How do you find the best way to learn to play keyboard? When you have been through the pain barrier of deciding which piano keyboard is the best instrument for your musical tastes, the last thing you need is still more confusion when it comes to finding out how to play it. But just how do you decide on the best method learning method?
Whatever else you decide on the best place to start, there are certain practical exercises and basic guiding principles you will benefit from learning. For example, one of the first things you should do is prepare yourself for regular practice workouts of scales and chords.
Scales are runs of notes containing different numbers of sharps and flats. These teach you which notes go together and which do not. Practicing scales regularly will give you an appreciation of key signatures, or which combination of sharps and flats to use, as well as other important rules that underpin music. It will also improve your skill in playing notes quickly and evenly.
You might also learn about chords and discover which of these complement each key signature. This is far from being an exact area of study, as chords are as much about the mood of a piece of music as they are about applying particular guidelines or techniques.
But, like scales, chords and chord progressions comply with certain rules. When you know what they are you will soon be able to experiment and to improvise. Start your study by finding out about the root chords of Major scales, the inversions for each, as well as about intervals and the importance they have in how chords are played.
How much further you go depends on your own musical tastes. If you simply want to learn how to play easy tunes from a book at your local music shop, then you need to know something about how music is written. You will learn some of the basics of written music in order to recognise scales and chords, so this might complement your studies quite well.
As well as your local music shop you can also go online to Amazon.com. In addition, there are several specialist online shops you can browse through to find what takes your fancy.
For example, if you want to play 'the blues', there are whole courses of study dedicated to teaching you how to play in this particular musical genre. Critical to an understanding of this style is a range of scales and chords you need to be familiar with in order to play even to a modest standard.
But, do not be tempted to take on too much too soon and, unless you have a very serious intent on becoming a professional musician, just take it easy and have a good time.
Always remember that, no matter how difficult it might have been to decide on the best piano keyboard, playing it should, above all else, be a great deal of fun.
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