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Petro · 11-19-2009, 10:05 AM

I started playing the piano when I was around 8 or 9 I guess.
I was never really into the technical performance, I mostly enjoyed experimenting with chords and rythm. (Still am, really)
When later attending the music gymnasium, this approach turned out to have it pros and cons.
The theory always fell very easy for me, understanding composition and arrangement. Listening tests as well (determening tone intervals etc).
On the other hand I never got the hang of sheet reading. By dropping the classical piano studies and moving over to jazz piano, this shortcoming was no longer a problem.

I believe that knowing your way around the piano/keyboard is the easiest way to understand those parts of music theory that has to do with harmonies, chords etc.
In fact most music academies has piano lessons as an obligatory part of their education plan.

11-19-2009, 10:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
Petro Groupie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4	Piano I started playing the piano when I was around 8 or 9 I guess. I was never really into the technical performance, I mostly enjoyed experimenting with chords and rythm. (Still am, really) When later attending the music gymnasium, this approach turned out to have it pros and cons. The theory always fell very easy for me, understanding composition and arrangement. Listening tests as well (determening tone intervals etc). On the other hand I never got the hang of sheet reading. By dropping the classical piano studies and moving over to jazz piano, this shortcoming was no longer a problem. I believe that knowing your way around the piano/keyboard is the easiest way to understand those parts of music theory that has to do with harmonies, chords etc. In fact most music academies has piano lessons as an obligatory part of their education plan.