How do you become a professional pianist?
know this question has been asked but I was wondering what EXACTLY it takes to be one – like what age (we should) to start from, repertoire, music schools? And how is it like trying to be get a professional CAREER when it comes to the piano? Like any idea about playing in piano concertos or being just a solo pianist?
Haha I hope I can get good answers from you guys – any first hand information I would certainly find useful. I’m currently working on my diploma and trying to expand my repertoire – I love many composers, in particular Chopin and Beethoven. I also love The Well-Tempered Clavier, though the fugue sometimes takes me quite a long time to fiddle with before I get it accurately.
Cheers!(:
hummm…. well… I started taking piano lessons when I was about 5 and performed my first recital at age 7… I started my first group when I was in High School… so I was maybe 14 or 15 at the time… then picked up the guitar and by the time I was 17 and out of High School, I was a street musician in Europe with the Guitar during the day time and playing piano in bars at nights for the tips… and I did that for 3 years… so I guess that made me a professional musician at age 17 or less.
I still play keyboard, but it’s mostly for composing or sight reading an unfamiliar piece before trying it on the guitar.
As a practical matter, I have found that my ability to play Buffett can put a lot more food on the table than playing Beethoven and that I can pay the rent better by performing Coltrain than Chopin.
PDQ Bach, Short Temper Clavier, no.11 in a minor
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