Lost Motivation to Play Piano?!

[robertoooo]

I started learning Piano when I was about 11. I had lessons at school all through till I left at age 16. I was fairly good- I could play some fairly complicated pieces.

Since then (2 years) i've lost motivation to learn. I got a piano after I left school (I'd been learning on a keyboard since) to try and motivate myself but it didn't really work.

The main reason is because I pick songs to learn that are above my level which means they take me a few months to learn. I also can't sight read so I have to go through each note and work out what it is and play it on the keyboard.

I'd love to play 'Waterfall' or 'All of Me' by Jon Schmidt but these are very complicated. Does anyone know any songs that are simpler than those but still as fun as them?

[chopin2015]

I have trouble reading as well because I know chords but melodies are hard for me to follow especially if the rhythm is complex/ accents and syncopation
 If you are having a hard time with your pieces-believe me my depression kicks on and off while I am cycling through pieces and when I abandon a piece I like it is really depressing, or when I hit a difficulty that slows me down I take it really hard emotionally and it is hard to stay productive. May I suggest you do what I am doing right now and read music when you are not working on your pieces. Consider it a part of your practice and after that you can even say you are now able to practice longer because your routine just changed. If you want to read well, think of styles of music. A piano professor expects you to read Clementi and Mozart...I know that forsure. If you are going to read Bach I could recommend the English suites. From romantic stuff, I read Chopin preludes and some valses are good.  You can also read chord charts with melodies. If you are having a hard time reading hands together first off, just do hands separate for a WHILE! make sure to put them together eventually, it is ok when getting used to sight reading to give each piece a couple of go's and make mistakes as long as you are keeping tempo. Also, try to look at your hands as little as possible, and learn to coordinate looking at music to your hands and looking at your hands in between.

Seriously. If your pieces are taking so long I BET even the easy pieces are going to disappoint you if you do not get them the first try-which most people just don't and you need to be realistic and know when you are having a bad day-how to deal with it and stay productive. If you have any questions or comments, I look forward to hearing from you. You can also private message me if you would like.