Post by Rob van der PuttenHi there
I don't know the world's websites on Music. If you want to
learn piano, and be any good at it, you need a teacher.
Which costs money.
There are
some really good websites out there for theory, for instance, but
nothing can teach you piano "fast."
Which is not my main objection to sites like these. Fast may work if
your brain just happens to be heavily optimized for this kind of stuff.
Otherwise it won't.
My main objection to this type of sites, is that they are very much
geared at 'popular' stuff. Evergreens, hits, Christmas, whatever.
I can hardly imagine that non main stream music which can be played by
beginners doesn't exist.
This particular site goes one step further. They claim that one should
learn to play the piano, in order to become more popular.
I not too long ago played a simple 19th-cent.
piece for someone, thinking, who wouldn't
like something like that, and... I don't think
that person really much liked the piece.
So maybe there's something to be said for
learning to play (modern) popular music.
I don't know about this site, though. The
"repertoire" seems interesting to me, but what
they show on the written page seems much
more basic than what is heard... but we can't
see it all.
C.
Post by Rob van der PuttenI also get the impression that one is required to install special
software. In my opinion generic stuff should do.
We have centuries of keyboard
pedagogy experience. The methods have been developed over time by
trial and error. Teaching piano is now well understood, and changes
are small these days.
The best pianists, regardless of where they come from, come out
of an organised conservatory, for instance; the Royal Conservatory of
Music in Toronto. A teacher who can reach the students is also of
great value. Not all teachers are the same, of course. You sometimes
have to search for a good one.
All I was saying was that no one can teach you "fast." You get
something, but you have no skills or knowledge of music.
Lack of knowledge or skills limits freedom.
Regards,
Rob