To teach yourself piano the first and most obvious requirement is that you have a piano or an electronic keyboard to learn on. Ideally you should have (or have access to) a normal 88 key piano, with 52 white keys and 36 black keys.
There are even electronic keyboards with 88 keys that are weighted like a normal piano, so they feel and play like a normal piano. Other electronic keyboard may have softer keys and they may not have the full 88 keys. If that is all you have or can afford then so be it, but ideally you should use a full size keyboard.
One of the benefits of using an electronic keyboard is that you can plug headphones into them, so only you can hear what you are playing as you learn. This can be useful if there are others in or near your home that you do not wish to disturb.
Now I know you want to play your favourite tune straight away, but it is much better to take one small step at a time. The “teach yourself piano” guides that were discussed in another article on this site are ideal for helping you to take those small steps in a logical order.
For example it is a good ideal to learn that the white keys on the keyboard are named A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. I know that is only 7 names, but these names repeat themselves in sequence across the keys over and over again in what we call Octaves pronounced (Octives). It is important to also know where the Middle C key can be found. All this and more will be explained in easy to follow lesson in the “teaching yourself piano” guides.
Now the other thing you will discover is that it is difficult to get your fingers to play the required notes you want to play, as well as doing this with both hands at the same time. Structured lessons will help you practice this on each hand and then get the two hands playing at the same time.
The thing to remember is the more you practice the easy piano lesson in the “teach yourself piano” guides, the easier it will become to control your fingers on the key.
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