Yvonne

[Yvonne]

Thanks Gary and David for this insight.

When I think about needing a teacher, my concerns are that I don’t use the pedal correctly and that I don’t know how to add the extras that make a piece sound good. And perhaps my timing is off and I don’t even know it. Or my touch is too heavy or too light or…the list goes on. Probably just lack of confidence from having studied so long and still not feel comfortable playing in front of others. I don’t even try out the piano when my tuner works on it until he leaves! I think I just need to sit and see what happens. I’ve only been back at it for a week or so and I’m already at the bridge in Misty, which seems to be reasonable from what David S. says in his lectures for people who studied before starting his method. I do appreciate the advice and will definitely check out the page on chord progressions.

Thanks!!

[Yvonne]

Hello,

I started with the Sudnow method years ago but didn’t keep up due to work, moving several times, etc. I had studied classical piano for a few years prior to that, but stopped because like David said in the course, it required too much practice to maintain pieces and I never felt comfortable without my sheet music. I couldn’t sit down and just play something. I started back again last week and am working away on Misty. It’s coming along fairly well, although it’s hard for me to believe that I won’t need a teacher eventually. I guess I just have to learn to trust the process! Would love to hear advice from people who have followed a similar path.

Thanks!
Yvonne

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