i play piano by ear and i want to learn stuff that can improve the quality of my playing… any ideas? links would be helpful…
I don't say this to be mean but…
There are plenty of self-taught musicians out there; however, this is the classical forum. A classical musician should have a piano teacher.
1) Get a piano teacher
2) Learn proper technique
3) Avoid injury in the long run because you learned proper technique.
There are websites that have free lessons. Just search for free piano lessons. Here are some examples:
http://www.gopiano.com/
http://www.free-online-piano-lessons.com/
http://www.zebrakeys.com/
http://www.learnpianoonline.com/welcome.html
http://pianonanny.com/
http://www.playpianotonight.com/
search for "learn to read music free" -
http://www.notationmachine.com/how_to_read_sheetmusic/readingmusic.htm
http://datadragon.com/education/reading/
http://www.largemart.com/
and etc.
Just search for "free piano lessons"
You'll find so many it's ridiculous.
I still say to you loudly and clearly: Please find a teacher if you can afford lessons ($25-50 per lesson usually).
Sure, you can self-teach yourself. It probably will take double the time. You can learn so much more from a professional than you can on your own. Don't you inherently know this already?
Cheers, and have fun with it.