Disclaimer: I never took any piano grade exams nor had a teacher during the first 9 months. When I say I “reached” Grade 5 I refer to ABRSM grades, which are what I check when I choose my pieces. Being able to play Grade 5 pieces doesn’t necessary mean that I have Grade 5 piano knowledge, just means that I played pieces around that level. Please also remember that piano levels are arbitrary up to a certain point, and what is difficult for someone may be easy for someone else. I did learn basic theory by myself: scales, chords, Hanon and Czerny exercises, but I never trained proper sight-reading nor ear training until month 9, when I got a teacher, and I‘m very glad I did! Please like and subscribe for support 😁
@@piano.is.a.language I see that now :-) I saw the title without reading disclaimer, you are making awesome progress, progression through the grades is a labourious project and some folk may get discouraged if it takes them years of hard work and the think others do it in months. Keep it up, but worthwhile sitting the grade exams to assess progress.
Great progress again! I could especially see progress from the Clementi piece onwards -- your fingers seemed really activated with fluid technique. In any case, this is very impressive for 1 year of progress. Keep it up 👏
Really amazing progress. I was self-taught back in the 80s when I learned myself (there was no internet back then so I was self-taught entirely and learned by ear). On a funny side note, I saw another video and thought I'd just discovered you today but that you seemed familiar until I realized I saw something of yours awhile back, remembering it. I'm so happy for you that this is doing so well. It's your so far first 10K+ view video (an awesome milestone) and is on track to be your first 50K+ view video (another excellent milestone).
Thank you Altoona, that's very nice of you! This is my only video that got a lot of views, people only seem to be interested in 1 year progress 🤣 I also noticed that unfortunately most people give up after a year or two. I honestly play and upload because I enjoy it, if I did it for views I would have given up a long time ago ahah You're doing great too! Thanks for passing by.
@@piano.is.a.language Yeah, most people tend to give up sadly. I think it might be that learning some pieces can be intimidating for a lot of people. Or they find they were more in love with the _idea_ of being a musician than actually being one. That's why I think (and this is an unpopular opinion among classical musicians) someone should play around with the piano for at least a year before deciding to take piano lessons or not, since they can build a small base to build from and first find out just how much they love piano (or not). And by "piano" I'm including keyboards (which are excellent for beginners and for professionals who are always on the go or have limited space, a digital piano is portable and can be stored in the back of a car and taken places, a real piano is best ideally, key word _ideally_ in this case). Definitely agree about the views thing. I average like 250-600 apiece despite being on here for 12+ years, but still have fun (and then there's one of mine pushing a million and two others over 100K, and they aren't even my best work, haha).
Interesting idea that people fall in love with the idea of being a musician instead of actually being one, I never thought of that. For me it’s totally different, I just feel a deep urge to sit at my piano and play and listen to piano music 24/7. Do you feel the urge to produce new music? Yeah TH-cam it’s very hard unless you follow trends. I’ll check out your videos when I have a moment ☺️
@@piano.is.a.language Yep, I get these sudden urges and ideas to create a new composition. It'll come out of nowhere and I'll record even when tired. I do have creative droughts though, usually I make about one song a week, but in 2021, after my mom died I barely made anything new. From March 8 - December 31 of 2021, I made only one new composition (in early October) then in 2022 I only made three (January, July, December), then in 2023 I got my mojo back, and creativity came back full swing in January 2024 (almost a year ago, wow has it really been a year? Time sure flies)
@@piano.is.a.language Play but just like you still do. Because you develop at an amazingly fast pace. I hear you enjoy it. Because you can see the progress. Have you ever thought about jazz? It's a beautiful adventure.
Really impressed by what you achieved in only one year. I'm a beginner and I've started 10 months ago, and I'm so far from your level, amazing. And it's a really good motivation for me to continue my journey and progress... Thank you for this sharing 🤗
Amazing progress, congratulations! The Waltz in A minor that you played last is also one of my favorite, very nicely done! Hope you have made more progress in the past year!
Thank you very much!! I love that Waltz too :D Yes, I post twice a week and have long ago posted a 2 year progress: th-cam.com/video/X4V5asarkR4/w-d-xo.html I'll soon post a review of my third year :)
Great progress, especially given that you were on your own the first 9 months-it was a great idea to get an instructor at that point, they did choose more challenging pieces! It’s almost a secret that there is Chopin that you don’t have to be a professional-level pianist to play. Your hands look really good, and very calm, even when you are playing quickly.
I'm always a bit dubious about people saying they did this from scratch basically, because you did have previous experience 3 yrs. But good luck to you. I started playing the piano again at 62, after 50 years of leaving it alone(1 yr lessons) I'm nearly 69 and only just starting to play grade 5 music. I think this is due to the fact that as you get older your eye and hand co-ordination isn't as good as when you're young. Never the less, I play every day for at least 2 hours and enjoy every minute of it.
That’s right, everyone is different depending on a huge amounts of factors. One year of proper studying can also be worth much more than 5 years of bad learning. Age and how active you kept your brain during the years surely influence as well, but everything is possible, I’m sure you’re doing great! I personally think that those 3 years of piano I did in school were so basic and low level, it wasn’t even a Grade 1, it was just popular music and chords, not worth much, but still something for sure. 😊
Wow, you were off to an amazing start. Your (middle school) training and love for the piano shows from the very beginning. Well done on your piano journey. Thanks for sharing a glimpse of it with us: it's very inspiring. ❤
People like you always motivate me to keep practicing everyday so I can one day be as good as small TH-cam creators like you! BTW how much did you buy your piano for?
I'm glad my videos motivate you, this makes me happy! I bought the Alesis second hand for 100 pounds, the Yamaha was for 1200 or 1400, can't remember exactly.
i'm self-taught. i learned piano sheet at a very young age but picked up piano on/off during high-school. now that i'm retired at 68yr i've been playing at least 3hrs a day. i only played two musics: Czerny op740 and any music score i loved to play. i think Czerny op 740 is like a marathon on your fingers. i'll speed up your skills. they say it'll take 8-10yrs to be proficient but i'll try to do it in 4-5yrs and yes, i hurt my hands sometimes when overplaying Czerny expecially when it's late at night. it's very important to play very slow at first. you want that finger memory to work on you. in 2-3yrs time you'll be a lot faster. if it takes you 8yrs to become professional, no one will be able to tell if you were playing or someone who has 20yrs experience
Hi Jay! Thank you for sharing! Op. 740 is great indeed, I’m doing op. 299. I am still playing and posting videos every week! I will soon do a 3 years piano progress video too. I definitely improved a lot since this video, I am playing 3h per day on average too now!
Dan speelde je elke dag van het jaar ongeveer 2,3/uur per dag. Ik gemiddeld 1,25/uur per dag en ben nu aan graad 3 begonnen. Ik volg les sinds september 2023 op mijn 58 jaar. 😅
So I'm a talentless and not a blessed one? I remember my fist day playing piano, I can't even say that I'm playing the piano, i struggle where the right note is. The way you're playing in your first day, that's the way I'm playing with 2 years experience. I'm ashamed, maybe I should quit, I don't know if you're better or I just suck at playing piano. Well I'm playing as hobby so I don't want to quit, maybe I should just lie and say that "I just started yesterday".
Oh no, don't say that ☹️ Everyone is different, you shouldn't feel bad because your journey is different than mine. There are a huge number of factors that can influence the way we learn, for example the fact that I did study a bit of music knowledge in middle school. Just because you feel you're going slow, doesn't mean you don't have talent! You haven't given up for 2 years, this is already worth of praise. Don't give up now! 😁
@@piano.is.a.language thank you, I want to improve more but my progress is really slow pace. Maybe, as you said, the biggest drawback in my progress was unlike you, I did not pay attention in the music class in middle school. Don't worry, I still want to continue, I just feel a bit dejected by the fact that my pace is low compare to average person's pace.
@@ken8771 Just think that there are a huge amount of people that are still in pre-grade level of piano after 2 years, and that's totally fine 😁 You can do it!
Yeah! i dint read the description. You have provided it with time stamps... Thanks! 👍🙏 Maybe some of them on my keyboard tutorials. .. I mean it got 160 or so tutorial songs. Never tried playing them.. but yeah maybe its right time start learning coordination. 😉
I really liked that one, I also played another one from the same collection. They're a bit different from traditional classical music, so it was a nice change 😊
Very nice progress, tumbs up. I also play piano for almost 4 years, i guess? And I really like to play Chopin (etudes) or Liszt (consolation). I, also, did some excersises by Brahms. You could add Brahms to your repository :) If you need, I can send you some sheets as scans.
@@crabloescobar6310 Really? there's a ton of beautiful pieces out there! If you tell me what genre you like and grade you're studying I can suggest something 😀
@@piano.is.a.language th-cam.com/video/YIWOUwFFano/w-d-xo.html I'd like to be able to play this kind of stuff, I don't know what you mean when you say grade though
@@crabloescobar6310 I mean what level of difficulty can you play at the moment, like beginner, intermediate? Or maybe you can let me know what's the last piece you learned 😀
@@Misty501 Well you can see all the videos I played on my channel, posted all along the way, which I'm still doing now. My story is in the description box. Not sure what other doubts you have 😊
Thank you! Not that hard actually, the teacher I had has perfect pitch, didn't need to look at my hands and could still tell exactly what I was playing wrong :D
omgg its nice,, could u pls give me some tips for sight reading coz rn i learn my fav music by seeing the synthesia videos :*) so how to sight read from basic plss help
Hi Fedrick! I suggest you buy/download some piano learning books such as the Alfred or the Piano adventures series, I mentioned both in the descriptions. I followed those and slowly learned to read notes with them. Good luck! 😀
@@fedrickksogyi4813 mmmh every person is different, it depends on your background and tons of other factors. But if you can practice 2-3h every day you’ll get there quickly! And if you hire a teacher even better 😊 just don’t practice too much all at once, you don’t want to risk injury
subbed. (seems like a good piano channel) and the week 1 of practicing moza... and similar videos feel like a good idea so 3 hours everyday? and this is maybe an odd ques but I'm thinking about picking up singing and complementing it with piano, the problem is time ig, I have about an hour to hour and half for both. i actually wanna be good at piano but between both id probably choose singing. edit : a psychological ques. is the approach you take , trying to improve as much as possible or to .. just play and enjoy what you like?
Thank you for subscribing! Yeah, I used to practice a lot last year, unfortunately now I'm back to working full-time in the office so can't practice that much anymore. I'm sure 1h of practice is enough, as long as you're constant you'll see results 😁 If you mainly like singing, than I guess piano is more for accompanying, you can do it! Just do what you enjoy most, and you won't get tired 😊 Regarding the approach, that's a good question. I think enjoying what I do always comes first, as I do believe we tend do give up on things we don't really enjoy. That said, seeing improvement is also something I like. It would be frustrating to spend so many hours on something and not seeing any improvement. I also know that as long as you practice constantly, you will improve no matter what 😁
@@piano.is.a.language ques. is the 2 - three hours including things like youtube? is it just practice? something someone should look out for as a newbie?
@@poemsandsunsets9920 it's just practice, including sight-reading, technical exercises and 1-2 pieces practice. My best suggestion is to build a routine and stick to it every single day 😁 Don't skip sight-reading, it'll reward you 😊
Great job, that's a lot of progress! How much were you playing/practicing every day on average? Did you end up completing either of the Alfred/Faber books? I'm currently half way through Alfred All in One Book 1 and keep wondering if I should just drop it and focus on learning pieces instead.
Thank you! I used to practice 2-3 hours each day most of the time. There were some periods when I could only do 1h and others (on holiday) when I did up to 5h. There's a detailed description in the description box of all my progress videos, I only did a few pieces from Alfred, and I dropped Piano Adventures in the middle of level 4, when I started looking for pieces I like instead 😊
Thank you! In 2021 I worked from home at least 3 days a week. This meant that I finished work at 5:30-6pm. I played piano from 6 to 8, then dinner, and went back to playing 30-60 minutes before bed. If I needed to go to the office I would play 1h less but made it back during weekends and holidays 😊
really good progress. for me playing on a keyboard instead of an actual piano early on messed me up a little because of the weight of the keys, but if your keyboard has weighted keys i'm sure it won't be too much of a problem. great video
A comment from a very jealous commentor. I had ordered both Alfred and Faber, but the Alfred was book 2. So I am working through Piano Adventures, but also La Méthode Rose in bilingual, French and English since I have to communicate with other musicians here. I'll quit commenting and get back to practicing.
Hi Tunu, I changed my practice routine different times, but at the moment I do 20-30 minutes sight reading, 10 minutes scales or other techniques practice, then play my piece for the rest of the time I have or for a hour. I switch to another piece if I still have time for the day. How about you?
Nice tunes u playing.. if only u can provide names or sheet. I wud like to try my hand on them. Or maybe I try decipher them later or most of it if not all. Currently I dont have cordination with both hand though I can do them separately ...I mean satisfactory level as far as these tempo concern. Anyway I just started on coordination.. try some simple basic coordination excercises... dunno how much time or effort it will yake but wud like to start of with such simple but cool tunes. 😀
Hi Nick, you can find names and timestamps in the description box of the video, you'll be able to find music sheets online for free 😊 Good luck with your piano journey, start by playing very slow, I'm sure you can do it!
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how come this is grade 5???? This is just grade 1 technique only.
@@piano.is.a.language It is ridiculous that someone doesn't even know how to count the beatings properly but claim herself to be able to play grade 5 pieces. I think if you have this attitude to learn your piano, you will just be at grade 1 after 100 years then.
@@piano.is.a.language Men notläsning måste ju ändå ta sin lilla tid att få in i skallen tänker jag, jag tvivlar inte på att du övat som en tok och lärt dig massor på ett år men att läsa noter samt att spela dom direkt utan att ha spelat en enda ton på ett piano någonsin det är ju inte det lättaste.
This gives me so much motivation! I'm 32 years old and I want to learn to play piano now. I've never had any music lessons in my life so I was wondering If it's too late for me..
Disclaimer: I never took any piano grade exams nor had a teacher during the first 9 months. When I say I “reached” Grade 5 I refer to ABRSM grades, which are what I check when I choose my pieces. Being able to play Grade 5 pieces doesn’t necessary mean that I have Grade 5 piano knowledge, just means that I played pieces around that level. Please also remember that piano levels are arbitrary up to a certain point, and what is difficult for someone may be easy for someone else. I did learn basic theory by myself: scales, chords, Hanon and Czerny exercises, but I never trained proper sight-reading nor ear training until month 9, when I got a teacher, and I‘m very glad I did!
Please like and subscribe for support 😁
@Michael I replied in your other post 😀
Maybe change the title as it gives the perspective you achieved grace 5 level in less than 12 months.
@@SoulshineBnB Well I wrote the disclaimer on purpose 😅
@@piano.is.a.language I see that now :-) I saw the title without reading disclaimer, you are making awesome progress, progression through the grades is a labourious project and some folk may get discouraged if it takes them years of hard work and the think others do it in months. Keep it up, but worthwhile sitting the grade exams to assess progress.
@@SoulshineBnB Sure, thank you for your comment 😊
I think that you have made amazing progress. You have a fluidity and melodic sound while keeping strictly in time. Keep it up.
Thank you very much ❤️
650 hours -that is a lot of work, discipline and perseverance…and it really shows! ❤
Thank you ❤️
Well done. That’s quite the compilation. Thank you for that video.
Thank you! 😊
Great progress again! I could especially see progress from the Clementi piece onwards -- your fingers seemed really activated with fluid technique.
In any case, this is very impressive for 1 year of progress. Keep it up 👏
Thank you very much Thomas, it's been a nice journey 😊
what a great journey !! thanks for the inspiration ;)
Thank you for your comment, glad you enjoyed 😊❤️
Keep up your excellent progress, you’re doing great!🎹
Thank you very much 😍
Really amazing progress. I was self-taught back in the 80s when I learned myself (there was no internet back then so I was self-taught entirely and learned by ear). On a funny side note, I saw another video and thought I'd just discovered you today but that you seemed familiar until I realized I saw something of yours awhile back, remembering it. I'm so happy for you that this is doing so well. It's your so far first 10K+ view video (an awesome milestone) and is on track to be your first 50K+ view video (another excellent milestone).
Thank you Altoona, that's very nice of you! This is my only video that got a lot of views, people only seem to be interested in 1 year progress 🤣 I also noticed that unfortunately most people give up after a year or two. I honestly play and upload because I enjoy it, if I did it for views I would have given up a long time ago ahah You're doing great too! Thanks for passing by.
@@piano.is.a.language Yeah, most people tend to give up sadly. I think it might be that learning some pieces can be intimidating for a lot of people. Or they find they were more in love with the _idea_ of being a musician than actually being one. That's why I think (and this is an unpopular opinion among classical musicians) someone should play around with the piano for at least a year before deciding to take piano lessons or not, since they can build a small base to build from and first find out just how much they love piano (or not). And by "piano" I'm including keyboards (which are excellent for beginners and for professionals who are always on the go or have limited space, a digital piano is portable and can be stored in the back of a car and taken places, a real piano is best ideally, key word _ideally_ in this case).
Definitely agree about the views thing. I average like 250-600 apiece despite being on here for 12+ years, but still have fun (and then there's one of mine pushing a million and two others over 100K, and they aren't even my best work, haha).
Interesting idea that people fall in love with the idea of being a musician instead of actually being one, I never thought of that. For me it’s totally different, I just feel a deep urge to sit at my piano and play and listen to piano music 24/7. Do you feel the urge to produce new music?
Yeah TH-cam it’s very hard unless you follow trends. I’ll check out your videos when I have a moment ☺️
@@piano.is.a.language Yep, I get these sudden urges and ideas to create a new composition. It'll come out of nowhere and I'll record even when tired. I do have creative droughts though, usually I make about one song a week, but in 2021, after my mom died I barely made anything new. From March 8 - December 31 of 2021, I made only one new composition (in early October) then in 2022 I only made three (January, July, December), then in 2023 I got my mojo back, and creativity came back full swing in January 2024 (almost a year ago, wow has it really been a year? Time sure flies)
That’s quite normal, our mind works best only when it’s at peace, especially with creativity. I think you’re doing great! 😃
Great!
You are very capable. You feel the music.
You must have a good teacher and talent. Impressive development in such a short time.
Bravo!
Thank you very much for your nice comment ❤️
@@piano.is.a.language ❤you are going the right way. Keep practicing. You're doing great. Piano is a language ❤
@@hubiusz Thank you, I'll try to keep giving it my best 😁❤️
@@piano.is.a.language Play but just like you still do. Because you develop at an amazingly fast pace. I hear you enjoy it. Because you can see the progress. Have you ever thought about jazz? It's a beautiful adventure.
@@hubiusz Yes I definitely enjoy it 😊 I don't particularly like jazz, but I might play some pieces for a change once in a while
Really impressed by what you achieved in only one year. I'm a beginner and I've started 10 months ago, and I'm so far from your level, amazing. And it's a really good motivation for me to continue my journey and progress... Thank you for this sharing 🤗
Thank you, I’m glad it’s inspiring you. Good luck with your journey 😊
Wow! Congrats, you’re doing great!
Thank you very much 🥰🥰
Amazing progress, congratulations! The Waltz in A minor that you played last is also one of my favorite, very nicely done! Hope you have made more progress in the past year!
Thank you very much!! I love that Waltz too :D
Yes, I post twice a week and have long ago posted a 2 year progress: th-cam.com/video/X4V5asarkR4/w-d-xo.html
I'll soon post a review of my third year :)
Well done! You can be very proud of your progress and you're already sounding very accomplished. I'm on a similar adult piano journey myself.
Thank you very much, good luck for your journey too!
Wow this is amazing progress. And that Duncombe Sonatina haunts my dreams - I even speak in triplets now.
Ahahah thank you! I yet have to try speaking in triplets 🤣
🤗How Good It Is To Have A Pianist Family🤗
You mean me in my family? My family isn’t really into classical music as I am 😂
Very inspiring 👍👍👍👍 I also dream to play piano like you. God blessed
Thank you very much ❤️ You can do it!
Great progress!! Well done! 😃🎹
Thank you! :D
Great progress, especially given that you were on your own the first 9 months-it was a great idea to get an instructor at that point, they did choose more challenging pieces! It’s almost a secret that there is Chopin that you don’t have to be a professional-level pianist to play. Your hands look really good, and very calm, even when you are playing quickly.
Thank you very much, this is a great compliment ❤️
Nice Progress !
Keep it up
Thank you! 🙏🏻😊
I'm always a bit dubious about people saying they did this from scratch basically, because you did have previous experience 3 yrs. But good luck to you. I started playing the piano again at 62, after 50 years of leaving it alone(1 yr lessons) I'm nearly 69 and only just starting to play grade 5 music. I think this is due to the fact that as you get older your eye and hand co-ordination isn't as good as when you're young. Never the less, I play every day for at least 2 hours and enjoy every minute of it.
That’s right, everyone is different depending on a huge amounts of factors. One year of proper studying can also be worth much more than 5 years of bad learning. Age and how active you kept your brain during the years surely influence as well, but everything is possible, I’m sure you’re doing great! I personally think that those 3 years of piano I did in school were so basic and low level, it wasn’t even a Grade 1, it was just popular music and chords, not worth much, but still something for sure. 😊
Great video...well done! Lovely playing...
thank you very much 😊
Wow, you were off to an amazing start. Your (middle school) training and love for the piano shows from the very beginning.
Well done on your piano journey. Thanks for sharing a glimpse of it with us: it's very inspiring. ❤
Thank you Rashmika! It’s a bit more than just a glimpse, I’ve uploaded everything in my journey for the past 3years and a half 😄❤️
Amazing! It took my son 3-4 years to reach grade 4. I'm familiar with most of the songs because my son played them as well.
Thank you! How nice!! I didn’t do exams though 😊
People like you always motivate me to keep practicing everyday so I can one day be as good as small TH-cam creators like you!
BTW how much did you buy your piano for?
I'm glad my videos motivate you, this makes me happy!
I bought the Alesis second hand for 100 pounds, the Yamaha was for 1200 or 1400, can't remember exactly.
Great progress!
Thank you very much :)
You are a really good pianist!!!!🎉❤
Keep going! You are awesome
Thank you very much Bonnie ❤️
❤❤❤😊
Brilliant effort.
Thank you very much 😁
Really good piano sounds
Thank you 😊
i'm self-taught. i learned piano sheet at a very young age but picked up piano on/off during high-school. now that i'm retired at 68yr i've been playing at least 3hrs a day. i only played two musics: Czerny op740 and any music score i loved to play. i think Czerny op 740 is like a marathon on your fingers. i'll speed up your skills. they say it'll take 8-10yrs to be proficient but i'll try to do it in 4-5yrs and yes, i hurt my hands sometimes when overplaying Czerny expecially when it's late at night. it's very important to play very slow at first. you want that finger memory to work on you. in 2-3yrs time you'll be a lot faster. if it takes you 8yrs to become professional, no one will be able to tell if you were playing or someone who has 20yrs experience
Hi Jay! Thank you for sharing! Op. 740 is great indeed, I’m doing op. 299. I am still playing and posting videos every week! I will soon do a 3 years piano progress video too. I definitely improved a lot since this video, I am playing 3h per day on average too now!
Great left hand!
Thank you! That's a peculiar comment 😁
@@piano.is.a.language 😆 Just meaning your control, and ability. My left hand is dumb. I'm working on it, but its not cooperating well.
@@AncientEnergyEyesOpen Ahah thank you, you might want to try counting while you read music, it helps with coordination 😄
u are awsome & inspired me
Glad I’m inspiring you! Good luck with your journey ❤️😃
hard to believe, youre finger placement is insane for a beginner. I feel like this would demotivate alot of adults wanting to learn the piano.
OR it could motivate adults wanting to learn 😁
Defo fake video. Took alot longer than they're making out.
hope at the end of 2024 I'll be able to play like that
Good luck with your journey 😀❤️
You did a lot in one year which usually takes five years
You think so? Thank you! I did practice quite a lot
@piano.is.a.language how many hours daily
Dan speelde je elke dag van het jaar ongeveer 2,3/uur per dag. Ik gemiddeld 1,25/uur per dag en ben nu aan graad 3 begonnen. Ik volg les sinds september 2023 op mijn 58 jaar. 😅
Dit lijkt mij een grote vooruitgang, ga zo door! :D
Beautiful video 😃🥰
Thank you 😊😍
Wow! Just wow! I am speechlessss! Thank you!
Glad you're liking my journey ❤️
Amazing
Thank you 😊
nice progress
Thank you 😊
So I'm a talentless and not a blessed one?
I remember my fist day playing piano, I can't even say that I'm playing the piano, i struggle where the right note is. The way you're playing in your first day, that's the way I'm playing with 2 years experience. I'm ashamed, maybe I should quit, I don't know if you're better or I just suck at playing piano. Well I'm playing as hobby so I don't want to quit, maybe I should just lie and say that "I just started yesterday".
Oh no, don't say that ☹️ Everyone is different, you shouldn't feel bad because your journey is different than mine. There are a huge number of factors that can influence the way we learn, for example the fact that I did study a bit of music knowledge in middle school. Just because you feel you're going slow, doesn't mean you don't have talent! You haven't given up for 2 years, this is already worth of praise. Don't give up now! 😁
@@piano.is.a.language thank you, I want to improve more but my progress is really slow pace. Maybe, as you said, the biggest drawback in my progress was unlike you, I did not pay attention in the music class in middle school. Don't worry, I still want to continue, I just feel a bit dejected by the fact that my pace is low compare to average person's pace.
@@ken8771 Just think that there are a huge amount of people that are still in pre-grade level of piano after 2 years, and that's totally fine 😁 You can do it!
Thanks
Thank you for watching 😊
Yeah! i dint read the description. You have provided it with time stamps... Thanks! 👍🙏
Maybe some of them on my keyboard tutorials. .. I mean it got 160 or so tutorial songs. Never tried playing them.. but yeah maybe its right time start learning coordination. 😉
😁 Good luck! I suggest learning to play by reading sheet music though 😊
Would expect to see a lot more tension in the hands for a first year student.
Ah, don't worry, I got all the tension you want in my third year unfortunately 😂
Amazing doing my grade 5 currently xx
uuuh cool! Which pieces are you studying?
Surprised last song was a Romanian Folk dance, as I am Romanian!
I really liked that one, I also played another one from the same collection. They're a bit different from traditional classical music, so it was a nice change 😊
@@piano.is.a.language Thank you for your reply :D
@@birbicado Of course, why shouldn't I reply 😁
@@birbicado I should be the one thanking you for your comment! 😁
Very nice progress, tumbs up. I also play piano for almost 4 years, i guess? And I really like to play Chopin (etudes) or Liszt (consolation). I, also, did some excersises by Brahms. You could add Brahms to your repository :) If you need, I can send you some sheets as scans.
Thank you! And glad you're on a piano journey as well 😀 I'll definitely play some Brahms and Liszt sometimes 😊
I have memorised the major scale and the natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales but I am struggling to find anything to learn to play
@@crabloescobar6310 Really? there's a ton of beautiful pieces out there! If you tell me what genre you like and grade you're studying I can suggest something 😀
@@piano.is.a.language th-cam.com/video/YIWOUwFFano/w-d-xo.html I'd like to be able to play this kind of stuff, I don't know what you mean when you say grade though
@@crabloescobar6310 I mean what level of difficulty can you play at the moment, like beginner, intermediate? Or maybe you can let me know what's the last piece you learned 😀
Oh not a another one !
Another one of what?
Misleading beginner to grade 5 in a year that’s how you portray yourself 😮
@@Misty501 Well you can see all the videos I played on my channel, posted all along the way, which I'm still doing now. My story is in the description box. Not sure what other doubts you have 😊
@@Misty501 Defo a lie. Thankgod people can tell that actually play piano.
Great progress! What's it like doing zoom call piano lessons? Must be hard to find a good camera angle
Thank you! Not that hard actually, the teacher I had has perfect pitch, didn't need to look at my hands and could still tell exactly what I was playing wrong :D
omgg its nice,, could u pls give me some tips for sight reading coz rn i learn my fav music by seeing the synthesia videos :*)
so how to sight read from basic plss help
Hi Fedrick! I suggest you buy/download some piano learning books such as the Alfred or the Piano adventures series, I mentioned both in the descriptions. I followed those and slowly learned to read notes with them. Good luck! 😀
@@piano.is.a.language tysmm for replyingg :),, how much time it will take me to reach at ur level :P , coz its kinda hard
@@fedrickksogyi4813 mmmh every person is different, it depends on your background and tons of other factors. But if you can practice 2-3h every day you’ll get there quickly! And if you hire a teacher even better 😊 just don’t practice too much all at once, you don’t want to risk injury
@@piano.is.a.language TYSMMM FOR REPLYYY GOD BLESSS
@@fedrickksogyi4813 no worries, thank you for watching! 😀
Very good. Amazing. What piano is the one you play ? Thanks
I played on an Alesis Recital initially and then upgraded to a Yamaha P515 😊 Thank you very much 🥰
Cool
Thank you 😁
subbed. (seems like a good piano channel)
and the week 1 of practicing moza... and similar videos feel like a good idea
so 3 hours everyday?
and this is maybe an odd ques but I'm thinking about picking up singing and complementing it with piano, the problem is time ig, I have about an hour to hour and half for both. i actually wanna be good at piano but between both id probably choose singing.
edit : a psychological ques. is the approach you take , trying to improve as much as possible or to .. just play and enjoy what you like?
Thank you for subscribing! Yeah, I used to practice a lot last year, unfortunately now I'm back to working full-time in the office so can't practice that much anymore.
I'm sure 1h of practice is enough, as long as you're constant you'll see results 😁 If you mainly like singing, than I guess piano is more for accompanying, you can do it! Just do what you enjoy most, and you won't get tired 😊
Regarding the approach, that's a good question. I think enjoying what I do always comes first, as I do believe we tend do give up on things we don't really enjoy. That said, seeing improvement is also something I like. It would be frustrating to spend so many hours on something and not seeing any improvement. I also know that as long as you practice constantly, you will improve no matter what 😁
@@piano.is.a.language ques. is the 2 - three hours including things like youtube? is it just practice?
something someone should look out for as a newbie?
@@poemsandsunsets9920 it's just practice, including sight-reading, technical exercises and 1-2 pieces practice. My best suggestion is to build a routine and stick to it every single day 😁 Don't skip sight-reading, it'll reward you 😊
@@piano.is.a.language heyy, is it normal for piano keys to click? i got an fp30x and the keys click
@@poemsandsunsets9920 Hi! yes my Alesis recital used to "click" too, more economic keyboards tend to do that, but you get used to it 😊
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Great job, that's a lot of progress! How much were you playing/practicing every day on average? Did you end up completing either of the Alfred/Faber books? I'm currently half way through Alfred All in One Book 1 and keep wondering if I should just drop it and focus on learning pieces instead.
Thank you! I used to practice 2-3 hours each day most of the time. There were some periods when I could only do 1h and others (on holiday) when I did up to 5h. There's a detailed description in the description box of all my progress videos, I only did a few pieces from Alfred, and I dropped Piano Adventures in the middle of level 4, when I started looking for pieces I like instead 😊
Very good progress! Are you learning on line or through private instruction????
I'm learning on sheet music/books, sometimes I watch videos on TH-cam and I had 1 to 1 online lessons for a while 😊
Thank you!
Wow, congrats. How did you add 2,5 hours of productivity to your daily Buisness?
Thank you! In 2021 I worked from home at least 3 days a week. This meant that I finished work at 5:30-6pm. I played piano from 6 to 8, then dinner, and went back to playing 30-60 minutes before bed. If I needed to go to the office I would play 1h less but made it back during weekends and holidays 😊
Did you use a book for those begginer songs? They are really catchy btw
I agree! Yes, all the pieces and books I used are in the description box 😁
@@piano.is.a.language My bad, I didn't notice, thank you! :)
@@davidgafo no worries 😊
really good progress. for me playing on a keyboard instead of an actual piano early on messed me up a little because of the weight of the keys, but if your keyboard has weighted keys i'm sure it won't be too much of a problem. great video
Yes my keyboard is weighted but there's still some differences with a real piano. Thank you very much 😊
@@piano.is.a.language what digital piano do you have? It sounds lovely
@@joncrabb5926 It's a Yamaha P-515, thank you! 😊
i can’t read music but i can play all the songs by ear some how….
Wow that's great! I can only play super easy tunes by ear 🤣
A comment from a very jealous commentor. I had ordered both Alfred and Faber, but the Alfred was book 2. So I am working through Piano Adventures, but also La Méthode Rose in bilingual, French and English since I have to communicate with other musicians here.
I'll quit commenting and get back to practicing.
ahah with a bit of patience you can actually find Alfred's 1 online for free 😊 I'm sure you're doing great! Happy practice 😁
Hey there! Also an adult learning piano here. I'm curious to know how you split your practice time
Hi Tunu, I changed my practice routine different times, but at the moment I do 20-30 minutes sight reading, 10 minutes scales or other techniques practice, then play my piece for the rest of the time I have or for a hour. I switch to another piece if I still have time for the day. How about you?
@@piano.is.a.language how do you practice sight reading like is it a new piece every time where you sight read or are there exercises for it?
@@joncrabb5926 I use both easy pieces and exercises for sight reading. I try to do at least 1 different page every day 😊
what kind of piano do you play in the video, which model ?
I played on an Alesis recital for the first 6 months and then upgraded to a Yamaha P-515 😊
@@piano.is.a.language Biggest jump ever, congrats!
@@davidgafo Thank you very much 😀
Wish there were keyboards that don't have that platicky rattling sound.
Ahah I totally agree!
may i know your piano keyboard from start until now u use
Just answered to your previous post ☺️
Nice tunes u playing.. if only u can provide names or sheet. I wud like to try my hand on them.
Or maybe I try decipher them later or most of it if not all. Currently I dont have cordination with both hand though I can do them separately ...I mean satisfactory level as far as these tempo concern. Anyway I just started on coordination.. try some simple basic coordination excercises... dunno how much time or effort it will yake but wud like to start of with such simple but cool tunes. 😀
Hi Nick, you can find names and timestamps in the description box of the video, you'll be able to find music sheets online for free 😊
Good luck with your piano journey, start by playing very slow, I'm sure you can do it!
how come this is grade 5???? This is just grade 1 technique only.
Read the description 😄
@@piano.is.a.language It is ridiculous that someone doesn't even know how to count the beatings properly but claim herself to be able to play grade 5 pieces. I think if you have this attitude to learn your piano, you will just be at grade 1 after 100 years then.
Det måste nog ha gått 3 år direkt i början väl
De första styckena jag spelar är de första styckena i en pianokursbok, alla kan lära sig spela dem på några timmar :)
@@piano.is.a.language Men notläsning måste ju ändå ta sin lilla tid att få in i skallen tänker jag, jag tvivlar inte på att du övat som en tok och lärt dig massor på ett år men att läsa noter samt att spela dom direkt utan att ha spelat en enda ton på ett piano någonsin det är ju inte det lättaste.
@@patricdahlin6174 Jag håller helt med, att läsa musik gav mig mycket huvudvärk, och det gör det fortfarande efter mer än 3 år!
Please sheet music, thanks
Hi, you can find all the pieces' names in the description box, and sheet music for free on Imslp 😊
Do you practice 40 hours per day 😅
I would if I didn't work full time.. but no ahah :D
Ling ling is disappointed.
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Dump the sheet music for now, learn music theory, and train by ear, you will progress even faster.
That’s an interesting advise, thank you! I’ve been saying I need to learn more music theory and do ear training since forever but I never do it 😂
Who's playing minecraft in the background lol
Ahahah I doubt it was Minecraft but it sure was some other game 🤣
@@piano.is.a.language how much have you been practicing each day or week?
@@you8just Two-three hours everyday 😊
You didn’t played at 0 grade, fake video
The title is from "beginner", not "zero".
A detailed description of where I started from is the description box.
That not even a insane progress lol how fake that just a normal 1 year progress
This gives me so much motivation! I'm 32 years old and I want to learn to play piano now. I've never had any music lessons in my life so I was wondering If it's too late for me..
Great to hear! It's never too late, go for it! 😁
@@piano.is.a.language Thank you very much! I'm going for it 😀
No its never too late i started a few years back aged 37 but didn't take practice seriously now i do and have an amazing teacher who pushes me .
Never too late even at 80 years old. Get a piano teach to start now. Remember to get an acoustic piano instead of digital piano.
Время идëт, а руки как у просящей собачки.
Не сдавайтесь! Вы будете совершенствоваться благодаря решимости и страсти :)