Do You Think You Are Too Old For Easy Beginner Piano Lessons
View PDF | Print View | Html View
Written by: soledad.ingham.easybeginnerpianobeginnerpi
Total views: 0 |
Word Count: 542 |
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 |
0 comments
Music has long been correlated with the field of mathematics in the way it builds neuron connections in the brain and challenges your mind to remain youthful and agile. Children who are good at one are often considered to be at an advantage with the other. Consequently, any age might actually be appropriate to begin such an undertaking.
Perhaps you feel that it takes many decades to really excel in playing the piano and that you are in the twilight of your life today, with insufficient time remaining to have it make sense. I tell you that this is simply not the case either.
Sure, it might be unrealistic to imagine you playing with a famous orchestra, but this does not mean that you cannot learn to play simple pieces that you admire. Pop, gospel, and even classical music can be learned relatively easily and the playing of these types of music has the potential to bring great joy into your life.
For many people, including myself, the MOST enjoyable type of music is not written down and has never existed before I play it. I'm talking, of course, about improvisation, or impromptu composition. This is possible in many genres of music, including classical, albeit rare. Beethoven did this at the advanced age of only sixteen on the harpsichord, to the amazement of everyone within earshot.
The most common platform for improvisation is jazz music, which has evolved over the last eighty or so years to the point that you are freely allowed to express yourself in almost every way imaginable. As long as the listener is offered an occasional glimpse of the structure of the background chord and time frames, you are OK. This is not to be understood as "anything goes" although that is nearly the case.
Learning to improvise on the piano should begin with a full understanding of the chord progressions of the piece of music you are playing, and the associated scales that are part and parcel of those chords. The beginning student should first adhere strongly to the notes in the appropriate scales while learning the craft of interesting melodic and harmonic 'riffs'. The advanced player actually learns to drift away from the designated scales in an artful and creative manner, before coming back to the original keys. This is known as 'going outside' of the framework of the keys and when done properly, is a magical thing, indeed.
The author has been involved in the music industry for over four decades and is a firm believer in easy beginner piano lessons. Anyone interested in trying to find the best piano lessons should do their due diligence before committing to a particular system or teacher. For more information please go to: http://www.squidoo.com/easybeginnerpianolessons
About the Author
Sigmund Elzner
Rating: Not yet rated
