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happy-gal
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This doesn't apply to me but my mother wass telling me about someone she met who told her they were trying to teach themselves to read music and play the piano. Correct me if I'm wrong but this is the wrong way to go about it. You need a good teacher to point out flaws etc. How can anyone successfully teach themselves? I go to a proper music school and have a professionally qualified teacher and when I think I know something, she points out where I am wrong and that is the only way to go in my opinon. If you try and teach yourself if will take you longer and you will make a lot of mistakes, obviously, as you dont know what you are doing and are not trained to pick out your own flaws.
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ShanaMaria
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Generally I would agree that the right way to go about it would be to take lessons from a good teacher. I would never say it is the only way, however, and here is why... As a child I was fortunate enough to have parents that allowed me to take piano lessons with a private instructor and then I continued to study piano in college. I suppose then I am a classical case of studying the "correct" way. Now, though, as an adult, I have met many pianist who play professionally, and here is what I have discovered. Most concert pianist learned traditionally and many group or band pianist studied in a more unorthodox method. One man that I "tried" to play with had never took a lesson in his life. I have to admit that he outplayed me easily, was able to accompany every song sang, and he couldn't even read music! I really believe that if someone wants to play, and a teacher is not in the budget, that teaching themself is acceptable.
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Edski
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I used to play bass in a jazz trio with a piano player that NEVER took piano lessons and could sight read Beethoven/Debussy/Chopin/Kieth Emerson...and improvise like Bill Evans and Chick Corea.
He had taken formal sax lessons as a kid, but was entirely self taught on the piano.
For what it's worth, I am a pretty decent guitar player, and never took any lessons...I did take about 4 lessons on bass, but did take about 8 years of piano lessons and was serious on the trumpet for many years as a kid. 
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searchforperfect
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ABSOLUTELY! i've taken 3 years cello lessons and i'm teaching myself piano. if you know the theory you can become moderatley good. however you're never gonna become as good as someone taking lessons.
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DanTheMaster
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Can you learn to play the piano by yourself? Yes. It can be done. However, even if you get quite proficient at it alone, your full potential will never be realized unless you have a teacher.
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