To all the budding and beginner pianists out there! You are not alone! I'm Oscar and began my piano journey at the ripe age of 35. I began learning in December 2021 with no prior experience with the piano, and it's the greatest thing I ever did!
I've now decided to document my progress and adventure. I'll share with you my challenges and successes, sprinkled with a little advice, knowledge and tomfoolery :-) I hope you enjoy my journey and I hope it helps with yours!
I love to help with anything I can so don't hesitate to leave a comment with a question and I'll do my best to answer 👍
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Thank you. My pinky is lifting quite a bit (ascending on the left, descending on the right). I hear many piano instructors say..."Do NOT lift your fingers." So, the lifting of the fingers should be done, first, for strength?
I’m just starting out on Piano after playing guitar and singing for decades. Do you learn from sheet music? I’m also getting either a Roland fp30x or a Kawai es120 next payday.
Beautiful playing...I was wondering how you get all your music.. I don't want to pay for every song. I have a ton of paper sheet music and just purchased a tablet. It would cost a fortune to replace my music.
Just scan your sheet music with a scanner or with your phone
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Oscar, where are you? Is everything ok?
Can U play golden hour by JVKE tks！
Oscar, where are you??? I have been out of touch since late winter, and i see you haven't posted. I trust you are ok.
Just ordered the FP30x for my 15yr old son. Really looking forward to hearing him play...and hopefully I can have a practice too :) Thanks for the time and effort in making this video - greatly appreciated!
Bravo Oscar!
I would be a bit pissed if it came back more dusty than when i sent it. Dust is the enemy of any digital piano. It gets between the keys and starts to effect the contacts under the rubber strip under the keys. If doing a repair, they should keep it clean when opening, and clean when its packed for return. Glad you got it fixed, but 5/10 Roland for sending it back covered in dust.
Hey Oscar, can you do a video talking about your setup? As in how you hook it up with your laptop. Also, do you plug speakers in too or do you just use the headphones and the internal speakers?
What Camera did you use for this recording, and did you do any video color grading?
I definitely enjoyed what you do and its so much more authentic being an observer of your progress from humble beginnings, far more interesting than just listening to the polished end result of years of slaving away at the keyboard. So many note perfect players in the world, that imperfections have become more interesting, than perfection.
What camera did you use for this recording?
The quality of the audio on this recording is exemplary, so clear and easy to hear. Was this audio recorded with the Tascam TM80 microphone?
I love your keyboard stand - wow you built it ! Amazing
I connect my tablet directly to the piano when using the app..blue tooth is not reliable enough, just be sure to choose midi on your tablet or phone. There is a ton of samples you can only access through the app.
Which Roland app are you using. And is this on an Android tablet or Apple iPad device.
@@okay1904 Roland Piano App is what it is called, I use Android.
Jesus, talk about waffling garbage.
Wow that is some practice! I'd love to get 3 hours in, amazing. Can you play all those songs by memory or are you reading off the screen?
is not a grand 💀 it’s a standing
Its beautiful i love it . Maybe next time use a tiny bit less pedal but overall its beautiful
Gg on the piano make sure to thank your parents or whoever bought it to u man gg
Beautiful ❤
Not sure if it is a good idea to play 38 Hanon exercises in 1 day.
I love hands warm-up at the beginning.
Bro love it,was really helpful thanks!!
Oscar you're awesome ❤
Have you tried connecting the piano to the kindle using bluetooth midi? and have you tried other apps like Tomplay for learning? i know that it will scroll automatically for you
Totally agree with you. Getting help from KZread can be frustrating because guidance is fragmented and not structured. I’ve started doing Schmitt Prep Exercises Op. 16 and Hanon and which I’d done it sooner. It saves time with finger dexterity and as you said is not designed to be musical other than aid solid technique. Then you can do Jazz Hanon or make the exercises musical once achieved the desired technique. For all wanting a good KZread series on Schmitt Exercises every morning, I with this piano tutor (via my mobile) play along and I also use it to sightread out loud at the same time. Here’s the link kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqaCqsWzms-3oco.html - it’s helpful and she does every exercise at a beginner pace of three variable speeds before moving to the next exercise, no break. My aim is to be able to follow with her right the way through whilst able to sightread out aloud at the same time before moving onto book two. Hanon is challenging from the get go so I do that after and yes it does make a difference. This is a helpful video because you are offering useful help at beginner level and not help that leaves you without structured future progress, fragmented and frustrated. I will be following your videos as sounds very interesting and helpful. Thank you 😊
Thanks Oscar! It was very helpful to hear about the resources you've used on your journey. Keep up the good work!
I started when I was 30 years old after playing the electric guitar for 17 years and classical guitar for 2. Now at 36 I'm still struggling to learn the piano but I learned some peaces that are kind of tricky. I'm frequently upset about my skills. Just keep going.
I saw a bass, also can I get a pin? Please
Nicely played with dynamics 👍🏻👍🏻
Oh wow thank you so much Kitty! That's so kind! 😊😊🤩
Hi Oscar, I am a 40 years old classical guitarist that recently got interested in learning a bit of piano as well. Your channel is great and realistic, keep it up my friend. The sonata sounds great! Best regards from Brazil!
Hey!! Wow! From Brazil! 🤩 Welcome! Thank you soo much for your amazing comment! It really means a lot to me, especially as it's a brand new channel and it's quite slow at the moment, comments like that really motivate and inspire me to continue 🥰😊 Wow classical guitar! I always wanted to learn classical, it's the most beautiful way of playing guitar in my opinion. Great to hear you're beginning your piano journey! What styles are you learning? What pieces are you working on? I'd love to hear all about it! 😀👍
@@oscarplayspiano Thanks for your kind reply Oscar, your content is super, you are very polite and funny. I truly believe it's just a matter of time until your channel starts growing quickly. To be honest, my journey just started, I just bought an FP30x as well and started using Skoove for lessons. Have your heard of master pianist Nelson Freire? Cheers!
Wow thank you so much!! That's soo kind🥰 Great for you!! How are you finding the FP30X and Skoove? I haven't! But I will check him out right now! Thanks so much!
I think the question, "Why am I doing this?" is very relevant, at least for me. I'm recently retired, and learning piano. I go through down times with my guitar and violin as well.
It's the most powerful question isn't it Patrick! I coul;dn't agree ore mate. You know what, it's comforting to hear others feel the same (or at least are brave and confident enough to admit it), and that's kinda why I did the video serious, as I was feeling really demotivated. So comments like yours are really welcome and encouraged. Thank you so much!😁
Beautiful
Wow thank you so much! You honestly don't know how much that means to me, I really appreciate it 🥰 it's such a beautiful piece and I'm glad you think I did it justice 😀
How far in Hanon are you? Did you finish the book?
I haven't quite finished the book yet, I'm through exercises 1 to 38, and then it's all the major and minor scales then arpeggios which I'm nearly through 😅 I try to do 1 - 20 every day to get them nailed and up to tempo. I think Hanon are exercises I'll be learning and finessing for the rest of piano career, there is so much to learn 😀 how about you?
@@oscarplayspiano I am up to exercise 9 struggling with any tempo past 60 bpm. Looks like it will several years to finish that thing properly.
Up to 9 is fantastic! They are really challenging but the payoff is invaluable in my opinion. I'm planning on doing a deep dive video for every single exercise so hopefully I can help with some advice 😀 👍 that's not to say I'm an expert though lol, still learning them myself 😊
You can manually adjust the tempo on the piano, by holding the metronome button, and entering the number you want on your key and press enter. Should be around the C2 area. You can see the numbers on top of the keys for guidance. This eliminates the needs for the app.
Ah wow! You know I didn't even know you could do this! Thank you so much! That makes using the metronome so much easier! Cheers man! 👍🤩
Damn ur pretty good
Wow thank you soo much! I have a long way to go though! I find that I'm pretty inconsistent with playing evenly with Hanon, but that's what practice is all about! 😉 You're very kind! 🥰
I take a massage gun and i massage my fore-arm, palms, shoulders and upper back before my practice.
That's one way to do it! I bet that works really well! 👍
Thank you, Oscar! You answered perfectly! Like you, I want to read music enough to learn a song, then commit it to memory. I just decided to work on a very easy version of Maple Leaf Rag. I'll keep you posted on that. I'm approaching scales like you. I did white keys first, now working on black keys. Basically working my way around the Circle of 5ths. My years of guitar playing are mostly folk/ chord style playing, with some fingerprinting. Also learning the violin now! Music is keeping me busy! Thank you for your time. Your answers were great as we are on the same journey, and you are a few steps ahead of me. Keep up the good work!
Hey Patrick, I just spotted this comment, apologies for the delay! Working around the circle of fifths is such a good idea! I really wish I had gotten into that habit early on, it's something I'm trying to do now but I'm in such a habit of working through scales chromatically, which is no good for promoting and developing theory. Violin!! Wow! My best friend is learning violin, it's so challenging but probably one of the most beautiful instruments (after piano of course ;-) ) Thanks so much mate! You too!!
How long have you been learning as an adult beginner? I've been off and on learning for a few years now. One of the biggest hurdles is staying consistent with my lesson books that I find super boring 🥲 Based on the progress i make when i manage to stick to it I'm sure I'd have been way further in my journey if I could just be consisten.
Hey! Thank you so much for the question and for watching! I've been learning properly for just over a year now. I couldn't agree more! To be honest I got rid of my grade books not long after getting them, you're absolutely right, just so boring! You might enjoy my latest video series about motivation and the piano. I recorded them as I was struggling with consistency and drive too! - kzread.info/dash/bejne/iodsxdCzcta1oqw.html I hope it helps! Let me know how you're getting on, what pieces are you learning at the moment??
Great playing and a great message. Thank you!
Wow thank you so much Patrick!! I'm so appreciative 😊
Thanks for the videos Oscar. Where does the learning of scales and beginning site reading fit into your early journey. I'm 61 and have been at the piano about 2 months. long time guitar player though. New to reading music though.
Hey Patrick! Fantastic questions and thank you so much for asking. I have just uploaded a whole video for you answering your questions. Check it out here and let me know what you think 🙂 kzread.info/dash/bejne/rGiZwaefgdTPfbw.html
Very nice piece, now I want to learn it haha
Wow thank you! Beautiful isn't it! Philip Glass is a hero of mine, I thoroughly recommend his 'Etude' collection, it's phenomenal and fantastic for learning his unique style. Let me know how you get on learning this piece, I'd love to know how it goes 👍
@@oscarplayspiano Just finished learning it, beautiful piece indeed !
@@Xanpi3000 aww wow fantastic! Brilliant! 🤩 Go you! Have you tried any of Philip Glass' other pieces? He has such a unique style 😊
Oh man can I relate to your outtakes! Haha Great playing! I am very interested in your upcoming content. Keep it up! I want to support you so I subscribed :)
Wow thank you soo much! I really appreciate it 😊👍
Might you describe your method of learning? What book(s) you used, etc. Thank you for encouraging adult age learning.
Hey Patrick! I'm going to do a whole video today dedicated to my method and exactly what books I have used. I'll keep you posted!