You don't know it yet but your ear picked it up and it fed your subconscious. This is why classical music is accessible to everyone, without exception, and many classical pieces are used for learning the piano.
Without being fully aware of it, you already know a certain number of pieces of classical music from having heard them on television, in advertising clips, in films or even in certain documentaries. For others, a certain number of melodies from the greatest contemporary performers take up the refrains of the great classics.
Start simple!
Starting to know how to play a few “master” pieces from the greatest works of classical music is entirely possible. You have decided to start learning the piano in order to quickly be able to play melodies you hear that particularly move you, particularly some pieces of classical music. Start with the most accessible ones first. You love the piano and it is your greatest asset. Indeed, most classical works were written for the piano, or its ancestor, the harpsichord.
Be patient and start simple, these are the two tips to give yourself to achieve your goal. Then, you will ideally need to choose your composer, the one who evokes the most emotions in you. Your interpretation will be even more convincing and you will feel, as if “accompanied”, by the composer himself.
The great classics correspond to very different periods, ranging from the "romantic", I will cite Chopin or Schubert here, to the greatest "classics", for the best known, Mozart or Beethoven. So comfortably choose the genre you prefer. Start with pieces that are close to your heart and provoke particular emotions in you. This will make it easier for you to remain patient. You will then have plenty of time to head towards new horizons to discover.
Furthermore, it is not necessary to introduce too great difficulties suddenly or even too quickly. This can only make you lose courage and get tired of learning the piano. Starting simply will give you the opportunity to continue your piano learning with pleasure and will lead you to the joy of being able to perform on your keyboard the classic pieces that you have always wanted to play with your own hands.
To know how to listen
Listening allows our ears to record and our emotions to express themselves. Good listening will allow you to understand the construction of the piece you want to perform. You won't need to know how to read classical music first to immerse yourself in its form. All you need to do is listen to it carefully in order to understand its style and construction, which will help you in your learning of classical pieces on the piano. This will also allow you to be able to play your piece in a less “mechanical” way. And thus, you will know how to interpret it as close as possible to what is and transmit it in an optimal way. Your perception of the more global work will give you what we call “musicality” and will give your piano interpretation your personal touch.
Interpretation is learned by getting into the habit of listening, as often as possible, to the works that you want to play one day on your keyboard. You will bring the nuances necessary to share your emotions. You will perceive better and better those of the composer at the time of his creation. Get in the habit of supplementing your learning with regular listening to classical works, whatever the period. The objective is to immerse yourself in each of them and thus be able to “draw” during your interpretation in this universe by embellishing it with your own feelings.
Your motivation will be your greatest source of progress in learning classical pieces on the piano. Don't lose courage and persevere. The joy of being able to perform your first classical piece will only be greater. It will give you the patience to continue. This joy will also give you the ability to play, over time, the greatest classics on the piano.
