Self-teaching Myself Piano

Can I teach myself piano?

That all depends:Do you have a good ear?… a good sense of rhythm?… good dexterity?… a lot of patience?… If you include watching a lot of YouTube video tutorials in “teaching yourself,” then you can probably get to a reasonable level for fairly simple music if you have all of the above qualities.And it all really depends on your goals. What kind of music do you want to play? Do you expect to play popular songs or just noodle?If you want to play anything classical you’ll really need a teacher, but if you play simple songs you may be able to get by if you stick with it and work hard.No one really completely teaches themselves how to play an instrument. You’ll probably meet someone who will offer you helpful hints, and you may discover after you’ve tried to self-teaching route, that you really do need a teacher to fill in the gaps that you’ve overlooked.There will ultimately be techniques that you won’t be able to get on your own. But just starting out, there are plenty of materials available to get you going without formal lessons.The best way to know if you’re making progress is to get the opinions of others, as long as you’re not afraid of honest criticism. Playing an instrument means you’ll get feedback from people. You need to be receptive to that no matter how you started out.So, give it a try if you’re so inclined, but remember that over time there’s always more than one approach to learning anything.

Is self teaching piano bad?

In opposite of many answers - I would say no.But I guess it all depends on what you are learning, and why.Are you gonna be a world famous concert pianist?- then you probably should take lesson from at least one teacher.Don't you care so much about classic music, and just want to plays songs from the radio, or song books?Go for it!I learned the piano by piano teachers. And I don't regret it.But, the songs that you learned there, weren't always (or ever!) the songs that you would like to learn. (In my case, I was between 8 - 17 years old at the time)And I know friends who quit playing an instrument just because...It was no fun.You want to learn how to play the intro for "Dangerous - David Guetta" But the teacher says: "No...we are are doing Prelude in E-minor - it will probably take us six week to get through the whole piece..."And unless you REALLY want to learn the basics, and looking at the long term perspective...It might not be worth it. Because you get bored.Anyway, I have this friend.Never learned an instrument in school, had a piano at home, bought a guitar when he was like 15 . And one day he said: "Martin...I want to learn how to play guitar and piano. But I don't want to play classical music - I want to learn how to listen to a song at the radio, find the melody and chords and play"So of course I helped him. Some basic note theory, how to form a chord (on guitar and piano) how to listen to music and play along.He learned it all by himself, and I must say - when I heard him a year later, playing songs he composed I was quite impressed.No, he can't pick up any classical sheet and play (mostly because he don't read f-clef - or at least did before) - but he is quite good at creating arrangements for piano from songs by listening to them.

Can you teach yourself how to play piano?

Of course. The second part is, "How long will it take?"  That depends on your interest level and the approach you take to learning.For example, Assuming you alread have a piano or keyboard, I list three possible approaches, in order:1. For no money, you can visit youtube and wander around the piano demonstration videos. Then, by copying what a player does, you can develop skill playing that song.  In the process of learning many songs, you will develop performing skills, and new songs will come easier. This is the least expensive method, until you factor in the cost of your time, and compare the results. Very few people develop significant skill this way.2. For a small investment, you can visit Piano Software & Music Education Solutions and purchase the best piano learning software on the market. It will provide a comprehensive background in music, will provide intelligent feedback to you as you play all your pieces, and will properly sequence those pieces, and the music theory that helps you read music notation. The Piano Suite software will also provide a huge learning library to develop your skill, over 900 arrangements at different skill levels, from novice to advanced intermediate skill level. This is a very realistic path for an adult, but not as realiable as option 3.3. Option 2 plus a music specialist.  This is likely to be the more reliable path to learning the language of music if you plan to developing significant skill, novice to advanced.  You will need to do some work in terms of locating a teacher with 'teaching' talent, not just 'performing' talent. But once you find that person, the combination of their friendly assistance, feedback and motivation, combined with the quality interactive software above to keep you on track every minute you practice, is the ideal setup. It costs more, but saves time and makes the process more enjoyable.All the best with your decision and with your practice!

Can I learn how to play piano by myself?

You can definitely learn to play some piano pieces by yourself from Youtube. However, I feel that you already know, since you play viola and violin, that the feedback and demonstration you would benefit from if you learned with a good teacher is the only way you will develop a useful technique. Good technique is essential for playing well. An inspirational teacher who is knowledgeable enough to show you how to practise properly as well as guiding your interpretation of the music makes learning quicker, more efficient and more rewarding.If accessing a teacher is difficult or if expense is a problem then, of course, you could go ahead with learning by yourself using Youtube. Be discerning because you will see many examples of very poor technique. I would advise you to check out videos of great pianists such as Martha Argarich, follow Daniel Barenboim’s advice channel, and learn from Lang Lang’s piano lesson videos. Use the E-MusicMaestro Youtube videos to learn specific pieces because they demonstrate good technique and offer practice tips. Also access the free material on the E-MusicMaestro website, which clearly explains how to learn, practise and interpret a huge range of piano pieces at all levels.

How can I self-teach myself to play a keyboard?

Hello…Please note that what I am about to tell you is absolutely based on my own experience.You see I got fascinated by piano maybe a couple of years ago and so I bought it (a very cheap but decent for absolute beginners that was casio sa-78).I didn't give it much thought how I would learn it at first. But when I got it I started learning it on my own by taking guidance from various tutorials available on YouTube. Though I might add that when I was 5 years old my father gave me a toy piano and soon I was able to play various songs on it automatically without anyone's help or guidance (not to brag or anything butI guess I had an aptitude for piano all this time) so i was able to grasp pretty fast.And it's been like 2.5 years approximately and i must say i have gotten pretty good at it.But soon i realised that my piano (casio one) wouldn't suffice since i needed more keys for playing bigger arpeggios so i bought a new piano \U0001f3b9 yamaha psr e-353 and its pretty good.So i would suggest you to get a decent yamaha piano if you can spare 12–13k. Because later you will be needing a good piano so it would be better to learn on a standard sized piano from the beginning to save money.Thanks…Note:- I recently learnt piano but I have been playing mandolin for almost 14 years now so with your ears get better at grasping so keep learning. Sometimes you might not be able to play a particular piece but just keep at it and you will definitely get better..I have been there and done that. Ciao ☺Best of luck…