I've always been the type of person to get bored easily. I don't like wasting a lot of time on things that aren't fun. And although some things just have to be done and and sometimes not very enjoyable, why should learning how to play the piano be a chore? I mean I look at the piano as a hobby. Maybe a hobby that requires some knowledge, as most do, but it still a hobby none the less. So with that said, I want to enjoy my hobby. When I first started playing the piano I wanted to do things that my hand just couldn't do. So my parents made me take my first piano lessons. This for me was a very unproductive time for me. I did begin to learn to sight read but to me it was just plain boring. While sight reading is a good skill to have, I was just bored out of my mind. I felt completely stunted creatively. I was learning techniques and scores but I wasn't being taught how to let me come out in my playing. I needed something with more freedom as well as some excitement.
I would always hear about people who played piano music by ear but really thought it was something only the elite piano players could do. I could play a couple notes on the piano but it was nothing special. I only took two months of piano lessons then quit. I obviously needed something that gave me some good information on the piano but wasn't a drag to do. I put my piano away in the closet because I was fed up with the whole thing. I thought maybe it's just not for me. And that point I had to do some thinking. If I was going to play piano, I had to enjoy doing it period.
So one day, while doing a very broad search on how to play the piano, I came across a site that taught piano players how to play music by ear. I had glanced at things like this but never really payed any attention to them. Playing piano by ear was something that intrigued me. So I took a course about playing by ear. For me it was ground breaking. From just one lesson I was able to do things and comprehend thing that I was previously unable to do. Who would have thought that there was actually a technique playing the piano by ear? I found out that just knowing simple patterns on the piano can help you to find even the most complicated songs. And to top it off, I was having fun doing it. And the more I learned, more I wanted to learn. I highly recommend anyone wanting get serious about the piano but still have a good time on the piano, learn to play by ear.
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