ultimate-piano

Learning to play songs.

TOAOIsaac	How do you learn how to play songs? Do you learn one hand then the other or do you just try to play all at once or what?	How do you learn how to play songs? Do you learn one hand then the other or do you just try to play all at once or what?
	Posted: Sep 13, 2007 7:35 PM - Quote - Report!
rabidguitarist	all at once. Best to dive straight in.	all at once. Best to dive straight in.
	Posted: Sep 14, 2007 1:31 PM - Quote - Report!
gallagher2006	I try not to learn other peoples songs personally...I like my own piano style =] Ie, straight 8th or 16th notes	I try not to learn other peoples songs personally...I like my own piano style =] Ie, straight 8th or 16th notes :haha:
	Posted: Sep 22, 2007 4:59 PM - Quote - Report!
SLNevitt	gallagher2006 wrote on Sep 22nd, 2007 at 11:59am : I try not to learn other peoples songs personally...I like my own piano style =] Ie, straight 8th or 16th notes I think I'm going to vomit. - They are called QUAVERS and SEMIQUAVERS	gallagher2006 wrote on Sep 22nd, 2007 at 11:59am : I try not to learn other peoples songs personally...I like my own piano style =] Ie, straight 8th or 16th notes :haha: I think I'm going to vomit. - They are called QUAVERS and SEMIQUAVERS :)
	Posted: Sep 30, 2007 6:17 PM - Quote - Report!
yurfinlfntsy	I jsut dive right in and play the whole thing through	I jsut dive right in and play the whole thing through
	Posted: Sep 30, 2007 7:10 PM - Quote - Report!
jeff541	SLNevitt wrote on Sep 30th, 2007 at 1:17pm : gallagher2006 wrote on Sep 22nd, 2007 at 11:59am : I try not to learn other peoples songs personally...I like my own piano style =] Ie, straight 8th or 16th notes I think I'm going to vomit. - They are called QUAVERS and SEMIQUAVERS you can call then what you wanti play my songs by ear so i dunno i kinda just get a rhythm going with my left and then a melody with my right and its good.	SLNevitt wrote on Sep 30th, 2007 at 1:17pm : gallagher2006 wrote on Sep 22nd, 2007 at 11:59am : I try not to learn other peoples songs personally...I like my own piano style =] Ie, straight 8th or 16th notes :haha: I think I'm going to vomit. - They are called QUAVERS and SEMIQUAVERS :) you can call then what you wanti play my songs by ear so i dunno i kinda just get a rhythm going with my left and then a melody with my right and its good.
	Posted: Sep 30, 2007 8:09 PM - Quote - Report!
SLNevitt	Lets be traditional - they were originally called Quavers and Semiquavers. 8th or 16th notes sounds so yucky :P In my opinion.	Lets be traditional - they were originally called Quavers and Semiquavers. 8th or 16th notes sounds so yucky :P In my opinion.
	Posted: Sep 30, 2007 11:53 PM - Quote - Report!
Essiath13	i learn all hands at once slow at first, getting faster as i get better	i learn all hands at once slow at first, getting faster as i get better
	Posted: Dec 23, 2008 11:00 PM - Quote - Report!
Laughing_Eyes	I just dive right in, and try to sight-read as best as I can. Then, usually, I'll focus on the left hand because it's the weaker of my hands.	I just dive right in, and try to sight-read as best as I can. Then, usually, I'll focus on the left hand because it's the weaker of my hands.
	Posted: Apr 27, 2009 1:48 PM - Quote - Report!
Kensai	I just started, roughly one month ago, so one hand at a time. I'm still at the point where playing with two hands is difficult, but I can do some songs.	I just started, roughly one month ago, so one hand at a time. I'm still at the point where playing with two hands is difficult, but I can do some songs.
	Posted: May 10, 2009 10:44 PM - Quote - Report!
Avrill	both hands at once and usually I make my own version in the beginning which is a lot easier xD but when it's for music school I do the right hand first and then the left	both hands at once and usually I make my own version in the beginning which is a lot easier xD but when it's for music school I do the right hand first and then the left
	Posted: May 13, 2009 12:56 PM - Quote - Report!
HeavyReverb	SLNevitt wrote on Sep 30th, 2007 at 1:17pm : gallagher2006 wrote on Sep 22nd, 2007 at 11:59am : I try not to learn other peoples songs personally...I like my own piano style =] Ie, straight 8th or 16th notes I think I'm going to vomit. - They are called QUAVERS and SEMIQUAVERS Only in the US. I'm studying music in uni and we use 1/4, 1/8 etc..	SLNevitt wrote on Sep 30th, 2007 at 1:17pm : gallagher2006 wrote on Sep 22nd, 2007 at 11:59am : I try not to learn other peoples songs personally...I like my own piano style =] Ie, straight 8th or 16th notes I think I'm going to vomit. - They are called QUAVERS and SEMIQUAVERS Only in the US. I'm studying music in uni and we use 1/4, 1/8 etc..
	Posted: May 15, 2009 4:11 AM - Quote - Report!
hugh20	eeeurrrghh, 1/8 notes i call them the traditional way :P: quaver's. I learn a piece one hand at a time then put it together. But sometimes i just learn it really, really slowly and speed it up hands together.	eeeurrrghh, 1/8 notes i call them the traditional way :P: quaver's. I learn a piece one hand at a time then put it together. But sometimes i just learn it really, really slowly and speed it up hands together.
	Posted: May 30, 2009 12:42 PM - Quote - Report!