Don't Learn the Piano Until You Know This 

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When my daughter was in middle school, she played violin and viola. I once asked her if she memorized the music she played. Her answer: "Why should I memorize it when it's written right there on the page?" That's the moment I realized that she was bi-lingual - English and Standard Music Notation. Yeah, sight reading.

Strongly disagree with number 3. When I started to play guitar, my only goal was to play Metallica songs. I couldn't play a note, didn't know where each note on the fretboard and so on. So I grabbed some tabs and started to learn what I liked. With time I became better. And having some base I was able to play more technical stuff. My point that I enjoy playing what I learned and played. It wasn't some boring exercises or some pieces I don't even know. I played music that I really love. And I'm not the only person who say such thing. Good example is Mike Tremonti With other things I do agree.

A short AND a regular video by Jeremy? Today is my lucky day!

It was so helpful and encouraging! Thanks!

Wise words & advice, thanks Jeremy

Excellent advice!

Great advice Jeremy. You knocked it out of the park once again, la !

Your advice is spot on. You align the importances of the subject into what is vital and what is trivial. Kudos to you. Keep it up!

me who hasnt even started learning: :|

These steps to become a better piano player are the exact way to learn. There are no shortcuts to progress in the skills needed to become better. The piano becomes your friend as you follow these steps. I hope that all students continue to improve, please do not give up! You will be glad you stay on track with Jeremy's 10 steps. I wish I had a teacher like him when I was young. Great advice!)

Thanks for this great content

Jeremy always gets amazing content for us Love your videos Your content never gets old!

Amazing video thanks Mr. See. 😇

Love u Jeremy for your useful contents in this video....... These advices are the keys in learning every instruments

I love it thanks for the advice I am a beginner and I learnt a lot from this

Very interesting Jeremy. We have to remind this once in a while, so we can't loose sight of the basic. Many thanks to tell us. JP

All the facts u shared are so true...love u.

Just started learning and playing, my goal is Polonaise in 1 year or bust! 😁 #7 VERY IMPORTANT! The teacher is a must, 2 months (8 classes) should give you the best foundation for piano learning, got a teacher over here, and she did correct me very good on some mistakes I was making from my RU-vid teacher before her. 😆

Excellent advice :) I've been sidetracked with other things... time to get back to work. I've been missing my keyboard.

You're right. Also believe that interactive teaching is needed, should improve skills instead of chasing the latest gears and to be good at sight-reading. Thank you for the presentation.

Thank you sir, your advices are very helpful. You are my teacher . M waiting to get myself a keyboard.

Good morning from sikkim and thanks for the video

Wooow, your vidoes are eye opening in music. You get to understand alot of things.

Well said.

This is great advice really.. many people dont really love training they only love the result of playing.... my tough is do a practice the song you really like because it is motivated you more... dont think about fast play think ypur objective queen song so do the queen song, breakdown every single detail and you will archive good result.. there is no good result without hard process trust me...

The one big thing I am learning is practice, practice and more practice. I am learning old songs of long ago, then I dress them up to improve their melody. You can take a simple song and make a nice melody out of it through different tones and note emphasis.

Awesome video

Great video! This one is on point and gold! 8 is the number of completion. Vital informational wisdom and advice on all the major topics and areas I can think of off hand right now. I believe I have mentioned many in my comments in the past, especially choosing gear, why, and other do's and don'ts, about goals and perspectives, and priorities, and such. It's so true to have realistic goals to work on as the stepping stones to your long time goals, dreams, and aspirations. Reaching them is only limited by you enthusuasm, ambition, discipline, tenacity, patience, determination, perseverance and insight to innovate ways to get around obstacles like external conditions not related to yourself. And none of that happens without action and regular practice, study, concentration and the time invested. Of course the learning is core and today, there are so many resources available we did not have years ago. So take heed, and be sharp to not waste time and energy by doing what is more productive, efficient and noteworthy. Unless you have studied music for years, maybe getting back to it and such, teachers and mentors and critical in learning and conditioning on your road to greatness. Practical knowledge, technique, skills, manual dexterity can only be acheived by devotion, exercise and blood, sweat and tears. When you acquire all this skills, you can sound almost like a chorus of angels. Popular songs are nice, some become classics, but those age old musical pieces are often foundational to great playing when you acheive high levels of proficiency. Lots of rock and contemporary greats play well with lots of that from studying and dilligent practice if scales, arpeggios, and other musical fundamentals existent in all styles and genres. You progress from overcoming each step and challenge to play without difficulty, to go to high levelks of doing everything by second nature, increasingly to levels where you can play naturally without almost thinking, and spontaneously improvise in the fly when you have all those skills, and accumulated tools in your musical toolbox. Eventually, you can be able to play and compose in your unique creative style, even take those popular tones, or anything else, and make them even more wonderful. I've been listening and enjoying music all my life, regrwt not sticking with playing and studying, despite my years in school and band. I have been out of the loop for a long time, due to work and life's challenges, but getting back into it. My advantage is being ingrained withbthe basics, including music theory fundamentals and reading music I have not forgotten for the most part, and just have to refresh my memory for such like remembering the order of progression of sharps and flats on the staff, mostly sharps, and the corresponding key nanes and all those other advanced things, though difficult, and haven't had much anxiety with those key signatures since I used to play lots of music in band with them. It's just learning and memorizing all the more advanced theory, improvisational and other skills. But I can probably do without a instructor, those a have a friend that is a very good one. But I am at a stage where I and pretty much aware of what I am doing wrong. And yes, like I mentioned all the differences and factors between traditional acoustic pianos and modern keyboards, and the pros and cons, many people get sidetracked by the instrument to lose focus on the player, themselves. Many are like computers, with so much to learn besides playing, alone. It's so true what you said on this subject maybe what I commented on in the past may have inspired you to elaborate on all of these topics, but this principle applies to many other topics in our lives. A great example is cars. So many people dream of expensive, fast, high performance cars with all the bells and whistles. But there's many considerations with them. Like I mentioned about keyboards, do they go beyond your means and present resources and detract from your priorities and necessities in life? Do they exceed your needs and abilities? Do you really need a full blown 88 note weighted keyboard if you are not seriously studying tradition piano when you are starting off, or just a casual player and a $200 Casio CT-S1 will do everything you need just as well? I am a techie, and willing to spend the money in good gear, and had lots of cool stuff in the past. Some gear I wish I still had, but others, as good and expensive and full featured as they were, are now dated, not as user friendly or efficient and practical as today's keyboards and gear that are much cheaper. For cars, most of those expensive perfirmance models are dreams that turn into reliability, safety, and financial nightmares, and few people even that the skills to handle them, or make use of their abilities. Today, unless you are into racing, or cops and robbers, you don't need all the extra power. There are nice, much more affordable and practical cars with all the tech and creature comforts and enough performance fir everyday driving. So, too with keyboards. The expensive keyboards are amazing and incredibly nice, some are great, but a lot less expensive, and some are even great for their price point. The latter, especially the handful most of us know, are so great and affordable. Tha Roland Fantoms and other top brand flagships are great for professional players, performance and production, but the Roland RD 88 is a preferred keyboard to the RD2000 as a stage piano for price, design and features, and the V Combo as a pro keyboard. Those two and my JD-Xi woukd be my choice fir a pro rig. The latter is a powerhouse itself but covers a lot of bases in one package. But I would only need the RD 88 for the full range weighted keyboard and sounds. But the Alesis digital pianos fit the bill for half the price, or less. And it's not a must have because I have the CDP-S350 I can play. If I played gigs or play backup keys for our worship team, I would get the V Combo. My Go:Keys is great, and has lots of voice tone patches, and sounds great, 128 note polyphony, cool loop pattern feature, speakers and BT, but has limitations for live performance, layering, split keyboard, tone patch switcing in the fly, octave and transpose, etc. I almost got the PSR-E373 at that time if it was available at the time. That and the CT-S400 are a toss up, both having unique perks, and it would be nice to have at least one arranger keyboard. I will probably get the Yamaha for my sister, and be able to use it, but get the Casio to take with me, as a good all around portable keyboard, and cheaper alternative to the V Combo at church. But to me, sounds are etheral, and the CT-S1 is what I want the most as my main playing keyboard. The acoustic piano, organ, string and the rest is great, lots of variety, but the different electric piano sounds are my favorites, and it does all of them well, along with the other voices. This is now the one keyboard I would recommend for mostly playing, if you don't need the pitch bend. Like you mentioned it can be a great controller for a DAW with all the free sound and other software. The Yamaha Reface CP is great for it's portability, bread and butter realistic tones, effects and simplicity, but the beginner without the need for full sized keys to start off with can do well with the Yamaha PSS-A50. It sounds great for the price, and can do lots of tricks as we have discovered if you have creativity. I got more flexibility with other gear, too. But the bottom line I mentioned in my long previous comment reiterates things you mentioned here. Have a plan, be practucal, apply yourself to skills and learning, be dedicated, and eventually you reap rewards of full enjoyment, and research, analyze and plan wisely to get and reap the most benefits of what gear you have.

Thanks

Very true!

Thank you Jeremy for the 8 vital points.

Me who became a keyboardist a few months ago: why was this not posted sooner you gosh dang universe?!

This was an amazing video to watch! Thank you sir Jeremy, I was specially happy when I heard you say that it is possible to go a long way with even a beginner keyboard. This is something I have been wondering a lot about, when I hear relatively cheap keyboards like the CT-X700 or the PSR-373 I often wonder if its possible to actually make great music with these instruments. They are packed full of features after all.

thanks sir...........................

i love you jeremy you are my favorite youtuber

Ey first, awesome video Mr. See!!! Definitely learnt something to play and practice on my keyboard

I have been learning the piano for 8 months and was just wondering like how to progress. There are so many tips tricks and stuff on the internet that I am just left confused as to where to begin. Your comprehensive video and points helped clear all of that in one go and your suggestions to the books are also very helpful. I just wish that I had found your channel first when buying my keyboard. I live in India and let's just say the options here are limited and pricey compared to average income. I just asked the store owner whatever they recommended for a beginner and got a Casio ctk-3500 which has no banking and makes changing the settings every time a pain. Also I want to play classical as welI but I couldn't get a 88 keys piano because they are expensive for me and also i like to play some tunes with the accompaniment feature that seems to be only available on keyboards sadly.

In her book The Persistent Pianist, Eileen D Robillard spoke of two big problems with adult piano students. They are sort of opposite polarities. 1. Learning blocks caused by anxiety and poor self-esteem. "It's too hard for me". 2. An excessive academic self-esteem, typically camouflaged by a false humility. The first problem (which is very much an aquired adult complex) is tricky, but easier to overcome. The second problem features students who excel at first, but fail to meet their own unreasonable targets/expectations, and give up. As Jeremy says, it's good to have targets, but before spending much time learning to play an instrument, we should try to understand who we are, and make any necessary adjustments to our expectations. A teacher can help a lot, but if the student is too stuck in his/her ways, disappointment will result. Let's have courage and patience! When you struggle and the teacher says you can do it, it's because you can, no matter how long it takes.

Part of the reason I'm deciding to pick up piano is to learn theory better and apply it "easier" My primary instrument is guitar, which is fun to play, but I don't enjoy trying to learn theory on.

Now that’s some sound advice, Jeremy See

Hi Jeremy, very interesant your video . Best Regards from Barcelona José Movilandia 😎💥💥💥👍

Very good news from you again, especialliy the advice, not to look for the latest stuff, everyone did this once a time i assume, its the same in drumming, where i started with, make blind sound check with drums at different price ranges, who will really notice the differences... Ps: as you did with Piano sounds... Simetimes i was right, but often wrong (in your test Video) greetings from Germany arround the World 😉👍

I bought a dgx670b, it's stand and 3 peddles, chair, and headphones. Signed up to flowkey but found flowkey hard trying to work out correct key. Was looking into led piano visualizer but with high cost, decided to a just bought an ez300 to help. It works wonderfully with flowkey and once I master each song, will play on Dgx670. Currently learning to play, Havana pop song. Just love the grand piano sound on dgx670b. I am watching this after a year. So you can still give me a free course if you want. But leave it till 2024 Dec as I want to concentrate on flowkey till then and get my full monies worth. Hence the reason I bought the ez300 to quickly light up the keys and help in timing.

v well said

Perfect timing for me with this video. The CT-S1 I ordered is coming to me tomorrow, and I'm going to try learning to play on it as an absolute beginner. So I appreciate these tips. The only tip I can't really follow is the one about getting a teacher since I don't think I could afford one, but I'm not looking to be a serious musician anyway. This is more for personal fulfillment than anything else.

Thank you for this Mr Se! I'm doing a SeeFlix marathon to pick the right keyboard and this video is very very helpful with another aspect ...really helpful tips. Appreciate it✨✨✨

Yeah it's true ..literature it's easy but when I have roll up piano it's so hard ..I can play 1 hand but when I make to hand it's too struggle from now....I try to learn All of me by jhon legend...its easy chords but if my situation biginer its hard..

Which travel foldable keyboards you suggest.

Shame... you are so far from my town...LOL... you´ll be a very good teacher... I think... Thanks for all your videos.. you are soooo good

I have a question. Do you know lk 516? What do you recommend lk 516 or ctx 700?

Hi, may I know your piano course is priced in which country's currency? Thanks.

between the donner piano and this Yamaha for classic piano would you prefer yamaha?

Nux Wk310( 550 usd with stand and 3 pedals included) vs Roland Fp 10(700usd for the piano and 150 usd more for the stand) which one would be a better option?

Im asking my parents casios ct s1 and im hyped, all probaly not have fixed schedule but itll be like 1-4 hours a day

Jeremy is immortal y'all!! because of all the music and blessings of his students and subscribers. 😂

1:04 love that brain image

Hey Jeremy, im looking at getting into some music production, I have watched your videos on beginner keyboards, do you think I should invest in a keyboard (to practice and learn and get the understanding) or get just get a MIDI? I have an absolute beginner, thanks

Jeremy, you offer a course consisting of 19 modules of lessons (paid) on your website. In the video above, No. 7 of your list is to get/hire a teacher. You then explain the various points that a teacher can address that the student is doing wrong. Do you see your lessons referenced above fulfilling point No 7? I have spent about six hours this morning watching your videos and "shopping" at Amazon, but not buying yet. And I have found those videos insightful, clear, and unbiased. You point out both the good and the bad. I have been a musician for many years, and then gave it up. I am wanting to get back to it. I have considered several instruments, but they have failed as a choice because of my physical abilities. I am now considering piano--which I did have few lessons in many, many years ago. As I look at those physical abilities that have adversely affected my instrument choices to date, I believe they would not affect my being able to play/learn piano. Lawrence

Hi Jeremy...I want to ask suggestion from you. Which among the 3 app is best for piano lesson?Is it the simply piano?skoove? or flowkey?What can you suggest please?

Do I need to find a key bed with weighted keys as a beginner?

I'm 66 yrs old and a beginner. I started 5 months ago. I practice 5 yrs a day. From day one I committed myself to a 7 am -12:00 pm. I have had some added hours here and there but everyday Monday through Friday I study and practice. I'm just now beginning to retain much of what I'm learning. I may not ever be great but at least I'm doing my best to be a decent pianist.

Jeremy see: Music Theory is needed for piano Piano guys: yes Guitar guys: Suck it

hi Geremy. i am 69 years old. cannot read mudical note. through your video, i brought a PSR E373. do you think i can follow your 8 advices or any other suggestion?

I'm thinking about buying a new digital piano. I have a limited budget £700. I have one question would the FP30X be able to cope with pieces like Hungarian rhapsody by Liszt or some Chopin etudes?

I believe everyone should turn on their metronome, and play and sing a song in all 12 keys everyday.

I need subtitles to but this movie not supported. Could you add subtitles?

i have to get me a teacher piano definily.

Hi, your course of $198 is priced at which country's currency? Thanks.

WOW THANKS even if i'm 10 months late

Number one would also mean Drumming?

Sight reading makes it easy to play many songs without the need to memorize it

Please compare CT S1 with the Yamaha P121 or P125.

This is good advice, allthough i wouldnt reccomand a 500$ piano when youre not even sure you enjoy playing the piano yet

H0w can i d0wnload free pian0 beginners tutorial apps

Shoul i buy casio ctx 9000in or yamaha psr i500 I'm still confused

If sheet music isn't on your list of things to learn don't even waste money this is the reason I'm debating wether or not to dive in. I've played woodwind and some brass but never the piano 🎹

Is Casio CTS 1 in India

I’d love to learn even at my age, but being 64 years old with ADD, it would be very difficult.

i are sad... no hve legend closed caption ....

I think learning piano is like learning to use a computer keyboard. After some time, you just know what places the letters are.

You sure don't look like 50s and I can't find that local accent in you until I spotted that HDB blk in the background in some of your videos. :P

First comment

Have u deleted ur ...versace song ..from the videos ? If yes, why ?

Can you deliver to me

I strongly disagree. It only takes an interest to learn piano on whatever rate or phase you are in

21st comment

This guy looks like Donnie yen

More than 30 years experience? You don't look 30 yet.

Is it still valid? I watch all your videos

Wait, you want to tell me you arent 35 years old?

5:45 9️⃣ So I saw the hottest thing of the moment... You are still married, right Jeremy? I hope everything is alright with you, your wife your kids and your 🐈. 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦🐈 So that was number 9️⃣!

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Sorry, Jeremy, I am currently taking piano lessons with Simply Piano.

The fact is, you will need to spend years with mind-numbing drills. Arpeggios, scales, inversions, Hanon, Czerny, just drech. It is the price of admission to competency. It is 100% technical, 0% creative. It's not playing music, it's a drill. You might as well be conjugating Latin verbs. So count on many years of that before you reach a modicum of competency in playing. Sad, but true.

@jeremysee I wish to buy Casio CTS 1