When I was with my family last weekend my sister gave me a keyboard that she got from our older sister. M didn't need it anymore since she had gotten a piano free. (It had fallen off of a stake and is now held together by a c-clamp. Holds it's pitch thought). The only problem with the keyboard was that the power cord was missing. This weekend my family was out running errands and one of those errands was to scope of the local thrift store to check out their cords. I've donated weirder stuff to the DI (Deseret Industries). We were in luck! I found a 12v power adapter for 2 dollars. We took it home and plugged it in and it worked great.
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago I plan on taking piano lessons after I finish my masters. Sadly, I'm not currently taking classes until our house in Price sells. The thought struck me though that if I'm not taking masters classes I can start taking piano lessons again. In fact, when I mentioned my ambition to take lessons to our church choir director her husband said that he taught piano and all he charged was that you practice. If you don't practice, there is no lesson. I was excited and today asked him after choir if I could start soon. My lessons are on Saturdays at 9:30. I'm quite excited.
They say it takes 10 years of doing something consistently to become very proficient at it. I am comfortable with becoming proficient at the piano at the age of 40. I'll be honest, I have a lot more drive to practice now that I did when I was 6 though 12. I'm looking forward to redeveloping skills, learning new ones, and generally being able to learn how to make music that I enjoy.
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago I plan on taking piano lessons after I finish my masters. Sadly, I'm not currently taking classes until our house in Price sells. The thought struck me though that if I'm not taking masters classes I can start taking piano lessons again. In fact, when I mentioned my ambition to take lessons to our church choir director her husband said that he taught piano and all he charged was that you practice. If you don't practice, there is no lesson. I was excited and today asked him after choir if I could start soon. My lessons are on Saturdays at 9:30. I'm quite excited.
They say it takes 10 years of doing something consistently to become very proficient at it. I am comfortable with becoming proficient at the piano at the age of 40. I'll be honest, I have a lot more drive to practice now that I did when I was 6 though 12. I'm looking forward to redeveloping skills, learning new ones, and generally being able to learn how to make music that I enjoy.
If it's the one I gave M, then we bought it, but then gave it to M when we bought a nicer one from my mother-in-law. Be warned, it's not a full keyboard - it doesn't have 88 keys.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of hard to miss that fact. I would like to get an upright piano at some point (one like Mom's). But for the time being having an electric, shortened keyboard will meet my needs.
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