The fundamentals of beginner piano can be learned in quite a short while. After about 2 or 3 classes with a private piano tutor you ought to have learned the best way to find each one of the notes are and as well how to play some basic tunes, perhaps even with 2 hands at the same time. I myself have made a video showing you how to play the essentials of piano in just 10 minutes.
The tricky part comes when you begin to play with both hands as one and you desire to advance further. For people that are learning with a classical piano teacher they may undoubtedly be given one or two of set pieces to learn. First you'll have to learn to play the right hand part by itself. Practicing it again and again again until you can play it with no hesitation. After that you're going to do the same with the part for the left hand. This is a bit more tricky for most people but after a bit it gets a lot easier.
Now the fun begins... Placing it all together. You can compare that with riding a bike. One day it will all just come together but until then, you may find the educational process a little slow.
If you are being taught at home with a home study course or a dvd then you may about definitely be mastering various musical styles or genres at the same time. The basics of piano learning stay the same though. Learning to play easy tunes and chords in the right hand and playing a basic bass line with the left. When it comes to combining the left hand with the right you won't think it as complicated as brushing your hands whilst learning set classical pieces. You will be playing a ton faster by doing this.
To become a bit more advanced in this style you will have to include a tune in your right hand with the chords which you might find pretty hard. Or instead sometimes you'll be playing just the tune in the right hand and you will be mixing the bass line and the chords in the left. It's the mixing of the two things in one hand that you will find most hard of all but you will find that in time this strategy will allow you to move on considerably quicker and will give you a solid background in piano playing.
When you've become talented then you will doubtless grow out of the study course and will then gain from attending regular one on one piano classes with a private teacher.
The tricky part comes when you begin to play with both hands as one and you desire to advance further. For people that are learning with a classical piano teacher they may undoubtedly be given one or two of set pieces to learn. First you'll have to learn to play the right hand part by itself. Practicing it again and again again until you can play it with no hesitation. After that you're going to do the same with the part for the left hand. This is a bit more tricky for most people but after a bit it gets a lot easier.
Now the fun begins... Placing it all together. You can compare that with riding a bike. One day it will all just come together but until then, you may find the educational process a little slow.
If you are being taught at home with a home study course or a dvd then you may about definitely be mastering various musical styles or genres at the same time. The basics of piano learning stay the same though. Learning to play easy tunes and chords in the right hand and playing a basic bass line with the left. When it comes to combining the left hand with the right you won't think it as complicated as brushing your hands whilst learning set classical pieces. You will be playing a ton faster by doing this.
To become a bit more advanced in this style you will have to include a tune in your right hand with the chords which you might find pretty hard. Or instead sometimes you'll be playing just the tune in the right hand and you will be mixing the bass line and the chords in the left. It's the mixing of the two things in one hand that you will find most hard of all but you will find that in time this strategy will allow you to move on considerably quicker and will give you a solid background in piano playing.
When you've become talented then you will doubtless grow out of the study course and will then gain from attending regular one on one piano classes with a private teacher.
