Making the decision to take piano lessons was not a difficult one since I had wanted to play the piano for years, and I knew it was now or never. Karen, my piano teacher, explained to me that learning to read music and play the piano was going to be a difficult task since it was similar to learning a language from another country. I will have to agree with her that learning music is very difficult, but that is only one part of the equation. The entire process is very complex and goes something like this -- your eyes must see the notes on two different lines at the same time (treble & bass clef) sending this information to your brain where a couple of things take place 1. Your brain must recognize the music notes your eyes are seeing, process that information and hopefully store it for later use 2. Your brain has to process this information in a split second and send signals down your arms to the tips of your fingers at which time your fingers must strike the correct key making a sound. In order to play the piano all of the above must take place hundreds of times a minute without any short circuits and that is where my problems lies -- I have a short circuit somewhere between the sheet of music and my fingers which I suspect is in the gray matter between my ears.
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You can do it, Cuz. I took piano lessons for about 8 years as a child but have not kept it up. Would probably almost need to start over myself. Hang in there - - - you will enjoy it.
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