Thursday, February 27, 2014

Entry #4 - February 28, 2013


There have been two major challenges for me so far on my journey to play the piano. The first major problem that I am currently facing is the fact that my fingers are relatively clumsy. I  accidentally keep hitting the wrong key, but I'm training my fingers to not hit the wrong key. The main problem is that when I have to use both my hands. That's when I have the hardest time. The second challenge that I'm facing is memorizing all the chords for the piano. I've learned about 5 of them so far, but there is a large amount of chords that are on the piano. I think I will be able to overcome these challenges though with more practice and time. I believe that I will be able to help with the finger problem because there are many websites that teach give you exercises to help with clumsy fingers. The chords are mostly memorization so I should be good on those as well.


Source: "Overcome Clumsy Piano Fingers Crossed Sniper." Overcome Clumsy Piano Fingers Crossed Sniper. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2014.
Website: http://pianofingerscrossedsniper.blogspot.com/

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Entry #3 - February 14, 2014

I think I am starting off really strong so far. I've learned far more about music than I have in the past 14 years of my life. I am able to read basic sheet music and I know what the notes for the treble and the base cleff are. I am starting to play on the piano because I can finally read some basic sheet music. I still sometimes need to check over the website I'm using to do so, but I am starting to remember certain key notes. I think I still need to work on my hand posture though because sometimes I don't press the key hard enough or I hold it for too long.

Source: "Patterns of the Black and White Keys." Patterns of the Black and White Keys. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2014.
At this point, I am starting to read sheet music from a grand scale. These are some basic songs that I am currently learning right now. As you can see, I am using a website, ZebraKeys.com, which offers not only sheet music, but also a tutorial on how to play each one.