15 Months, 8 Grades, 30 Tips: here's my Adult Piano journey (31 years old)!

APPS, BOOKS AND LEARNING TOOLS I bought the exam books from the Trinity website initially and later on from MusicRoom as they were cheaper. I will put all costs below To learn the pieces I used Soundbrenner = for metronome Anytune = to slow down the pieces Jill Morton YouTube channel = for audio pieces references and dynamic reference , I really love how she plays! I’d rip off the audio, and save it in my phone so I could listen to the pieces almost daily Musictheory.net = is an online portal for interval recognition practice, you can set different keys and exercising speed Notes Teacher = for note recognition, there’s is a free and full paid version MusicMetre = is a sight-reading practicing app, that focuses on rhythm , it comes in 3 individual apps, novice, intermediate and advance but you can buy bundle for cheaper, which is what I did Saher Galt YouTube channel =for rhythm recognition practice/exercises; this helped me A LOT! Especially this video    • Play any RHYTHM easily - perfect your timi...   It reaaally saved my sight-reading life lol Reddit = I’d ask questions in the r/piano community, to get tips or advice from experienced pianist or other adult learners apply them in my daily practice; I was really active with the questions! (still am, they’re probably sick of me lol) MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING Although fun, practicing can be very tiring and mentally demanding; Some days you will feel more focus and motivated than others and feel like you’re not making any progress, but it’s just like getting older, you don’t notice, but you are, daily!!! I had mastered my daily practicing routine so much, that no matter the mood I’d still practice, even if it was 30 min after a long day of work. Weekend was the best time for me, as I had not work, and when the weather was nice I really enjoyed practicing with the natural light piercing through the window. I took practice breaks, sometimes for a few days whenever I started experiencing burn out, then I’d recover and go back at it again Getting lower grades from the previous did affect me and discourage me a lot at times but I bounced back quickly, mentally challenging myself to do better then next and the next and the next exam, especially at Grade 8. When I finished grade 8 I was finally relieved, although with a MASSIVE headache that went on for two days and a stress spot lol, glad everything is over now! I don’t recommend doing this, TILL THIS DAY! Lol LINKS USED to book exam and buy books : Booking link https://musicbooking.trinitycollege.c... Books link https://shop.trinitycollege.com/shop/... Musicroom link https://www.musicroom.com/ Music theory link https://www.musictheory.net/lessons CERTIFICATES TIMELINES : A week max after the exam, you get via post a feedback sheet with your marks and final grading, the following one (unless there’s mail strikes) you get the official certificate sent by post. My “passed” exam didn’t have the “PASS” grading on the certificates, not sure why? And also your score is not displayed, just the final grading WHAT’S NEXT FOR ME I will still use this channel for slow practice videos and document my journey, that will be my primary goal as well as continuing my programme with my teacher but focusing more on modern and jazz. I will be doing tutorials here and there, built that will not be my main focus, especially for this channel, so thanks to everyone who sticks with me! piano grades,piano grades uk,piano grades explained,grades piano,grade piano 8,grades piano level,piano grade levels explained,trinity piano grades,grade 8 piano trinity,adult piano,trinity college piano grade 8,piano trinity college london, piano journey