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Ima03
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 Thu, Mar 28 2024, 1:53 pm
| Quote: | | And did it work? Did she learn to play? Did it “stick?” |
Yes. She wasn't playing on concert level, but she did learn to play. She did it a few years until her teacher got sick and she stopped and never found a new teacher.
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Choirmistress
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Thu, Mar 28 2024, 2:03 pm
To tigerwife:
Please reword your incomprehensible "sentence":
"Learning a few more instruments is on my bucket lest for them life as a young mom calm down a bit."
Please rephrase. TIA.
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Choirmistress
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Thu, Mar 28 2024, 2:13 pm
To kugelEater:
In my years of listening to both proficient and mediocre instrumentalists (both live and recorded), I have found that the instrument that sounds least irritating when played badly is the guitar. The most? Either a brass wind instrument or, worse, the violin. Yup.
BTW, an additional note to the OP:
Don't get discouraged by lack of optimal proficiency. I have a recording of no less a giant than Segovia, on which one can clearly hear a squeak when he changes chords.
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ChossidMom
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Thu, Mar 28 2024, 2:20 pm
Forget "proficient". Enjoy the process. Music enriches one's life sooooooo much!!!!
signed, a very mediocre musician who loved playing in bands
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scruffy
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Thu, Mar 28 2024, 2:22 pm
| kugelEater wrote: | | What about violin? I play piano fairly well by ear but I would love to play violin. I have heard that it is really hard to learn... |
I know someone who started as a young adult (maybe about 20) and plays beautifully.
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amother
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Thu, Mar 28 2024, 3:03 pm
Yes, please go for it! You are not doomed. The keyboard is easier then the guitar because playing the guitar hurts your fingers until you build calluses on them - I should know I tried both  . I went in my twenties to get keyboard lessons and learned the only way to get really good is to keep practicing. So I would suggest you go once a week for a lesson and then the other days use to practice. Find a piano teacher you connect with so the lessons will be more fun and let her know your goals so that they are catered to your needs, you are more likely to enjoy them then. It's worth it even to just know that you've gone for one of your dreams. I'm in my 30s and going after my dreams now, nothing like it!
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amother
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Thu, Mar 28 2024, 3:10 pm
Check out Hoffman Academy on YouTube. It's free lessons starting from scratch. He says he had an 80 year old learn to play piano. Never too late.
https://youtube.com/playlist?l....._cXyX
I used to download the videos for my kids to learn but they were more interested in playing by ear.
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joystock
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Thu, Mar 28 2024, 5:07 pm
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I teach guitar as well and my curriculum consists of about 10 lessons to learn the basics.... What's needed is 10-15 minutes a day of practice. The skills are enough for a person to play kumzitz style and it's a great way of expressing emotions and engaging in self - care. I encourage you to find a teacher in your area. (I'm in Lakewood) It's such an amazing investment in yourself!
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Fri, Mar 29 2024, 7:01 am
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Yes! I did it in my 30s. The thing is, there really is always more to learn and ways to be better, I had to drop the idea of reaching some kind of goal of being proficient or perfect or a good player. But I can play and it is such a great outlet and I play real songs and I enjoy it so much. Worth doing for sure, it really changed me and my.life for the better actually.
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Comptroller
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Fri, Mar 29 2024, 7:26 am
I agree with many things that were said here.
And I want to add: non-musicians often have no clear notion of levels of difficulty.
Many pop guitarists or keyboard players actually do not have a very high level on their instruments, the Beatles are the best example. Their mastery of the guitar or bass, and even of music theory was very basic.
So you see that you can do a lot of things while you are still at a very elementary level that is not too hard to reach.
Joystock proposes you to learn a few basic chords on the guitar to accompany songs in a few hours, I suppose without learning to read sheet music. That's completely realistic, and it might be exactly what you want.
So do not be afraid: it is not very hard to reach a very basic level that allows you to do things that will satisfy you and might even impress others.
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joystock
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Fri, Mar 29 2024, 7:38 am
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I just want to clarify: my curriculum consists of about 10 half hour lessons with daily practice. I don't teach sheet music but it does include about 15 basic chords, strumming patterns and learning to play by ear and transpose. It's enough to give a person a lot of satisfaction from their music. Good luck.
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amother
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Sun, Mar 31 2024, 10:29 am
Thank you all for the amazing replies and encouragement!
So appreciated!!
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BmoreBubby
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Wed, May 08 2024, 3:20 pm
| amother OP wrote: | Please be honest and realistic in your responses.
There’s this yearning in me since I’m a little girl to become musically proficient.
I dream of playing piano or guitar - flying over the keys or jamming out those chords, and singing along.
It’s this deep desire I have since as long as I can remember. To use music as an outlet for emotion and a place to create.
The problem is, I’m older now. Closer to middle age than my teenage years. Should I pursue it now, or is it a waste of time? Can I realistically become truly proficient in my 40’s? I would be able to dedicate about 20-30 minutes a day to this, but it only makes sense to spend this time if it’s a realistic goal. My time is very precious right now but I do want it badly.
I’m not crazy talented but I’m a musically inclined person. I had a beautiful voice as a young girl, or so I’ve been told. I have a natural sense of rhythm and I sing on key. I can do basic harmony to almost any song immediately but I can’t naturally compose novel ones. My parents didn’t have money to send me for any kind of lessons, (and neither do I for my own kids now, so I get it…)
We owned a keyboard, so I played around a bit, but I couldn’t teach myself much. Some of my siblings taught themselves to play by ear, but I couldn’t pull it off. Does that mean I just don’t have it?
Please advise and TIA! |
Yes, as a musical person I can tell you that the key (pardon the pun) is the daily practice. If you truly put in that daily 30 min and follow a method (either a book or a teacher) you can do this. LMK if you'd like a suggestion for a piano method book.
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amother
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Wed, May 08 2024, 5:35 pm
| amother Powderblue wrote: | Yes! Yes! (And I would love to be your teacher, if you live in Lakewood or would take lessons over Zoom)
The key is to focus on the enjoyment and emotional expression, and not on forcing yourself to meet a perfectionistic standard. |
perhaps I'd sign up with you, if you teach by zoom, and emotional expression! (not op here)
what's your info?
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amother
Mauve
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Wed, May 08 2024, 6:00 pm
Hi, l am actually in the line of music and wanted to share about excellent online lessons that you may not know about it and l highly recommend. It’s called Bassline usb lessons. The website is baselinepro.com . It’s a guy in Lakewood that gives online lessons ( with or without internet options) . He currently does keyboard, guitar and drums . There is a cheap setup fee and then a minimal amount each week for each lesson . You can cancel at anytime for free. It is for ALL ages and he has different options for beginner to advanced players .
It’s kosher , cheap, professional , clear , easy to follow and he has taught thousands of students how to play !! I highly recommend it !! Good luck !!
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