1 year of Piano Progress (41-year-old self-taught beginner)

Throwing my hat in with all the other 1 year of piano progress videos. I wasn't an absolute beginner. I had lessons when I was about 7 or 8, but almost all forgotten. I also have played guitar for years, so that musical experience helped. Over this one year, I believe I logged in a bit over 200 total hours, or an average of about 30 minutes a day.

UPDATES:
1) Someone kindly commented with the title and composer for the 5th piece! It's down below.
2) Over 500,000 views!? I'm blown away!! Thank you everyone!
3) For those also interested in learning piano, I suggest checking out Matthew Cawood's reaction video to my progress. He offers some helpful advice on my methods, and I think a lot of points that he offers can help you in your journey, too!    • 1 Year of Piano Progress (41 year old...  

I started out doing lessons and learning simple pieces using Flowkey's online lessons, which wasn't perfect, but overall a service I would recommend. I can't comment on Simply Piano, Pianote, Playground Sessions, etc. So do your research to find the right one for you.

Later on I tried a couple pieces with online tutorials, and then I pushed myself to learn a couple by reading sheet music.

I only had a very simple keyboard that my child had asked for as a Christmas present and then didn't use. I also kept my practice a secret from my wife as a surprise, so I had to play quietly after she had gone to bed. That's why you can sometimes hear the keys being pressed in the video. Sorry!

I hope this video inspires you to try (re)learning the piano! If you need some other ideas for hobbies, check out some other videos on my channel where I try out other people's hobbies. I also live in Japan and get to visit some wonderful places, so check those videos out, too!

Video of the anniversary surprise for my wife:
   • Husband Surprises Wife with Hidden 🎹 ...  

If you want to see the full playthroughs of the final 3 songs, click this link:    • Adult Beginner 1 Year Piano, Final 3 ...  

0:00 Intro
0:20 Melody No.1, Op. 39 (Dmitry Kabalevsky)
0:43 Sakura Sakura (Traditional Japanese song)
0:56 London Bridge (English nursery rhyme)
1:14 Hey Jude (The Beatles)
1:43 Bourrée in D minor (Christoph Graupner)
2:19 Theme from Tetris, Korobeiniki (Hirokazu Tanaka)
2:37 Homura, from Demon Slayer movie (LiSA)
3:07 Marmottenbube (Beethoven)
3:40 The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel)
4:05 Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
4:39 Für Elise (Beethoven)
5:14 The Pink Panther (Henry Mancini)
5:53 Bring Me to Life (Evanescence)
6:43 Cantina Band, from Star Wars (John Williams)
7:04 Piano Man (Billy Joel)
7:49 The Entertainer (Scott Joplin)
8:19 Prelude No. 1 in C (Bach)
8:45 To Zanarkand, from Final Fantasy X (Nobuo Uematsu)
9:20 Thank you & other videos!

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