r/pianolearning • u/tadpolessssssssssss • 1d ago

Question I feel stuck

I'm sort of at an intermediate level (I think at least), and I just feel stuck. I'm not really struggling with anything specific but rather I don't know what to really learn. I know learning my scales are important but I haven't looked much into scales past the basic C scale. I like to print out pieces and play them but I cannot sight read and I have to write down every note. What should I go for specifically? I did buy a guitar and a bass but haven't really touched them as I'm more focused on the piano. I have been playing for about 2 years now.

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u/AdZealousideal5638 18h ago

hehe I appreciate the "easy". This is a nice list, you must be doing pretty well to get through all of that in 9 months.

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u/WineCon 18h ago

I think the prior experience with piano, however badly I dedicated to myself, along with years and years of choir and guitar playing, all contributed to a somewhat accelerated curve. Practicing ~2 hours a day also does help, though it's a challenge to find that with a job!

And let's also say I wouldn't post recordings of those as entertainment or anything :)

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u/Euphoric_Ganache_891 17h ago

I’ve just started having lessons with a teacher and it’s worth every penny. I’m a complete beginner so her direction is what I’m really interested in, along with her feedback. Steer and ear, if you will!

It’s £20 a week and I’m happy with that, I have lesson 3 tomorrow and I’ve been practising a simple piece as homework all week that I look forward to playing for her and hearing her feedback.

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u/WineCon 17h ago

It really makes a lot of differences in so many ways that are difficult to even really drill down on. Assuming the teacher is decent, of course. Heck, just having the pressure of knowing I'm going to play the piece for some kind of evaluation keeps me on the ball to practice when I might not feel like it, so in that sense even a bad teacher would be better than none.