Want to know how to get better at playing the piano? The key is discipline. Many people who do not improve are generally making one of two mistakes: they are either not doing their scales and other basic work, or they are only playing the easy parts of the piece - and not practicing often enough.



It may sound simple, but to get better you really do have to practice your fingerwork; do your scales and arpeggios and chromatic scales regularly. This really will help. Also, when practicing the pieces, practice the hard parts - this can be frustrating, but really is the only way to get better.

Well, there is a game called Synthesia which is quite like Guitar Hero, but adapted to the piano.
In fact it was even called Piano Hero, until legal issues forced a name change.
The big benefit compared to Guitar Hero is that you can actually play with your keyboard or digital piano.
All you need is a MIDI or USB cable to connect to the computer.
You can download the basic version of this game for free. The full version is for sale.
Basically, you can play any song you like with it.
All you need is a file with a "MIDI" extension and Synthesia will generate the song.
The keys and notes you need to play will appear on screen.
You can select whether you want to play together (with sound or without) or only lefthand/righthand.This may seem like a trait that most people would ignore as long as the tutor is experienced and can teach you well, but I think it is important to the learning process. An impatient tutor will quickly get frustrated when you make mistakes and will always be pushing you hard to get to where they think you should be in your learning. This means that in the end you will be scared to make mistakes and you will probably start to dread going to your lessons and just stop.