“I have faith in utilizing the whole piano as a solitary instrument fit for communicating each conceivable melodic thought.” -Oscar Peterson
Piano is immaculate, it’s the best instrument to learn. It takes a lot of practice just to get the normal finger positions on the keys. But if you’re determined enough then almost everything is possible.
Playing the piano has many benefits to its name:
- It boosts your concentration, mental agility and overall improves the sharpness of the mind.
- The piano also makes you more dedicated and disciplined in practice; it teaches you that a piece of music can be played with perfection only if you’ve put in the hours of practice.
- Playing the piano also increases your emotional intelligence, it enhances your listening skills. When you interact with people you can actually tell a lot about them by the tone of their voice or the melody of their speech. People who play the piano are really good listeners too.
- It improves your time management. Playing on time is really difficult and it really messes up your brain but it subconsciously teaches how to manage our time in our day-to-day life.
- Playing the piano or any instrument of your choice is therapeutic, it soothes the brain and calms you down, music is believed to have a major impact on a person’s subconscious mind and it is a great stress reliever.
If you’re a beginner who wants to learn the piano then firstly you need to practice the several finger placements patterns, after you are thoroughly familiar with this then you can start practicing simple songs, such as Five hundred miles or Ode to Joy. Then when you’re comfortable in playing such songs, you can learn the scales and later the chords.
In the words of John Lennon “It’s easy if you try”, just putting in the consistent hard work and feeling the music as you play will help you achieve great success in this musical venture.
