Judy is frustrated. She has tried about everything and still can’t simply play the way she wants. Read below:
“Hi Tim- I am 40 years old and have 3 kids. I am very busy everyday, but I really want to learn piano for the children at my church. My question is how long do I have to spend on piano a day with your teaching? I bought lesson from Rocket piano, piano mother from Yoke wong, book from gail smith. It wasn’t successful so far. What you say in your web seems to be very interesting? Could you please give some advice before I purchase your material? I have many books and video, but I am still frustrated”
Let’s throw out an analogy.
Since I love those so much.
Traditional piano teachers are like the college graduates of the piano teaching world.
I am the high school dropout.
Let me explain.
Most traditional teachers are EXTREMELY knowledgable when it comes to piano. They can talk about theory, scales, augmentations, etc. etc…
And it’s really great information when they are all in a room together conversing about all this great stuff.
But…
When they have this great idea to start selling or teaching their knowledge to the masses (especially online) they fall short.
Why?
Aren’t they the smartest?
Yes.
Don’t they have the most knowledge?
Yes.
So what is it then?
Simple.
They don’t have the ability to take a complicated concept and teach it in a way that makes sense to us common folk (you and I).
Listen, I am far from the greatest piano player out there teaching stuff. But what I am the best at is being able to take a complicated piano process, break it down, and teach it so that it’s so simple you can’t help but 1)understand and 2) learn.
The ability to teach that way comes from the trenches, not the classroom.
I once heard a great sales manager say this, “If you want to learn how to sell things to people, go find the best con-man in the world and ask him to share his secrets”.
I’ll change that a little bit when it comes to piano
If you want to learn how to play the piano, with both hands, without having to read sheet music, or master scales…
… then find someone who can do just that, who learned after the age of 33, and still plays to this day.
Thats me.
and I am accepting more common folks here:
Here to Serve,
Tim (PianoFool)
