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So, you want to learn to play the keyboard? Well, you can't expect to sit down the first couple of times and play magnificently. It takes hand, body and brain coordination to learn to play with both hands, and that takes some time to master.
Learning to play any musical instrument can be challenging, but especially when you are learning to play the keyboard, because you have to train your brain and your hands to use both hands to play.
Coordination
In piano or keyboard lessons, one of the most difficult things to learn is the hand, brain, eye coordination. Of course there are other instruments that also use two hands although in many cases one hand is used more often to balance, or does not need nearly as much coordination as learning to play the keyboard.
Learning to Read and Play with Both Hands Requires Bodily and Brain Training
Learning to play any instrument is somewhat like learning a different language. Especially, if you are also learning music theory as you are learning to play the keyboard or the piano. Initially reading music and playing with both hands will be difficult, at least until your brain adapts to the new learning method.
It takes some time for the brain to learn to react quickly to key changes, volume, time changes and the different rhythms. It is not really a matter of difficulty but of adaptation and this is what is frustrating to many new players because they believe they should be able to do it quickly. It takes time and practice and there is no way of avoiding either the practice or the time. Invest time and effort into your keyboard lessons.
Playing the Keyboard with Both Hands Automatically Gets Easier
As you become more experienced with the keyboard and the keys, something will happen to your body which happens to every great musician. The body and particularly your fingers will begin to react almost without thought. This is a key element to any competent player.
The Importance of Learning to Play Scales
In learning to play the keyboard the process will begin when you start learning to play the scales. Students have to learn how to ascend and descend the keyboard using both hands at the same time, and they need to be able to do this in both major and minor keys.
These scale practices not only train the mind and fingers to play simultaneously but also offer agility and flexibility required to play. This helps fingers lose their slowness and keep them from getting stiff. Believe it or not, even the greatest of pianists play scales, and they spend hours a day doing it so that their fingers become very flexible.
When learning to play the keyboard with both hands it is crucial that you play every single day. This is why experts cannot stress enough the importance of practice. If you are a beginner don't get frustrated either with the practice sessions or the scales. There is a reason for everything. Just take one step at a time and rejoice in what you are learning and in your current ability.
