5 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Starting The Piano 🎹😓 (Beginner Lesson)

"There are some things that I really, really wish I would have known *before* I started to learn to play the piano" - Piano players everywhere 😓😓😓

Learning the piano is an amazing experience: it can be fun and exciting, but there are also a lot of challenges, and it's super important for beginners to know what to expect! 💪

Lisa's here with 5 things you should keep in mind!

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Chapters:
Intro - 0:00
#1: Your Hands Aren’t Going To Listen! 😓 - 0:31
#2: Getting Comfortable With The Keyboard!🖐 - 5:52
#3: You Can The Play Songs You Want To Play (Right Away!) 🏆 - 8:48
#4: *How* To Practice 🧠 - 10:40
#5: Choosing The Right Keyboard 🎹 - 14:14
Review - 15:11

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Lisa Witt has been teaching piano for +20 years and in that time has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn to play the songs they love. Lisa received classical piano training through the Royal Conservatory of Music, but she has since embraced popular music and playing by ear in order to accompany herself and others. She is a songwriter and recording artist. Lisa’s contagious enthusiasm will have you excited to practice and return to the keys for your next lesson. Her teaching style focuses on you, making lessons encouraging and fun.

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[Moogiereads]

I just started piano this month...at the age of 62! I started singing 2 years ago and felt like this would help my musicality but it's much harder than I thought it would be! I walked away from my keyboard in tears this afternoon after struggling with Jingle Bells all day. But I'll be back at it tomorrow for sure.

[rejwanbuet]

I was just thinking about how come someone be that friendly and sweet and humble and .. then I saw, oh she's Canadian.

[GodOwned]

I am 79 years old, and have always wanted to learn to play the piano, however, this, that and the other thing, got in the way. So now, I bought an 88 keyboard, and the time to learn is now! I have never forgotten, learning music notes in primary school music class, and apart from that, have had no other music lessons. I find Lisa’s style of teaching very encouraging and easy to follow along. This is my new senior’s maintenance program.

[mhoefler]

Learning as an adult my great teacher said 2 things: play only 5 or 10 minutes at a time instead of getting frustrated with struggling through 30 min. You can do that short time several times a day, The second thing was to always finish your practice with something you know well. After the hard work, reward yourself and recognize the progress.

[beachbum]

I started learning piano at age 6. John Thompson, John Schuam, etc. Scales, Hanon, simplified classical. After about 7 years, I still was not playing stuff I wanted to play, at least not in front of my friends. It made playing trumpet easy to learn in school, I could read music, count. There was a piano in our band hall and we used to make lots of noise before class, and one day a drummer played, I think it was Hey Jude, maybe Let it Be, on the piano, and I knew this guy couldn't really read music, but he sounded good, so I watched what he was doing. Chords, I can do that!. When I was taking piano, there were big note easy play versions of popular music, not very satisfying. Then off to college, no piano in the dorm, not studying music. Still occasionally played, accompanied people at church sometimes. Then I bought a piano. An early 1900's used to be player piano freshly redone by a piano tech. Tall upright, long strings. That was a fun piano to play! Later, I moved, went to a bar that had a piano. I asked if it was in tune, the lady said she didn't know, go check it out. They put a tip jar on it and gave me free drinks. Piano was fun again

!Later, I got a Radio Shack 61 key keyboard. Still later, some friends and I formed a band. Band broke up after a couple of years, I moved, went back to college. A guy said he played guitar, I said I played keys. He brought his keyboard to school, flipped down his tailgate, I played Desperado. He said join the band at his church. I did. I've been playing at both traditional and contemporary services for 8 years now. Weddings, funerals, fund raisers. I never lost my love for music, piano, but not learning something I actually wanted to play, in front of my friends, stopped me for way too long. So I think learning chords and how they fit together, and learning to listen are critical. But I also believe reading music is very important. There are chords I cannot figure out just by listening. Interesting harmonies that are more complex than the basics. If you can read the notes on a sheet, you don't have to name the chord or figure it out, just play those notes.

So, on your list, I got by #1 and #2 before I realized those were things to know. I was a kid, lucky me. #3 was the one that hurt for a long time. #4, Well, I guess I learned that as a kid too. Lucky me. #5 I think would be hard for a beginner. Every keyboard and every piano have differences, some very subtle, more subtle than I can figure out quickly. Advanced piano players listen for very specific things and feel the actions and notice how certain passages flow better when they play one piano as compared to another. As a beginner, I wouldn't worry about that too much. Get something you can afford, play that. You'll develop your preferences as you grow as a pianist and musician.

Wow, this post is very long. Sorry for putting way more than my two cents in. Although not a beginner, but one who has lots to learn, I really appreciate your videos.For all of you learning, struggling to learn, and frustrated, be patient, work a lot, learn something you want to play! Practice, play, and practice playing...

[mohammadyousif]

This way she talks makes me feel like I’m ready to start waking up early, working out, and follow my dreams.

....until the video ends and i come back to my lame life 👍

[anuragtirkey]

Her enthusiasm is so contagious. Feels like you love teaching as much as you like playing.

[blueworld]

To all beginners out there(including myself) the only thing u should not miss while starting ur journey as a pianist is to be a member of the Pianote community n learn all sorts of things from Miss Lisa.

[Norweebgian]

Being someone who is 25 and has always wanted to play, this video is really comforting to watch and makes me feel like I can start even before I get a piano! thanks so much! looking forward to my piano journey!

[ericwhel]

I learned at 16 yrs old, I was playing drums in my dad‘s band and when I was in the pubs I hear the guy playing the piano and just loved it, I studied for three years in Dublin Ireland and now I play piano at peoples weddings.. greetings from freezing cold Ireland!!

-6 tonight here!!!! Awh

[crystaljoyceabasolo]

I relate so much when Kristie does the C scale with both hands 😂 hahaha, familiar territory 😂
Thank you so much, Pianote 🎉😘

[sohanamzaman]

I absolutely love the way you communicate. Your passion towards music shows every sentences you utter out loud. I am so happy that you are Canadian.. you are a wonderful asset to this world! Thank you for encouraging me not to be afraid of 'Piano lessons' anymore! I am picking it up once again after a few decades thanks to you..

[katherineryanmusic]

I'm a piano teacher, and that's something I learned quickly - it's so important for students to play songs they enjoy! I was mentored by someone much older than me, and some of what they taught me was priceless, but also music changes and we have to meet people where they're at!

[raphmusicofficial]

the importance of a good use of the metronome while practicing is something i wish i'd known at the very beginning, it gave a big boost to my skills! thanks for your advices and greetings from Italy!

[anggunnenohai]

Thank you for explaining it so clearly! Cheers for all of the beginners who are struggling to learn piano! We can do it! Keep practicing!

[quintis]

You are the coolest piano teacher in the world!! You get me motivated again when I get frustrated! Thank you!!!

[kambizpaiez]

I just started learning Piano. I found the learning of Piano much easier as Tar that I am learning since Years. Thanks for Tips!

[garygross]

I just bought a piano. Dont know anything. I just started watching you. I'm so impressed and excited. I like yr style of teaching. Thank you so much.
Gary G. NC

[snaredrum]

Joy, humility, skill, determination- thank you for modelling these x