independent work?

[dj]

hey we all listen 2 our teachers and do all the exercises and pieces they tell us to (if u don't i suggest u do) but does anyone ever learn a piece without the help of their teachers? just because u feel like it?

[allchopin]

are u kidding? i have been out on my own now for.... um 6 years now.  All of my repertoir (22) have been leanred by myself.  Whether or not that is a good thing, well, i dont konw but hey theres some confidence for you.

Its possible!

[ThEmUsIcMaNBJ]

Sometimes I really like a piece but I'm totally swamped with all the work my teacher gives me...  I might ask her if I can learn, so and so piece...  And usually she'll say "Sure right when we get done with that chopin etude!"...  And then when I get done she forgets, and I don't happen to mention it again then she just gives me another piece.  Maybe it's my fault cause I'm sure if I happened to reminded her I wanted to learn a relatively easy Chopin Nocturne next she would jump on the idea!  But I really don't worry about it too much and learn everything on my own.  Then I'll actually ask her, after I'm done...  To help me out a bit with the more precise things...  So yeah I do stuff semi on my own...

[eddie92099]

I only ever learn the music that I choose to, and often go for long periods without a lesson (10 weeks in the summer holidays), so I get a lot of work done on my own, and that seems to be fine,
Ed

[Irock1ce]

i only learn by myself pieces that i really love but are far below the level i am at.. pieces like traumerie, nocturne in c# min-Chopin i have learned by myself because it holds such a powerful emotional value to me... but other than that it doesnt really give me a lot of technique work...

[la_carrenio2003]

When I started my piano lessons, they were private and after that I was left  on my own for about 4 years. But then I decided to become a professional and started again for serious in the Conservatoire. After that point, I always played only what my teachers told me to, but of course I negotiated the stuff I really wanted to learn, not always succeeded but never learned something without my teacher's approval.

[Hmoll]

When I was in school we were required to play a piece we spent 2 weeks  learning independently for our regular semester juries, so the faculty obviously thought there was some merit to developing the ability to learn independent of your private teacher.

I think if you have a good teacher, there is nothing wrong with occasionally leaning some music that way. You should not keep it from your teacher, though.

[MrPiano]

I always did this...but I was always too nervous to tell my teacher.  But I don't think it woul've been a problem, most of the songs were pop stuff.   (i've moved on) its the summer now so i dont take lessons, unfortunately, but its good because i have as much time as i want to work on the stuff i want.