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submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I reluctantly took lessons when I was little. I still remember stuff like C scale and for the most part how to read sheet music. Any advice for picking it up again? I mostly want to play rock music on my own.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Take lessons. It doesn’t need to be weekly or even steady like when you were little. There are beginner piano lesson books tailored to adults, and having a teacher who can walk you through it, discuss your interests and goals, and answer your questions is worth the money, even if you meet once a month or just schedule per-basis when you feel ready to meet again. A local music shop can put you in touch with a teacher that knows rock.

And don’t give up when it’s hard. It’s hard to learn new skills. Trust that your brain accomplishing work in the background even when you feel like you’re not making progress, which will happen sometimes. One day you’ll wake up and find that the impossible chord progression you’ve been stuck on for weeks is a little bit easier all of the sudden, then it’s on to the next milestone.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Seconding "Take lessons." Even if it's just for a while, it helped me a lot learning music as an adult.