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Thinking about Piano lessons

yeah, so i know more about music theory than i knew this time last year but im still well short of being able to play anything at all

I was thinking about just getting proper lessons, the only thing thats stopping me kinda is the fact that im 35 - im wary of the saying you cant teach an old dog new tricks

id like to able to play stuff into tracks, jam around, come up with some nice progressions. I usually end up gravitating towards a sound that contains melodies, chords etc, so im thinking proper knowledge of how to play would help out here

advice?

Do it. Definitely, do it. I have never met a single person who has regretted learning an instrument...at any age. I used to be a bass instructor and I was a piano tutor back when I was music major and I had students in their late-20s-30s, but they learned fine. That said, yeah, being older is a disadvantage, mostly because of time/energy constraints, but that shouldn't stop you. Look for a teacher who knows a bit about music theory and you'll find that it comes to you much easier when you're actually applying or hearing the music theory concepts while you learn piano.

Cool thanks man, heartening words - yes, time is always a problem but i should be able to find the time

Definitely do it.

Try and separate the idea that taking piano lessons is music theory though, it's not.

It's a whole new world of brain re-wiring musical instinct.

35 is nothing, it's just silly mentality. You should never stop learning until you die.
Advice? Just do it. Personally I'd say buy a Kawai VPC-1 and connect it to a good Kontakt piano library, like Piano in Blue. Fells like a grand piano, and will sound 98% like one. Take lessons. You should be able to play simple melodies of pop songs in like a month. Learning to improvise will be very rewarding, not to mention entertaining.

Re: Thinking about Piano lessons

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Originally posted by evo8 yeah, so i know more about music theory than i knew this time last year but im still well short of being able to play anything at all I was thinking about just getting proper lessons, the only thing thats stopping me kinda is the fact that im 35 - im wary of the saying you cant teach an old dog new tricks id like to able to play stuff into tracks, jam around, come up with some nice progressions. I usually end up gravitating towards a sound that contains melodies, chords etc, so im thinking proper knowledge of how to play would help out here advice?

been about ten years since I posted here . Funny you wrote this post as I am thinking contemplating buying an upright piano and heading down the same path. I am also 35 so worry not my friend

edit: you can always benefit. My reason for wanting to have lessons is I have no theory as I have always just progressed naturally but I feel I am at a point where I can benefit musically now by having a better formal understanding of how things work.

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