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1 \u2013 Traditional lessons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Traditional lessons are the most common choice of people who want to learn piano. The student go to the music school and sit next to a piano teacher. He or she gives you instant feedbacks on your playing and makes you progress quickly. The quality of the pedagogy depends on teacher: some love their job and make sure you progress very quickly, while others are less rigorous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other downside of traditional lessons is the cost. They can be very expensive: you have to pay hundreds or thousands dollars per year to access a music school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two types of traditional lessons: lessons in music schools and private lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lessons in music school<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Classes in music school are by registration. Once registered, you have several hours of group lessons per week with other students of your level. You will learn music theory and the basics of the piano during the first few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Private lessons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Private lessons are usually given from home. The private tutor goes directly to your home. The lessons given will be less fixed (contrary to music schools where the lessons follow a pre-done path) and will depend more on the pedagogy of the teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 Goals<\/strong>: traditional piano lessons are for people who want to get back to the basics of music theory and practice. You will necessarily have to go through the theory box before going into practice. You will also have to learn how to read piano sheet music.You need to be passionate to follow the lessons and be highly motivated over time because the progression curve is often long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 \u2013 Cost<\/strong>: piano lessons are expensive. Count between $600 and $1500 per year to take music school courses. Count between 30 and 50$ per hour for private lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 \u2013 Time<\/strong>: you also need to have time to devote to piano lessons. This includes the time you take to travel to the music school as well as the time of the lesson itself. Count about 4 hours per week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 \u2013 Video tutorials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The tutorial videos are very useful when you want to start playing piano without spending money. They are available in large quantities on the web and they cover a wide range of objectives: songs to learn on piano, lessons, read a piano sheet music, \u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These videos are therefore very practical for beginners who wish to have a first approach to the instrument. They offer the possibility to learn many easy piano songs<\/a> for beginners, such as Happy Birthday piano notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The downside of this kind of piano method is that they often lack information, instant feedbacks and can cause you to develop bad habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 Goals<\/strong>: video tutorials are perfect for beginners who wish to have a first approach of piano learning. They will allow you to gain in dexterity and instrumental practice. However, if you\u2019re afraid of getting into bad habits or making repeated mistakes without realizing it, you\u2019re probably not cut out to learn piano with tutorial videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 \u2013 Cost<\/strong>: most of the video tutorials available on the web are free. You will find many of them on Youtube. You can also find much better quality videos on specialized websites, edited by professional pianists, but you will have to pay for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 \u2013\u00a0Time<\/strong>: the advantage of the video format directly available on the web is that it allows you to view them whenever you want. You can therefore perfectly integrate them into an already busy schedule and devote a little time per week to them. Be careful however not to let go little by little. You need to set a minimum number of hours per week that you want to devote to piano learning via video tutorials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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