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    DD13 does not want to/have time to take piano lessons, but can read music (she plays another instrument--this is only year 2, though) and has taught herself to play keyboard by ear. Can anyone recommend self-teaching resources? She seems to be pretty good at this already--she taught herself much of her friend's piano recital piece, and her friend's been playing for a few years. But DH and I do not play piano and know nothing about it. I assume she is doing many things wrong. She is also very stubborn. wink

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    We have an inexpensive keyboard that seems to be working fine for her. No piano.

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    This may sound the opposite of what you'd want to do, but have you thought of just letting her self-teach and find her own resources? My ds takes piano lessons, but he also has taught himself a ton on his own. He is not necessarily doing things the way I would have thought to have him taught - I took classical piano lessons for my entire childhood and practiced every day, way before there was electronic music and keyboards smile DS, otoh, was never taught in-depth theory yet picked up a ton of it on his own by listening to the music he liked. With the tools available now to integrate technology, a kid who's inclined to be musical can learn so much just by doing and experimenting - ds spends a lot of time hopping back and forth between his laptop, our keyboard, and our piano. In spite of his lack of traditional musical instruction he plays really well and in a way that he can entertain a crowd.

    It's also possible that if you let her experiment on her own, she may eventually decide that she'd like formal lessons.

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    try this one:
    https://www.hoffmanacademy.com
    I saw it on kickstarter a while ago and have been following it.

    Disclaimer: my son takes lessons with a teacher and does not use this website, so I cannot recommend it from personal experience.

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    No experience, but I have looked a bit into this before. Here's the first couple sites that came up under "buyers' guide online piano lessons" that might help think about what you are looking for:

    http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-5-sites-for-learning-piano-online/

    http://www.digitalpianoreviewguide.com/what-are-the-best-beginner-piano-lessons/

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    Thanks! Good suggestions.


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