So you want to be a classical Pianist.

So you want to be a classical pianist.
Well this sounds easy.   But would you believe me if I told you a good pianist
has to study more than a doctor.   And the studying never stops.
Well you might say,, it looks so easy, you just move your hands and your fingers and you can play. That really is mot the case.  To become a classical pianist is a great task. First of all, you have to decide that you will have no other life because  every waking hour you will have to practise and remember music that is technically difficult to play. Not only difficult to play in terms of finger dexterity but also in terms of interpretation. Interpretation is where you will be critiqued the most.
So if you do not want to have children, or have a spouse, or not have a life at all, then being a concert pianist might be for you.  Rather I would suggest practising to become a semi classical 
pianist.
      Now you might ask yourself.   What is a semi classical pianist?  My definition of a semimclassical  pianist is one that is a Juliard dropout or a classical pianist that never made a living as a classical pianist.
Liberacci was an example of a semi classical pianist. Also Roger Williams, Peter Nero,
etc. All classically trained musicians. Now what does classically trained mean?
A classicaly trained musician, has studied hanon, scales, arpa, thirds, octaves,
clementi, czerny for dexterity. Kulak for octaves, and the list goes on.
A classically trained musician also has practiced many etudes. Such as the chopin etudes.
You also might ask. What are etudes? Etudes actually are a lot more fun to play than just exercisies.  They are a repertoire of musical exercises. They have several  melodies or themes but each one has a purpose of its own. Some might cover the improvement of the 
playing of the fourth and fifth fingers, etc etc.
   So what I cover in my classical course is technical training that will allow you to
play songs such as the autumn leaves, love story,  michele le grand rep,
liveracci type repertoire, blue danube and countless other pieces that your audience will go crazy
when they hear you glide up and down the piano. Just give rhem a smile and you will be a hit.
    My course starts with a book called Hanon The virtuoso pianist in Sixty Lessons.
Then the course covers octave dexterity which is the most important part of technique training. I explain this in my course. You might be saying to yourself that  this course must be expensive.  Well guess what, it is free. You can start today by visitng my youtube channel.

  http://www.youtube.com/newamericacd

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