How many of you guys learned piano with DVDs

[Incognito21]

Quite curious  to know how many beginners with little to zero knowledge of music among us learned piano with DVDs.

I gave another attempt to GK202 and would like to learn you guys story about learning the keys with dvd !

[jonesl78]

Im not a beginner, but my first recommendation would be to get a good teacher/ mentor.  Tell them exactly what your goals are and be prepared to work hard. If a teacher is not optional, below are some things to get you started.

Things you want to learn as an absolute beginner (learning to play by ear):
     - Name of the notes on the keyboard (12 notes)   
     - whole step and half step
     - major scales (12 of them, well technically 15)
     - major, minor, diminished triads ( 12 of each = total of 36 chords) btw, a chord is when you press at least 3 notes at the same time

This should get you started. These are simply tools that will help you to play songs. 

[Incognito21]

Thanks for the advices. My main problem is to stray focused; there is so much to learn as a straight beginner and I'VE stuggled to create a practice regime