How old were you when you started learning the piano?

Question

How long did it take for you to play reasonably well..Bach , perhaps..and people around you are smiling instead of cringing when you play. :-)

Answer 1

6. Now I also play Horn in F (fancy name for a French Horn) and guitar. once you know piano, it's a lot easier to play most other instruments.

Answer 2

I started piano lessons when I was 7 years old. By the time I was 12, I was studying through the Royal Conservatory. When I was in senior year of high school, I started teaching piano. I now teach 35-50 students/week, and make darn good money :D I also play in my church, and get paid for that,too.

I have to say that my students sound great, right from the start!! LOL

Seriously, I was playing the real big classical stuff after about 6 or 7 years of studying.

Now I can play pretty much anything I want (except Rachmaninoff... he scares me LOL). I sight read music the way some people read novels. I also have learned to play the guitar, french horn, flute, recorder, percussion....

A good teacher will teach her students to play well right from the start. Unfortunately, there are some bad piano "teachers" out there who think that just because they can play Fur Elise that they can teach. Pedagogy is an art, and must be studied if one wants to be a competent teacher.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I started learning piano at age 7. Bach composed many easy pieces so I can't imagine it taking more than a year before you can play some Bach. I hate to say it, but natural ability is a big factor. However, anyone with some musical propensity can learn to play well enough for friends/family in a couple years and have them be impressed. It kind of depends on how musically knowledgeable your audience is. Oh, and of course it also depends on how much time you put into practice. Ideally you would want to spend like half an hour per day for the first few months, then eventually move up to an hour per day. You can practice less, but you won't make as fast progress as you are capable of, but if you're okay with that, then it's not such a big issue.

Despite all the people who learn to play on their own, I can't over-stress the importance of having a teacher for at least the first couple years, 1) so that you will be provided a good selection of music to learn on that will match your ability accordingly, and 2) so that you can avoid developing bad habits (like tight wrists, too much arm rocking, poor form, etc) that will later hinder your progress should you decide you want to become an advanced player. I mean, sure you COULD skip all that and go straight to a Chopin Waltz... but that's where the cringing happens. So if you can afford to have a teacher, you should definitely do it. Be selective with your teacher though and make sure he/she knows your goals and is willing to accommodate them. My teacher had me learning lots of music theory and taking official California piano "level" tests and playing in recitals even though I didn't care about all that (and in fact I really hated performing in public recitals -- totally nerve-wracking). I was too young and ignorant back then to have a discussion with my teacher about what I really wanted (plus my mom was kind of pushing all this on me), but if I had done so I think she would've made adjustments accordingly. I mean, you should have a say in the matter, and feel free to be like, "I don't really like this song, can you show me some others and let me decide what I like?" After all, you are paying them. I don't have a teacher anymore (I'm in college), but that's okay because I'm at a level where I'm comfortable with my abilities. I'm really glad I had a teacher for the time I did, though.

The first few months of learning will just be like folk tunes and scales and stuff (that is, if you learn the right way and start off with easy material) ... might want to wait until that phase is over before you show off what you got.

I know this sounds like a lot of work, and it kind of is, but if you like piano it will be enjoyable to you, and the more you keep going the more it'll pay off.

Answer 5

Well my parents always had this Steinway and Sons piano so when I was 3 I banged on it a little, not literally banging. Then about the time I was 4 I started to love it. Then by the age of 6 I was decent. Then about 8 I was very good. Then about 11 I was great. Okay maybe 10 was when I was great. It came natural, however, I had problems learning how to read the left hand notes on a staff. I just mainly played by ear. I can finally read music. Hallalujah!

Answer 6

I was about 8 years old when I started and stopped taking lessons in college. I played reasonably well after about a year, but some people still cringe when I play.

Answer 7

39.
It took me 5 months to play FurElise. 10-12 minutes each day, if my kids would permit me.
I played the guitar when I was in my early 20's.
and I always wanted to learn the piano. Finally, after saving enough. I purchased one; and a couple of music books and thaught myself to play the piano. I am still learning and cannot afford a teacher. But, as you say. People smile when I play Fur Elise.
Thank you, thank you. :)

Answer 8

Well, I don't play the piano...but my cousins all do. They started around the age of 5 and could play really well by the age of 8/9...but they did practice alot, so that makes a big difference as well.

Answer 9

It was like 9 or 10 and we had to do it for Music class, and no, no one was cringing yet smiling. It was torture if you had a teacher that loves to yell at you when you mess up a note.
Plus, we played songs like "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" so I wouldn't considered it learning the piano =).

Answer 10

i was 7 years old when i started to play piano and i use to be 5 when i use to sing infront of people