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Does anyone fancy a piano chat thread?

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LemonViolet · 28/07/2021 23:01

I’m awaiting delivery of a new piano, squeee!!! I haven’t played regularly for 20 years. I got to grade 6 as a teen, failed grade 7, carried on tinkering for a bit but have not really lived anywhere with a piano since age 18 so am well out of practice.

Whilst I hope/plan to put a baby grand in our front room, once it is done up - which may be some time - at the weekend I just realised, what am I waiting for, I want a digital anyways for playing at less sociable hours, so went ahead and ordered myself a nice Kawai digital and it arrives on Friday!!!

There’s a music chat thread on the extracurricular board but that’s more parents discussing their offsprings’ exploits, I have seen on the music board it’s quite pianissimo but there clearly are other grown up women around here playing/learning/relearning piano for our own pleasure, entertainment, therapy etc! So thought I’d post to see if anyone else is interested in hanging out on a piano thread to chat about our piano journeys, successes and failures, pieces we like, what we’re practicing etc?

It could be called the piano bar or the pianist beaker, seeing as this is MN

If there is one I’ve just failed to find, please point me in that direction.

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Buttalapasta · 16/01/2025 19:58

That is exciting! Happy new piano day!! Come back and tell us what you're playing.

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 16/01/2025 20:28

Buttalapasta · 16/01/2025 19:58

That is exciting! Happy new piano day!! Come back and tell us what you're playing.

Thank you! I only got to Grade 4 back in 2004 so I am pretty much planning to start again from the very beginning. But piano was my second instrument back then, I also played the flute to Grade 8+, sang in a lot of choirs and did music A-level, so I'm hoping that if I find the time to practice I'll make good progress.

I had a short impromptu lesson before Christmas with a friend of mine who had me sight reading some Beyer exercises and it gave me the push I needed to get a piano!

I've got a few books to start with, just flicking through Adult Piano Adventures now and I know the theory is all still there, it just needs awakening!

DH thinks I'm being ridiculous.

Jackieweaverishere · 19/01/2025 21:30

Hi, it's been a long time since I first posted and I'm no further on 🙈 any recommendations for getting cheap / free sheet music? Is IMSLP just classical music? I'd quite like some pop, blues etc.

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