| Do you know why more people want to learn | | | | people are actually afraid to go near it. Not |
| guitar than piano? Because it's easier! And | | | | the guitar. It's the everyman's instrument. |
| because students get to play something that | | | | Folk players, rock guitarists, and even Uncle |
| actually sounds like music many times faster | | | | Joe himself can pick up this instrument and |
| than their piano playing counterparts. | | | | soon strum out a tune. |
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| But did you also know that a guitar player | | | | A beginning piano player can also learn a few |
| can show you how to play piano better than | | | | chords and just as easily create music as |
| most piano instructors? It's true! Here's | | | | well as the guitarist. Now, the piano isn't |
| why. Guitar players use chords and chord | | | | often taught like this because teachers can |
| charts to create with. Piano players (for the | | | | make a lot more money by stringing students |
| most part) use note reading and memorization. | | | | along for years and years. With a chord-based |
| | | | approach, you can rapidly advance and learn |
| It's really easy for most beginning | | | | how to play in most any style and it won't |
| guitarists to quickly create music. In fact, | | | | take you years either. How long will it take |
| you can learn 3 chords on the guitar in less | | | | for you to learn a chord-based approach? |
| than 15 minutes and start to play many, many | | | | Anywhere from 1-month to 1-year depending on |
| tunes. Can piano players do that? Yes they | | | | how fast or slow you learn. |
| can! But sadly, most don't. | | | | |
| | | | Here's the point. If you want to spend years |
| You see, many people are intimidated by the | | | | learning how to play other peoples music, |
| piano. Not because of the instrument itself | | | | than note reading and memorization are for |
| but because of the snobby stigma surrounding | | | | you. If you want to get creative and actually |
| it. | | | | make music, look for teachers who embrace a |
| | | | chord-based approach to piano playing. |
| The piano is held in such high esteem that | | | | |