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?

___________________
hearthis
soundcloud
youtube

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.

___________________
cryophonik.com | facebook | soundcloud

Sonar Platinum | Ableton Live 9 | Logic Pro X | Access Virus TI2 Keyboard | Kurzweil PC3X | Nord Lead 4R | NI Maschine

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

___________________
hearthis
soundcloud
youtube

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.

___________________
Soundcloud

Last edited by tehlord on Mar-23-2015 at 20:19

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.

quote:

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.

___________________