Best place to learn piano

stewart

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I purchased a piano for my son with offer from mrbargainer which is a touch sensitive keyboard and has 573 high quality voices. can anyone suggest me best academy to learn music?
 

John Watt

Member
oh... seeing the name stewart when my mothers' clan system has Stewart,
including Bonnie Prince Charlie, and we know where he went,
I can't let you go unanswered, but I can see why.

When Bonnie Prince Charlie was being held by the British in a dungeon,
every day, five guards spent their day shift beating him,
but they could only drive him to his knees,
and he'd be standing the next day.
He got away, and he never came back.

"Bonnie Charlie's gone awa, safely o'er the English main,
monie a heart will break in twa, ere he no come back again.
Ere he no come back again, ere... he no-o come ba-a-ck again,
monie a heart will break in twa, ere he no come back again."

I'd buy "Echoes of a Friend", by McCoy Tyner,
and ask your son to start playing along.
He might have a chance.
 

Krummhorn

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The "best academy" is out of the price range of most of us common folks. Besides I firmly believe that it isn't the "academy" that makes the person a professional musician, rather it's the "person" that makes it for themselves, given whatever resources are available.

I took private piano lessons for 6 years, then private organ lessons for another 6 years, then 2 more years of organ in college. The college name isn't important as few people, unless they lived in Southern California in the 70's, would even know it existed then ... it no longer exists, btw.

I diligently practiced, practiced again, and practiced, practiced, practiced, and then practiced even more. I took the knowledge that was given me and applied it with all my efforts to get where I am today. No school or university made me the musician I am today ... I would have gotten the same present church position if I had gone to Blivett academy for hard knocks, or had I gone to Julliard. I had the qualifications and experience and passed the same tests (audition/interview) for the position as was given to PhD students with a DMA in music ... I was the one awarded the position because of my excellent playing skills, because I worked hard at it for so many years.

Seek out a piano teacher locally - get hold of your local university and ask for names of teachers for piano study. Then practice practice practice practice and when you think you are done practicing, then practice some more. I spent a minimum of three hours at the piano every day ... repetition works.
 

Albert

New member
Krummhorn has the best advice out there. It is finding a teacher with whom you are comfortable working. Expect to pay a reasonable fee. The teacher has to make a living after all. Krummhorn mentions being awarded a position by audition. I have no letters in organ or piano, but have studied with a student of Flor Peeters, another musician who was nicknamed "twinkle toes" at UBC, and a CAGO who was a nun while I was in Chicago for a few years. I auditioned for a position to replace a FRCCO (Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists) and got the position. Get the names of suitable teachers, as Krummhorn suggests, then speak with them. Find one who will be comfortable to work with.
 
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