Re-Learning the Piano

Recently I started practicing piano again in preparation for our gig on December 16th.

I started taking lessons when I was 5 or 6 years old and stopped when I was 13 or 14. My mom says that I was really good and if I had continued I might now be just as good on the piano as Joe is. Parents tell you that you will regret stopping the lessons at that age of puberty when you’re just too lazy to practice. No kid will listen of course because they are the ones who have to do the work. But in the end the parents are right. Every adult who learned an instrument and stopped playing it at a certain age regrets it afterwards since they know what they could be capable of now.

I guess I’m proud to say that I am taking a turn there now. Instead of thinking about how good I could’ve become and feeling sorry for myself I’ve started to practice and re-learn the piano. I have some exercises that I created for my piano students last year and now I am the one benefitting from them. I figured it’s not enough to just learn the parts for the concert. I want to train the muscles in my fingers and slowly build up the skills to really play the piano. Now I am practicing every day and often an hour goes by without me even realizing because it is just so much fun! That was so different when I was a kid. 🤔

For anybody who feels inspired to do the same, below is a link to a PDF-file with some useful exercises to build up the muscles and independence of your fingers. 😉

Finger Exercises

– L

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