I’m learning to play piano and I want to know if there’s any exercises I can do to improve my playing with the left hand. What I mean is that I cant play one rhythm with the left and another with the right, is there any way to help me?

Anyone can learn to do that- you just need to practice. It’s frustrating at first, but that just means you’re learning.

Find a book of simple beginners’ pieces. (Unfortunately, it will probably be aimed at 6-year olds and have an embarrassing cover- put duct tape on the front or something if that bugs you.) You want the pieces to be easy to read, so that you can focus on your hands. Work through the pieces slowly and consciously, as slowly as you need to. It might feel lame or something to be working that slow- but that is how everyone has to start a piece. There is not a single musician in the world who sounded the same on his first day of practice, as he does in performance.

Learn each hand separately so you can understand what it sounds like. ‘Counterpoint’ comes from Latin ‘puncta contra puncta’, ‘point against point’ or note against note. It basically means having two independent melodies that sound nice together. When you understand how the melodies sound on their own, it will be easier for you to play them together.

Then, once you have an idea of what each melody should sound like (which probably won’t take very long) play slowly, hands together, getting used to the different feeling. Playing hands separate and playing hands together are very distinct from each other, so don’t get intimidated if it’s really rough at first.

If you start to become tense or frustrated, stop and do something else. If you start to get tired, if your mind starts to wander, stop.

The only valuable practice is conscious practice, when you are alert enough to engage yourself in your music. You’re better off practicing for an alert, active 30 minutes a day than a sort of mechanical, hazy 4 hours. Your endurance, like your skill, will come with time.

Make a recording of your practicing every week- you’ll like seeing how much you’ve improved and it can motivate you when you hit a rough spot. You’ll see how far you’ve come, and you’ll appreciate your victories.

Hope this helped.

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www.gopiano.com

i used it last night i was trying a trial version i wanted to record my piano song but i could not figure it out i have a williams symphony elite digital piano what software do you guys reccomend cause i have been looking for days in this TS is the only one that has been compatible with my piano

idk

1) My friends are teaching me, will it be hard to learn self-taught ( kinda )
2) What’s a good starting keyboard?

Look on the internet. And after Your friends are done giving you tips. Go get some real lessons or practice as hard as you can.

Most popular music piano sheets have two treble clef lines and then one bass clef line at the bottom, and I’m unsure how to play this kind of music.
I know how to play regular music when it simply just has two lines, one treble clef and one bass clef, but I’m unsure of how to play this music.

Thank you!!
I think the top treble clef is for the vocals or possibly for another instrument; the pianist plays the bottom treble clef with the bass clef

I want to know how to play the piano before I go into piano class, so I could have a head start. So does anyone know any websites, thats free where I could play on piano keys that correspond with real piano, or that can teach me the basics. I don’t have my piano yet. Thank you.

The following site has free lessons:
http://www.gopiano.com/

The following site has a virtual piano that you can play using your mouse (obviously, you can’t play quickly but you’ll get to know the notes):
http://www.pianoworld.com/fun/javapiano/javapiano.htm

(You’ll need Java installed on your computer for the virtual piano).

All the best.

i was hoping to find out if there existed any software that can hear music being played on the piano and make sheet music based on what it hears?
I mean something that specifically "listens" to music being played, as opposed to recording it based on what is played on a midi controller.

You can use a midi based program like Finale or MidiNotate. You can download midi’s almost anywhere and both programs give you sheet music from the midi.

http://www.notation.com/

http://www.finalemusic.com/

Aren’t they the same thing? They both sound like pianos.

Keyboard is an electronic equipment that plays recorded sounds.
Piano is a musical instrument that creates sounds through percussion and strings.

Read the full article for better understanding:
http://www.differencebetween.net/object/difference-between-keyboard-and-piano/

I’ve been playing piano for about 8 years now but i still cant just hear a song and be able to play it on the piano. like, i think i could be able to figure a song out at some point but it would take forever. i wish i could just hear a song and sit down at the piano and play it. can anyone tell me how to do that or if i can even learn how to do that?

You need to learn how to be able to listen to any pitch, and be able to recognize it as a certain note, such as B flat or something, and once you can do that, and once you know the chords on the piano, you will be able to play the chords that you hear.

I’d practice listening to each note over an over again, until you are able to recognize it. (: Hope this helps!