Beginner: Would like some tips on starting the Piano

Ok, I have never played the piano before and I would like to start now, I saw a bunch of andrews video's but there is not really a guideline in it that sais how to make your own practise lessons. I have played Violin in the past and can read notes.

So basicly this is what I was thinking:

1. Start with the finger training stuff (I think they were called scales)
2. Practice a part of a chosen song
3. Play the song with evrything you have learned so far

Does this look good as a self teaching program? Should I add any stuff into it? And how long should I practice for the scale thing?

Also I would like some tips on what songs I should choose for starter. Some less difficult classical pieces or something. Because at the moment all what I have is Beethoven Pathetique Sonata - 2nd mov and I think that piece is a bit too hard.

yea i think it will be to hard man have a look around the forum and you'll find some links to sheet music sites andrew also made a list of recomended pieces you should check out. im a father of two so i practice when ever i get the chance but you should try to practice every/most days for good results . and remember have fun and practice practice practice

Hej Melvin,

Welcome to the forum!
It is good that you played the violin, it makes it easier to learn to play the piano, although I think you might have to learn the bass clef (?)
Start with scales, but also some scale-exercises(Hanon for instance). It is a smart thing to play these, particularly because of the fingering. I think 10-15 minutes will be ok.
Do have a look on the list Cheesesandsandwitch mentioned.
And check out this page. It has a lot of downloadable beginners-pieces by grade. www.gmajormusictheory.org
I liked the ecossaise (wo o23?) by Beethoven. It is not hard, but fun to begin with. Minuet in G by Bach is also a good beginner piece. Those might be a little too hard to start of with though.
I did have major trouble with the bass clef when I started out, so I wrote some really easy pieces to be able to get the bass clef into my head. Because I had to write them first, I was already 'training' to read the bar.

Good luck, and have fun

Jis

By bass cleff you mean the left hand right? sorry if this is a stupid question >.<

Hi Melvin,

By bass cleff you mean the left hand right? sorry if this is a stupid question

Yes, I do mean the left hand.

Jis