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Finding the piece you badly want to learn next is important to learning the piano -- just as finding a Roald Dahl or a J.K.Rowling book is important to learning

Finding the piece you badly want to learn next is important to learning the piano -- just as finding a Roald Dahl or a J.K.Rowling book is important to learning to read. Oh, and Bernhard's posts: https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,12590.0.html https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,12590.0.html

rectangleboy 9y ago
A tweet thread [1] from @realscientists (a Twitter account authored by a different active scientist each week) supports this point: "People think math and coding are skills u r born with. ok there r prodigies out there. but most talented folks just work rly hard at it." -@realscientists Replying to @realscientists "@realscientists Being good at math/coding usually coincides with it being fun." -@JesperEs Replying to @JesperEs "@jesperes yep. Or useful... I hated coding in undergrad. Then forced to solve problems using code during my masters. Ended up loving it." -@realscientists Finding a piece that you love or badly want to learn will allow you to put in the hard work needed to learn it and you'll progress in skill at the piano in the process. [1] https://twitter.com/realscientists/status/369468586365968385 https://twitter.com/realscientists/status/369468586365968385
mhd 9y ago
The problem is that you probably don't have an exact idea how difficult each piece is and might pick Chopin after Chopsticks.
- truculation 9y ago
  Yes it might begin like that. Finding the first piece can be hard especially having just heard something awesome performed by a great pianist. Or encountering tepid elementary exercises in an educational-style publication. However, after you've got a few pieces under your belt then your optimism rises and your appetite tends to align with your present skill level. In other words the feasibility of a piece becomes a major factor in how much you want to learn to play it. (As with a novel, or a video game -- too easy or too hard are both boring.)
- forgetfuldino 9y ago
  I always recommend this list. https://www.reddit.com/r/piano/comments/5k9jci/what_are_some_easy_pieces_i_could_learn_to_keep/dbngvwk/ https://www.reddit.com/r/piano/comments/5k9jci/what_are_some... Although, Minuet to Gymnopedie is a big 'jump'

rectangleboy 9y ago

A tweet thread [1] from @realscientists (a Twitter account authored by a different active scientist each week) supports this point: "People think math and coding are skills u r born with. ok there r prodigies out there. but most talented folks just work rly hard at it." -@realscientists Replying to @realscientists "@realscientists Being good at math/coding usually coincides with it being fun." -@JesperEs Replying to @JesperEs "@jesperes yep. Or useful... I hated coding in undergrad. Then forced to solve problems using code during my masters. Ended up loving it." -@realscientists Finding a piece that you love or badly want to learn will allow you to put in the hard work needed to learn it and you'll progress in skill at the piano in the process. [1] https://twitter.com/realscientists/status/369468586365968385 https://twitter.com/realscientists/status/369468586365968385

mhd 9y ago

The problem is that you probably don't have an exact idea how difficult each piece is and might pick Chopin after Chopsticks.

truculation 9y ago
Yes it might begin like that. Finding the first piece can be hard especially having just heard something awesome performed by a great pianist. Or encountering tepid elementary exercises in an educational-style publication. However, after you've got a few pieces under your belt then your optimism rises and your appetite tends to align with your present skill level. In other words the feasibility of a piece becomes a major factor in how much you want to learn to play it. (As with a novel, or a video game -- too easy or too hard are both boring.)
forgetfuldino 9y ago
I always recommend this list. https://www.reddit.com/r/piano/comments/5k9jci/what_are_some_easy_pieces_i_could_learn_to_keep/dbngvwk/ https://www.reddit.com/r/piano/comments/5k9jci/what_are_some... Although, Minuet to Gymnopedie is a big 'jump'