need musical advice

[imsotired]

hi friends,

i gota a dilemma i want to learn to play the guitar and piano. i have learnt the guitar i took lesson in school and now i have to sorta got to learn it again. i want to learn so many songs but i know that is very time consuming but its productive. i am just going to write a list of songs that i want to learn i have nearly finished 'the river flow in you'!!. i haven't elly played the piano so.... I don't know guys can yo give me suggestions on how i should do this.

 

[Cuchculan]

Just take your time. One thing at a time. be that you allow yourself 2 weeks to learn one song. See how you get on with that. If you think you know that song, you can move on. If you need more time, give yourself more time. Just don't rush things. When we do that we make mistakes. if we try and focus on more than one thing at a time we also make mistakes. So even make a list. One you want to learn first. Then second. Then third. Stick with them in the order you have them on your list.

 

[imsotired]

Just take your time. One thing at a time. be that you allow yourself 2 weeks to learn one song. See how you get on with that. If you think you know that song, you can move on. If you need more time, give yourself more time. Just don't rush things. When we do that we make mistakes. if we try and focus on more than one thing at a time we also make mistakes. So even make a list. One you want to learn first. Then second. Then third. Stick with them in the order you have them on your list.

ok thankyou

 

[anxiousmenina]

Start your practice session with scales! They might be a bit boring, but actually really help with orientation on the fretboard, and picking up new fingerings more quickly! There are exercises like Hanon for piano that help strengthen your fingers which is also a really good thing.

 

[imsotired]

Start your practice session with scales! They might be a bit boring, but actually really help with orientation on the fretboard, and picking up new fingerings more quickly! There are exercises like Hanon for piano that help strengthen your fingers which is also a really good thing.

ok will try that thankyou soo much
do you guys think i should write a list of songs i want to learn on guitar and piano

 

[bin_tenn]

Start your practice session with scales! They might be a bit boring, but actually really help with orientation on the fretboard, and picking up new fingerings more quickly! There are exercises like Hanon for piano that help strengthen your fingers which is also a really good thing.

Yes, definitely learn scales. This helped my keyboard/piano playing tremendously. Now I'm focusing on scales on guitar, so I can get better at that as well.

ok will try that thankyou soo much
do you guys think i should write a list of songs i want to learn on guitar and piano

Sure, there's nothing wrong with that. But as others said, take it one step at a time. Don't rush it.

 

[imsotired]

Yes, definitely learn scales. This helped my keyboard/piano playing tremendously. Now I'm focusing on scales on guitar, so I can get better at that as well.



Sure, there's nothing wrong with that. But as others said, take it one step at a time. Don't rush it.

i just learnt river flows in you ( i don't know if you know what that is )lol imm sooo happy

 

[markeymark417]

Wow this post perked me up. Umm I don't know it kind of depends on the kind of music you want to play. Assuming it's rock/pop there's really only a few keys that you need to learn. If you want to learn Jazz it is much more complex.

For Rock the main keys are C,F,G (Maj) and some Am and Em. That's not all song, but a vast majority. As someone mentioned above, start with scales and learn the related chords for that scale. On piano ofcourse the C scale is very common. (It starts on C and is all of the white keys). The 1st 4th and 5th tones are Major, the 2nd,3rd, and 6th tones are minor which applies to all Major Scales. So there related chords in C major are CM,Dm,Em,FM,GM,Am. If you know those, you'll be well on your way for Piano or Guitar. (for rock music)

I'd also recommend when learning scales to try to make it a little fun. Instead of doing only ascending and descending, try to hop around a little, mix it up kind of. It's fun and gets the wheels turning.

Good Luck!!

 

[imsotired]

Wow this post perked me up. Umm I don't know it kind of depends on the kind of music you want to play. Assuming it's rock/pop there's really only a few keys that you need to learn. If you want to learn Jazz it is much more complex.

For Rock the main keys are C,F,G (Maj) and some Am and Em. That's not all song, but a vast majority. As someone mentioned above, start with scales and learn the related chords for that scale. On piano ofcourse the C scale is very common. (It starts on C and is all of the white keys). The 1st 4th and 5th tones are Major, the 2nd,3rd, and 6th tones are minor which applies to all Major Scales. So there related chords in C major are CM,Dm,Em,FM,GM,Am. If you know those, you'll be well on your way for Piano or Guitar. (for rock music)

I'd also recommend when learning scales to try to make it a little fun. Instead of doing only ascending and descending, try to hop around a little, mix it up kind of. It's fun and gets the wheels turning.

Good Luck!!

thhankyou! just learnt a whole song yesterday

 

[Joshua1]

hi friends,

i gota a dilemma i want to learn to play the guitar and piano. i have learnt the guitar i took lesson in school and now i have to sorta got to learn it again. i want to learn so many songs but i know that is very time consuming but its productive. i am just going to write a list of songs that i want to learn i have nearly finished 'the river flow in you'!!. i haven't elly played the piano so.... I don't know guys can yo give me suggestions on how i should do this.

Find a music teacher who is willing to teach you, you may have to pay for the services though. The yellow pages are good for checking on teachers or you could go to a school, college, etc.