I want to take my keyboard learning further. Need advice on Courses/Tuition

[Spruce Goose]

Well, I have had my keyboard for almosty a year now, and am slowly but surely beccoming better and better. I pretty much know all the chords and shit like that and am starting to compose my own songs etc.



I would like to take it further though, and actually get lessons, or do a music course.

What do the musicians among you guys recommend I do? Keep in mind I know nothing about music theory/sheet music or anything like that. I pretty much taught myself how to play. I didn’t even buy a book, I just worked out all of the chords and things like that.



Now, I don’t know whether to go and get lessons by a tutor, or enroll in a music class at TAFE or something similar. I need to start learning scales and more advanced things. Does in anyone in the Sydney area know any good courses or tutors? I would preferebaly like something in the Parramatta/Castle Hill area (Lord Tim, you are from Seven Hills arnt ya? You know of anything out this way?)



Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Spruce Goose]

Or should I just buy a book to start with before enrolling in a course/tutor?

Anyone know any good Keyboard/Piano books, or just a good publisher for music books?

I should add that I am not particulaly looking to play Metal. Some of the songs I like to play include songs from


Aerosmith, The Doors, Rainbow, Delta Goodrem, Dire Straits, Elton John, Queen, The Beatles, Whitesnake, Christina Aguilera, Creedence, Evanesence, Cold Chisel, etc

 

[salty]

www.jordanrudess.com/oc_splash.html

and

http://stores.musictoday.com/store/dept.asp?dept_id=2129&band_id=633&sfid=2

 

[salty]

The Online Conservatory has so much great stuff in it, and I dont even play keyboards and I reckon its fantastic.

It costs US$50 to join, which is a once off payment. You never have to renew your membership. There is more stuff being added all the time.

 

[Spruce Goose]

Yeah, I know of the OC, but I really want to get some hands on teaching. I think having someone there to watch and that I can ask questions to will be way more beneficial.

I am sure Jordans thing is cool, but I think for me, being not quite a begginer, nowhere near pro, I would benefit alot out of having some actual human relation.

 

[Spruce Goose]

Will Jordans Video make it onto DVD? Or does he have an updates version somewhere down the pipeline?

 

[KoichCPA]

I suggest pressing the demo button a lot.

 

[Spruce Goose]

Yeah, that trick worked once on my cat, but I couldnt fool anybody else, so I had to actually learn to play the thing

 

[Lord Tim]

I would preferebaly like something in the Parramatta/Castle Hill area (Lord Tim, you are from Seven Hills arnt ya? You know of anything out this way?)

Nah, I moved to the upmarket, bustling metropolis that is Ingleburn about 6 months ago. It's OK except for all of the yuppies and millionaires and stuff.

I got my hand up to say I got nuthin'! Sorry, man!

 

[Lord Tim]

Yeah, that trick worked once on my cat

Your cat has a demo button?!

Hmmmm......

 

[Wenda]

www.jordanrudess.com/oc_splash.html

 

[Spruce Goose]

Your cat has a demo button?!

Hmmmm......

haha.

Yeah its awesome. I press it once and it Meows, press it twice and it sleeps, 3 times it eats and 4 it shits

 

[Spruce Goose]

But when it comes down to it, you guys have given me 3/5's of fuckall help here. Except for Salty. Atleast he tried

 

[Wenda]

Cheat Commandos!

 

[Spruce Goose]

Rock, Rock On

 

[spawn]

Get lessons before doing an entire tafe course