrong.

[@wantleywantley1299]

These tips are great!

[@PianoFromScratch]

Thanks!

[@bjb0808]

I think these tips are for the quite advanced or if you have had a teacher that really takes you along the right path. Most don't. It's all about sight reading and learning songs. I so wish I had understand more of how a piano worked (the scales, chords etc) from early on.

[@noman3631]

I just start to think about how other people play

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Merci beaucoup for this. You are a very good teacher.

[@MsGenevieve473]

Sight reading is the most challenging part🥲

[@PianoFromScratch]

Yes it certainly takes some getting used to!

[@WhiteDove73-888]

And the least important

[@OneStepToday]

my biggest frustration is mental not technical. I have a great ear for music, i learned guitar quickly in teenage, also i learned violin, i dont play them but now at 35, i have tough time giving the dedication patience focus for basic practice; i have very extreme problem of procrastination where i hate basics, tedious boring details and i just wanna jump to the result ,which endup ignoring the basics and i am unable to acheive anything at all. Having no goal oriented and focused effort. I love your msgs about the details, you gave great attention to the basic details. The fingering hand independence practice can act as a meditation if i practice eyes closed for a few minutes, i am sure it will improve brain activity. Still its hard to practice as it takes a lot of focus and attention, stress handling.

[@twiglet2214]

There's a saying - " Set your limitations and sure enough they will appear ! " Treat each new challenge as a potential friend - some friendships take longer than others to grow - imagine the fun you can have with your new friends - it might just take a bit of time but greet each moment with enthusiasm and remember - there are no problems - just opportunities to learn and grow. If only the best birds sang - the woods would be very silent !

[@OneStepToday]

@@twiglet2214 thank you, very nice msg.

[@twiglet2214]

@@OneStepToday I suffer with tinnitus - most of my adult life and ( long story short ) when i mentioned it to a new friend they told me to stop trying to resist it or pushing it away - that only made it feel worse ! They said treat it as a friend - which initially i thought sounded mad - anyway i changed my perception - and that changed my experience - and that was life changing.

[@OneStepToday]

@@twiglet2214 I still suggest you to change your diet radically (no sugar, low carbs, no artificial food with preservatives, intermittent fasting etc) and never hear loud music, it is very harmful.

[@wanderingwanderer5106]

Thank you for your videos. I am learning the piano and your videos are very helpful.

[@PianoFromScratch]

Great, glad they’re helping you along the way!

[@relicofgold]

What I wanna know is how long it takes before you can play fluidly. Obviously it is different for everyone, but is it 1 year, 5 years, 25 years? When does it get where you can play?

[@relicofgold]

@@michellemonet4358 Well, that's not a period of time, but yes, those things are very important, in fact required.

[@JD-72191]

It depends. How many hours of practice/day? Someone who practices 1-2 hours/day is going to improve faster than someone who only practices 15 minutes every other day.

[@relicofgold]

@@JD-72191 First scenario: 1 hour/day. Second scenario: 2 hours/day. 3rd scenario,: 3 hours/day.

[@veelamascarenhas1396]

Teach the finger pattern in right n left hand while playing songs/hymns.Thank you.

[@silvukas.08]

Thanks, that helped me a lot :D

[@PianoFromScratch]

Glad it helped!

[@Toastfacekillah87]

Public pianos are frustrating. Never had the opportunity to learn piano as a kid because its expensive. Only able to do it now because im out of poverty. Frustrating hearing some 7 year old on a public piano play some complex piece while im still figuring out simple sh%^ frustrating because i think "if i csme from a family that had money i could have had all that right now". Its hard because as an adult beginner you feel you have limited time to get good. Can remember someone making a comment like "lol learned that in school". That killed my confidence a bit

[@thearm95]

@user-lp6zw1dw7p and when you're an adult who's been learning for 6 years and much of your repertoire is still from books like 'Children's Collection X' or '12 Easy Pieces' etc...

[@patrickbowen5398]

Hi, I have a problem ....and that is that I am developing Carpal Tunnel syndrome in my (L) wrist. Everyone is talking about 'technique' but I need to see the correct position and technique with the wrist and hand to prevent Carpal tunnel from the wrist. Show me correct hand/wrist position when playing.

[@PianoFromScratch]

Hi, sorry to hear you're having some wrist problems. Correct basic positioning is something I have talked about in bits in amongst a few other videos and have been meaning to do a dedicated 'starter' video on but haven't gotten to yet. I should say first that if you think you have carpal tunnel then I would strongly recommend seeing a professional on that and make sure there’s not an underlying issue before you carry on playing. There could be a number of things to watch out for with regards to how you’re sitting, holding your hand and moving etc, it’s a bit tricky to explain it all without showing you and it depends on what you’re doing to of course, but I would recommend a channel to you. It was called ‘practical piano technique’ but I think he’s changed the name to ‘Piano Lab’ and he has many great videos focusing on avoiding tension and injury preventive technique. The best answer may be to get a few real life lessons if that is possible at some point because that direct and personal feedback and monitoring from a good teacher can be invaluable. All the best!

[@OneStepToday]

I have been trying to find interval pitch identifying, but you have visual intervals which is too basic we need pitch interval identification training to know all chords, with technique etc.

[@seanoconnor4591]

for me I find my right hand is just super week especially my pinky finger. I also need to slow down quiet a bit, my instructor told me to pretend im a turtle lmao. tbh I feel my anxiety eat away at me when I try to play a piece that is difficult for me especially when others can play it effortlessly.

[@preciousokechukwu2303]

Thanks

[@michaelshannon9169]

Interval changes going from one key to another. I can only operate within the key of C. If I wanna go outside of that I have relearn each interval or learn each note on the piano and then know each note for each key. Thats absolutely insane. Ive played guitar my whole life and once you know the shapes on the fret board, for the most part, key changes are nowhere near as hard. If I can learn the major and minor of C then thats it.

[@WhiteDove73-888]

M gosh bro piano is 100000000000 Times easier than guitar. It’s literally laid out in a nice little row. 😅

[@bettyennin6335]

I love your RED piano 😀😀😍

[@PianoFromScratch]

Ha yes me too! It's a Nord

[@theveryfirst]

I've played for 6 months. And yes, very frustrated. Just learning scales and boring stuff. I learnt gnossienne 1 and cannot see how the hell that relates to what I'm learning.

[@ellakinloch3963]

Yeah number 6 really does make a big difference

[@PianoFromScratch]

Sure does!

[@mateuszs8913]

Thank you for the video! What's the melody in 3:22?

[@PianoFromScratch]

No probs! That's la valse d'Amelie

[@dougackerman4182]

Great channel boss

[@PianoFromScratch]

Thanks!

[@abexoxo]

Ear training is so so frustrating. I can't find a proper, step-by-step, abundant and measurable exercises for ear training. Does anyone have any suggestion/ I'd be thankful on that!

[@WhiteDove73-888]

Listen to music

[@TheEpochCompanion]

Do you do private lessons online at all?

[@PianoFromScratch]

I don't i'm afraid, only teach local students. Thanks anyway

[@Unsqeakable]

Piano Practice Frustration

[@evanstimothy8709]

My biggest problem is music 👂

[@jojoe4093]

Frustration: literally unable to see video or keyboard. Optimistic nonetheless as a beginner.

[@pianopressofficial]

Good video, but kind of information overload.

[@Critique808]

You look like American but you sound British.

[@e.o.a101]

He looks like a guy from texas.