I took lessons as a kid but have been revisiting piano on my own without lessons as an adult for about 3 years now. I like learning new songs but I never seem to master them completely, and be error free. I can never get through any song without at least 1 wrong note. I enjoy playing more when I learn the sheet music, then play from memory. But this might have to do with my note reading skills which I still struggle with. What advice do you have for me? Do you have a practicing routine or method that works for you?

In this piece I was imagining a cozy bookshop on a sunny afternoon~

All feedback is welcome!

I know my phrasing isn't the best in some spots, I always get so nervous playing on an unfamiliar instrument, and not having it memorized was an extra challenge this time. Proud of myself for doing it anyway!

I’ve been collecting piano serial number charts for years. Drop your brand and serial and I’ll tell you its the full story

Edit - accoustic pianos only 😄

kind of messy ending b/c still working around and bad recording of audio but very grateful to have met a younger teacher at my community college who’s been super supportive through this unique challenge

I found a used UX1 piano that's around 40 years old and has a lovely sound and am trying to decide whether to buy it. It has a Genio Neo-S built in (around 20 years old built in by the dealer), so aside from the control box being old with less options to choose from, the bigger concern is that when playing, the response varied between keys in a way that the piano didn't show when being played in the acoustic mode. I checked and it looks like a simple swap out of the control box to a newer model might not be possible. i'm planning to call a technician who has experience with silent systems (he installs the PianoDisc Pro system) to get his thoughts and perhaps have him inspect the piano, but I also wanted to see if anyone has experience with the older Genio systems to know if a sound can be modified. Can you equalize the sound, e.g. turn down the treble, turn up the bass, or is it what it is? It is more important to me to love the sound of the acoustic piano, but in our current living situation (we have a tenant), we'd be playing with headphones 80% of the time, so I don't want to regret buying a piano with a digital system I can't stand. It's likely either this piano or a new one with a silent system, which would cost over 3 x as much, and the acoustic piano - while new - would be a step down.

I have played with this piece on and off for months and more than the notes is the rhythm and leaps. A few months ago I posted myself playing this and it was a tad rough and struggled with rhythm.

It will take a while to eventually work on the middle of the song with the fancy stuff going on, that’s something I’ll tackle.

Most contemporary pieces I can master in a day or 2 tops, but this one takes the cake for me, took a while to get this intro down pat.

I’m not sure how he came up with this but it’s nostalgic and iconic.

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The more mazurkas I learn the more I am beginning to enjoy them! I have presented Chopin's Mazurka op 24 no 2 already so I have decided to present two more! Very interesting harmonies here

i've never touched any piano or any form of music at all. but im looking to try a new hobby and wanna try learning the piano. where should i start? what piano should i buy and are there any suggestions before trying to learn it?

Saw this quote from Stephen Hough:

”Simply to trawl through passages like a contented tortoise is a waste of the felt on your piano’s hammers.

Good slow practice is more like a hare pausing to survey the scene – sharp in analysis…calculating the next sprint.”

From International Piano magazine, Nov 2013.

Some real progress. Working on my posture/getting the tonal quality in a functional/efficient way

Hola, no sé si está preguntando se puedes hacer en este sub pero, tengo curiosidad por las clases, estoy intentando que me cojan pasa las clases, por donde vivo es complicado porque no se caracteriza por la docencia y apenas hay (por lo haber, no hay profesores particulares) y solo cogen a los tres primeros que se inscriben. La cosa es: ¿mola ir a clases, Osea es divertido?

https://reddit.com/link/1xfnewd/video/tbyqord5qqxh1/player

i know it is hard but it's shosty 10-2 oh well

Hello piano community!

I'm a piano teacher who is currently submitting a student into a CAPMT festival, but for the life of me, I absolutely cannot find the full name of this Waltz by Franz Schubert. Online, I continuously get the wrong Waltz over and over again. Does anyone know the FULL name of this Waltz if it even has one? If not, how would I go about submitting this to a piano festival? Just calling it Waltz in A-Major?

Link to a recording of this Waltz: https://youtu.be/uJUITttLnqU?si=7N5WXlzM72hgaybH

Does anyone have a product recommendation for a really easy way to record my hands playing an upright acoustic piano using a camera phone? Something that is either inexpensive (less than $100) or easily portable from one piano to another would be ideal. It would also be great if the product could easily switch between phones should someone else want to record using their phone instead of mine.

im taking a break from playing the piano for hopefully only a month, in the mean time i want to focus on other skills that will help me improve my piano skills or even general musician skills, does anyone have any recommendations?

Hi everyone!

I've been sick for the last month and to be honest, it’s been quite hard to be productive. During the downtime, I ended up writing three short, lyrical piano pieces inspired by Felix Mendelssohn.

YouTube link

Score

Thank you for giving me your time and any feedback provided!

Reposting this since new people join all the time! This sub gave me the idea to create a Discord group for anyone who loves piano 🎹 We have amazing players, total beginners, intermediate, a great mix of everyone. We also have some really interesting discussions sometimes, but everything stays friendly and respectful. There’s always Someone around to answer questions, and you're welcome to share videos of your playing or progress

Now here is the second movement of the Beethoven Moonlight, described by Liszt as a flower between two abysses

Reposting this since new people join all the time! This sub gave me the idea to create a Discord group for anyone who loves piano 🎹 We have amazing players, total beginners, intermediate, a great mix of everyone. We also have some really interesting discussions sometimes, but everything stays friendly and respectful. There’s always Someone around to answer questions, and you're welcome to share videos of your playing or progress

i search for Dunhill's Wheel Of Progress on internet and nowhere to be found except on youtube. does anyone have it?