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Originally Posted by Martian
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.
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Hasn't it been said in this thread that one can find a very cheap piano teacher at any university?
Also, this strikes me as a bit of an ad hominem. The reasoning behind finding a teacher has been made quite clear by several members, including myself, and it has absolutely nothing to do with exclusivity or elitism.
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Originally Posted by Martian
We're talking about a technical skill here. If you emulate it well enough, then you are doing it properly.
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I find this to be incorrect after a certain skill level. If I were to play for you Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, even someone who had been playing for years likely would not be able to master it without at least some training.
I could probably, in a pinch, deliver a child. That doesn't make me a doctor.