The benefits of Playing Piano
Why do people want to learn to play piano? Apart from the wonderful pleasure of playing the best solo instrument there is, there are actually other benefits which come our way when we learn to play an instrument. The video below presents a very well researched view of this.
A substantial number of pupils take up piano as a means to access the music they like - unfortunately (from the perspective of a piano teacher) my experience is that often it's not solo piano music that has fired them up! They view the piano (or keyboard) as a way to access (try out) their favourite music which may come from pop, rock or film. This requires arrangements for solo piano of these songs/film scores that are managable, ie is within the pupil's skill level. However, these arrangements can prove disappointing as they rarely (if ever) match the original. It is especially a problem in the first two or three years of lessons, as arrangements suited to that level are very stripped down (simplified) and very lacking in fullness of sound.
A substantial number of pupils take up piano as a means to access the music they like - unfortunately (from the perspective of a piano teacher) my experience is that often it's not solo piano music that has fired them up! They view the piano (or keyboard) as a way to access (try out) their favourite music which may come from pop, rock or film. This requires arrangements for solo piano of these songs/film scores that are managable, ie is within the pupil's skill level. However, these arrangements can prove disappointing as they rarely (if ever) match the original. It is especially a problem in the first two or three years of lessons, as arrangements suited to that level are very stripped down (simplified) and very lacking in fullness of sound.
