Learn To Play The Piano (In a nutshell):You can learn to play the piano. Start by learning how to sit at the piano and how to hold your hands in an effective piano-playing position. (You must practice!)
(You must practice!) Then, to learn to play the piano, start playing some simple exercises, followed by learning the scales and chords. This will help you develop a confident “feel” for the piano keyboard and begin building a piano playing “technique”. (Go to "Piano Scales" and "Piano Chords" to begin learning these elements.) (You must practice!) To learn to play the piano, reading music helps tremendously. Then again, the piano is easily the best instrument for learning how to read music…a match made in heaven. To learn to read music, get a piano method book series and work your way through, from the beginning to the end. (Do not try skipping around. Piano method books are usually well-organized and follow a definite progression of learning.) (See "Reading Music" for details on how to read music.) To learn to play the piano, you should always be working on a good piece of music at your level, memorizing and mastering all the notes, rhythms, fingerings, and articulations. As your skills grow, the pieces you learn will become more and more complex and your skills will grow more and more. (You must practice!) Also, listen to tons of great music, and aspire to play the music you love the most. If the actual music is not in print, perhaps you can learn it by ear. This is only possible if your piano skills have developed enough to handle what it is that you are hearing. (You must practice!) For help with how to practice the piano, go to "How To Practice Piano" and apply the methods described there to your practice of all of the elements listed above. As you can see, from all that is listed above, you are going to need a lot of time, dedication, instruction, and perseverance. But let me tell you... IT IS WORTH IT! Practicing and playing the piano will be one of the truly satisfying parts of your life, as long as you realize you must enjoy all of the elements it involves. "Enjoying the journey" is the only way that learning to play the piano will be worth it to you. Good luck!
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