To think I can learn to play the piano at 30?

[LilyMyOneAndOnly]

Because everyone I say this to gives me a bit of a raised eyebrow! We're almost finished with our house extension and I am thinking of buying a piano and getting lessons. I don't play any other instruments, I can't even read music, but I've always wanted to learn. I was very jealous of my friends that had music lessons at school, my parents couldn't afford it.

Does anyone have any success stories of learning a instrument as an adult?

Hi I started learning piano aged 48. I’d no previous music experience. I’d never played an instrument. I attained grade 4

You can and should do this.

I learnt piano as a child, stopped playing for the best part of 40 years, started again this time last year. I'm now back to - and in some ways past - where I got to as a teenager (grade 7/8). But it is much much harder in many ways - 50 something brains just aren't as plastic and I find my limitations frustrating.

So do it now: much easier in your thirties!

There is a thread on here for adult musicians btw but I am not sure how to link to it

Do it!!
I did it! I’d learned a bit when I was younger and massively regret not learning properly.
Anyway, I bought myself a piano for my 30th birthday and started to learn.
I passed my grade 5 when I was 38 weeks pregnant lol! I was 32 at the time!
I did grade 2 at 30, grade 4 at 31 and grade 5 at 32.
I haven’t played since but plan on going back to it in a year or two.

I started lessons at 33 because I could finally afford it for the first time in my life. I'd made a right hash job of trying to teach myself before and I'm unlearning all my terrible habits which can get super frustrating but it feels brilliant every time something new clicks into place.
I'm learning on a no frills Yamaha piagerro keyboard for now. You don't need much to get going. Go for it!

Like many good things we wished we’d experienced them sooner. The advantage of starting now is that in later life you will have no need to go through the initial learning process. As with skiing I’m glad I’ll never have to go back to learning a snow plough again!
2/ my biggest mistake by way of caveat is whilst I’m proud I started learning at 48 and attended weekly lessons for 7-8 years it was a big mistake. If most adults quit after a few lessons or months I certainly bucked that trend but at a price.

I run a music school and we teach loads of adults, mostly 50s and over. Many of them have never played before and do just fine, some do brilliantly!

While it can take longer, some adults find the theory side of it easier to grasp than kids and have more interest.

Go, go!

I had my sixth lesson in Thursday and I'm getting more confident every time. My teacher says I will be grade 1 within a year. I'm 47.