Piano Lessons In Columbia, MD

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Do you need piano lessons in Columbia, Maryland? Congratulations, you’re about to make your dreams a reality and take part in something really special that you’ve wanted to do for a long time.

ADVANTAGES TO LEARNING PIANO AS AN ADULT IN COLUMBIA, MD

• It’s a myth that children learn faster than adults. Learning piano as an adult comes with unique advantages. You can progress faster because as an adult, you have your frontal lobes developed. You will be successful playing the piano as an adult because of this fast processing speed. 

• You will have the edge because you are personally invested in the instrument, unlike some children who tend to play piano only because their parents make them. But as an adult, you want to learn, and that will carry you a great distance.

Because you have a unique perspective on life, your age gives you a winning edge. Specifically, you are a wise person and because you can be kind to yourself, you will learn faster.

When you make mistakes, you won’t be hard on yourself for messing up a note or a chord and you can take it all in stride. Adults who can let go of mistakes learn much faster because they aren’t fixated on perfection.

BENEFITS TO LEARNING PIANO AS AN ADULT IN Columbia MARYLAND

Learning an instrument, such as the piano can stave off memory loss and dementia according to Christopher Melinosky, MD assistant professor at USF.

Over the years you will have already listened to hundreds of thousands of hours of music, more so than the average young person. This will deepen your ability to play with artistry and will allow you to be more successful as an adult.

You will also have plenty of life experience which will be a factor in how well you play. Being able to tap into the emotional experience of your life will deepen the style and musicality that you have.

To play with artistry is imbuing the music with emotion. This allows other people to get lost in your music. We all want the experience of having music transport us and transcend the humdrum of reality around us.

To be a good listener of music means that you will use your music to transcend the monotonous.

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WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN LEARNING PIANO AS AN ADULT IN Columbia, MD

Your musical taste will dictate the direction I teach. When we meet in Columbia, I will ask you what you love to listen to or play. Of course, you will need to know the fundamentals, but beyond that, your personality will become the driving force behind the musical repertoire you pick.

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For example, you might be the type of person who likes to play intense bombastic music with big chords and fast rhythms if you have a gregarious and outgoing personality.

Or you might be the kind of person who is shy and reserved, who expresses their personality with subtlety. You might be the kind of person who prefers pieces that are more melody-driven and have a lot of smooth arpeggios. Your musical tastes might lean more to the ethereal.

Music is a spectrum with hundreds of varying styles. Your personality will influence where you fall on that spectrum.

PIANO LESSONS FOR ADULTS

It’s important to work with someone in Columbia Maryland who has experience teaching piano lessons to adults because the communication styles the teacher uses with adults are different from what they use with children.

If you have a teacher who has worked with adults, chances are the lessons will tend to be more collaborative. This way you have a say over the direction of the piano lesson experience. This is to your advantage because the piano lessons will be, in part, self-directed, allowing you to learn more.

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Your teacher needs to understand where you are in your musical journey and help you come up with strategies that will meet your needs. Will your teacher be compassionate when you make mistakes? Will they be kind? Will they adapt to your learning pace?

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The relationship you build with your teacher matters most because that relationship can really inspire you. Finding the right teacher is important because your relationship can set you up for success.

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If you are interested in learning more about my piano method for adults, please contact me.