QUESTION 7 (by a visitor to PianoMagic.com):
Is your course for beginners?
ANSWER (by Instructor Michael Anderson):
PMMO is for Beginners with no prior experience, as well as
musicians who have played for many years - but never learned
to play with FREEDOM from written music! There is nothing
wrong with reading music, but neither is anything wrong with
simply playing...FREE of music! ***** Michael Anderson
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
You know the cool thing about this site....it's for begginers.It's
for people who have been playing for years. It has no limitations
to age; gender or ability, the only common desire you need
is to "play by ear"! Andy
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
Very much so! LOGS
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
yes and everyone else to.
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
NO - I STUDIED PIANO FOR 15 YEARS AND ONE 3-HOUR COURSE WITH
MICHAEL ANDERSON TAUGHT ME HOW I COULD LEARN TO PLAY BY EAR
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
yes it is for beginners...I took piano lessons over 20 years
ago and couldn't even remember where middle C was when I came
here...after 3 months I cannot believe how well I can play!...neither
can my friends LOL
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
Yes I am a beginner! Actually I play the guitar to accompany
myself.
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
yes it is this course is for anyone who wants to play by ear
teton
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
It starts off like you know nothing and takes you into a process
you can't find anywhere else. Its for everybody who wants
to play and enjoy their own music. Very good for beginners
and advanced. Jim
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
Yes!!! But it's a LOT more than that. We are a mix of students
at ALL levels of playing, but almost all of us have found
that it is SO IMPORTANT that we really understand the Basics,
and then, moving forward becomes easy.Rusti
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
I was able to read music but not play be ear before taking
this course. It assumes that you know nothing about reading
or playing music. Just get an instrument to play on.
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
Absolutely. In fact I have found that my extensive knowledge
of music has been a detriment.
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
I had taken private lessons for only two months when I started
Mike's program. I was amazed at what the teacher could have
taught me in a lot less time. I definitely recommend Mike's
course for beginners. Pam Shedd
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
YES! I took piano lessons as a child, but many of my fellow
members in PMMO are BEAUTIFULLY PLAYING the songs they want
to play with no instruction other than PMMO. Michael presumes
no previous musical knowledge whatsoever, and you can work
at your own pace with LOTS of support from Michael Anderson
and the PMMO members. This is truly a different kind of course,
a course for seekers that desire musical freedom via the piano
or keyboard.
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
Yes, the course is for beginners, for all beginners who are
starting out to 'play by EAR'. Though I've played the piano
for 20 years but only with music sheets so I am a beginner
when it comes to playing by EAR. If you are like me who have
a lot of experiences and think that this course is tooOOO
EASY, you are mistaken. But if you are a total beginner to
piano with no knowledge of music theory nor prior music experiences,
don't worry, because there are NO MUSIC JARGONS in these lessons.
You will understand every word of it even though you have
never touched a piano nor read a music sheet. Rosa
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
This course is for anyone who wants to learn to play piano/keyboard
by ear. I'm a grandma who has wanted to piano all my life.
I took a few lessons way back, but just got weary of those
same old two boring pieces I was trying to perfect, and of
course if you took my sheet music away I was lost. I had checked
out many courses on the net - and then I came to Piano Magic.
I joined. It was like receiving the 'KEY' to the Magic Kingdom
of piano. Within a week a could play several songs, using
basic major chords, and paying close attention to 'How Music
Thinks.' The more I play - the more songs I experiment with
- the better I get. If you dream of playing by ear, you've
come to the right place to realize your dream. Best of all
- IT'S FUN! Joan Hall Hovey
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
I am the 'beginnerist' of beginners and feel like I am learning
and progressing.
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
YES, YES, YES!
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
Yes. Yes. And yes. And in all honesty, it sure seems to me
that those with the least amount of prior experience are those
who learn the quickest! That's so not fair! But there's little
or no unlearning on their part, right? Randy V.
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
Mike's course starts out by stating that there are 88 keys
on a standard piano, and he illustrates this point by showing
a diagram of 88 WHITE KEYS. WHAT?!!! He then goes on to explain
that like the weeks in a year, oonly 52 of the keys are white,
the other are black. He explains that the black keys help
the student to identify and find notes (tones). The course
progresses to how to build a melody, how to create and play
chords, when to use chords, and the list goes on. There are
no scales to learn, no chords to remember, no drudgery of
hard practicing. This is a FUN course. "IS THE COURSE
FOR BEGINNERS?" An abslute YES, but the more knowledgable
players wil also benefit by the contents of the later chapters.
In my opinion, a MUST for anybody wanting to play the piano.
(FLABOB, a Student).
ANSWER (by a Piano Magic Member):
Yes it is for beginners start from zero 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):
It's for people who want to learn to play by ear regardless
of the amount of prior training.
