subject: Online Lessons in Learning Piano [print this page] Online piano lessons might be a great value for beginners but probably shouldn't be relied on for lengthier commitments. After a few months, if you're still interested to learn to play piano, you should try to research other more personal options.
Online lessons can be of value if they are based on streaming video and some two way practice sessions. This type of lesson is frequently scheduled using either webcams or an online meeting space similar to Microsoft Office Live where you can see and interact with your teacher and perhaps even other students.
Other online options, albeit much less expensive, are also much less reliable. These include ebooks and downloadable instructions and sheet music that you're supposed to read from and learn on your own. If you have any questions, however, or don't understand what you're reading, it's useless. Many would be pianists have tried this method and actually gave up further learning simply out of total frustration.
Of course, no type of instruction is of any value without at least a keyboard to practice on. Not everyone can afford a full size piano, and many homes and apartments don't even have the floor space for one. Not to mention the fact that many individuals do go out and purchase pianos only to find out they change their minds about their interest levels quickly.
The new roll up keyboards are becoming very popular with pianists of all experience levels. They are totally portable and can be carried from home where you might be studying online piano lessons, and then carried to a studio or classroom for practice and study.
They are perfect for students of all levels, even those who do have full size pianos at home. Since they are so transportable, you can practice anywhere at all.
