How long will it take to get to grade 8 on the piano?

I'm 13 (almost 14) and I have been desperate to learn the piano for ages. My dad finally let me get piano lessons and I'm going to start next week when we start going to school again. I want to know how long it takes to get to grade 8 and roughly how hard it is to go through all of the grades.

I started roughly the same age as you! I will say that it mostly depends on who's teaching you. Some will start teaching you Grade 1 straight away and some will teach you the basics first. I spent about a year and a half doing beginner books, learning theory, learning the letter names on the piano and playing simple songs. Because of that I only did my Grade 1 exam last year (doing my Grade 2 at the moment) and I'm 17. Theoretically, if you learn a grade a year, then it would take 8 years. But it all depends on how well you do in the exams. Let's say you failed your Grade 1 exam, you might want to decide to wait until the next exam, which will push you back until you get the score that you want.

So in short:
1. Depending on the teaching it could take a long time
2. Depends on how committed you are- if you don't regularly practice then it will take longer to learn the pieces and enter the exam for that year.
3. The success of the actual exam- you might want to do the exam again if you've failed.

Hope this gives a rough guide. Enjoy learning the piano, it's fun and yes, it does get hard, so get practising!

If you need anymore help, feel free to PM me

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Hi! Just got a merit in my grade 8... Took me about 12 years but I was doing 2 instruments at once If you really try and aren't afraid to skip grades you can do it in about 7/8 years. Good luck!

I'm 13 (almost 14) and I have been desperate to learn the piano for ages. My dad finally let me get piano lessons and I'm going to start next week when we start going to school again. I want to know how long it takes to get to grade 8 and roughly how hard it is to go through all of the grades.

Hi! Just got a merit in my grade 8... Took me about 12 years but I was doing 2 instruments at once If you really try and aren't afraid to skip grades you can do it in about 7/8 years. Good luck!

Are there like different grading systems? I've been taking for a year and a half and I'm level 8. Like I mean granted I practice for like hours every day I was just wondering.

I'm 13 (almost 14) and I have been desperate to learn the piano for ages. My dad finally let me get piano lessons and I'm going to start next week when we start going to school again. I want to know how long it takes to get to grade 8 and roughly how hard it is to go through all of the grades.

I'm 13 (almost 14) and I have been desperate to learn the piano for ages. My dad finally let me get piano lessons and I'm going to start next week when we start going to school again. I want to know how long it takes to get to grade 8 and roughly how hard it is to go through all of the grades.

I'm 13 (almost 14) and I have been desperate to learn the piano for ages. My dad finally let me get piano lessons and I'm going to start next week when we start going to school again. I want to know how long it takes to get to grade 8 and roughly how hard it is to go through all of the grades.

I'm 13 (almost 14) and I have been desperate to learn the piano for ages. My dad finally let me get piano lessons and I'm going to start next week when we start going to school again. I want to know how long it takes to get to grade 8 and roughly how hard it is to go through all of the grades.