Recommended teaching materials for adult beginners to learn piano on their own

In recent years, the number of people who started playing the piano as adults, or those who have resumed playing the piano after a long hiatus, seems to be increasing.

I am also someone who took a break from playing the piano for a while after middle school or high school, and then started playing the piano again after a hiatus.

Not only beginners, but also those who have a blank list, are sure to worry about

"My fingers don't move the way I want them to."

is not it.

Even if you have a favorite song or a song you used to play, if it has a fast rhythm, it can be difficult to get going.

Of course, the way to solve this problem is to "just practice", but if you can't move your fingers the way you want, you won't be able to keep practicing.

Above all, if you are an adult, you have so much to do, such as work, housework, and childcare, that you don't have as much time to play the piano as you would like.

That's why I want to practice piano efficiently.

What you need to practice effectively

In conclusion, the most important thing for beginners to receive proper guidance .

For example, if you study problem sets without going to school, you will eventually be able to solve the problem, but it is much more time efficient to learn the basics at school and solve the problem.

It's the same with the piano, and if you practice without acquiring (or forgetting) the correct basic knowledge, you won't be able to improve much.

There are two ways to get the correct teaching method.

① Attend a piano class

One is to attend a piano class.

I think you can understand this without going into detail.

If you have a one-on-one session with a professional instructor, he or she will objectively assess your weaknesses and areas for improvement.

However, it is an adult situation that does not mean, ``So let's go to a piano class.''

As I explained earlier, I don't have time, it's a hassle to move around, and it costs money.

If you're looking at this, I'm sure many of you are unable to attend piano classes for similar reasons.

buy the right study materials

Another option is to buy the right study materials.

If you search, you can find some pages like this blog that introduce how to play the piano for free for beginners, but to be honest, there are limits to what you can do with just text.

For this reason, we recommend teaching materials that include audio and video, such as DVDs.

The reason is that you can learn by seeing with your eyes and listening with your ears.

When it comes to musical instruments like the piano, there is a lot of learning to be done by ear.

Playing the piano uses your hands and body, but training your ears is extremely important in order to enrich your expressive methods.

Another good thing about learning with teaching materials is that unlike a piano class, you can learn as much as you want at your own time.

Basic teaching materials recommended for piano beginners

The introduction has become long, but this is the teaching material that I will be introducing this time.

Piano finger learning program [supervised by top instructors who graduated from Kunitachi College of Music]

As you can see by looking at the linked product page, the explanation is very long.

Therefore, we will focus on the main points of this material and explain its contents here.

Isn't this a suspicious site?

First of all, this is sold by Infotop.

Although it is not as big as Rakuten or Amazon, it is a major seller of information products, and it is not a very suspicious site that makes you feel anxious about membership registration and payments.

In fact, I have also used Infotop to purchase other materials many times.

Of course, this is the internet world, so security is not perfect. There are risks as long as it is online, as seen in the past when information was leaked from major companies such as Facebook and LINE.

Especially these days, it has become more commonplace to buy things online, so perhaps there are fewer people who are reluctant to do so.

List of features of teaching materials

1. Created by experienced pianists and piano instructors (music college teachers)
2. Basic content that is not often found in books, such as the shape of fingers and how to use finger muscles.
3. It teaches in an easy-to-understand way how to take the timing, which is difficult to understand in books.
4. It also covers somewhat maniacal content, such as how to spread your fingers.
5. Full refund guarantee within 180 days
6. You can see a sample of the content on Youtube

Let's look at them in order.

① Created by an experienced instructor

First of all, ``proven instructor'' is not that important to me personally.

It is certainly better to have a pianist with a proven track record teach you, but piano classes in your town do not necessarily have someone with a proven track record as the instructor.

At least the teacher I attended when I was young was a woman who didn't even graduate from a music college and ran a piano class at her home while working as an ordinary housewife.

Of course, there are some piano lessons taught by famous pianists, but I don't think the instructor's level as a pianist is very important for beginners who want to play the piano as a hobby.

It's different if you want to become a professional pianist.

②Teaching focuses on very basic content

“Basic content” is obviously a good point .

Above all, even if you take a quick look at the books for piano beginners that are available at bookstores, you will find that there are many sites that offer finger numbers, sheet music samples, etc. for free.

The reason is probably that it is difficult to understand things like the actual shape of a finger in text, and even photos have their limits.

I think the video explanation is easier to understand than the book.

③ Video explains content that is difficult to understand in books

``3. Explanation of content that is difficult to understand in books'' quite important .

For the same reason as in ``2. Basic Content,'' I think using videos to explain points that are difficult to understand in books is a great help for beginners.

I believe that the shortest path to improvement is to learn by actually seeing with your eyes, listening with your ears, and imitating.

④ Covers maniac content as well

This can be surprisingly important

When I play the piano, I sometimes come up with questions that aren't covered in books, such as ``What should I do in a situation like this?''

If you know the specifics of your question, you can almost always find the answer by searching on the internet, but the problem is when you don't know the specific reason why you're feeling itchy.

If you leave it as is, you will somehow lose motivation and end up practicing and playing the piano with frustration.

I think it's a good idea to acquire some knowledge before doing so.

Personally, when I look at this kind of trivia, I feel a little excited, as if I were looking at a collection of school materials.

⑤,⑥ Reliable warranty and samples

To summarize 5.6., this gives credibility as a product.

If you look at the sample and think it's different or difficult to understand, you don't have to buy it, and if you actually buy it and think the level is too low or you don't feel like you've improved at all, you can get a refund. is.

In particular, the fact that it comes with a long-term 180-day refund guarantee is a key point that you can purchase with confidence .

Some information products sometimes don't have long-term money-back guarantees or samples, which can be a bit worrying, but with this product, you can rest assured.

However, the refund conditions are somewhat strict as follows.

• 1. Those who contact us within 90 to 180 days from the date of purchase
• 2. Those who have used email support more than 5 times within the period

Especially the second one. I feel like it's a bit too harsh that if you don't use email support five times, you will be excluded from the refund eligibility.

Well, to prevent pranks, it may be natural to say that ``this is only for those who seriously want to improve their skills.''

These were the main points of the teaching material.

If you are interested, please buy it.

The price is ¥19,800 (¥16,800 during the campaign), which may seem a bit pricey, but if you consider that you've paid a monthly fee for 2-3 months to take a piano class, it's not that expensive.

As I have said many times, you can get a refund within 180 days if the conditions are met.

Piano finger learning program [supervised by top instructors who graduated from Kunitachi College of Music]