Learn to play like your musical heroes by taking piano lessons online in the comfort of your own home. Obviously it will take time and dedication to get to their level of expertise, but it has never been easier to make a start and get to a decent level of playing remarkably quickly without having to make a massive commitment in time and money that you used to have to make with traditional piano teachers. Take a look here at my thoughts on the courses I have used and continue to find use in to this day.
If you like the genre of music a particular pianist plays then identify it’s style and make sure you choose a course that teachs that style of playing, say you like Ray Charles choose a piano class that teaches the Blues. Don’t automatically assume that each course will teach the keyboard style you want to learn in the depth that you want. If you want to learn to play a particular song then choose a course that either has videos lessons for that song or will shoot a video lesson for you of how to play it on request. The forum on Learn Piano in 30 Days was particularly good for that.
Take a look at the courses in detail –don’t be afraid to try a few out – any reputable course should have a trial period of some sort either having a money back guarantee for a number of days, or allowing you access to the course from a nominal fee for a short period of time to try it out before reverting to the full cost. Just make a note of the dates your trial period ends so that if a particular way of piano teaching doesn’t appeal to your way of learning you can get a refund whilst you are still in the guarantee period.
I trialled a few different teaching styles when I first started out on this path and returned quite a lot of them which was normally just a case of sending an email to say that their course wasn’t for me. I found that the traditional way of teaching was really hard going for me and that I preferred the classes that were more playing songs and tunes based rather than spending a long time on scales and arpeggios. That’s probably why I’ll never be a concert pianist but that was never my aim I just wanted to enjoy getting a decent tune out of the old Yamaha. I know I’m never going to be the next Dr John but I can play a decent 12 bar blues now.
Have a look at my reviews of the piano lesson courses I have taken here and see if they teach the musical style you are wanting to learn to play.
