2 year piano progress (adult beginner, Simply Piano)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
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During X-Mas holidays 2018 I thought to myself, there has to be an app to learn the piano. Turns out there is and so January 2019 starts my personal piano journey.
This is a fast forward through my first two years of practicing. About halfway through when you hear Schumanns „Melodie“ I startet taking lessons from a teacher. Initially only my parents helped me with the correct posture and such things (they are both playing for more then 20 years)
At „The Entertainer“ I‘m through with the Simply Piano courses. At that point I have done all available lessons and a bunch of the sheet music from the beta section.
I feel it‘s important to not that I didn’t just use Simply Piano during those two years, I also used other apps like Flowkey, watched UA-cam videos and used traditional sheet music.
The only experience I had when I started off was playing the keyboard when I was a child (so about 25 years ago), so essentially a little bit of leadsheet. Don‘t know if that helped me, but overall I think my progress over two years is solid.
Hope you liked the video, thanks for watching.
Not bad! I took piano lessons for 6 years, starting at the age of 9. That was 1959. I've got to admit, you are advancing much faster than I did. Yes,I still play, usually 2 or 3 hours a day. It's nice to be retired. Hing in there.
I just started simply piano. I thought it would only have you learn very artificially. Like the app does the actual playing. But it actually does a good job letting you practice as much as you need to to actually learn the lesson. I am having a much easier time learning chords as I simply go through each lesson as often as I need to, not necessarily get 100% as my piano isn’t perfectly tuned and I “miss notes” that I actually get. But the point for me is to gain the muscle memory. When I feel burned out I call it a day. And it is remarkable how seemingly easy it is the following day. I have been practicing 30 minutes first thing in the morning and 30+ minutes in the evening so I can take advantage of sleep learning on both ends.
Great timeline video. Your progress is impressive and motivation to many SP users like me. Thanks for sharing this.
Don't worry, you will get there. The journey is the goal here, as cheap as that sounds. I kept coming back to practicing because I just liked to do it and the app kept me motivated to come back.
Congratulations on your impressive piano progress - you have a lovely tone and touch!🎹
I am learning with simply piano and searched for what it would look like when I am finished, it sounds great :D
Great…. Enjoy your discovery of playing the music… 💚
Thank you, yes I do. Currently mostly X-Mas related :D
My mother used ro play the piano but i never really was interested in playing. I tryed it out and it was quite enjoyable. Now i am already playing for 5 months and im practing für elise nightmare and am already able to play für elise,turkish march, moonlight sonata (without 3rd movement) a d many other songs. Its just more enjoyable to play songs yourself instead of just hearing them
Yes it is, playing for yourself is a lot better.
Hello I'm interested in playing piano or maybe a electric keyboard. I'm 17 yo, should I use simple piano?
@@Matias-tm3reif you have the possibility is always better a teacher
Thanks for sharing and thanks to SP !!!)
You have a nice musical sound! Congratulations on all the musical enjoyment!
Nice Bechstein Piano… I love them…
Very good progress, it is inspiring to see your video as I am an adult learner!!!
Well done, keep it up!!!
Excellent!
I miss playing with simply piano. I only finished chord styling III and stopped because my piano keyboard that I've been using is broken. Some keys are not properly working anymore. Anyways nice video. 😊
Thank you! I hope you’ll get some new keys some day :)
I wish i had a piano 🤧
I am an advanced pianist but can only read at about an intermediate level. I am thinking of getting Simply Piano to better my sight reading because it forces you to keep playing in time even though you make a mistake. Do you think the app will help me or should I just use sheet music with a metronome?
i heard flowkey was better if u actually want to read sheet music
Congrats
Thank you!
Awesome, dude! :)
Woahh.. My dream has always to play the piano since I was 7 years old and I still don't have a piano but I rlly wish for one.. I wanna test simply piano when i get a piano
My 61 key piano arrives in 3 weeks and im saving up for a 88 key piano :) almost there
So two weeks to go! You can do it :), you will see playing piano is great.
@@FlorianRachor1 👍😊
Great progress. How much was Simply Piano compared to other sources?
I would say about 1/3 Simply Piano and 2/3 other things. So a typical practice session is 10min warmup with scales etc, 15min SP, 15min other pieces I‘m working on. Give or take, I don‘t track my practice session down to the minute.
the key to playing piano is playing songs you love for me that's Christian gospel songs
Could you make a video speaking about your experience using Simply piano app?
Great video! Keep going! Cheers from Argentina
Yes, I‘m working on it :D, also a video about tips of how to practice with Simply Piano. Making videos on a regular basis is much more work then I expected it to be, lol.
I see in the video there playing with iPad but it asked me to connect midi keyboard can sone help can I use ipad
Perfect play in first Day, wellness shit
awsome!
How do the lessons with a teacher fit in? Were they regular lessons?
Did you just keep following the courses or did you go back to relearn some of it
I followed the course but I came to old courses, too. It‘s a lot of fun to play something again you already learned!
@@FlorianRachor1 ahh cool yeah good to repeat stuff. I struggle with sight reading and placering the fingers but then again never played in my life and only 1 month in with a 1 year old so gonna take time 😂
I am skeptica about this progress and app.
This is amazing! Can I ask how many hours do you practice on daily basis?
Sure, I practice between 30m - 1h per day 6/7 days. But I have beens slacking a little recently, too much other things going on :(
@@FlorianRachor1 I’m 12 and I practice four hours a day, but my parents are divorced so I can’t practice often
@@blueiswonderful Don't worry bro, you will get there. I started playing at 37 and I'm satisfied with my progress. You have all the time in the world, trust me on that.
@@FlorianRachor1 Thank you! I think that piano might become my passion. I started saving up fit a keyboard at my dads so I can play more!
Thanks for sharing! I'm also following some online courses. Feel slow. Do you think we could progress faster with a teacher?
I don't think you will be necessary faster in your progress, but a teacher helps a lot with the musicality. Progress comes from practice, but a teacher can make sure that you are practicing the right things. So if you can afford it, I would absolutely advise you to get a teacher. I see mine every two weeks, that's enough for me.
@@FlorianRachor1 Thanks! That makes lots of sense. Yes, I think a teacher can make sure we are on the right "path".
How many hours of play per day is it to get to that level?
Hi I wanted to know the one I bought is with 37 keys, so it can be worked on simply Piano?
37 keys honestly might not be enough, even mid term. You can start with that sure enough, but at least 61 keys would be better if you are going to stick with it.
@@FlorianRachor1 ok, 61 keys keyboard piano right?
@@alizehsheikh7871 Everything that is marketed as a “digital piano” will most likely have 88 keys, 61 keys are usually marketed as synths or “keyboards”.
Depending on what you are willing to spend, a digital piano with 88 keys is probably the best thing to get. But any cheap synth with 61 keys will do for the beginning.
@@FlorianRachor1 ok if I buy 61 keys keyboard piano, can it teach me to good?
whyd bro start playing on a piano like that?
Hi, im very tempted but is simply piano a scam? Im not looking to be a professional, just to play for fun and show off to my friends.
What gave you the impression that it‘s a scam? It‘s a piano course that focuses on playing rather then teaching you a lot of music theory. Especially if you like pop music you will get a lot of value for your money. It‘s not perfect of course, but it‘s very good to keep you motivated and you will get quick results that will sound decent.
@@FlorianRachor1Thanks for replying, I've been researching simply piano and a lot of people say bad things about the app. Specially piano teachers.
@@Sudden-Champion24 Lot‘s of people have reservations regarding new technology, that‘s normal. My teacher quite liked the app, specifically that it kept me motivated to practice every day. As I already mentioned, it‘s not perfect, nothing is. More specifically, the app can‘t teach you musicality, so you have to make sure that you don‘t sound robotic. But there are a lot of resources that can help you with that, UA-cam for example.
Teachers are great, I started getting in person lessons after a year or so with Simply Piano. That enhanced the quality of my playing significantly, I‘m not going to play this down. But Simply Piano made me sit down every day and practice, even best case you will see your teacher only once a week, but he won‘t be there every day. Simply Piano is there every time you open the app.
There are ups and downs to everything. One month of weekly lessons costs as much as two years of Simply Piano where I live. That‘s steep if you don‘t know if you are even going to stick with the piano. I could go on and on. Maybe a solid video idea to talk about that :D
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I'm 25 and dabbled in piano a bit growing up but just by ear. NEVER thought I could sight read. But I started practicing with this app recently and honestly it really helps!! I think getting to practice playing along with music just makes it more fun. Very nice progress!! 👏
Nice video, as others I am a SP user too and I have completed all the courses with more than 99% of songs 3 stared. A week or two later I would fully three star all the songs and then I would need to move to other apps and books. Any advice on the next step? So far I have prepared flowkey and alfred's adult piano all in one 2 & 3, thanks in advance, wish I can play Satie's melodies one day too.
No further advice that sounds all really good. If you can, a teacher is already really helpful to get to the next step, you just have to find one that is open tot the whole app idea.
Apart from that watching UA-cam videos is a good idea. If I find the time I can make a short video about some tips my teacher gave me.
@@FlorianRachor1 Thank you for your advice, I wish this covid nightmare can leave us soon so everything could return to normal, at the moment I would use APPs only, will check piano tutors a few months later. A friend of mine recommended pianomarvel to me, I tried it for 2 days and I found it is way more professional than SP, maybe check it yourself to see if there is anything valuable? It gives a 30 day free trial, you may have absorbed all the useful parts before the trial expires.
I played accordion as a kid. I always wanted to learn piano and now I finally am with Simply Piano. It works if you love to play!
El que usa esa app es por que no tiene dinero para pagar un maestro y mucho menos comprarse un piano tan carro como eses Yamaha yo tengo la app y tengo un casio s1 de $200 dólares y con esfuerzo lo compré no creo en este video
c'est un fake car le programme n'apprend pas a jouer avec la pedale et dans la video il l'utilise (regarder bien sa jambe droite elle bouge)
Que hermoso! Me haces sentir que puedo lograrlo y que mi padre también puede, siempre ha sido su sueño aprender piano y dice que ya no puede por su edad
Where’s week one. This makes it look like you’ve got some previous experience and not a total beginner.
You are flattering me. But I’m pretty sure anyone can learn a few bars of Jingle Bells in a week.
Hi.. thanks for sharing your journey.. are you able to play even not using Simply Piano? Did you learn tomoaly bynreading notes only or you were able to play by ear?
Hi Andrew, yes I'm able to play by reading notes. If you use SP you will have to practice that though, for example with beginner sheet music. I'm not able to play by ear though, or maybe a little bit. But it's easier for me to read the notes.
An incredible progress! Im on my way of learning in the very beginning and I can see that it's really possible to learn piano through the app! Thank you for the video
Amazing progress! I started 9 weeks ago and you are an inspiration!
Thank you! Keep going, the reward will come, promised!
HOW is your playinh
@@antek5265 still playing! Just about to finish Intermediate 2. I’m totally hooked.
@@homesweetdiy5751Are you still playing?
Lovely progress!!! I took 2 years of keyboard in college and seriously forgot it all, my instrument was voice and keyboard did nothing for me other than reinforce some theory. My hands never agreed with each other. I failed my keyboard final but passed the class bc I was a decent student otherwise, but there was no way I’d be playing Bach as expected. I’m over 10yrs removed from college and I decided to start simply piano to see what it has to offer and am contemplating buying it for the year, as I’d like to accompany my husband (he plays guitar fantastically) with simple, fun songs. So far, playing with both hands via simply piano has already been much better than it was in college. My only concern is that I won’t associate what I read with the name of the chords I play. Would you say this app is helpful in reinforcing that aspect of learning? Can you play something by ear? Or with a simple chord chart? Because that is my goal.
This is very inspiring! How often did you practice? I’m turning 40 and considering starting now.
it's not just about the practising hours, it's more about the learning hours where u figure out the keys, the fingering and rythm. If you're able to come up with 2-3 hours a week of actual learning, you can move ahead faster than the guy in the video. good luck
Amazing ❤ I feel motivated! I’ve been playing for 3 weeks using simply piano and I’m so happy about my progress 😍
Hello dear Florian 🤗🎹already knew you from Facebook but never knew you have a UA-cam 👋🏻So nice to watch your progress as my son started with simply piano and never would have been going on at the beginning with out it I really appreciate that 🤗🎹so nice to see a progress conclusion from you!!
We both learn totally self-taught still!
Wish you all the best 🤗
Thank you for the kind words! All the best to your son also.
The thing is, this is the opposite of simply piano ads
Nice work Florian. I have been playing for around 1 year and really enjoy too. I also plan to get an ipad/tablet for it too! I see that you managed to get it to work via headphones - I have been trying to set up via headphones for a long time buying so many different wires, two way adaptors, etc. please can you share how you set that up?
In my case it‘s rather simple. I have the iPad attached to the piano via USB cable and Apple Adapter and I plug the headphones into the piano. That way I can hear Simply Piano and the internal piano sounds. Only thing I had to do was to turn of the software piano in Simply Piano, that was quite distracting. What piano do you have and how do you connect them together?
May I ask which Yamaha Clavinova model you were using for the practice?
Sure, that’s a Clavinova CLP675. There is a newer generation now. I’m very satisfied.
Very good! Is Erik Satie, one of the last songs you showed, part of the curriculum? I couldn’t find it under songs.
I just started (44) and your progress is inspiring! Only one week in and me and my wife learned sooo much!
did you start learning scales and do any appergios any time while using the simply piano content? or no that was until later?
The chord fingering must have been difficult for you to change with a teacher too huh? did you find that you had a lot of things you needed to correct because you didn't start with the fingering maybe as classical as proper? so finger skipping and all that was foreign to you ?
Thanks solid progress I just feel from what I watched simply piano traps you into playing chords and songs with rymths , but you actually didn't start using arpeggios for a while. which is esentially how you learn to accompany on the piano, so i have been going through the same journey, but I have just been doing nothing but scales and arpeggios and the axis chord progressions. / youtube/
Alright, so one by one. No I didn't start with scales and appreggios, those came later. But I never focused on those, I draw more personal value from playing music instead of technical excercises. I do warm up with 5-10min of that though every time.
Simply Piano acutally teaches you proper fingering for everything, it missed the mark though on bringing home how important it is to stick to that. I saw people covering the fingering in the app because they thought it's some kind clutch, not understanding the value of proper fingering. Don't know if that is really the fault of the app though.
Did you teach yourself using Simply Piano or did you take lessons in parallel? If it was the former, it would be surprising.
I think i got to fur elise after 5 weeks with simply piano. just the beginning and the bridge (the whole E dance)
played 6-8 hrs every other day.
Amazing progres! what Yamaha piano is that?
A Yamaha Clavinova CLP 675
How much time daily did you practice with the App? I am similar to you (in my 40’s) and starting as a beginner piano player. I got familiar with knowing/naming the keys and learning some triad chords, but want to learn more, so- just got the Simply Piano App. I am hoping to be able to spend a couple hours a day practicing.
I’m on day 4
what's the model name for that Yamaha digital piano? would you recommend it?
Hi, I have just ordered my first piano and have set up a simply piano account. Were you a complete novice and how long did it take you to learn to read the notes etc. Thanks
Yes I were a complete novice, and I still struggle to read sheet music :D. I’d say it took about a year of practice to get anywhere interesting. If you want to train your sight reading abilities, best use the play part of SP, that’s basically a collection of sheet music.
Its beautiful! Its really impressive to play these song really quick. I played all these songs in 3 years. I really love it! Sometimes what pauses but thats okay! I hope u will have a wonderful day!
you have really good timing
Thank you, funny that you would say that, because I always feel the opposite. Therefore I practice a lot with a metronome, seems that finally pays off, lol.
No way this progression is accurate. You were playing stuff at the 1 1/2 year mark that you can easily play in half the time and you were. That is exactly why people are saying no way.
I think it’s a bit realistic, although I got to the für elise lesson in about 5-6 weeks 🤷♂️
I think some of the skeptics genuinely think this is faked because they’re the type of people to go to expensive piano lessons once a week and do maybe 2 hrs of practice a week. Like no shit this guy’ll surpass them in less time..
Amazing what you can achieve with Simply Piano.
I think you even managed early on to play some tunes that weren't even available 2 years ago. Either that or I missed them.
Simply Piano; there is no substitute!
Probably they weren't available at the time. While I did all the courses in Simply Piano, I also played from sheet music pretty much as soon as I could read it. But a lot of what I played then is now available in the Play part as a bonus. The app really has a high value for a beginner.
Hey I really enjoyed watching the progression. I’m currently using simply piano and I was wondering where to go after using simply piano? Is having an instructor and using simply piano good enough?? How did you do it???
Hi, so I got a teacher after about 6 months of using SP and then continued with both together. With the teacher I focused on reading sheet music and musicality, while in SP in continued to practice the basics. This slowed down my progress in SP, but enhanced my playing overall. So for me personally that was the right way to do it. I finished all the SP courses after two years, and since then I'm continuing with teacher and the other available resources.
I wrote it fast but I hope lol the questions make sense.
Sure, I think I understood you. But read my answer, if I missed the mark, I probably misunderstood you :D
Hello. Thank you for sharing your progress journey. I have a question though. Could you share with us the name of the application that you use at 5:22 ? (The one with the pedal info) . Thanks
You are amazing sir. Could you please tell me which model of piano were you playing?
Of course, this is a Yamaha Clavinova CLP-675. I'm very satisfied with that one, great sound and great keyboard. If you consider buying one, I'd recommend trying it first though. The keyboards of all of them are really different.
Which model is it? If that's the sound in person is not nice
What piano model is it? It looks beautiful!
This is a Yamaha CLP 675
good job, I just started my piano lesson 4 days ago, at age 35.. I will keep doing it..
You will see if you stick with it that it's very rewarding. Just do a little each day, you will thank yourself later down the road :D
@@FlorianRachor1 thx
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Gracias por el concierto.......Bravo
im surprise that this is not a Simply Piano ad
Unfortunately no, would be glad to take their money though, alway short on that :D
@@FlorianRachor1 anyway, your channel is great, keep going!
You play very good piano.
I want to be able to play the piano so well.
I still need a lot of practice.
This motivates me. Thank you for posting 🥰
Thank you, I'm glad to hear that.
???????not true???I have no idea
Nice one Florian, it is an excellent app for learning.
Beautiful, even in the beginning you play so gracefully 🥰
Thank you! Much appreaciated!
@@FlorianRachor1 😄👍🏽❤️
great job
Last song is so beautiful, thanks for share :)
I started to play piano like 3 weeks ago and now i´m thinking about an app to learn...is SP a good tool? Have anyone here tried out Skoove?
I really depends what your goals are. A tool is only as good as it's suited for the goal you want to achive. SP is more causal, and puts more focus on playing music instead of learning theory. It also has more pop music then classical (like 80/20). For me it was also a motivational tool, something that would keep me coming back to the piano. That was worth everything to me, to be honest. Since I have finished all the courses there, I have some trouble to stay motivated.
@@FlorianRachor1 ok, thx...maybe it´s not the right thing for me because i also want to learn theory...my motivation is very high because i´m playing only 3 weeks^^
Do you use pedal?
Great progress Florian, keep it up!
Nice
すてきです✨
Thank you for this video! I have been using SP for a week and im already excited! You are talented, keep up the good work
Thank you, all the best to you and your success. You will see, it‘s great!
Now upload a video of your progress with simply piano playing all 12 major scales ,all minor scales ,harmonic,melodic and natural minor scales and maybe even arpeggios with both hands and show the worth of simply piano
Putting too much emphasis on playing scales will make you an expert in playing scales, but not a good piano player. The worth of any piano course is in how good you can play actual music, not how well you play training exercises. If you value finger exercises over playing actual music, you will hinder you progress. Go ask you teacher if you don’t believe me.
@@FlorianRachor1 so do you know the difference of a harmonic minor scale and major scale , that will be a no then , so if your a good piano player then the tunes you are playing can you play them in any key , that will be a no , because you don’t know the basic theory this is what makes a good piano player not someone who can play a tune and doesn’t know the theory behind the tune they are playing, just pointing out the difference of a piano player and someone who knocks out a tune and really doesn’t know what they are playing there is your massive difference
@@del9936 That’s the thing, you really don’t know anything about my knowledge of music theory. Because it‘s completely irrelevant for my playing. If learning theory gives you enjoyment, do it as much as you feel like it. But stop making absurd requirements (knowing all major and minor scales is grade 5 ABRSM) and stop gatekeeping playing the piano. I‘m learning to play for fun, as do many people in my age.
@@FlorianRachor1 sorry if my comment offends it wasn’t intended to be that way fair play to you on playing for fun , in my opinion and experience you really need to master the theory to know what your doing with the instrument and in my experience when you can play scales arpeggios etc when going to play pieces it makes it incredibly easier to do so , my opinion simply piano doesn’t make you a pianist it does what it say on the tin shows you how to simply play tunes
@@del9936 I can tell you right now that I know my scales and theory, I was a music major and had to take 2yrs of keyboard, took 4 required years of theory, took composition and counterpoint classes, passed them ALL, and STILL suck at keyboard. 😂 You really have to love it to do anything with it of value, app or traditionally.
Why are all the comments from people who actually use simply piano we need the ling ling wannabes to invade this comment section
Almost 100% of the traffic is coming from "Simply Piano progress", how did you find the video? My channel is so small, should be under the radar for almost everyone.
@@FlorianRachor1 idk man it was recommended to me after I watched a bunch of simply piano memes
@@mikaschmidt2110 Well why not, whatever fancy’s the UA-cam algorithm I guess.
Simply piano Is good only the First week free trial for learn the basic, then Is waste of time. I start play piano 10days ago, the First 4 days i use Simply piano for basic, then i start fur elise, and i almost complete the full Song ( with hard part ) , if i use this 6 days for Simply piano now i can only play ginggle balls
Oh and also mad world in the days i use Simply piano before delete the app and start fur elise
Please keep us posted 😬🙃🙃🙃🙃
Yes I‘m working on more videos :), but I had to take a little summer break.
Thank you for documenting this. How many days a week and hours did you practice? I'm interested in joining the simple piano community.
Hey Eddie, sorry for the late reply, I was on holidays :). I practice around 30min a day, 6 days a week. That's a good mix between doable and you still get a lot of progress.
Just a tip: Coming from someone who has been playing piano for many years but learnt from a real teacher. Yes, you can learn with simply piano. But I don’t recommend using it to learn. You’re better off with a teacher.
Amazing!!
멋지시네요....좋은 영상 감사합니다~~
감사! 나는 이것이 효과가 있기를 바랍니다. 나는 Google 번역을 사용했습니다.
What's Yamaha model it is?
This is a Yamaha CLP 675.
@@FlorianRachor1 thanks
Inspirational ❤️❤️❤️
Gracias por el video!!!
Con mucho gusto!
I do not believe this is the progress of a person. The hands position after two weeks, the mouvemebts os fingers , the independence of both hands ... It is too fast learning. I' m sorry but I don' believe in it
So you think my progress is above average? I have seen much more wild videos, always thought I‘m about normal. If you think this is „unbelievable progress“ I‘m actually quite happy, since I started in my 40ies.
Regarding the hand position: As mentioned in the video, my parents play since forever, they showed me how to hold my hands. I find it actually quite natural.
@@FlorianRachor1 15 days is a too short period of time to play piano as you show in the video if your starting point is " I never played before" . I' m sorry but ....
He never played but ever saw. He started fast but progressed normally. I think it's real.
Just pirated simply piano and I confirmed that I did this in half a week. The songs aren't that complicated.
Simply piano is a good app maybe you try and see for yourself
(my english is not good) Sry man but i have to Tell u something, if u just studied musical theory, and learn How to read músic ( tons of tutorials really Wells explaineds from yt) u probably be lot better in 2 years of práctice,
Im a self taught adult piano student too
Gymnopedie should have more feeling and you should slow down but it was good
Okay u record the most easy part of fur elise how any can see the progress xd