YouTube has so many stuff, but I especially like older channels that don’t try to upsell a paid course or whatever. Just plain knowledge sharing.akaiguy86 wrote: Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:36 pm Does anyone have a recommended piano course that they used and really helped them get better?
I know practice, practice, practice is the best method, but are there any courses out there that helps you practice, or anything that actually gave you good results after 6months - a year or so?
Recommended Piano course??
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- KVRist
- 60 posts since 16 Aug, 2025
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- KVRer
- 4 posts since 25 Oct, 2025
I tried and failed. I think the biggest problem is expectation. 6 months of daily structured practice and Rachmaninoff or Chopin I like were still impossibly far away.
It seemed obvious to me that I should either go back to classical guitar or learn a wind instrument. The climb is just too much on piano.
I mean there is so much learning material, that is just not the problem.
It seemed obvious to me that I should either go back to classical guitar or learn a wind instrument. The climb is just too much on piano.
I mean there is so much learning material, that is just not the problem.
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- KVRian
- 1352 posts since 7 Oct, 2023 from Tokyo
I think you need to be realistic about the goals you set for yourself. Going from zero to six months of daily practice in, you are still a beginner piano player. It might take you years to get up to Rachmaninoff or Chopin.luciansyn wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 1:57 pm 6 months of daily structured practice and Rachmaninoff or Chopin I like were still impossibly far away.
This is true of most musical instruments (including guitar). You can't expect to go from zero to hero in six months.
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- KVRist
- 227 posts since 4 Jun, 2019
(classical) Piano is easier than (classical) guitar. After maybe not 6, but 12 or so, monthes you should be able to play Chopin (Prelude 4 for example), Bach (WTC 1st prelude) , Satie (Gymnopedie 1), Beethoven (Moonlight Sonata's first movement) and so on.
And all of it is real repertoire, that even professionals play in concerts.
Classical guitar takes a lot more time getting to concert pieces. Easiest would be Bachs first cello suite's Prelude or Villa Lobos first prelude or something like this.
Modern commercial, not classical, music like Einaudi or new age or anime tunes are muuch easier and faster to learn than classical.
And all of it is real repertoire, that even professionals play in concerts.
Classical guitar takes a lot more time getting to concert pieces. Easiest would be Bachs first cello suite's Prelude or Villa Lobos first prelude or something like this.
Modern commercial, not classical, music like Einaudi or new age or anime tunes are muuch easier and faster to learn than classical.