First, let me say I am an adult paying for my own lessons. I am much more interested in the process, rather than the result. I play for myself, and I guess for my piano teacher.
I like to sight read and explore new pieces, and I believe that unless I try to work on pieces that are really hard for me, I will never improve much or learn anything. So I secretly practice really difficult pieces. I used to bring them to the teacher, but it doesn't seem to matter what I play to her. She often selects easy pieces for me, which are boring unless they are Shubert or something nice. Probably she is trying to give me "confidence", but I don't care so much about that. Or maybe she doesn't even notice. (I am so bored with Fur Elise!)
Anyway, I think I will stop bringing my difficult pieces to her, and see if she can figure out what I am doing. In other words I want to see if she will eventually stumble on to a difficult piece I have secretly mastered.
Is it a nice game?
2007-01-11 04:51:00 · 5 answers · asked by Zelda Hunter 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I do not think you can be a good pianoist. If you want to be a real good artist follow the instructions of your teacher and be patient. If you really have a nack of piano your teacher will find it and will give advanced lessons to you otherwise try to pick proficiency in your lessons.
2007-01-11 05:17:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a mind reader, but I venture to guess your teacher is not impressed. Teachers sense when a student wants to show off or impress. Also, the teacher can find poor technique and deficiencies you may not be aware of. It's great that you seek out more challenging music. Since you pay her to teach you, she starts working on the deficiencies, thus she uses simpler pieces, as it's better to play something simple correctly, than something more advanced but with deficiencies. Let her be the teacher. If i was teaching, it would get old at some point.
2007-01-11 13:31:27 · answer #2 · answered by 2jzgte1996 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What happens if she never stumbles onto this secretly mastered peice? Some people take piano lessons for years before they're really really good. But I think it's nice that you're so motivated to learn new songs. Good luck with this.
2007-01-11 13:04:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try this one: Play c-e-g-b ( C natural 7 chord) in the left hand. Now, freeze your hand and move everything up one note to a d-f-a-c ( d minor 7). With these two chords, you are playing the entire C scale. Now, with your right hand, play ANY white note you want ( play in octaves for effect too) and no matter what you play, it will sound like "cocktail piano". Add a G7 ( g-b-d-f) for a cadence, and you can now instantly improvise "modern" sounding songs without even looking down, and it will always sound good.
2007-01-11 12:59:41 · answer #4 · answered by James M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd say it's fine, you sly cat. If you don't want to play this "game," why don't you simply tell her what you just wrote on here? You're not interested as much in the result as the process, etc. If you're paying for the lessons, she should kinda be teaching you what you want to learn, you know?
2007-01-11 12:57:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋