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Well, I've been playing for 11 years by next month, and I would have to say the important thing is to practice and keep your hands warm.

As a competitive player (12th in Missouri... yea I know I suck...) I suggest you wear gloves in the winter, so you don't damage your finger muscles from the cold.

you want to have a good finger posture, so here what your hands should be like:


not



flat on the keyboard, as you will lose finger strength.

to get the feeling I would cup your hands over you knees and remember that position, and move your hands up to your piano.

I would generally start with a B flat minor scale as a warm-up (6-octaves for grand piano, 4 for up right piano) try going at 166 beats per minute. When your right thumb hits middle C, split and have your left go back down and your right hand go up to the finish point, the have both hands go back to the split point and continue up to the end point, and go back towards the start, splitting again when you reach middle C.

I would try playing lots of scales, and learning how to read music, as that will make things a lot easier.

Also try to practice around 1 -2 hours (3-4 if you want to do contests).

hope this helps.

If you want to make your hands stronger you can squeeze tennis balls. It gives you a iron grip for handshakes, it might help keep your hands from tiring out.

Ask Strop and/or trood.

I have played piano since I was 8 years old. I now play blues, but used to play classical. I'd say, at a young age, do scales regularly as they help develop dexterity in the fingers. They seem rather boring, but trust me, it pays off in the long term. My other tip would be don't run before you can walk. I remember trying to learn pieces which were way too hard for the level I was at, and so I spent a long whole just going nowhere. Build up your skill in small steps.

Final tip = practice! The more you play the better you get. That simple. I take pretty long hiatuses from playing piano for various reasons, and I'm always pretty sloppy after a long period of not playing.

One final thing, try to find a style you like. It makes it much more enjoyable. Happy playing.

Ask Strop and/or trood.

I started early, but many people will tell you that you might be too old to start. Ignore them because they will hinder you, just keep looking forward, and practice.

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Well.. I've never played piano.. Well i did but wasnt sounding great.. o.O Anyways back to the topic.. Idk how to play it, So i think you should get tips from google? Or watch people play on youtube and learn from them? Maybe? o.O

Well.. I've never played piano.. Well i did but wasnt sounding great.. o.O

So i think you should get tips from google?

Or watch people play on youtube and learn from them?

By the way, thanks for all the tips to all of you who already posted.

Keep them coming though, the more the better.

Just remember finger posture is the most important, because it allows you to hit a wider ranged of pitches. It also allows you to put more force into the playing to bring out the emotions that the composer was feeling when he/she wrote the piece. Basically your goal is to paint a picture with music, for the observer (who probably is unable to do so himself) to admire.

that is my philosophy of piano.

Like others have said, technique is very important. I recommend a book of Etudes or exercises to help. Czerny is always a favorite for the classical player.

I've been playing for soon 5 years. Once you start playing piano you will get better and better and better. I practice 10 min everyday.

Anyway, you should try to learn some tunes that you know by ear first, then get sheet music from the Internet and play them. That way you train your ears and fingers.

Nope no tips but watch like Stevie Wonder play.

Nope no tips but watch like Stevie Wonder play.