Learning the Keyboard

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>So I have a summer's worth of time and I want to be productive. I've always thought piano tunes are lovely, but I haven't seriously pursued music in any modem. I dabbled with the trumpet and violin as a child, but nothing really stuck. I have a job now, and some extra cash so I wanted to take up a new hobby.</p>

<p>Thing is, I'd be learning straight from youtube videos. For seasoned players, how long did it take you to familiarize yourself with the keys and such? </p>

<p>This has been on my mind for a while.</p>

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<p>wow no one here plays?</p>

<p>BUMP!</p>

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<p>It takes a little while to get adjusted to the left and right hand rhythms. Some good teachers on YouTube for learning songs are gotitans999 and pianojohn113.</p>

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<p>It took a while to play chords. I was only 8 then though…</p>

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<p>Ya, most people here will have started when they were younger which is a lot different from picking it up as a teenager/adult. </p>

<p>Do you know how to read music currently? If so, start with that basic. Pick up a couple beginner books, because there is a certain way to hold your hands and whatnot, that you could miss out just messing around (but then again, those aren’t too important if you’re just trying to gain a basic knowledge). Youtube will help. I stopped playing a few years ago. I realized I didn’t like it, but love brass instruments…go figure.</p>

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<p>I mean I learned how to play notes for a violin when I was a kid but no, I’m basically starting with a clean slate.</p>

<p>My dad got me this casio beginner’s keyboard with a book, but I’m more of a visual learner, so I’ll try to get that down with youtube.</p>

<p>I mean I’d like to get the basic down this summer, but I have the rest of my life to get really good haha</p>

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<p>Learn keytar. It’s way cooler.</p>

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<p>^ I concur, keytar is f***ing awesome.</p>

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<p>i learned how to type from typing in cheats from the game Age of Mythology rofl.</p>

<p>abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz i can type around 100wpm consistently</p>

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<p>^^I think he’s talking about piano keyboard.</p>

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<p>You can always get a keyboard and a book to start off. I did this; I’ve been playing for about three months and I’ve already started to dabble with Beethoven and Bach.</p>