There are different ways to learn how to play the piano. You can opt for the traditional way, which means hiring a private tutor who can closely monitor your performance, as well as teach you the basics of the theories of music. You learn how to sight read notes and play at the same time, the same way you would read aloud a written piece of material while having your hands crocheting a sock. You also learn how to properly use your fingers. This can be somehow costly time wise although rest assured, it’s like taking a paved road towards being good at piano playing.
You can also take the faster road. A lot of people I know started learning how to play the keyboard or piano by teaching themselves by aiming to play a song they particularly like and attempting to play that song day in and day out, using piano chords for the basis of the song, until they get it. Chords for songs are more available on the Internet than music sheets are. If you want to be a self-taught pianist, you may want to start by checking out this medium of learning.
Piano chords might seem pretty simple and boring at start. It seems like it’s hard to achieve that intertwining beautiful mixture of notes that you want to hear coming out of the piano. But eventually, once you learn how to coordinate your fingers and pressure, you will be able to play more complicated melodies through the use of piano chords. Piano chords are usually three or more notes grouped together and played along with each other in a rhythmical manner and in a particular sequence to create music.
Once you’ve mastered using piano chords for songs, you can further enhance your skills by playing piano songs with chords for piano with your left hand along with the lead or melody played with the right. This may be a bit tricky because both of your hands would have to be used for playing both the leads and the chords. For beginners, this may be a bit awkward. But it only takes some practice before you can separate your left hand from your right hand.
As you progress, you can step up by learning different chord types. These include Sixth chords, Seventh chords, Augmented chords, Diminished chords, and Suspended chords. All these chord types have a sort of relationship with each other. Once you have mastered these different chord types, it’ll be pretty easy to come up with better techniques in making your music fuller and more professional sounding, whatever genre in may be.
Being self-taught may have the disadvantage of not having someone monitor and discipline you. Learning music is still about acquiring a particular discipline. With no mentor to guide you, the best you can do is to try looking for other resources. You can try purchasing books and tutorials about learning how to play the piano. Check out the internet for online courses in playing the piano. You may join forums. You may subscribe to blogs. There are numerous ways to make up for not having a mentor. Just make sure that you know how to discipline yourself.
