2nd year piano student level

[djbrak]

Hi, I'm 22 years old and started to take lessons in January 2003
for the first time.  What is the average level of an adult student on their 2nd year of training?

[dj]

i don't really think there is an "average" for a certain amount of years of playing. it depends on how much u  practise, how serious you are, how good your teacher is, how fast you learn in general, and other variables

[mark1]

Hello there! I'm fairly new to the piano myself(3-4 years). One thing I have learned is that there is no average guideline to follow. Everyone is different. I will say that the worst thing you could do is to compare yourself with other pianists or fellow students who may progress faster than you...
...what pieces are you working on? Maybe we can help you out.                                                        Mark

[djbrak]

Here is my rep. list so far:
Bach - Minuet in G
"       - Minuet in g minor
"       - Prelude in C [Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1]

Chopin - Prelude in e minor

Clementi - Sonatina in C

Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag (only beginning section)

All major & minor scales, working on arpeggios.

[mark1]

I'm no expert but it seems that you are doing your homework! A lot of pianists on this forum can't do all of their scales and they have been playing for a lot longer than you(including me)! Just keep adding to your repertoire, and rest assured, your doing really good.  

[djbrak]

Thanks.
The scales are not too hard, especially the majors (Db and C# are enharmonic, so there will be only a couple of scales to memorize than what it really is.)
This goes for the minors too like Cb minor and B minor, same exact keys are played.

[Chiyo]

When you mean scales, do you mean #39 of Hanon?
That's what I'd call as true scales

[djbrak]

When I mean scales I mean...
SCALES
You don't have to read Hanon's #39 to understand what a scale is.
If you're doing four octaves, you can start the left hand two octaves down from middle C (and the right hand an octave higher from left hand of course).  Then you just go up on the notes of a C major scale, four octaves, then back down.  Then do the relative minor, natural, harmonic, and melodic scales four octaves.
You might as well do arpeggios following each scale because you're going to be expected to play those as well.

So, to answer your question, Chiyo, yes like Hanon's #39, but a little more elaborative and without those little chords in between.