Can You Learn Piano as an Adult? (An HONEST professional opinion)
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- čas přidán 1. 08. 2024
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Many people wonder if it's possible to learn piano as an adult. In this video, I'll give you my honest opinion based on many years of experience teaching piano to adult beginners.. Does age play a role in learning to play the piano, and if so, how much? Can you begin piano lessons as an adult and still become a professional pianist? You'll find the answer to these and other age-related questions about learning piano in this video. #pianolessons #learnpiano #pianotutorial
I was 66 years old when I started learning piano again. I learned a bit 15 years ago. Now I am 67 years old. I find learning piano is hard at my age but the reward is great. I am retired, not working and living alone. Learning piano makes me very happy and satisfying. I am not lonely. Times goes away easily. I am progressing though slowly. My teacher said I am progressing. So I practise as much as I can.
That's great! Really glad to hear you're enjoying the learning process. That's the most important thing. Best of luck to you and thanks for sharing!
I have a good friend who was (and still is) a professional drummer. Started taking piano lessons for the first time in his life at 42 and now (9 years after his first lesson) plays piano professionally, accompanying a singer playing in clubs, restaurants and Atlantic City. He can sight read, read from lead sheets and even improvise melodies. So really, it all comes down to motivation, time and commitment.
Wow, that's impressive! I agree, so much really comes down to motivation and perseverance.
Exactly. I hate to be the one to break it to this channel but I stopped watching at "won't be a professional." Thank you for reading.
I'm 77 and I just started to learn. Been at it for 6 months and I am not progressing very quickly but I do enjoy the process. Will check your web pageand see what is on offer. I appreciate that I must sign up for some sort of structured learning course.
Glad to hear that you're learning piano! The online course is (in my humble opinion) a good complement to private lessons, because you have the opportunity to watch over and over again as often as you like, see the fingerings and pedal, listen to the articulation and so forth. At any rate, I am glad to hear you're enjoying the process. Wishing you much more enjoyment and success!
I was like you with little progress after a year. And then I started learning the rule of the octave, and I'm making progress. I'm still working on it in the Major keys, and it really helps to get your fingers to know where to go.
I started last March after my 76th birthday. Really enjoy practicing and learning about music. The dog does not care for my playing, but she is sweet about it. Enjoy!
Im 50 and in between beginner and the next level. What id love to do is sit at any street piano and impress people by playing music I love
I’m 56. So far I have been learning piano for 14 lessons. I enjoy playing it very much.
That's great! Glad to hear it!
I agree with most of the points you raised in this video. Nevertheless, I'd like to share my perspective that mastering the Bach Prelude within only six months of playing is exceptionally challenging, considering its classification as a late intermediate piece. While the Minuet in G also poses a significant challenge after just one year of progress, some students may find it manageable. Aiming to master the Prelude after two years of playing is a more realistic goal, but I would still consider that a notable accomplishment.
Good points! I agree that the Minuet in G and the Bach Prelude are perhaps a significant challenge for some students after one year, but I've certainly had a number of students who have managed them. The advantage with the Prelude is that the two hands don't really play "simultaneously"- it's always the left hand and then the right hand- and also that the rhythm is not really challenging. The Minuet requires a bit more coordination and most students (in my experience) find it a little more challenging.
When I was 63 I started learning the piano on a cheap electronic keyboard. Took 20 hours with a professional teacher for checking posture and some technic. After one year of practising and still exited in learning the piano I purchased a grand piano and practise every day for at least 20 minutes. And yes! You are right! Never will become a concert pianist. BUT playing for my pleasure only I am very satisfied what I can play now after roughly 4 years. To this day, I have never regretted learning to play the piano as an older man. Love Burgmueller. Not that difficult to play. Great pieces. Many regards from Germany!
What a wonderful message! Very glad to hear that! Und viele Grüsse von mir auch (ich spreche auch Deutsch, weil ich an der Hochschule in Weimar studiert habe :)
I started in March 2023, one month after my 76th birthday. As long as I have realistic expectations and remember why I wanted to learn, I am good.
Wonderful! Wishing you many more years of enjoyment playing the piano!
You'll be able to do the things he says, but not nearly as well as he does them here, haha. I've seen lots of people start learning instruments, and generally they have serious problems with rhythm for at least a couple years. Patience and a good teacher can help, but people tend to be pretty stubborn.
You're right- doing them as well as me might be a little unrealistic ;) But with a little patience, I've seen students come quite far!
Yes, I'm 60 and I'm learning to play piano.
Another think is to have expectations to become a Listz, but to learn como pieces, and to enjoy doing some music... of course.
Yes, the goal is to find enjoyment in the challenge itself! Regardless of one's level, setting manageable goals and achieving them is very rewarding. Best of luck with the piano!
I politely agree with your professional opinion. I started at 65 yoa after having joked that I was born with two left ears.
Today in my piano lesson for the first time, I tried to sing the parts of the Rule of the Octave. I was told by all my choir teachers to move my lips and never make a sound. When I tried to develop a stage voice in University, the teacher asked me if it was too late to be refunded. So I was very self-conscious about even trying in front of someone.
That's great! I can't sing at all, but don't worry- it has no bearing on piano!
Can I learn alkan piano concert for solo piano and some sorabji. Prokofiev and liszt etudes? I'm ninety
I wouldn't recommend starting these until around 110 :)
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I’m 70 and I started piano at 65 but I am a DJ at a strip club so I don’t have time for jazz gigs..
Sounds like a fun job :) Good luck with the piano playing!