My very first venture into the musical world was through the piano. Learning the piano was no small task, and it certainly was not easy. It was a long journey to get to be anywhere near good, but the journey is half the fun right? So the first thing I did was I signed up for piano lessons. I believe I started in third grade with these lessons, and they helped tremendously. My teacher provided me with some lesson books to start me off with. I quickly began to pick up little tricks. I started with just my right hand, but soon I moved on to both hands. As I progressed through my piano career, I started to play more and more complicated songs. The way I learned them was to learn the left hand and right hand separately and then put them together. I found that taking it slow was the best way to master, or atleast come close to mastering any given piece. Next, I started learning to use the pedals, which made the music trickier. Eventually by about the eighth grade I was playing pretty intricate pieces. Over the time I was learning I hit a lot of road blocks, and what felt like near impossible songs to learn. But through all of these hardships I found I became a better player, and most importantly a better learner. Unfortunately, once I got to high school my schedule got to busy to continue with piano. I still play from time to time for fun, but no formal training. Even though I'm done with my piano career the lessons on learning have helped me through the rest of my musical career. I then ask you: have you ever learned an instrument? If yes how did you learn? Were you successful? Please let me know!
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Theo,
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Theo
3/26/2018 08:29:43 am
Carter, thank you for your comment. I hope that you continue with your trumpet experience, and continue to improve. Good luck in all of your future musical endeavours.
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Caitlin
4/20/2018 06:39:32 am
Theo, I had a very similar experience to you while learning the cello. I started playing in the 5th grade in the orchestra program. At first I was very bad, and I wasn't sure how long I would continue. However, I continued to practice and after many laborious hours I began to master some of the skills involved. As I got older I learned more complex skills. One in particular that was difficult to learn was double stops. Double stops are somewhat similar to using both hands to play the piano, you play two different notes on the cello at the same time. Just like you, I practiced them by playing each part separately before trying to put them together. While this is an extensive process, it helped me to be able to play them when before it just sounded like squeaks. Do you think you'll ever take lessons again? What are your favorite things to play on the piano?
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Viraj
4/25/2018 01:02:27 pm
Theo,
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