[Sleazy]

(01-20-2019 10:59 PM)WanderingFlame Wrote:  

(01-20-2019 08:16 PM)Sleazy Wrote:  

I have a mini grand and have always held an interest in classical music; however, I simply have never gotten around to learning. What learning source would you recommend?

It would be a shame to not play with such an instrument! You won't regret it.

I would recommend:

1. Get stuck in and start leaning relatively basic versions of pieces that you like. Youtube is great (you can search "synthesia" videos if you can't read sheet music yet). Accept that you will be bad initially.
2. Buy the 3 Hanon books and slowly do everything in there over time (finger exercises, scales, arpeggios - IMPORTANT)
3. Get some sight reading practice books and practice over time
4. Have lessons with a good tutor every so often to keep you on the right track

1. keeps you motivated and enjoying practice.
2,3,4. ensure that you don't waste time along the way. Very important.

I am currently learning this and it's basically all finger training. Bonus: pianist is hot.

There are quite a few strings broken on it and I focus a lot of free time on my businesses, but I was thinking about getting a little keyboard or something with which to practice before falling asleep or something along those lines. Just want to be efficient about it.