Learning to play the piano

I'm starting out on the piano but unlike you I'm doing it so I can play sick jazz electric piano riffs and not classical music

>>73543919
That's cool. I wouldn't mind knowing how to play sick jazz riffs. What are you using to start? Do you have a teacher?

I played cello ages 9-18, which set me up to be pretty good at guitar and bass. I can play drums pretty well too.

But reading/playing two different things at the same time, with mirrored fingerings and in different clefs, blows my mind. Very difficult for me. I have a lot of trouble singing and playing instruments at the same time as well.

Good luck OP. I wish I didn't think piano was gay growing up. Singing too. Now I realize how much more logical the layout is and how much easier it makes understanding chords and theory in general.

>>73544087
I use the jazz books from my university and practice reading music out of them
I'm still learning theory and focus on watching other people play improv and try to focus on what they're doing and try to emulate it
Thankfully in the modern age we have countless amounts of people who put their camera right up to the piano so you can see for yourself exactly what they are playing for yourself and pause the video all you like and rewatch it how ever many times you want
Not only that but chord finders are a thing too that I've found pretty useful
There are countless websites where you just type what notes are being played and it will tell you what the chord is

You people planning to play an instrument as old as the piano should learn from classical music first. That's why études exist.

The technique is important too, so you should get a teacher. Get some Thompson études and read Seymour Fink's Mastering Piano Technique. Only by doing those you'll achieve a decent level.

idk any suit bergamasque, but you'll have an advantage over other noobs by already knowing the theory and being able to read music. piano isnt played like any other instrument so no real technique advantages.

>>73544727
I can see the etude collection for each grade. Do you recommend getting these or the John Thompson modern piano course books? Are those the best etude books to get? Do you know anything about the books i'm using right now?

>>73545256
Modern piano course book, those are really basic, you can focus on technique with them (dynamics, tempo, articulation)

What books are you using again?

>>73545484
Alfred's basic adult piano course.

>>73545721
Spot on.
Like I said, technique is important. Keep practicing those, and keep an eye on expression. Check the technique book I mentioned too, and be sure to record yourself and learn to self-evaluate your progress.