Studies and Pieces to build technique

[hs127]

Hello, new to the forum, looks active

Anyway,

So I've been taking piano lessons for around 7 years.
My teacher however, I don't feel was competent.
She didn't seem very keen on fixing specific mistakes, and developing solid piano technique, or teaching any music theory other than fundamentals and reading music.
After becoming quite bored with classical, I quit lessons to pursue jazz (I also play sax  )
However, I feel my technique is sorely lacking, especially considering how long I played.
Everything is something I have to work at for a long time to learn.  Even simple tunes are a struggle to get under my fingers.
So I decided to start over with piano, trying to build good technique, repetoire, and more appreciation in classical music.
So I have a few questions.
1.  What studies/exercises should I practice?  I began with Hanon and I'm transposing them in all keys, is this a reasonable place to start?
2.  I find Baroque and Classical Era a chore to listen to and learn.  My main interests in Art music are (Post) Romanticism, Impressionism, Beethoven, Phillip Glass Style stuff, and Avant-Garde.  Is it neccesary to study all areas of classical music?
3.  Do you like ice cream cake?

Sorry if this is asking too much.

Have a nice day! (or night)

[slyfox2625]

i have been playing the piano for about a couple months and i sure would like to know, i dont even know scales, i dont see the point of them? i have done plenty exercises i cant read music but ive done exercises.. at least

[pianoyutube]

Well, I think you'd better have a look at https://www.pianofundamentals.com, or download the book at https://www.pianopractice.org/

This book answers at your questions, except the third one

[alsimon]

Well, I think you'd better have a look at https://www.pianofundamentals.com, or download the book at https://www.pianopractice.org/

This book answers at your questions, except the third one

... if you manage to find your way through it.

[piano_lurve]

hmm..ya, to build up ur techniques, it's better to start with hanon & czerny first then after u have mastered several of it, u may like to try on chopin's etudes which is on technical studies

*hope this would help u..

[brogers70]

hs127,

A good teacher makes all the difference in the world, and a key thing that a teacher will do is teach you how to practice well. Simply logging in hours doing technical exercises can be very inefficient and even counterproductive. It helps to do scales and arpeggios, but only if you have specific goals about what you want to accomplish by practicing them; running through all the keys while you dream about your favorite ice cream cake is not very useful.

A good teacher would help you identify goals and ways to get to them. So if you want to play some particular Beethoven or Debussy, a teacher can show you easier pieces that build the necessary technique over time.

If you cannot find a good teacher, you can still get some help from books; I found the CC Chang book someone mentioned useful, but it's a slog; badly written and full of off-the-wall digressions. Still, it has some useful ideas you can try out. Also, there was a poster here years ago, Bernhard, who gave reliably good advice about how to practice and how to learn technique from pieces. Here is a link to a catalog of a number of his helpful posts.

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,5767.0.html

Hope this helps,

Bill

[danhuyle]

Scales and arpeggios are a must in piano. It's contained in a lot of pieces and you'll start seeing them. Besides, a lot of teachers will make you play it anyway because it's part of your development and they say it makes you better.

[mariatyson]

i have been playing the piano for about a couple months and i sure would like to know, i dont even know scales, i dont see the point of them? i have done plenty exercises i cant read music but ive done exercises.. at least

The below videos are the basic part of learning Piano:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vphWgqbF-AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJjWqTuuamc

Will help you!