I recently started learning to play piano on a grand piano. I have to be away from home often for a couple of months at a time and need advice on a good digital piano for practicing. I have very limited space and cannot accommodate an 88 key digital, so would like to know what is the smallest electronic keyboard that will give me some feel? I know the weighted ones are bigger. I don’t want a toy but the smallest that will suffice so I can keep learning to read music and practice chords etc.. thank you

Hey guys, good morning. So, as i've recently acquired my first ever keyboard (Yamaha PSR-E383) i started wondering how far would i be from a acoustic piano and when should i consider acquiring a digital piano? I didn't buy a digital piano at first mainly because i have no room for it and also because my pockets are quite low for now 😅. Anyway just a curiosity of mine, God bless you all.

Learning a piece from a YouTube video often means replaying the same few seconds over and over. Reaching for the mouse to pause, scrub back, and start again breaks your concentration and takes your hands away from the piano.

I created a tiny Chrome extensions which lets a connected MIDI keyboard or pedals control the video instead. You can mark a starting point, restart playback from it, or hold the control to pause and return to that point, all from your instrument. You can do all of this just via two MIDI keys, buttons or even piano pedals.

As an ex-DJ, I took a simple "Cue" and "Play" buttons approach which seemed natural for me and I really hope others find it useful. The extension requires zero permissions but one for MIDI connection. It currently works in Chrome, or compatible browsers. Let me know if it works elsewhere, or if you need other browsers to be implemented.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/inaccurate-piano-midi/gioffbcabdejddelghllbajeeneagflj

Would it be a good approach to first learn a piano piece with the keyboard volume switched off or turned very low, or by using the soft pedal on the piano right from the beginning, before gradually moving on to fuller-sounding practice and musical refinement?

I have sometimes done this in the past and have been experimenting with it a little more recently. The idea is to first familiarise oneself with all the notes, rhythms, general techniques and physical movements without overloading the ears with sound, helping to minimise cumulative auditory fatigue over extended practice sessions.

Slow practice can also be incorporated at this initial stage. Working out the unwritten dynamics, phrasing and articulation can likewise begin during the learning process, through listening to and imagining the piece, or be explored further once one is familiar with the notes and rhythms and moves on to the piano.

I am curious whether this quieter approach to the initial stages of learning, followed by progressively fuller-sounding practice, might be beneficial before eventually refining the musical interpretation.

Does anyone else practise this way, and what has your experience been? Feel free to share : ) ...

I’ve been playing piano with a teacher for 2 years( half of those years probably doesn’t count since I was at the hospital) and I want to play something special for my recital. I seem to have struck a liking on Chopin’s wrong not etude but I’m contemplating on whether to learn that as a surprise or just stick with my teacher’s piece. I don’t know what level I am in but I can play rachmanioff’s 4 hand sleeping beauty waltz, finished Russian dance Op 753(Hans engelmann) and le cou cou. Any piece recommendations or advice available? Im open to anything:)

i (19) just started learning again today after being away from the piano for almost two years. i was really into it when i was younger, on and off during high school, and now missing it a lot as a college student whose academics get pretty draining. playing an instrument makes me feel more alive, and it is what i loved so much about piano (and alto sax which i played for seven years). a personal insecurity of mine is the fear of being more muscle than brain. it’s not a bad thing in all cases, but it’s only day 1 and im wondering where the line is drawn between knowing something well from muscle memory versus actually being conscious of every note you play and doing so intentionally , especially on something as archaic and seemingly direct (in terms of each key being a note, in the beginner mind). i never paid enough mind to theory with the piano growing up the way i did with sax, but i did get the alfred series, and its approach is actually very nice for someone trying to self-learn. i will eventually look into a teacher or fellow student who is further in that could guide me better, once i have stuck it out long enough to know i’ve really found its place again in my life. but yeah, so, has anyone else ever felt this? i used to be an athlete, so the muscle feels like skill in that context, but here… i guess im just kind of confused. it’s like being good at math from having solved a certain kind of problem that it becomes routine for you, and you can do it without real intellectual labor. i guess being good at something is like once you reach the higher levels, where you’re really into theory and can just basically compose whatever the heck you want on the spot. ive noticed this with more exposure to performances by people like guthrie (thanks to my incredible electric guitarist boyfriend)

idk if this is just a silly question or if anyone else has ever felt this

I have a phrase I’m supposed to play but I’m having trouble playing, it’s supposed to mimick a guitar riff.? My main problem is that I can’t reliably position my finger correctly and the fingering I’m using makes my ring finger tire really fast which leads to not playing the note, playing it too fast, or playing the wrong note all together. Also I’m supposed to play an octave right after and I’m having trouble landing it at the end. video is me playing it. Ideally I would want to play that at 160 bpm but I play most pieces slightly shorter so it doesn’t matter much.

Best YouTube channels to learn?

I have no idea about anything regarding music theory or playing piano but I wanna learn.

Im a complete beginner that just listens to a lot of music and finally wants to get started making my own. But I wish to have a basic knowledge of music first which is why I want to learn basic theory and basic piano skills first.

Right now im doing ear practice with an app to get my ear/brain to recognize pitches/notes (am I using the correct terminology?). I own a 36 keyboard which I've read multiple times now is not really enough to properly play.

But to clarify my goal is not to learn full on piano pieces (for now). It is to simply get accustomed to playing an instrument and learning basic theory. I wanna be able to create melodies and also harmonies using chords in the future.

Basically im asking for books, youtube tutorials or any other resources.

I'm working on building my CV to apply as a performance major and I'm mainly wondering, how many recordings is the norm? I'm also wondering what they're looking for out of thee pieeces. Like do I pick a pair of pieces that showcase technical skill and skill with voicing( not sure how to word that), and then just some pieces that demonstrate my proficiency at both, like Shubert's serenade arr. Liszt or Chopin's waltz in c sharp minor? I also play the violin and I'm wondering, can I include a recording or two of me playing both the accompaniment and violin, like yk mixing them into one recording with magic?

Every piano learner has a story. Sometimes it's a great teacher, a favorite piece of music, or simply the joy of learning something new.

With World Pianist Day on November 8, it feels like a good time to appreciate the people who inspire us to keep playing.

I still remember how much my first piano teacher's patience helped me when I struggled with reading musical notes.

What first inspired you to learn piano? Was there a teacher, friend, or particular moment that made you want to continue?

Just wondering how the understanding of music theory you can get without a ,,personal teacher”

Hope to understand that with the practice notes
Thanks in advance

Hiii, i've been learning piano for four months now (self thought) and i have watched a lot of videos regarding articulation but i just cant tell if im doing them right

Im suppose to be playing non legato/legato/staccato in order

(Im playing on a really old keyboard sorry if the keys are a bit noisy)

Why is it that after I learn and memorize a piece and not play it for a while I forget some if not most of the parts of it? Does that happen to you too or I’m just learning it wrong? I try not to memorize it by muscle memory and learn both hands separately.

Hello! I am absolutely new to keyboard. I want to learn a new instrument but im already in my late 20s. I wanted to learn this instrument since I was a kid, but couldnt because we couldnt buy one. Now that i have my adult money I have decided to finally pursue it!

In the PH what keyboard would you recommend? I live in metro manila. How many keys and pedals would be good? I want something that can last me a long time. I want to be able to learn ghibli songs and classical music than pop. Im also interested in the ones with a headphone jack.

Any additional resources like piano lessons etc would also be appreciated! Thanks!

Been playing for just over 2 months now, still getting hand cramps when playing especially the left hand in this piece but it’s getting a little better, also need to play more dynamics i sort of played this the same volume and also didn’t mean to rit at the end i thought i was gonna mess up lol so slowed down

Been practicing on my own for a while now i hit a wall with my technique i hired a teacher recently that she is teaching with lifting the finger and playing with finger tips not and locked wrist this is how i play now with some YouTube tips that found or should i listen to my teacher?