Byakuya San wrote:
oops513 wrote:
i want to learn the piano, although im totally hopeless at the whole 2 hand concept
My dad has the exact same problem.
I would suggest learning something VERY easy with whichever hand you're more comfortable with, then after a while, add the other hand and play the same thing, starting slowly. After you start to get the hang of it, you can move on to more challenging things, and eventually you can start playing slightly different notes on one hand. Of course, you could always just learn a song one hand at a time and slowly try to put them together, whatever works best. The key things to remember are to play SLOW and OFTEN.
Then again, I'm no music teacher, but Mayanspypilot is, so she might have a better way of learning.
Having taught piano (as well as played since I was 5), slow and frequent is definitely the best way to go. And I agree, you definitely want to start with very easy stuff first before trying something a lot harder. It may not take you too long to get the hang of the easy stuff, but it's always best to start there.
A method of practicing that I've seen get results (but requires a lot of patience):
- If you have a metronome, use it! Set it to something excruciatingly slow, start with one hand, and one line. Play that line over and over and over again, until you get it right at least 5 times in a row. Once you've gotten it right 5 times in a row, speed the metronome up a couple notches, and repeat until you get that part slightly faster than you really want it (this makes it easier when you put both hands together).
- Repeat this whole process with the other hand.
- Repeat this process with both hands together.
I would definitely recommend a teacher if at all possible, but if not, I know there are beginner's books out there for older people (IE, not geared towards 5 year olds, but more towards teens/adults). The name of them unfortunately is eluding me at the moment, but if I can find them from my piano pedagogy class notes, I'll post 'em.
One thing to keep in mind: no matter how you start, it will be frustrating for a while. Be patient, and stick to it!