Reddit mentions of John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano: First Grade Book

I'm going to teach you all the mistakes I made in hopes that you won't make them yourself, if you aren't getting a teacher. A teacher is easily the best route, no comparison, without one, you're going to have to work your ass off.

1. Make use of every piano teacher on youtube, the best ones being Lypur,and Josh Wright. Their may be others, but those are essential.
   
   
2. Watch ALL Lypur's videos on the "Learn How To Play Piano (NEW) " playlist and "LEARN FREE MUSIC THEORY". I say start with watching the first 5 of each in a week, and then 1 a week as they get more complicated. And take good notes, just like in school.
   
   3)You need to buy books. I would say to start off with Josh Thompson's first grade one and then buying other ones such as Hanon, which is a MUST, and some like this one.
   
   4)Eventually after about a few months of practice, you can buy introductory books to certain composers, such as these: Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. I wouldn't recommend the Chopin one, since his most easiest pieces can be quiet hard until you have a good 2 years of practice and playing in. And eventually Schumann's or Tchaikovsky's Album for the young, I don't know which would be better.
   
   5)This site is very good, and gives a nice breakdown of how you should spend your time practicing.
   
   6)And possibly most importantly, you have to find pieces that you like outside of books that you can learn. It's nice to learn little pieces that are in books, but the most satisfying feeling is playing a piece that you love.
   
   
   

yes. John Thompson grade 1 and 2. River flows in you and other eloquent songs for easy piano, yiruma the best reminiscent 10th anniversary(easy piano), easy piano(Disney), some kiddy books, the art of playing pianoforte by clementi , gymnopedie no 1-3. The young pianist choice. I prefer something more progressive, something slightly more difficult than easy piano. I have practiced the grade 1 stuff a bazillion times and prefer not to go to the same old pieces. Probably grade 1 pieces, those that I never read before, or a new song which is readable for me. Like I want to progress slowly to a higher level.

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