Is 16 too late..?

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Is 16 too late to start learning piano?

I've been interested for few years now but I've just never got round to finding a piano teacher.

How easy would it be to skip grades too? Is it hard once you can read music and remember the keys?

How do the exams work? I've never really been musical but I enjoy classical music and I think I'd do reasonably well at learning it.

Can anyone recommend me a keyboard or piano for learning? Or where I can find a piano teacher? I've asked my friends and they either said the school one is rubbish.. or their current piano teacher starts from grade #

You want one of these proper electric fandango pianos (not specifically this make, it's just a random picture). They feel and behave the same way as a real piano, but they don't require tuning and have a volume button. I've got a real upright piano in the house and I don't like playing it while the neighbours are in, but if you wanted one, they're most likely going to be cheaper than one of these electrics. They're very heavy and take up lots of space though.

Why don't you like playing it whilst the neighbours are in?

And can you recommend any keyboards? any major flaws between piano and keyboard?

Why don't you like playing it whilst the neighbours are in?

And can you recommend any keyboards? any major flaws between piano and keyboard?

Mostly because I'm self-taught and I learn by ear rather than by sight-reading music, so I need to play a song over and over to memorise it. It would probably piss off the neighbours to hear me playing the same song over and over for 3 hours...your neighbours probably wouldn't appreciate it much either

A keyboard and a piano are considered to be two different instruments. Certain skills that you require playing the piano (such as controlling how hard you hit the keys) don't translate over to keyboards, because, although many of them are touch sensitive, the keys are very light, whereas on a piano they're very heavy.

A keyboard is fine for beginners, but there will come a point (post grade 5 possibly, but certainly as you approach grade 7/8) where you need a real piano in order to have the correct "touch" and control over the instrument. But to begin with, an electric piano/keyboard with weighted keys will do just fine.

So, It'd be fine for a beginner to use a keyboard? Just to learn the keys and practice? I also understand that many keyboards don't have pedals like a standard piano?



Ahh, any you can recommend for relatively cheap? I' dont think I have any local musical instrument shops. :L

So, It'd be fine for a beginner to use a keyboard? Just to learn the keys and practice? I also understand that many keyboards don't have pedals like a standard piano?

Is 16 too late to start learning piano?

I've been interested for few years now but I've just never got round to finding a piano teacher.

How easy would it be to skip grades too? Is it hard once you can read music and remember the keys?

How do the exams work? I've never really been musical but I enjoy classical music and I think I'd do reasonably well at learning it.

Look online for cheap things; second hand will obviously be much cheaper than buying anything new.
If you get a keyboard I suggest you at least get one with weighted keys (more like an electric piano than a keyboard), otherwise you'll find the transition from keyboard to piano a bit too much.

What the girl above said ^^

I would say a good thing for you to do, would be to take yourself to your local music shop, tell them you've never played the piano before and would like to buy your own and learn. They'll let you try out the instruments in the store and give you a guided tour so you can see what feels right for you and not only that, but they'll probably hook you up with a good music teacher as well.

What is the standard number of keys may I ask? ^^ last question i promise xD

Alright thanks for the help I'll have a look online for some decent ones (I'll probably try ebay or gumtree)

What is the standard number of keys may I ask? ^^ last question i promise xD

I've started self teaching the piano at 18....

I reckon it's easier for me as I've been playing the guitar for about 10yrs now....but once you get the hang of reading music and where the keys are....it's simply a case of getting your fingering better and better.....

I advise you get lessons for at least the first year though as it'll give you the correct foundations upon which you can teach yourself

88 keys on a standard piano. Most standalone keyboards have fewer, but you really do need some of those base notes in certain songs.

There is usually 88 keys on a piano, that's pretty standard.
Music shops will have contacts with various piano teachers too. May I ask what area you are in? There is often a music service or something linked to the council in an area that provide teachers too, so do some searching on google.