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Originally Posted by punkmusicfan21
Echoed. Sorry Martian (because I'm assuming your self taught by your reaction?)...
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Also because I said I was. It was really quite unambiguous:
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Originally Posted by Martian
I only had one sit-down 'lesson' with a professional pianist...
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See?
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Originally Posted by punkmusicfan21
...but a teacher is a must if you want to learn it properly, not just emulate it well. Plus you'll excel much, much faster. It is far less frustrating having someone guide you then stumbling through the dark.
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I don't claim to be an expert on piano. Far from it, actually. What I object to is this whole 'gentlemen's club' idea that if you don't pay your dues and spend an hour a day practicing Hanon and have some short guy smack you with a riding crop when you miss a note,
you're doing it wrong.
We're talking about a technical skill here. If you emulate it well enough, then you are doing it properly. If your point is that a knowledge of musical theory is important, you'll get no argument from me. Where does that transform into an instructor being necessary?
Music is and should be accessible to everyone. A teacher can be very helpful, but if you can't afford one that doesn't mean anything you learn on your own is invalid. I frankly find such a notion ludicrous. I think the idea that one has to have a teacher stems from an exclusionist view of musicianship, which is something I just do not agree with.