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no, indeed! It's more likely to be the dogs first!

much as I'd love to stay and chat, it's time for bed. Daughter and dogs will be jumping on the bed at the crack of dawn.. Good night all

Lx

That would be really kind, thank you! PM me if you find them!!

dave has very kindly lent me some old grade 1 exam pieces, so I'm working on those in between my official homework. We'll see.. I think I'm some way off yet!

sounds perfect! We're still looking for a church that fits us - we moved here 6 months ago. The church in the village here is very traditional, and lovely in lots of ways, but doesn't have very regular services.

I've been practising lots of carols lately.. love Christmas!!

wow.. I'd love to do the exams but so far natalya (my teacher) and I haven't mentioned them.. I'm pretty exam driven, so would find them pretty motivating I think

no no no!! definitely 35 and not 53!!

and you do the music at your church? what kind of church? Is there an organ (and do you play it?), or is it more modern? so many questions...

chortle

we're only jealous - neither dave nor I will see 35 again!

17 years?? wow.. How long did it take you to get to grade 8??

Thanks for the offer, Dave, I'll definitely take you up on that one. I'm sure Natalya will excuse me looking at something new

local fold??? don't know what you mean.... !

Apologies for being ageist! Your syntax and grammar are indeed exemplary

28?? a mere youngster!!?! When I first started learning I'd look on Youtube for clips on how to play the pieces I was learning, and I gave up after I saw a SEVEN YEAR OLD playing Prokofiev's 'dance of the knights'.. I can do the first few bars and that's it!! Grrrr!!!

pain?? ugh.. not sure about that :wink: :lol: The other thing I have trouble with is playing songs that I know - so I automatically just try to play it how I know it, if you see what I mean, rather than how the notation says I should. That's a hard habit to break, must try harder!! :roll: How long h...

kind of you to say so, Mark.. I don't know though. My teacher has always emphasised the importance of counting, so I just do that. And although I don't always know what the extra notation marks mean, I seem to have picked up reading the notes. Can't always get my fingers to play them though :roll: I...

my lesson was today as well.. we've both agreed I need to stop learning lots of new pieces, and concentrate on a few, and get them perfect! I've obviously taken this to heart (and have just dowloaded Faure's Pavane - ooops!). It's hard.. I think I've played a piece with note and timing perfect, and ...

uh-oh.. does this mean that the lesson went

a) really well, so Jan is in the pub getting sloshed

or

b) really badly, so Jan is in the pub getting sloshed

or

c) went alright, and life with small children is busy so no chance to post a report yet??!

Hope it's a) or c) !!!

Linzy x

hello all

we have 2 dogs.. they come into the sitting room (we've moved Baby - the piano - from the hall, Dave!) when I'm practising and curl up on my feet. They're big dogs too! Luckily no howling!! The only one doing the howling is me, when I make silly mistakes..

Lx

hi Jan My daughter is 4, and she isn't sure about me practising on the piano either...! I've bought a book called something like 'the Princess piano book' and it's got music in it from Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White etc. All pre-grade 1 arrangements, and perfect if she ever wants ...

hello Jan *waves back!*

I know exactly what you mean - if I don't get at least some piano time I get very grumpy too! Luckily my little one started school yesterday (hurrah!!) so now I get a good bit of time.. if I neglect the housework.. no choice really!!

Linzy

hello all, can I join you?! I'm being sucked in by the talk of Christmas!!! :lol: One of the first music books I bought when I got my baby (my piano) was a load of Christmas songs.. am gradually working my way through them, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE them :P although I have to say I'm better at the carols...

so many!!! :lol: my new favourite piece is Prokofiev 'Dance of the Knights'.. so dramatic! I can just about do the first couple of bars.... :shock: I'd love to be able to play the piano bit from 'clubbed to death' - it's an Elgar take-off. I could go on... and on.. and on.. :oops: but in reality I'm...

oooh thanks for that, I'll have to go and have a look - I grew up near Hay and haven't been back for ages. We live the other side of Hereford now. Methinks a road trip is in order! Luckily daughter sleeps pretty well, so I can practise in the evenings. Am trying to learn 'when the saints..' this wee...

hello! welsh wales?? :D yep, that's us!! I've found a great teacher who is remarkably patient with me, and doesn't seem to mind that I want to play everything really quickly; I think she's going to produce a metronome (?sp) for my next lesson! She's teaching me the chords and scales etc, and I've ha...

hello all just wanted to say hello to everyone.. I'm new to learning the piano (I've had a grand total of 3 lessons so far!!) and just wondered how many adult learners there are out there? I mean complete and total learners... :shock: My piano is elderly but an ebay bargain.. it's been tuned but the...