Hi

I am a beginner , just starting it out

Please , i need some guidance from you guys , so that i can plan and practice properly

1) need to know is there any good book or DVD or some reference on the net , from where i can get started

2) What should be my plan of practice , i mean what and how should i start first

3) i am planning to get an YAMAHA DGX305 , is that good enough for an beginner ??


I am totally confused now from where to start , because i am not used to playing any instrument


Please can someone send me a detail plan of how you guys started and what are the best approaches


Thanx
Chavan

Looks like a nice keyboard for what you are looking to do.

Check out this link http://piano-lesson-software-review.toptenreviews.com/teach-me-piano-review.html

The Clavinova and P series are very nice as they offer the real piano feel but they cost at least $1,000.

The DGX305 only has 76 keys but that will still let you play the vast number of songs ever written.

If you practice every day for a year reward yourself with an upgrade to the P series or Clavinova.

Also, buy a single piece of sheet music and work on that song seperately from your lessons. Get something you really want to play and set reasonable goals. Just playing the first few bars well will let you know you are making progress.

If after a year you decide keyboards are not for you, you can sell your DG305 for about 70% of what you paid for it fairly easily.

Hi Guys

Thanx for your replies , i am sure i will learn if i am in your company

To start with i need to know what all to practice

Please suggest me some books or material on net to study

As of my i am just grasping some music theory and practicing according to that

I have not gone intp Chords and Scales yet , when should i start practicing chords and scales

Thanx
Chavan

Ok, I don't know much about pianos. I think I have a Yamaha U3 or something like that, but I've been playing for about eight years...
Only I used one of those tiny electric keyboards for about three years and I'm not doing too badly...
Get something cheap when you first start off, if you're not sure how long you're going to stick with it.
And there are heaps of books in those music shops (Billy Hyde etc etc) for beginners, but you might want to consider actually getting a teacher, because it's going to be hard to tutor yourself when you get up in the higher grades.
But when you're first starting off you can probably teach yourself.
Get the Hanon virtuouso pianist exercises - I think they come in about sixty exercises and they're really good for warming up and developing strength (says the one who has the least finger-stamina in the world...)

Oh, also, you should consider getting a basic knowledge of music theory. It's boring and I hate it, but I think it really helps my understanding of music, and you'll need it anyway, just to know how to play things.
I recommend the Dulcie Holland series - start off from the very beginning and work through each book systematically.
Good luck!!

There is this store in Fremont where I get my piano books from. They have all sorts of books from beginner to advanced. When I get the name of the store I'll reply again.

Hanon, The Virtuoso Pianist is a great book for fingering. It does a really great job helping technically. It helped break my bad fourth, and fifth finger.

My keyboard is a Casio. ^^ I love it.