Let's talk about how to learn to play the piano. It's a big subject, but we've gotta start somewhere.

Timeline:

0:00 - Should I change the name of the podcast? 0:47 - Pandemic regrets. Being taunted by the piano in your living room. 2:31 - Why I get irritated when people want to learn piano. My experiences with language learning and classical guitar. 4:40 - What makes Michael Korman good at piano? 5:48 - Piano's an old instrument. 6:35 - What the pedals are all about. 8:03 - Do you have to take lessons? 9:24 - Can you learn from YouTube? 10:16 - Why adults can't learn piano. 12:08 - Why kids have no problem learning piano. 14:41 - About my 5-day course. 14:59 - Why it shouldn't take years to be able to play "River Flows in You." 16:27 - Why you're addicted to being "impressive". 17:41 - A quick reminder that this isn't philosophical nonsense. 19:08 - Why I can't relate to beginner pianists. 20:42 - About my tutorials where I write numbers on the keys. 22:04 - Octaves, notes, names of notes, visual orientation/memory. 23:55 - How to learn to read music. 24:36 - I don't care about helping you learn to read music. 25:28 - Why I'm good at reading and you're not. 26:55 - I should really stop being so judgmental.