Piano Lessons

[Fat_Bastard]

wanna get a gd teacher to teach me chinese pop piano...
learnt at play-by-ear for 2 mths but couldn't pick up much
i'm contactable at 90.23.08.35

Hi perhaps u could PM me your teacher's name? I'm an instructor at Play By Ear, and I personally feel the syllabus there is lacking. For me I do not really follow the syllabus, and I expose my students to a wide variety of music. French, Italian, what have you, I will expose you and teach you.

If u just learn and listen to chinese pop, you're not going to get good at improvising.

As far as i know PBE bans teaching scores with bass cleft. I do not know the reason why, but for me I'd like to give a more holistic approach for my students so I teach scores with bass cleft at my own discretion and improvise the full score. My students after they grad, must not be able to only play from fake sheets, they need to learn everything.

I might get fired for posting this as its easy to find out which instructor I am but all I can say is my conscience is clear. I wanna provide a holistic music education for my students. I do not want my students to grad after 3 yrs to only learn chinese songs and play fake sheets.

I got a earful from my boss yesterday for not teaching Zhou Jielun, Tong Hua etc, cuz I teach stuff like Sou le ciel de soleil (Under Parisian Skies), Donde Voy(Tish Hinojosa), songs by Yiruma, I will Wait for you, Sympathique (Pink Martini), Historia De Un Amor, Porque (Pochill) etc Go youtube the songs i mention and you will LOVE them instead of lame ass Zhou Jielun etc. I predict ill get fired soon. Haha! But like i said if im fired i'll be fired with a clear conscience.


Imho play by ear is excellent if u wanna learn a course in jazz. There is a VERY VERY GOOD instructor there, Johnathan. Very skilled player, VERY friendly.

 

[xiaoken]

Commercialization is the cancer that is killing music.

 

[pianojazz]

totally agree. That's y i always do not encourage students to go to music schools. All my friends in music sch say they teach there to get more private students.

 

[jamescrisis]

Hi perhaps u could PM me your teacher's name? I'm an instructor at Play By Ear, and I personally feel the syllabus there is lacking. For me I do not really follow the syllabus, and I expose my students to a wide variety of music. French, Italian, what have you, I will expose you and teach you.

If u just learn and listen to chinese pop, you're not going to get good at improvising.

As far as i know PBE bans teaching scores with bass cleft. I do not know the reason why, but for me I'd like to give a more holistic approach for my students so I teach scores with bass cleft at my own discretion and improvise the full score. My students after they grad, must not be able to only play from fake sheets, they need to learn everything.

I might get fired for posting this as its easy to find out which instructor I am but all I can say is my conscience is clear. I wanna provide a holistic music education for my students. I do not want my students to grad after 3 yrs to only learn chinese songs and play fake sheets.

I got a earful from my boss yesterday for not teaching Zhou Jielun, Tong Hua etc, cuz I teach stuff like Sou le ciel de soleil (Under Parisian Skies), Donde Voy(Tish Hinojosa), songs by Yiruma, I will Wait for you, Sympathique (Pink Martini), Historia De Un Amor, Porque (Pochill) etc Go youtube the songs i mention and you will LOVE them instead of lame ass Zhou Jielun etc. I predict ill get fired soon. Haha! But like i said if im fired i'll be fired with a clear conscience.


Imho play by ear is excellent if u wanna learn a course in jazz. There is a VERY VERY GOOD instructor there, Johnathan. Very skilled player, VERY friendly.

Support!! I myself, will start from scratch after my NS 2 years later....

 

[samuel21]

reviving the thread!
anyone owes a cristofori piano? am getting a jc series 2nd hand....

How are ur progress?

 

[samuel21]

no one keen to talk about piano??!

 

[dreamaurora]

In general,

it is always a safe bet to get either Yamaha or Kawai for an upright piano. I have tried Cristofori upright and grands and I was not impressed at all. But one thing they are definitely a lot cheaper than Yamaha or Kawai, but oh well, you pay for the quality. Do try at least to allocate $3-4K to buy a good 2nd hand model such as U1. I don't recommend buying beginner pianos as their touch and actions do not allow you to play more advanced repertoire and their resale values are pathetic.

 

[samuel21]

all the 2nd hand U1 cost like 4800 lor....its not really my range cos its too expensive...i can fork out 3000+ at most but i dun see any U1 at that range.

 

[stefaniechua]

I agree. For adult, its best to go private instead of school.
1. Its faster. May allow you to jump grades.
2. Music schools always scam your money by forcing you to take from grade 1




By the way, Comparing Yamaha and Kawai, which is better?

 

[xiaoken]

I agree. For adult, its best to go private instead of school.
1. Its faster. May allow you to jump grades.
2. Music schools always scam your money by forcing you to take from grade 1




By the way, Comparing Yamaha and Kawai, which is better?

I would say Kawai.....

 

[stefaniechua]

I would say Kawai.....

Hmm.. But its hard to find kawai piano in singapore compared to yamaha.
Is there a specific place in singapore whereby they sell lots of kawai's ..
Just went to see yamaha store in thomson, price quite reasonable..
Want to know whats the price like for kawai.


=)

 

[cow240]

perhaps u can try millenia walk.But im not sure if they sell that brand.

 

[samuel21]

price is reasonable in the yamaha store?!

 

[sAVaGEmP5]

the mill store is i think for rich ppl nia. 80% grand pianos...

20% the pianos is soooooo exp.

btw mine's a Kawai Upright hehe. Buy 2nd hand if u dun mind lor

 

[jsbn]

1 big upz.

My lessons starting next month though. So not very sure if I could handle a piano with the same dexterity as I could with a drumset or a Timpani since playing a piano is definitely different from playing a Trombone or Dizi.

Usually what do they teach on the 1st lesson? All the ABCDEFGs? I swear I'll sleep if the instructor teaches me those all over again.

 

[stefaniechua]

1 big upz.

My lessons starting next month though. So not very sure if I could handle a piano with the same dexterity as I could with a drumset or a Timpani since playing a piano is definitely different from playing a Trombone or Dizi.

Usually what do they teach on the 1st lesson? All the ABCDEFGs? I swear I'll sleep if the instructor teaches me those all over again.

Hmm. But thats theory. You may be able to skip the theory, but i guess you have to restart your practical since you have not played the piano before.

 

[ransackyourtoilet]

Hi!! I wish to take up piano lessons, I just bought it at cristofori's warehouse sale.

Can someone tell me abt lessons in school? Cuz two people here has said that the syllabus is lacking or bad in soem other way.

Can someone share how its like to learn along with the kids? (is it cheaper if u dun opt for adults class?)

Generally I wanted a school group lesson cuz there's a nice friendly atmosphere, dun really like a solo one-on-one home tuition. Is individual lesson for total beginners much better though?

 

[guesswild]

piano going for sale at $100

3k+ you can get an old 2nd hand u1, but do not buy those reconditioned ones.
No personal experience with that, but I heard the quality is not as good, cos most are not reconditioned by yamaha.
haha, i tought this is dirt cheap.. sufficient for beginners imho, at least good to use till grade 5.
hopefully not a gimmick. (fyi, i'm not the seller, lol)
http://classifieds.mocca.com/node/338019

 

[stefaniechua]

Hi!! I wish to take up piano lessons, I just bought it at cristofori's warehouse sale.

Can someone tell me abt lessons in school? Cuz two people here has said that the syllabus is lacking or bad in soem other way.

Can someone share how its like to learn along with the kids? (is it cheaper if u dun opt for adults class?)

Generally I wanted a school group lesson cuz there's a nice friendly atmosphere, dun really like a solo one-on-one home tuition. Is individual lesson for total beginners much better though?

Lessons in school are bad. They tend to ask you to buy this buy that, and drag you from not taking the exams..If you wish to go for grading,1 to 1 would be alot better since you might be able to skip grades. Afterall the price you pay is not too big of a difference.

 

[guesswild]

In general,

it is always a safe bet to get either Yamaha or Kawai for an upright piano. I have tried Cristofori upright and grands and I was not impressed at all. But one thing they are definitely a lot cheaper than Yamaha or Kawai, but oh well, you pay for the quality. Do try at least to allocate $3-4K to buy a good 2nd hand model such as U1. I don't recommend buying beginner pianos as their touch and actions do not allow you to play more advanced repertoire and their resale values are pathetic.

I dun think it's necessary to buy such ex piano (if you cannot afford it, no offence )
Cos last time I used to rent those cheapo china made, lousy quality piano and still manage to pass well till the last grade (not being arrogant or what, just sharing)
But then for diploma, i think frequent playing on Grand Piano or baby grand (not upright grand) would be necessary, though u still can practice on upright ones. Cos all the subtleties, like better touch, sound projection, sound quality, pedal feeling- would kill u if u dun master this.

IMHO, It's not a good idea to invest on piano.. cos value drops, unlike violin or other instr which (depends on the maker) usu getting more valuable as time goes by.
Unless u can afford buying those branded ones like Steinway and sons or Bosendorfer.

But then again even a concert grand would depreciate.. (cos wear and tear and other factors)
So i guess what most ppl think abt 'investing' on piano is that you buy a piano whose value dun depreciate fast like typical china made ones..

Again u might wanna take into consideration the look of piano, which most likely will 'decorate' one corner of your home.

Basically an upright piano (preferably of min height 120cm) with no broken string, all properly functioning keys and pedals (probably u'll need the middle pedal for mute purpose), and iron cast structure with cross-strung piano (all piano made in the last 30 yrs have this feature) would suffice.