#I am stuck and clueless, anyone any tips on what should I do to progress??

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sick relic
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I am a self-taught pianist and Ive been practicing for over a year and half now, but I am totally stumped because I am not able to learn any of my dream pieces (fantasie impromptu, moonlight sonata 3rd mvnt) despite daily efforts. I never had a clear road map in mind since I started so I have overlooked a lot of sheet music and even basic theory. I don't know what to do 😭

wintry breach
# sick relic I am a self-taught pianist and Ive been practicing for over a year and half now,...

Take your knowledge now and use it to take a few steps towards learning theory and sheet start with simple stuff and practice sheet consistently your dream piece require more than just a year just a heads up especially if you have been avoiding theory and sheet learn more about that to start and work on proper fingering and technique but DONT avoid sheet and theory its fun and worth the effort especially if you wanna continue to progress on piano..remember its not taking a step backwards its pushing your already stable habit forward good luck

sick relic
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Thanks alot

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Honestly I tried learning theory in between

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But it's really frustrating to see how much I mess up, especially when I am so used to looking at the falling keys in music tutorials (synthesia I think it's called)

wintry breach
# sick relic But it's really frustrating to see how much I mess up, especially when I am so u...

Im sorry but that is not learning piano imho it's memorizing....learning piano is learning everything that it takes to master it you are using a different skill (memory) instead of the sheet and theory yt and synthesia is ruining how people approach piano they think hey i can memorize this and know piano but you dont know what time signature or key your in ect its just memorizing like said start now and you wont regret the decision i know going to simple pieces seems boring but once sheet reading starts to click it feels incredible im telling you just dont get discouraged keep learning and dont press the easy button take the hard way the older way of learning it is tested and works the newer way of piano is just blahhhhh

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Check it out

sick relic
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Hmm

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Alright

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Thank you so much for the advice

sick relic
silent pond
# sick relic I am a self-taught pianist and Ive been practicing for over a year and half now,...

Honestly, your best course is to find a teacher. A good teacher will not only stop you from doing things that are detrimental to your goals in the long run (playing ahead of your level, not practicing, etc), but will also help you better your technique and overall expand your knowledge when it comes to not just piano, but music in it's entirety. If you can't find a teacher or don't have the money, then read sheets. Hanon and Czerny etudes (starting with 599 then going to 636 seems fine) will help you read sheets more fluently and build technique. This also isn't really required, but you can take a break from trying to progress and just find a piece you want to learn that's not leagues above your level. If you end up finding a piece that isn't too hard for you, that you like listening to and playing as much as your end-goal pieces like Fantasie Impromptu and Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement, you can try ditching the synthesia tutorials and try to read the sheets for yourself. It'll give you a better idea of the concept of the piece and you'll also get better at reading sheets over time. Also, having all of your end-goal pieces be far ahead of your skill-level can sometimes be tiring, and the feeling of consistently working for what will probably take you months-years with a minimal sense of pride over your achievements could demotivate you to practice. It's good to have pieces that are near/not that far from your skill level, since as you progress on your way, you'll be able to feel that sense of accomplishment after completing pieces that you like. Having mini-goals allows the progression itself to feel good, not just the end.

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Sheets can be intimidating, I started out with synthesia too (and still sometimes use it). But it'll be worth it. You'll probably find that there are better arrangements to be found in sheets than synthesia for the pieces you want to play

sick relic
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I started learning canon through synthesia

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I'll try my best to learn the remaining excerxises by sheet

silent pond
viscid crater
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because they said "excercises"

silent pond
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don't know why I thought canon in d

viscid crater
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do not

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do hanon if you're self taught

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because you might end up locking in bad technique

sick relic
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Lol sorry

sick relic
olive mortar
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why would you do hanon through synesthesia...

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its literally like easiest thing to sightread

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