Piano dream meaning is explained below using 25 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.
Interpretation 1 — Dr. Michael Lennox
Dreaming Lens: What size and style piano was in your dream: upright, grand, concert grand, or spinet? Was it being played? Were you the player? Was it in tune? Were you part of an orchestra, group, or solo? What style of music resulted: classical, jazz, blues, etc.?
Personal Focus: The piano is a feminine image of creative receptivity and potential. It must receive the attentions of someone to play it in order to achieve this potential, aligning it with the concept of receptivity. As the music that emerges from it can vary from Chopsticks to Chopin, its symbolic meaning also connects to mastery. Anyone can cause a piano to sing by striking a key, but only a master can make it truly soar. The essence of music is the magic of joy, and a piano represents this potential lying dormant, waiting patiently to be unleashed.
To see a piano and want to play it reveals a desire to tap into your inner creative expression. Actually playing one in your dream may indicate a period of blossoming joy. If you actually play the piano in life, this may be more literal than symbolic. Playing above your skill level could point to issues around and desire to excel, and whether or not you are living up to your creative potential. Playing poorly could indicate feelings of inadequacy or a need for humility. If someone else is playing the piano, their Character Aspect represents the part of you that has access to creative mastery and expression, or its lack.
Where the music is being made and with whom also bears investigation. Playing alone could mean your creative expression requires some level of focus and concentration. Collaborating with others means that several qualities or skills within you need to work together for you to reach your potential. The magnitude of your connection to creative passion might be reflected in the size of your musical grouping, from trio to orchestra. The quality of the music produced reflects how in or out of harmony you are in some part of your life. A piano out of tune indicates that you may not be acting upon the relationship to your inner creativity often enough.
Interpretation 2 — Garuda
For all others it means emotional issues are making their appearances.
The kind of melody coming from the piano is important: is it heavy, sad, or a lighter tune? A fully open rose means love is blossoming.
If you have no particular person right now, music or dance may become your “great new love*!
Depth Psychology: The piano is a sign that feelings denied thus far are about to break through. Try to determine what kind of music you are hearing and if you or someone else is playing the piano.
Interpretation 3 — Gustavus Hindman Miller
To hear sweet and voluptuous harmony from a piano, signals success and health.
If discordant music is being played, you will have many exasperating matters to consider. Sad and plaintive music, foretells sorrowful tidings.
To find your piano broken and out of tune, portends dissatisfaction with your own accomplishments and disappointment in the failure of your friends or children to win honors.
To see an old-fashioned piano, denotes that you have, in trying moments, neglected the advices and opportunities of the past, and are warned not to do so again.
For a young woman to dream that she is executing difficult, but entrancing music, she will succeed in winning an indifferent friend to be a most devoted and loyal lover.
Interpretation 4 — Zolar
buying a: your expenses exceed your income; chose your priorities.
hearing a: troublesome task requiring more practice.
owning a: your feelings with an indifferent lover must be played out.
pedals of a: an imposing insincere affectation of stage fever.
playing the: disputes over frivolities; stand your ground.
children: disputes with relatives over qualities of children.
grand: your overzealous ambitions preclude enjoyment of the music.
out of tune: slow down; visit your house of worship.
sweetheart: certain and happy marriage.
selling a: loneliness and disappointment of a cold-hearted family.
tuner, being a: wil make your mark and people wil listen.
out of tune: look for another job before you lose this one.
Interpretation 5 — Dr. Mıchael Lennox
The piano is a feminine image of creative expression. By itself, the piano represents your creative potential, because it must receive the attentions of someone to play it in order to achieve this potential. Since the music that emerges from it can vary from “Chopsticks” to Chopin, its symbolic meaning also connects to mastery. Anyone can cause a piano to sing by striking a key, but only a master can make it truly soar.
The essence of music is the magic of joy, and a piano represents this potential lying dormant, waiting patiently to be unleashed. To see a piano and want to play it reveals a desire to tap into your inner creative expression. Actually playing one in your dream may indicate a period of blossoming joy.
Interpretation 6 — Pamela Ball
The piano appearing in dreams is a symbol of our own creativity. Just as in everyday life we need to learn and practise playing the piano, so we also need to learn and practise using our creativity.
2- One of the aspects of piano playing is that wc are creative with someone else’s work. Few of us actually compose our own music. It may be that we need to look at our workaday situation in the light of making something happen in order to use our best potential.
3- Creative sound is a vital aspect in spiritual development, and our appreciation of music can often give an indication of spiritual progression.
Interpretation 7 — Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett
To dream of shifting or moving a piano signifies solid achievement; tuning a piano (or hearing a piano tuner at work) forecasts good news; if you dreamed of hearing piano music beautifully played by someone else, it is a promise of better financial times ahead.
See also Music and Musical Instruments.
Interpretation 8 — myjellybean
To dream that the piano needs to be tuned or otherwise repaired, indicates that some aspect of your life is in discord. You may need to repair or devote some more time toward a relationship, family duties, project, or other situation.
Interpretation 9 — Theresa Cheung
Interpretation 10 — Ariadne Green
A piano appeanng in a dream may also simply comment on a desire to enjoy music.
Interpretation 11 — Silvana Amar
See Music, Melody/Song
Interpretation 12 — Klaus Vollmar
According to Freud, because of its rhythm when being played, it is a symbol for intercourse.
As with all musical instruments, according to psychoanalysis it symbolizes the body of the woman.
See Grand Piano.
Interpretation 13 — Gillian Holloway
If the dream is of an unsuccessful attempt to play the piano, resulting in a jumble of tuneless sounds, it is an ill omen for lovers.
Interpretation 14 — Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin
2. A need or desire for “harmony”—likely with inner self, often with friends and family (note the quality of the playing and whether or not the piano is tuned).
Interpretation 15 — Vincent Wienand
2. Action that proceeds from the heart (good or bad).
3. Prophesying;
4. Ministering in the gifts of the Spirit;
5. Worshiping of idols (idolatry);
6. Praise,
7. Joy; Ezek 33:32; Dan 3:5-7; Ex. 15:20-21.
Interpretation 16 — Betty Bethards
If out of key, get in tune with yourself, what is going on around you. Eight notes on the scale represent spiritual awareness, uplifting of spirits.
See Music.
Interpretation 17 — Ella Freeman Sharpe
A broken piano signifies frustration.
See Music, Archestra, Organ.
Interpretation 18 — Gillian Holloway
Interpretation 19 — Dream Explanations - Anonymous
See Music, Instrument and Integration Dreams.
Interpretation 20 — Pagan - Anonymous
Interpretation 21 — Raymond Buckland
If you are playing the piano, you will be throwing the party.