[garrypettet]

This looks great - well done.

As a self taught pianist I’d like to give a shout out to Simply Piano (1). It’s an iPad app that can take you from absolute beginner to a fairly advanced level. Connects via midi or uses the microphone.

I went from not being able to play any instrument to sheet reading Fur Elise in about a year of playing 15/20 minutes per day.

New music drops every week covering classical, pop, movies, jazz, etc.

A very happy customer.

1. https://www.joytunes.com/simply-piano

[tzs]

> I went from not being able to play any instrument to sheet reading Fur Elise in about a year of playing 15/20 minutes per day.

Apps can clearly be very helpful, by doing such things as telling you how well you are playing the pieces, grading exercises, perhaps adjusting the pacing and sequence of the material based on your progress, and more.

When learning from non-interactive methods those can be problems.

But don't give too much credit to the app.

Most of the credit for getting to where you did in a year I think goes to you for putting in 15/20 minutes of daily practice. There's a good chance you would have reached a similar position if you had instead used something more old fashioned, like the first couple of books from Alfred's All-in-one Adult Piano Course or Adult Piano Adventures All-in-one Course and put in 15/20 minutes daily.

An app may make it more likely you will stick with it, say by gamification or by reducing some of the aforementioned problems which might otherwise have discouraged you, so it deserves some credit, but much less than the amount you deserve.

[kwertyops]

May I ask - when you say you're "sheet reading" Fur Elise, do you mean sight reading (i.e. able to play on sight without memorization)? And is that the whole song, or just the main melody (the part mostly without chords)?

[FinalDestiny]

Thanks! I'll need to Simply Piano a try. Looks like they support Android too