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I just started taking piano lessons and love it! Tuesday will be my fourth lesson. I know that it will take a long time to become really good but I was just wondering where I can expect to be in a year? Im not trying to push it, just curious as to what I should be able to play in a year? Thank you for your time!

There are so many important factors involved that I don't think anyone can really give you an answer. It depends on your teacher's method and skills, your music background, the amount of time you practice and your practice habits, and, perhaps most of all, your natural proficiency and talent. Your teacher is probably the best person to ask; he will have a good idea of your general playing and the speed at which you progress as well as the knowledge of where his personal teaching methods tend to get students within a year.

Just keep practicing in the most effective manner you can, and you will find yourself moving right along. Don't get discouraged if you feel as if your progress is leveling out; that will happen. Most of all, keep enjoying the piano.

Hi Brandon, I'm very new too. Have had 12 lessons and loving every minute. My teacher usually teaches children, and teaches in a school, but does have a few 'oldies'. He says much the same as CP, it can be very individual and it's not really necessary to be competetive with others as skill levels vary. The most important thing is to enjoy, practice, enjoy, practice and persevere. Having said that, I am very eager to learn and have to stop myself from rushing through stuff, which can delay progress. Please be patient and thorough, and you will be playing pieces you enjoy in no time.
Shey

It is really hard to say where a person can go in a year. I have just completed a year not to long ago and have been looking back at what I was not able to do and what I can now do.

You can get alot done in a year if you put yourself into it 100%. Set yourself a practice goal and then stick to it. I try to set a weekly goal rather than daily because I am so busy with school and other stuff that I might not hit a daily goal.

enjoy yourself at lessons! don't expect too much for your first year of learning. if you can build up some good basic skills within a year, you would progress faster later. be patient and you'll get there...

I think in a year, assuming consistent, diligent practice, you will be able to play pretty much anything in an "Easy Piano" format with little difficulty and probably can start tackling some intermediate pieces (though having to work at them much longer, of course).

p.s. good to see you back psychopianoman; I was missing that green avatar of yours.

Times goes by fast....don't worry about that. Keep playing as much as you can and if you are able to play music you like [ hopefully all styles will appeal to you] you will keep playing more for fun. You'll have so much fun you'll want to play more and the more you play the better you get and round and round it goes.
Good luck and have fun.
rada
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Practice like mad. If you master everything your teacher gives you each week *and* add in some playing and study of your own, you will move quickly.

So get after it!

Exactly!!!

Hmm, perhaps could everbody in this topic tell where were they after one year. I cant tell because Im in similar situation like you are:)

Let me chime in here. I started out "self taught" early this year (late January) and progressed "slowly" as I would call it, due to a scattershot practicing routine. I relented and began taking lessons since the last week of July this year. When July, 2007 rolls around, I will look back and reflect on what I have accomplished. I practice about 1 to 1 1/2 hours a day on average and I'm more motivated now than back when I started.
All I can tell you is...
The fun is just beginning. Hang in there and having the patience of Job helps!
By July of '07, I may be able to begin tackling Bach's inventions.

I started on my own, had a year with a music store teacher, and then started with my current teacher. After about 6 months with him he started me on Michael Aaron Grade 3. So....after about 1.5 years with a teacher I was doing grade 3 stuff, which I think would be considered late beginner??

I would consider level 3(B) early intermediate but that's just me.