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Dr. Eddies Wingman said:
It is a difficult instrument to master. However, it is not a difficult instrument to start learning. It does not take that much time to learn to play simple melodies. Compared to instruments like the violin, the trombone or the harmonica, I'd say it is easier. Playing simple chords with your left hand and melodies with the right, all in C major? Walk in the park. But then most music written for piano is too complex for that. You need to have speed, you must control how hard you strike the keys, you must use the pedals properly and you need to develop independency between your hands.

The basic point is - it is much easier to learn to play a given melody on the piano than e.g. on the violin.
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The beauty of piano as your first instrument is being able to hit a key and knowing you'll get the note you want out of it. Unless it's seriously out of tune, that is. Violin can sound frigging horrible when you first try it, and the same goes for brass instruments where you need to mouth the note. At least with guitars you can generally use the frets as guidance, although it's still possible to make it sound crap. I'd imagine it would be very frustrating for a total beginner to pick up an instrument and find they can't get a single decent sound out of it on top of trying to learn all the basic theory of music.
 
Mosh said:
I personally have a lot of issues with coordination between right and left hands. Unsurprisingly, I stopped formally studying the instrument around the time I began looking music with a lot of stuff that required that technique.
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The best way of getting started on that, is to find something which is fairly easy for each hand individually, and master the two melodies independently - then combining them. I learned the intro to Fade To Black that way, for example. The backing melody on the left hand, lead melody on the right. First getting them both down independent of each other, then s-l-o-w-i-n-g d-o-w-n and trying both together.
 
Mosh said:
I imagine that if I started playing piano at the same time as guitar or saxophone, I'd be much better at it now than I really am. I started learning piano around the time I started getting really serious with my main instruments, so I ended up taking 6 months of lessons, learning enough stuff to be able to play it efficiently and stopped right there. Like any instrument, it requires a lot of discipline and practice.

I personally have a lot of issues with coordination between right and left hands. Unsurprisingly, I stopped formally studying the instrument around the time I began looking music with a lot of stuff that required that technique.
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I think there's a little nuance between piano and other instruments. Piano seems to be impossible to get better without taking lessons or knowing basic music theory. My knowledge of theory is close to zero, I've had no lessons for any of the instruments I play and on everything except piano/keyboards I got better and better all the time. I gave special time to piano but still I wasn't able to get further from my first weeks on it.

Could be just me, but yeah.
 
Dr. Eddies Wingman said:
The best way of getting started on that, is to find something which is fairly easy for each hand individually, and master the two melodies independently - then combining them. I learned the intro to Fade To Black that way, for example. The backing melody on the left hand, lead melody on the right. First getting them both down independent of each other, then s-l-o-w-i-n-g d-o-w-n and trying both together.
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Oh yea, that's pretty much how I do it. I can play a couple of "real" songs on piano (like Space Dye Vest by Dream Theater, which I love to play) but it just takes me ages to get it together using that method. As opposed to other instruments, which I can sight read most stuff decently.It's just that I rarely set out to learn a song on piano so I don't really get good practice on that stuff.
 
The Flash said:
I think there's a little nuance between piano and other instruments. Piano seems to be impossible to get better without taking lessons or knowing basic music theory. My knowledge of theory is close to zero, I've had no lessons for any of the instruments I play and on everything except piano/keyboards I got better and better all the time. I gave special time to piano but still I wasn't able to get further from my first weeks on it.

Could be just me, but yeah.
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Hm, I can see that. There are a lot of self taught piano players out there though. I'd say wind instruments are just as hard to get better without some guidance. There's a lot that goes into just making a good sound come out, where Piano is just banging on keys. :P
 
The Flash said:
I HATE SPOILERS. Damn it.
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Tell me about it. After avoiding risky websites like the plague yesterday, I accidentally saw a big spoiler about a How I Met Your Mother episode that I was just about to watch. :@

Also, that's right, I'm triple posting.
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Yeah...I found out about the How I Met Your Mother one too... I haven't even watched any of this season yet! Oh well. I'll catch up sooner or later.
 
It didn't ruin my enjoyment of the episode though, so it wasn't a huge deal.
 
With the death of Clive & Jeff Hannenman this year what song will Iron Maiden play in memory of them? Blood Brothers& Journeyman are the only choices I see, but it's all one big guess from me. So don't take it as a spoiler since I have no idea just like the rest of you and I'm only wondering
 
Didn't think about that.
If they played Blood Brothers, I'm sure Bruce would mention Clive, maybe Jeff too. But since they probably won't, I kinda doubt that Clive or Jeff will be mentioned. They barely said anything about Clive on the website and nothing was said about Jeff(not that I expected them to).
 
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