i dont play piano, however i want to play Moonlight from Beethoven. How long will it take ?

Answer 1

10 years of total dedication and sacrifce.

Answer 2

I agree with the other answerers. It's awesome that you're interested in learning the Moonlight Sonata but it is definitely not a piece for beginners. I know what it's like being an old beginner and I didn't start taking piano lessons until the eleventh grade in high school but it is well worth the time and money. The question you need to ask yourself is Do I just want to learn the Moonlight Sonata? or Do I want to be able to play any piece on the piano? I did not learn the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata until my fourth year of piano study. I could play it well because of the instruction I received from a qualified teacher, I never would have learned it myself. I've seen self taught pianists attempt to play it and I'm not trying to be snobby but you can tell they've had no formal instruction.
I know this doesn't really answer your question, but I would advise you to find a piano teacher and start taking lessons. You might not play Moonlight right away, but you'll have a lot of fun pieces to play in the meantime.

Answer 3

Start with the first movement. The technical stuff is ridiculously easy, but the musicality.....will come later. If you just want to play for fun, the first movement will take maybe about...2 weeks to learn for somebody who does not know piano at all (granted you practice everyday). This is only for technical stuff though, for musical expressions and all that you need at least a month I think.

The second movement is roughly the same as the first

The third movement...forget about it if you are a beginner. It is one of the hardest pieces in the piano repertoire. Stick with the 1st and 2nd.

Hope this helps!

Answer 4

It will never happen if you don't know how to read the music. If you have learned to read music (treble and bass clefs) by playing some other instrument or instruments, then it may be possible. But even considering that, there are certain technical aspects that are unique to piano, so you would not be doing those things correctly.

Regardless, take lessons. It's ridiculous to think you can play without putting in the work to learn it. That's like thinking you can do algebra before you even learn how to add - not possible!

Answer 5

- First thing you got to do is not to let these people discourage you. I say because you are your biggest critic. Also anyone could play someone else's song, but making one is harder. AND have a standng instrument.

- Second you are trying to walk before you crawl, keep in mind you are beginner, and beginners who are of older age tend to give up, so don't give up. Know the basics

- Listen to the song alot (if you have the recording), try to see what the meaning of the song, anyone that can hear can do this. Listen carefully and try to listen to changes to sound quality or feeling (ie when it is played softer or harder or anything). Don't worry if you can't hear the notes, only professionals could do this.

-Do alot of research on this song and methods on the piano. Look for variations of the song. Look for fingerings (meaning how you put the fingers on the piano). Watch videos on Youtube.com, watch how people play this song. Listen to the other songs of this composer, like Fur Elise and such. Do research on Beethoven, wikipedia, don't take that long to read through his life.

-Familiarize yourself to alot music concepts.

-Read alot of begining to advance piano and theory books and articles (you could find alot of these in the internet). I know you couldn't replace a good teacher, but you can pretty damn close to it. Don't stress if you don't get the material at once, because it will take the brain awhile (a day or two) to internalize the info and actually start to understand what the hell they are talking about.
Know the basics, again I say this.

-When you practice the song, break it in to pieces, chunking, this will allow your brain to internalize it. Another tip is to practice is really really slow with no tempo, for this will allow your fingers get dexterity. Another when practicing, do it a little bit but often, again this will allow you to internalize the info. Another is that you need to give your practice attention, the fact that your practice it for hours will have no attention to what you are doing, with attention you will become aware of your action. By attention, I mean to everything, the way you sit, how you lay your fingers on the ivories, how you move your fingers and to tension. Be accurate, not fast for speed will come naturally.

-Have Desire, and alot of it, it shouldn't just be that you want to play, it got to have meaning.

-Give it time and patience, anything worth learning takes time and lots of attention. Don't ignore mistakes and tensions.

-Okay I estimated it, if you practice the piano (not just the song) for 2-3 hours a day and do what i said and really concentrate and pay alot of attention, you can learn the song as a beginner in about 4-6 months.
-1 hour technical exercise to get dexterity
-1-2 hour practicing the song, practice
alot, but take a break often. this keep you
from getting bored from practicing

-Remember music is an experience and not just a song or showing off, it has meaning, it is living. It is music. Know your intentions.

-I play the guitar and currently learning the same song but the third movement (Presto Agitato), and I know about practice and I still think it will take a couple of weeks to learn it, but am refining my practice regiment and attention to music to be a well rounded musician. I am reading about the piano, though I don't play the piano, it has the basic practice ideas.

-Have fun and good luck. God Bless

Answer 6

the moonlight sonotas not very hard to play. If you have never played piano before, you could probably learn it in a couple of weeks. try getting one of those cheapo keyboards that show you how to play songs on the built in screen. you don't need to know how to read music cause a lot of people are great musicians but don't know much if anything about sheet music or theory.

Answer 7

it depends if you know anything in music theory.
first, i would say take some lessons if you really want to play it that badly. taking lessons will help you improve faster and you will almost "have" to practice.

like that other guy said, the 3rd movement is very difficult...stick with the 1st and 2nd...I have been taking lessons for 6 years and still havent "mastered" it...

it also depends on how picky you are...if you want it perfect or for a performance, it will take at least a month, but if you just want to play it for fun, then i don't know...maybe 2 or 3 weeks at the least...

good luck!

Answer 8

I am an adult who has taken piano lessons. It is definitely harder for adults to master an instrument mainly because of time and commitment. However, I have purchased a keyboard and with constant practice you can learn to play that song. It is not the easiest song, but you can do it. It took me about 2 months to learn Bach. I love music and I would encourage you to go for it!!

Answer 9

Depends on how quickly you can memorize. You can't learn the piano quickly but you can learn a song and only that song if you dedicate yourself within a week or two.

Answer 10

You need to start with taking lessons. If you take lessons you will get better faster.