daLira
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Piano since my childhood (I can't remember how old I was, 4 or 5 I think). But I did stop in my teens. My parents wanted me to play a classical instrument, which I have been fine with until I did feel forced at one point, so I did throw it away for half a decade. Until some years ago when I wanted to try it again out of curiosity, and probably since a lot of things changed.
Did feel kinda strange at first to be honest, especially my hands did feel quite stiff, but it's easy to remember if you learned it already, although it still takes some time and it doesn't feel like I used to play.
My fault for playing rarely, roughly 2 times a month for some hours if the mood strikes. And then I need that time until I'm fine playing again.
If you know the technique then 1 hour/day is more then enough to maintain it, while learning new material and developing skills.
Regarding some hard classical music pieces... you practically can't work your way around practicing 4 hours a day to master them. Although there is a saying of there's no such thing as a difficult piece, it comes down to sorting out the geography. Knowing the tricky parts and... practice practice practice. But this goes into the direction of competitions, majoring in music or anything similar.
Did feel kinda strange at first to be honest, especially my hands did feel quite stiff, but it's easy to remember if you learned it already, although it still takes some time and it doesn't feel like I used to play.
My fault for playing rarely, roughly 2 times a month for some hours if the mood strikes. And then I need that time until I'm fine playing again.
From my experience and what I heard from other people I'd say around 4 years. You should be able to play any pop/rock ballad or basic classical pieces at least, easily. But of course some practice more and some are just more naturally gifted in playing the piano, so it depends.Bluestars said:For the piano players in this thread, who long did it take you to become acceptably proficient at it? 3 years? 5? ...10?
If you know the technique then 1 hour/day is more then enough to maintain it, while learning new material and developing skills.
Regarding some hard classical music pieces... you practically can't work your way around practicing 4 hours a day to master them. Although there is a saying of there's no such thing as a difficult piece, it comes down to sorting out the geography. Knowing the tricky parts and... practice practice practice. But this goes into the direction of competitions, majoring in music or anything similar.