learn to play piano

I must do this.

One day when nobody was home I picked up all my piano books and put them in order from easiest to difficult. I’ve been sitting down and playing through one whole book or nearly a whole one properly. I’m about 3/4 of the way through the second book and feel my grasp on it coming back. I will never be able to play quickly but I don’t mind. I don’t play for anyone but me.

I was cleaning up at work today and I was remembering the movie Little Secrets that I had watched only hours before arriving at work. I decided that I could actually be really good at piano, if only I tried. If I shifted my goal from gaining acceptance into the clique my Dad and Sister had created for themselves in our family, to my own enjoyment then it’s a different ball game. I’d like to do my exams or at least just play pieces for fun. I will practice every piece I’ve got my hands on and then go shopping for some simple classical pieces or at least listen to them online and pick out my favourites.

Well this afternoon was my last piano lesson ever.
No, I’m not quitting. I’m graduating school and thus can’t continue doing school based lessons any more. I think I’ll do some self teaching for a while, just play for twenty minutes a day.

I’ve been playing elementary Christmas Carols for a week or two. I sat down and practiced for an hour or two a few days ago. It felt good. I’d forgotten how beautiful my piano really is. It’s a shame that we had to get rid of our very very old one but this one is electric and that means nobody can hear how bad I am. I define learning to play piano when I can play the pieces in my possession at reasonable pace. Sometimes I really wish I was gifted musically so that I could play impressive sounding concertos and what not. I do however want to play Mahoney’s First from Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, that movie inspired me to practice more. Well, I love you piano and will definitely try to include more practice in my days/weeks.

With me away on vacation (the beach) from the 28th to the 4th. I have only a few days to just sit and play the piano. I really miss it and feel guilty that I haven’t given it the love it deserves. Even more so that I convinced Dad to get the non-concert piano so I can’t take it places. Otherwise I would so totally sit in my room and play or just you know, take it on vacation or when I move out Feb/March. Also I feel like I’ve let down my piano teacher. Perhaps I will simply have to make regular trips home to my parents house to play piano because I hardly think I will convince them to give me the piano although I’d love to. Hmmms, maybe I can offer them a deal. Sure it would probably take up so much of my bedroom but I wouldn’t care. I could go off to lessons and live out my secret dream of being talented musically… I love you piano.

i take piano lessons once a week at school but i admit i don’t practice. i can’t seem to fit it in. the piano is in our lounge room, i can’t practice if the TV is on and it’s the TV everyone loves watching. my goal is to practice more. i must practice. my right hand is good, my left hand is horrible. together they are even worse. one day maybe i can play.