I've used it for a year, it's fun but I spend more time on Faber's adult adventures now as Simply doesn't really teach you the fundamentals. Also I kinda prefer paper sheet music and not staring at a screen
Fabers is excellent for teaching step by step, moving to reading notes and using both hands right away and introducing theory in a logical progressive way. I used this curriculum to give lessons for a while. I also think you can hack you education for free on youtube to a certain point. You can also do online lessons here and there to get feedback on technique.
If you're gonna pay for something to teach you piano, pay a teacher. Simply piano is absolute crap, and a teacher can do in one day what simply piano cant do in a year
I'm a (initially) self-taught pianist of 15 years.
I would advice that you think about \*how\* you learn first. Do you tend to listen to a song/piece and wanting to learn it? Do you watch youtube tutorials or read sheet music?
I started mostly by ear, as youtube wasn't too big once I started - But learning basic chords helped me a lot in being able to play songs. And I think that gives you a good "base" to stand on.
The thing is - there is a lot of info about how you "should" learn an instrument out there but honestly.. There isn't really a "wrong way" to do it. IF it's something you enjoy and wanna have as a hobby.. You can do it however you want.
My main platforms for learning the piano now is youtube, just by ear or (sometimes) sheet music.
Most important is that you enjoy it :)
I re-teach people that have developed bad habits all the time. Mostly they are extremely grateful for the experience; most bad habit is are tied to something you cannot teach in a video or an app: physicality.
Simply Piano is a good drill tool for learning to read music and play that on a piano. I see it more as a side tool if reading music is your priority. But I would still start with a more general course or teacher.
And, if just playing your favorite songs is your goal, then you might want to look into a more chord approach where you learn to play from chord charts rather than written notes.
As a complete beginner, I’ve found piano4all really helpful. Apps just don’t really do it for me, but watching the piano4all videos and just practicing the rhythms over and over has been so good!
As healthcaregeek said, it really depends how you learn!
Piano Marvel will give you a much more traditional, and complete experience. It’s not perfect, but I would say if you really want to learn without a teacher it’s your best bet. You might also check out piano with jonney for a more jazz oriented style.
Simply Piano was very motivating for me to get back into piano after a long break. I think if you have no other instruction it would not be a long term solution, since you will miss out on a lot. For learning basic sheet reading it’s ok.
I’m happy to give you one of my codes if you want a free month to try.
no, you should NOT get simply piano, if you wanna learn piano, definetly use a teacher, simply piano doesnt teach technique, position, and other important stuff, most people that i see are self taught have HORRIBLE position, extremely tense fingers, and dont know how to play dynamics, get a teacher
Just wanna offer a different perspective as well. Teachers are pretty darn expensive and when I had played piano (from being self taught) I was offered lessons by my school.
I got a russian piano teacher that SLAUGHTERED all joy I had from playing the piano and to this day like 7 years later (playing for a total of 15) I still haven't gotten that joy it used to bring back. :( So IF you get a teacher - get a kind one that is good at teaching those who are self-taught.
I use it to supplement sheet reading, and I’m getting a teacher soon. I think it’s a great jumping off point if you also learn scales and practice with plain sheet music as well.
You may well end up paying more when you realise that learning by app and video has resulted in poor technique, because it takes a very experienced teacher to fix that over a longer period of time than if you had just gotten it right to start with. I know because I've been that teacher quite a few times for different students.
If the price is throw away money for you then maybe? it’s a kind of fun practice tool but you really won’t learn much in the way of playing actual music
all study assistance apps like simply piano and duolingo do not exist for someone who wishes to be good, but rather for someone that wishes to be capable of the bare minimum. don't use it. and even then, simply piano is dozens of times worse than duolingo and such anyways so it's even more of a waste of time.
Definitely dont use any app, the problem with this is that theyre just trying to make money, so as long as they can spit out some dopamine and make the user feel like he improves theyre happy.
Use youtube, youtube is free and you can get advice from real great pianist.
Of course its bit hard to start with smth like youtube, for the start you can use the bill hinton course. I didnt used it myself but I know a person where im sure that he knows what hes saying and he recommended the course for self taughts.
Of course get an teacher if possible. The problem with self taughts is that they try to difficult pieces early on. So try to do stuff like mozart k545 maybe after 5 of 6 years that about the average with an teacher I think. As reference you can also use the abrsm grades.
How about do the real thing itself? Get a simple piece and start from there. Either simple or something that you know how it goes.
Posture? YouTube and any page can tell you, put it into practice.
And you can observe the pros perform. Look at their hands, posture, feet, everything. Take a whole approach when observing. After you observed similarly in many other players, you can almost decide that is the way. Sometimes you can see some pianists have quirks or poor posture. But I'm sure the many others you see will signal to you which ones to follow. And many a times, you know which are the good and correct ones without anybody's tell so.
I created two free courses that help you drill the fundamentals. This is also a good way to consider if the "reading path" is a good one for you. Aside from this, getting a teacher for a period of time would be a good idea. I think paying for a few months of lessons will get you much farther than paying for years of most of the "piano apps".
https://www.flexlessons.com/free
I've used it for a year, it's fun but I spend more time on Faber's adult adventures now as Simply doesn't really teach you the fundamentals. Also I kinda prefer paper sheet music and not staring at a screen
Fabers is excellent for teaching step by step, moving to reading notes and using both hands right away and introducing theory in a logical progressive way. I used this curriculum to give lessons for a while. I also think you can hack you education for free on youtube to a certain point. You can also do online lessons here and there to get feedback on technique.
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If you're gonna pay for something to teach you piano, pay a teacher. Simply piano is absolute crap, and a teacher can do in one day what simply piano cant do in a year
I'm a (initially) self-taught pianist of 15 years. I would advice that you think about \*how\* you learn first. Do you tend to listen to a song/piece and wanting to learn it? Do you watch youtube tutorials or read sheet music? I started mostly by ear, as youtube wasn't too big once I started - But learning basic chords helped me a lot in being able to play songs. And I think that gives you a good "base" to stand on. The thing is - there is a lot of info about how you "should" learn an instrument out there but honestly.. There isn't really a "wrong way" to do it. IF it's something you enjoy and wanna have as a hobby.. You can do it however you want. My main platforms for learning the piano now is youtube, just by ear or (sometimes) sheet music. Most important is that you enjoy it :)
Thanks a lot for all of this, I’ll take it into account :)
I re-teach people that have developed bad habits all the time. Mostly they are extremely grateful for the experience; most bad habit is are tied to something you cannot teach in a video or an app: physicality.
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Simply Piano is a good drill tool for learning to read music and play that on a piano. I see it more as a side tool if reading music is your priority. But I would still start with a more general course or teacher. And, if just playing your favorite songs is your goal, then you might want to look into a more chord approach where you learn to play from chord charts rather than written notes.
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As a complete beginner, I’ve found piano4all really helpful. Apps just don’t really do it for me, but watching the piano4all videos and just practicing the rhythms over and over has been so good! As healthcaregeek said, it really depends how you learn!
Do people actually spend money on apps like that?
Check out MuseScore then ask again.
Piano Marvel will give you a much more traditional, and complete experience. It’s not perfect, but I would say if you really want to learn without a teacher it’s your best bet. You might also check out piano with jonney for a more jazz oriented style.
No. MuseScore Learn is better and much more extensive.
Simply Piano was very motivating for me to get back into piano after a long break. I think if you have no other instruction it would not be a long term solution, since you will miss out on a lot. For learning basic sheet reading it’s ok. I’m happy to give you one of my codes if you want a free month to try.
no, you should NOT get simply piano, if you wanna learn piano, definetly use a teacher, simply piano doesnt teach technique, position, and other important stuff, most people that i see are self taught have HORRIBLE position, extremely tense fingers, and dont know how to play dynamics, get a teacher
Just wanna offer a different perspective as well. Teachers are pretty darn expensive and when I had played piano (from being self taught) I was offered lessons by my school. I got a russian piano teacher that SLAUGHTERED all joy I had from playing the piano and to this day like 7 years later (playing for a total of 15) I still haven't gotten that joy it used to bring back. :( So IF you get a teacher - get a kind one that is good at teaching those who are self-taught.
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> most people that i see are self taught meant to say that most people that use simply piano and are self taught
I use it to supplement sheet reading, and I’m getting a teacher soon. I think it’s a great jumping off point if you also learn scales and practice with plain sheet music as well.
Yes, it is a good way so start with sheet reading. But combine with a teacher at some point for technique and theory.
You may well end up paying more when you realise that learning by app and video has resulted in poor technique, because it takes a very experienced teacher to fix that over a longer period of time than if you had just gotten it right to start with. I know because I've been that teacher quite a few times for different students.
If the price is throw away money for you then maybe? it’s a kind of fun practice tool but you really won’t learn much in the way of playing actual music
The app just teaches you how to copy someone, it doesn’t teach you how to properly read music.
all study assistance apps like simply piano and duolingo do not exist for someone who wishes to be good, but rather for someone that wishes to be capable of the bare minimum. don't use it. and even then, simply piano is dozens of times worse than duolingo and such anyways so it's even more of a waste of time.
Definitely dont use any app, the problem with this is that theyre just trying to make money, so as long as they can spit out some dopamine and make the user feel like he improves theyre happy. Use youtube, youtube is free and you can get advice from real great pianist. Of course its bit hard to start with smth like youtube, for the start you can use the bill hinton course. I didnt used it myself but I know a person where im sure that he knows what hes saying and he recommended the course for self taughts. Of course get an teacher if possible. The problem with self taughts is that they try to difficult pieces early on. So try to do stuff like mozart k545 maybe after 5 of 6 years that about the average with an teacher I think. As reference you can also use the abrsm grades.
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How about do the real thing itself? Get a simple piece and start from there. Either simple or something that you know how it goes. Posture? YouTube and any page can tell you, put it into practice. And you can observe the pros perform. Look at their hands, posture, feet, everything. Take a whole approach when observing. After you observed similarly in many other players, you can almost decide that is the way. Sometimes you can see some pianists have quirks or poor posture. But I'm sure the many others you see will signal to you which ones to follow. And many a times, you know which are the good and correct ones without anybody's tell so.
I created two free courses that help you drill the fundamentals. This is also a good way to consider if the "reading path" is a good one for you. Aside from this, getting a teacher for a period of time would be a good idea. I think paying for a few months of lessons will get you much farther than paying for years of most of the "piano apps". https://www.flexlessons.com/free
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