What are the odds of becoming a concert pianist?

Originally Posted by Francis19

Hi. I started playing the piano 6 months now,I feel great improvement,and I want to reach a level where I can play like Chopins;Op 25 No 6 in G sharp minor,or Debussy - Valse romantique.Im in the elementary class where 10-11 year old kids are. Well Im making 2 years of improvement in 1 year. With this tempo When will I be abble to play that level music? By the way Im 19 years old. I know, I know. :-D But I just want to be a great pianist,so I can teach my son or doughter to be the absolute perfect in piano.

I'm 19 also and I've been playing for about 4 years. I too have made VERY quick improvement and I am now at about an 8-10 year level. Then again, I was never that great about practicing or memorizing, I just had fun and soaked everything up really well. At our age it is very easy to grasp the concepts of beginning piano. The hard part is sticking to it, not getting discouraged when you have to practice out of a pink kids piano book and most of all, have fun! Work hard, practice (something I wish I would have done more of) and there will be no telling how good you can become and soon you'll get there.

Originally Posted by pianoman216

... I too have made VERY quick improvement and I am now at about an 8-10 year level. Then again, I was never that great about practicing or memorizing, I just had fun and soaked everything up really well... The hard part is sticking to it, not getting discouraged when you have to practice out of a pink kids piano book...

Mmm, same here. I self-taught myself the piano and composition, and music in general, using little "How To Read Music" books... for a little over two years at least, before I even talked to a piano teacher. I started this at like, 12 or 13. By the time I got my piano teacher, I was already playing difficult pieces, like Beethoven sonata movements, Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies, and Brahms' Hungarian Dances. I learned extremely fast, and then when I got a a certain level, I pretty much plateaued and things got a little boring. My piano teacher, eventhough I had already taught myself to a moderately advanced level, started me out on simple stuff, simple Bach, Hanon Studies, ect. A few years later again, and I'm now working on the entire Suite Bergamasque (Debussy) and a complete Beethoven sonata for a recital... I'm supposed to have had these things memorized, but I just can't bring myself to spend that much time on the piano anymore.

If ever you start, DON'T STOP. You'll hate yourself for it.

Originally Posted by EnigmusJ4

If ever you start, DON'T STOP. You'll hate yourself for it.

Yeah, I hate people who give up really early on because [small, mock whining voice]it's too difficult[/small, mock whining voice].

Yes. I know that fact.
Most people have limit in performance. But time is my only ally.
10 years of training can make you to be someone.
After 10 years its just self exploring.Except if u learn from someone whos far better then you.Im sad because I started at the age of 19,but Im happy at the same time. Better then never starting it.Somehow I know I can be a great pianist,maybe when Im 27 or 30. But I know that This is something I will use,to make people happy,and teach someone whos 3 or 4 years old and gonna say "Hey Dad! U hear this? I learned this in a short time." Thats all there is to it. I believe in absolute perfection!

I had a teacher that used to say that music is one of those rare fields that you remain a student for the rest of your life, no matter how much you think you have mastered, you still have allot to learn

Doesn't that apply to almost any field? I struggle to think of any to which it doesn't apply...

Well...With 8 years of experiance your playing on the piano, and someone hears you playing.What do you think, what kind of image does that person has from you? In that persons eyes you are incredible! What if you play on stage and 100 people are watching you? Its good to have a self motivation like,"I still have a lot to learn" But dont forget to enjoy what you reached in the present,and NEVER under estimate your abilities!

By the way,does THÜRMER make good pianino's?

not impossible not probable