Starting Piano

To help you on your piano learning journey, here are a few brief thoughts for you to think about:

1. Digital/electric pianos may perhaps be used in the beginning of lessons. If it's possible that an acoustic (non-electric) piano could be acquired somehow either immediately or relatively soon, this is the preferable route since acoustic pianos are superior and students will enjoy playing and practicing more. Please ask me about easy ways that an acoustic piano can be acquired and check out our page "Getting a Piano".

2. Think about how much daily time you can set aside to practice 5-6 days per week. The amount of time spent each day practicing may vary depending of different factors (between 15 minutes and 2 hours, for example).  Even if the amount of time is small, regularity is important.  Upon starting lessons, we can discuss a reasonable yet progressive practice schedule that works for you.

3. Also important is to remember that while you will definitely have immediate benefits to learning piano, other rich benefits come from sticking with it over a longer period of time.  A long-term view is necessary with all of it's ups and downs.  Think of learning piano to learning a new language.  You get out of it what you put in to it and a lot depends on the kind of effort you put in.  Music absolutely is a language - except it's superior!  Having a good teacher will aid your progress greatly and keep you from frustration and mistakes.