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However most piano teaching focuses on end performances rather than the specific finger/hand/arm movements. E.g. reading sheet music so that you can play the piece note-by-note until you've 'mastered' it.

Math education has a similar pitfall where the focus on symbolic manipulations supersedes the actual intuition and meaning behind why the symbols are being read and manipulated.

Even if you mix in music theory or more improv based techniques like those found in jazz it's still a lot of stuff to *learn* rather than *feel*.

Instead I think learning piano should be more like learning dancing or juggling. There are basic and advanced movements to learn and chain together. Just like dancing or juggling, rhythm is essential. However... the music is not *that* important.

While practicing hand movements it's good to follow some rules so that you're not producing jarring sounds however the end goal is not beautiful music but a beautiful feeling of body/rhythm flow.

Often times stumbling on a piece that sounds good to you and is fun to play is the trick to get your hands *addicted* to a specific movement so that the hard work of practice doesn't feel like hard work.

A good intro to piano IMO is not Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge but C major arpeggios with crossing hands. It's only 3 keys and a simple hand shape but you can really "feel" like you're playing piano instead of studying it.