The self-taught pianist: What to do when you've outgrown your piano teacher 9 Articles

by Richard Serra

Since being a little child, the piano always fascinated me. Anytime I was near one, I would tap away on the keys wishing that I really could play. I did have an ear for music all my life, and it wasn't until I bought a pia...read more

by Taylor Divico

It all began with dangling feet unable to reach the pedals and the quest to find Middle C. From there, years of scales, arpeggios, Bastien Primers, and recitals eventually took me from chopsticks to Chopin and from novice...read more

by Susan Quilty

Outgrowing your Piano Teacher After years of diligently working with your piano teacher, you've come to the realization, either mutually or on your own, that you have surpassed your teacher. What do you do now? Withou...read more

by Rachelle de Bretagne

The self-taught pianist: What to do when you've outgrown your piano teacher At some time in the learning process, students tire of the restrictions imposed by lessons and it is a natural part of the process that piano p...read more

by Rebecca Shinn

"I ALREADY KNOW THAT!?!" Is this your mental response to your piano teacher? If it is than it's time for you to move on! I was in this situation not long ago. My worries and probably yours too are; #1. Am I through learni...read more

by Kimberly Chitwood

As a self-taught pianist, except for 3 yrs of my life (and those were spread out), I can definitely vouch for what I did when I outgrew my piano teacher. As a child, I had heard and seen my dad play the piano. He would tel...read more

by Joe Coffman

I love music. Not just one type of music but almost all music. I say almost' all music because there are some styles that are mistakenly called music' that I don't believe anyone who truly appreciates music would actually ...read more

by Dominic Scaglietti

At age fourteen, "hatred" would have been a noun marginally inadequate to describe my sentiments regarding the piano lessons to which my parents had subjected me since age six. My first teacher disliked my attitude toward ...read more

by Rochelle Nikita

Ahhh, the day you quit piano lessons. It's either the best day of your life, or the worst, depending on how you look at it. For me, I really didn't know what to do. I had been taking lessons for almost eleven years, and...read more