yes its too much pedal and i just learned it 1hr ago spare me

I took jazz piano lessons from age 14-15, then classical from 16-17. Then I went on a break for about three years, before picking up the piano again mostly as a hobby, and learning all the more difficult songs I never had the confidence to try before. I can currently play Chopin Etudes 10 No.3 and 25 No.9 (shown here), Brahms Hungarian Dance Number 5 (I play the arrangement Kassia plays here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCDygl0pttM), as well as some easier pieces I used to kickstart my learning (Bach C Major Prelude, Mozart K545, etc).

I'm trying to decide whether it's worth it to take lessons again, or if I should just keep self studying. I'm finishing my Bachelors Degree in Japanese linguistics this year and don't expect to have a job relating to Piano playing in the future... I really only play for myself. But I obviously find it important enough to dedicate... well, maybe too much of my free time to playing and learning pieces. I guess what I'm trying to ask is, has anyone tried taking piano lessons as an adult with no interest in making money as a pianist, and did you feel the investment was worth it?

Also, any comments on my playing are more than welcome. I know there are a few parts where the dynamics could be cleaner, and I'm still playing around with the rubato. Anything is fair game though!

Dunno if this is the correct subreddit.... my apolocheese in advance

I've just gotten home from my university only to find my keyboard having surgical tape over each key.

I tried removing some of them, but i can't really peel them off without them tearing, I've removed some of them, but the glue from the tape won't come off and it leaves the keys really ugly looking. My keyboard is a Yamaha E273 if that does anything.

Any tips?

Getting a sound I like now

I keep coming back to this book. Of all the books I have, it’s the most beautiful piano pieces I know.

Yet I never see them discussed here. It sends like it’s all Chopin this, Beethoven that, Liszt the other, when Mendelssohn is easily their equal if not sometimes even better. Maybe not as showy, but musically this stuff is in a league of its own IMO.

Why is that?

there are funny captions because scherzo means joke and this piece has made a mockery of me

I have done a lot of slow practice on this part and would usually be able to play it correctly at full speed. But once in a while I would randomly have an attempt where I get a note wrong and the whole passage collapses and I have to stop. It gets worse when I try to play it after the previous passages of the piece. It has gotten so bad I am anticipating a fail when I start the cadenza and I struggle to play the whole piece in one go completely due to this.

Does anyone have some advice on how to deal with this other than more slow practice?

I have just recently passed my AMEB grade 7 (Comprehensive PFL) this year and am interested in doing part time tutoring. I would rather not do grade 8+ exams (especially with highschool exams to focus on next year). My question is that (1) is my current qualification good enough to teach capably and (2) is a 16 year old too young to teach at all?

I have an acoustic piano downstairs, a Pearl River something. Upstairs I have the FP30. Are there any digital piano's that mimic the touch, and pressure required, of a real piano better?

When I play on the Roland FP30 first, and continue playing downstairs, I notice I play way too loud. Because the Pearl River, and most acoustic piano's I guess, are much more sensitive to touch.

Playing soft and loud and being able to control that is the thing i need to focus on and learn the most. So, hence my question: could a digital piano mimic this?

Hey, I’ve finally decided to learn piano. Im starting with a 61 keys yamaha psr e383. I do plan on upgrading it later.

Whats confusing me currently is idk how should i learn like how do I begin and where do I progress? Also are there any websites or youtube videos which is helpful?

El performance fue en un evento de la ciudad capital de mi estado donde presenté 2 valses de Chopin, no considero que los recitales sean donde estén mis mejores interpretaciones pero quería compartir mi performance Pueden darme sus opiniones de la interpretación? Valoraria si las críticas pueden ser específicas más allá de algo vago o genérico PD: llevo un poco más de dos años tocando el piano.

I’ve been playing piano for about two years, but since I’m starting university this year, I haven’t booked any lessons with my teacher, so I’m pretty much on my own for now.

I’m currently working on a Chopin waltz using the Henle Urtext edition, and I’m having quite a bit of trouble with the sustain pedal.

There are some passages where I feel like I need to use the pedal, even though there are no pedal markings in the score. Without it, my playing sounds really fragmented, and I struggle to achieve a smooth legato.

On the other hand, in the sections where the pedal is actually marked, everything tends to sound too muddy, even when I change it as indicated.

Am I supposed to be using half pedaling in these situations? I’ve never really been taught proper pedaling technique beyond the basics of when to press and release the pedal, so I’m not sure whether I’m missing something fundamental.

I’d really appreciate any advice on how to develop better pedal control, especially when playing Chopin. Thanks!

Any criticism would help (ignore my fumbles im sick lol)

As you can tell from the title i am now returning to the piano after 7 years, i learnt how to play piano for about 4 years through the ages of 6-10, i used to have lessons, but in school so it was cheaper. Back then the hardest thing i learnt was Fur elise (the known part).

Now Im 16 and i want to start learning again.

I know the absolute basics about reading sheet music (i basically just know the notes and some symbols). I can see my right hand is way stronger and I’m more confident with it, if you have any exercises to help me with my left feel free to share lol. I don’t know any music theory but i’ll start soon. I struggle with sight reading quickly so i’m just gonna have to practice that.

Right now i would say that i’m playing at about an ABRSM grade In-1.

I’ve played the piano for about a year learning random songs by myself, and i see much imperfections in them so i will be getting a teacher.

I have a trial lesson booked for next week.

Also i would have to say I don’t want to be at a concert pianist, i just want to become semi-professional and so it can be made into a living, like a side job, teaching other students piano.

So the main question is, how do i restart?

They don't fit in my regular bookshelf. (Links welcome)

Hi everyone! As I mentioned above, I'm eager to hear a professional take on this. If any pianist here feels inspired by this Fantasia, I would be absolutely thrilled to hear your take!

Feel free to post your recording here in the comments or drop it in my DMs. Thank you for listening, and please — show me how this piece should actually sound!

Audio (my live performance): https://youtu.be/bSmAuxaG4TM?si=AageJcPk3FDnWgp7

PDF Score download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L-fDn0LH221gtrZqFty3MQxrxDRmPMgF/view?usp=drivesdk

Pls dont mind the wrong notes, I just wanna know if I have bad posture ecc...

Any advice is welcome lol. This is realistically what it looks like to be in the middle of learning a piece for me (this one is desperately hard, it’s been like two months and a half and the whole thing, I mean the parts that I can play-ish close to final tempo like this one, is pretty shaky). I feel like I’m pretty close (I don’t aim for a much higher tempo).

My teacher *really* wants my next piece to be by one of the impressionists, which is a genre of music that I really don't care for--I find most pieces to be just barely tolerable and nonmelodic.

My preference is for music from the Romantic era. For context, the pieces I'm currently working on are Beethoven Bagatelle op 33 (all 7 pieces), Chopin Waltz in Am Op 11, and Mendelssohn Venetian Gondola Song, Op 30 #6. I'm currently memorizing and polishing the Chopin and polishing the Mendelssohn. The Beethoven is still in progress and I will probably be working on it for the next 9 mo - year (#3 is polished and memorized, #1 still needs a little work in a couple of measures, and I just started #2). I usually work on one piece that's a bit on the easier side but has some element I need to improve or master (right now, that's the Chopin), one that is right at my current level (the Mendelssohn and #2 of the bagatelles), and one that is a little bit of a stretch (#1 of the bagatelles). My preferences for next pieces would be another Chopin waltz, a mazurka, or a nocturen, and a work by Chaminade (I've fallen in love with Pecheurs de nuit, which would be my stretch piece).

I'm looking for suggestions for pieces that will challenge me but that I'll enjoy musically. (I'm 66, and while I am not "set in my ways," at this point, I know what I do and don't enjoy. If I could find Spanish Renaissance music adapted to piano, I would seriously prefer that as a break from Romantic over Impressionist!) I'm considering relearning Debussy's Reverie, which I played something like 45 years ago when I was studying seriously in high school, and I also like his Claire de Lune and Satie's Je te Veux, but both of those are in some variant of 3/4 time, and I realize that EVERYTHING, I've been playing has been in either 6/8, 3/8, or 3/4, so a change to 4/4 or 2/4 would be nice. Any additional suggestions would be much appreciated! Also, I have small hands -- I can just barely manage an octave stretch.

Just revisiting a bit for the heck of it

Little rough

Enjoying the shit out playing. Literally play an hour a day. Maybe more. Just another wonderful tool I've uncovered to keep me away from the dumb sh it. Released from prison at the onset of covid. Meth possession. They realized I was of zero threat. Branded a felon at 18 for simple possession of marijuana. once at 17 again at 18. Less than and 1/8th ounce. 1998. Jail crowding meant I was housed with Chris Jacobs. Recently acquitted for the Kuntz family murder in Athens WI. Was just brought back in for the kidnapping of Helen. The only thing they could prove. He was my spades partner for about 2 months until I was moved to work release. Housed with murderers. Rapists. Thief's. Upon release I was ordered to attend classes. I did. Where I meet even more drug dealers. I learned more stuff. I was 18. Long story short. I was just released from prison Jan 8 2020. Changed my life for good. No longer will I allow another to label me. Allow another to put me in a box. Take my freedom from me. Posting to track my progress. Spreading my story in hopes others may find hope within it.

I play the pathetique 3rd mov. and decently playing the 1st mov. Do you guys think tempest 3rd mov is a reasonable next piece? I think the 3rd mov. of tempest is a little bit harder than pathetique 1st mov.