QUESTION 4 (by a visitor to PianoMagic.com):
I'm curious as to why there is a one-year
membership to your PMMO. Is it a year long course because
it's so hard to understand? Will I be working and moving at
my own pace?
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
It is NOT hard to understand. You DO need to practice though.
Do it at your own pace--yes. LOGS
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
Yes you can work at your own pace and Mike actively encourages
you to do so. It will only take a matter of days/weeks to
get the basics. I have been here for a little over 3 months
now and I simply cannot believe how great my piano playing
is already :-)...(and it is over 20 years since my last piano
lesson, when I first came here I couldn't even remember where
middle C was!) However, after spending a year here (and getting
a years worth of Mikes never ending support and help) I know
I am going to become a great piano player...and realise a
dream I have had since packing in piano lessons 20 something
years ago..."to play in front of an audience" You
will really enjoy Pianomagic, infact if it takes over your
life like it has mine...you will be want a life membership!!
Lee
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
I originally wanted a shorter membership coz I was not sure
. Now I've been here for 3 years and will go for another year after all I have seen...
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
spent on the internet for music courses teton
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
Yes you will move at your own pace and it will be fast. Mike
makes it so simple you can advance really fast and will personally
take you as far as you can go. It isn't hard at all. You need
to understand it first..than you can do it. Jim
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
I actually joined for three months, because I was as sceptical
as this question sounds. I will definitely be renewing for
a year, come April. The basics of the course are not in the
least hard to understand, but after that you can just keep
developing and learning new things, via the interactive forums
which involve everyone from raw beginners to very accomplished
players who still want to learn more. Buffy (UK member)
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
Hard to understand is something I could never say about this
course. Mike sees to that and our BIG helping hand is our
Forum--we help each other and support each other. It is so
much fun communicating with people with an interest in music.
I consider them all my friends long distance. We'd all like
to be moving along faster than we are able, but, yes we end
up moving and working at our own pace--there's no other way
to move. I'm so grateful to know that I'm "connected"
to Piano Magic for a whole year, and I sure don't intend to
end it there. I will definitely sign up for 2005. Rusti
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
Mike, again my response doesn't appear on my computer screen--sorry
if this is a duplicate. I have found Mike's program especially
suitable for my busy schedule. I do not have time for a schuled
private lesson every week, but with Mike's program I can simply
get on the computer when I want to. Also, Mike's lessons are
so simple, you wonder why private teachers don't teach these
things in the first few lessons the way Mike does. I have
taken a few private lessons, but Mike's are so easy you don't
start off sounding like a beginner who plays simple songs
like "twinkle, twinkle little star". Pam Shedd
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
I am a PMMO member, and frankly, I don't know why Michael
decided on a yearly membership. I CAN tell you that the techniques
Mike teaches are EXTREMELY simple in principle, but take practice
to implement. You are free to move as quickly as you can and
Mike, along with the PMMO members will support you all the
way. PS: I will be renewing for another year, not because
I'm slow or PMMO is difficult, but to learn MORE of the great
techniques Mike teaches! I'm HOOKED! ;) H.S.
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
When I clicked that 'register' thing that day, I was also
curious why this course requires one-year membership. I thought
it would be like some of the other internet courses that offer
a one year membership where the course has about 20 structured
lessons and you have one year to have access to these lessons.
PMMO has MUCH MORE than this. While it is true that PMMO has
20+ structured lessons, the MUCH MORE is hidden behind the
Interactive Forum where there are daily ongoing discussions,
new lessons, lots and lots of video demonstrations, lots of
audio instructions and tailor made lessons for the students.
The one year membership is for the benefit of the members
to have an actual live setting of a class where the instructor
interacts with the students and the students also interact
with one another to enhance the learning process. Piano Magic
is GREAT behind the scene. Come on in and see it for yourself.
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
As with any program, you have to give it time. You will begin
to build a can play list of simple tunes, that you'll practice
and then learn to decorate with arpeggios and 10th chords
and more stuff...and soon you'll be able to amaze your friends
and relatives... and yourself. The year also gives you plenty
of time to record your tunes, as there is a recital hall where
people can listen to you play piano. So you're never alone,
and you have direct feedback on how you did - there is encouragement
every step of the way. You are definitely encouraged to work
at your own pace. You play within your current comfy ability,
and stretch beyond the comfort zone ONE-STEP-AT-A-TIME. There
are members here for over 2 years, and everyone is playing
piano on a different level. No one is better than the next,
just different. Sharon O. NYC
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
I think everyone moves at his or her own pace in learning.
But the process is very interactive with Mike. If I were Mike,
I certainly wouldn't want to create a 'one-ended stick' where
I felt an obligation to respond to you forever for one relatively
small fee. A year seems very ample time to go through Mike's
course and interact with him a lot. It is also good business
sense -- creates an income stream. (Sorry if I spoke too much
for you, Mike.)
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
I am relly only getting started although I subscribed about
six months ago. I like it and seem myself here for many years. Nancy
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
No, it won't take you a year to go through this course. You,
very well, could go through the lessons in a couple of days.
Now, lets talk about applying the lessons. Priceless! (You
will work at your own pace, too.)
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
It's a one-year membership because there is so much information
and help available to you--both from Mike Anderson and the
other students--that it'll take that long to get around to
it all. But it is NOT because the course is hard to understand.
And yes, you will always be working at your own pace with
all the help along the way you could ever hope to have. Randy
V.
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
Just sign last week, I was not to sure if where the right
thing to do spend $ 189.00 But now I now was the right decision
I learn more in few hours here than in 2 months I went to
a Music Institute and I pay more than $500.00 in 2 months...
go for it is good come in!!! welcome!!!! IT is so much here
to see and learn
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
In my mind, part of the beauty of this is, it "is"
easy to understand "plus" you move at your own pace.
Get the basics down solid and you will be fine. If you want
to continue on year after year, like others, Mike will continue
helping you get to where you want. Popeye
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
In June of 2008, I will celebrate my FIFTH year as a student
and member of PMMO, and looking forward to the NEXT five years
to come! My journey in PMMO has brought me from a struggling
beginner to a level of comfort, confidence, and personal enjoyment
in my music. Although it's not taken an entire five years
to "get" this, as I grow PMMO provides a continuing
path to my musical endeavors and development. I now not only
play for pleasure, but at my church and have performed publicly.
It's not hard, It's FUN! SB
