<p>Has anyone taken a beginning piano class and they've never played the piano before? What was the level of difficulty? How many hours a week did you put into practicing? </p>
<p>I'm trying to aim for a good GPA this semester and now I'm debating whether I want it or not. I want to learn to play the piano but I'm afraid I might get something less than an A and it's going to ruin my GPA >.< (don't mean to sound like a brat but I need the gpa this semester). </p>
<p>Any advice? Thanks.</p>
<p>i only know how to play simple scales. so what i’m planning to do is get a music book and self teach myself. moreover, private lessons at my school had a $400 lab fee. ):</p>
<p>If the piano class is an elective, can you take it pass/fail? Or can you sign up for 18-19 hours this semester, so if you find you do not like piano, you can drop the class before the drop date and still have enough hours this semester?</p>
<p>I think you should take it if you really want to learn it, and if you don’t need the class, I second the pass/fail comment.</p>
<p>There are also a lot of good piano tutorials on YouTube to supplement the class (if you’re a visual learner.)</p>
<p>I don’t need the class. I just want to learn how to play. I don’t know if I can ask for a pass/fail option. Do I ask the professor or the register for that option?</p>
<p>I second the poster who suggested taking it as pass/fail, but if you can’t do that, I wouldn’t worry too much. You will not be the only person taking beginner piano who hasn’t played the instrument before.</p>
<p>Also, I think most piano classes are only like one credit hour, so if you made a B or even a C, it wouldn’t be totally detrimental to your GPA.</p>
<p>can you take beginning piano in a group setting? you should look into that. As long as you improve week to week, you will probably get an A. That said, if you don’t want to practice, you probably shouldn’t waste your time taking the class. You can’t learn an instrument very well playing a couple times a week.</p>
<p>I don’t mind practicing just like spending insane hours practicing. Like an hour or two a day, I don’t mind but nothing more than that. Also, I don’t have a keyboard or piano at home that I can practice on, so I’m worried about that. </p>
<p>I’ll try asking if the school has a piano room to practice around but I’m not sure since it’s a City College.</p>
<p>Can’t you practice at the piano lab at school?</p>
<p>I have played the piano for 10 years but to whheex, its kinda different learning it by yourself. Piano teachers can point out so many things to you…You don’t have to learn from a professor, you can always learn from a ph.d/masters student who will tutor you for cheaper. I used to do that anyhow when I was in high school.</p>
<p>But if you really want to practice, you can without the piano at home. I have played the piano for 10 years and my brother has played for almost 14 years. We never had a piano in our home. My mother drove us around to piano labs in different universities and we walked by ourselves to piano labs in my dad’s school.</p>
<p>uyulove,</p>
<p>Thank you so much!! I had no idea my school had a piano lab!! Thanks!! I found it. It’s open from 9am-5pm if there is no class in session.</p>