1 Year playing

by cggc1389 Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:34 pm

So today I found out that I've been playing piano for 1 year, no more no less. But I don't know if I learned pieces "hard" enough for this period of time. So far the best I play is 'River Flows in You' by Yiruma, 'Clocks' and 'The Scientist' both by Coldplay and I'm in halfway from learning 'Moonlight Sonata' by Beethoven, (Between other little plieces I learned in class). Neutral

What do you say? Which songs were you playing in 1 year?

by Marnex Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:52 am

Fur Elise, a bit of Moonlight Sonata-Beethoven, Super Mario theme, Clocks-Coldplay, The Scientist-Coldplay, Trouble-Coldplay, Turkish March-Mozart, a few other video game themes, Apologize-One Republic, A bit of "The Entertainer", a bit of Sweet Home Alabama-Lynard Skynard, Minuet, and the intro of Sweet Child O' Mine-Guns n' Roses.

I want to learn, Canon in D, Zzyzx Rd-Stone Sour, I'll be waiting-Lenny Kravitz, Claire De Lune, Arabesque, and a few Chopin compositions.

by ROBIN Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:29 pm

well done to both of you ..i have nearly finished fur elise the complete version and chopstix , greensleeves and a little maroon 5 this love ..i have played for 7 months now ..so my accomplishment seems to pale in light of both of yours but im working hard at it Smile

i mainly practise scales 2 octaves and arpeggios and other exercises for strenghtening and not forgetting my theory side so good luck for year2 Smile

by Thomandy Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:24 pm

Looks good Smile

Well, I played Fur Elise Complete after some months + Turkish March and Maple Leaf Rag! I also learned moonlight sonata after that, but that isnt as hard as them others though. I also played Noc Op9 No2 by Chopin and Bachs Invention No8 - But still Maple Leaf Rag is probably the hardest one for me that I have learned so far! Smile

I actually did a 1year progress video Smile

Its not a year on piano though, but 9months on piano. I didnt really develop before I got my piano Smile

by ROBIN Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:43 pm

yeah i saw your very impressive progress vid thomas ..my wife has bought me a p85 digital piano for my b,day but i cant have till august 31st Sad

lol so i am looking forward to see how i progress with it and hopefully buy one similar to yours in the future but i wont run b4 i can walk Smile

btw your progress seems to be in sprint mode Smile

by Thomandy Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:38 pm

ROBIN wrote:yeah i saw your very impressive progress vid thomas ..my wife has bought me a p85 digital piano for my b,day but i cant have till august 31st lol so i am looking forward to see how i progress with it and hopefully buy one similar to yours in the future but i wont run b4 i can walk btw your progress seems to be in sprint mode

Thanks

Yeah, I think you will see that you can progress better with a real device Smile

Hope you can do it to:)
Like Andrew once said to me. We all got limits, but when you hit a limit, just break through it with extra practice Smile

by ROBIN Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:29 pm

thanks for your encouraging words thomas Smile

by Marnex Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:47 am

Thomandy wrote:Looks good

Well, I played Fur Elise Complete after some months + Turkish March and Maple Leaf Rag! I also learned moonlight sonata after that, but that isnt as hard as them others though. I also played Noc Op9 No2 by Chopin and Bachs Invention No8 - But still Maple Leaf Rag is probably the hardest one for me that I have learned so far!

I actually did a 1year progress video Its not a year on piano though, but 9months on piano. I didnt really develop before I got my piano

Awsome, dude. It gets a bit complicated to me in Moonlight Sonata. Almost every song I put I only play the right hand. I don't seem to be able to play both, no matter how much I practice D= Especially Turkish March.

by Circle_of_Fists Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:02 am

Wow, Thomas, very impressive! Shocked

It's neat that you recorded the various pieces you learned over your first year and could put them together and see the progress. Very cool! I would try it but the electronics involved are more daunting than the piano! Razz

And to everyone else that posted their progress after 1 year, thanks for setting the bar so high. Evil or Very Mad

I can see that I have a lot of work to do, but can also see that it is possible to play cool stuff with time, patience, and a little bit of practice. (not necessarily in that order)

I have only been playing for little over 1 month, and fortunately I can see now that the piano is not something I'm going to give up on any time soon. Thanks all for giving me a goal to reach for. It helps a lot! Like a Star @ heaven

by Klavier Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:26 pm

Haven't played a piano yet, just loaded my head with theory, listened to loads of music, read books and books and watched all Andrew's Vids. So I haven't learned any pieces - however, I have wrote a composition merely because I kept hearing it in my head and it was damn difficult to get it translated onto paper but I managed an outline, which I am aching so badly to put together onto a piano and develop into what I'm aiming for. I never imagined that the first piece I'd play would be something I created, but hey, lets hope I can get it working - or else I'll just practice it while I practice Beethoven. I even have practicing schedules for an entire year. Heres hoping I can match Thomas' pace. Razz