Hello, I am Mindy, 42 years old, and have been longing to learn to play the piano forever. Problem is I have no idea where to start. Is it best to buy an...
Hello Mindy, I have been teaching piano to children and adults for over 15 years and I believe that the most important question to ask would be for an adult...
I have seen pianos that are both digital and acoustic (it was a baby grand - $6000?). I had one demonstrated for me - if I ever move into a condo, that is ...
Hi Pat! In one of the places away from home, I have a (rather cheap) Casio electronic piano called Privia. It has 88 keys and all the gizmos you want. For me...
Isleif
isleif@...
Nov 16, 2005 9:05 am
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Since this is National Teachers Week, if you are lucky enough to have a great music teacher who inspires you, you should consider giving them a big Thank You....
Hello, As a result of the SPAM the group received today, I have converted us to a moderated list. This means that any e-mail sent to the list must first be...
a new article entitled, "An Appreciation of Students," will be posted within a week. Later in the month I will announce workshops in the Washington, DC area...
mharre
mharre@...
Jan 14, 2006 12:58 am
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Hi Marianne, I hope it's o.k. to jump in like this. The digital vs. acoustic piano interests me. I'm actually a half-century old violin student, but I used...
Hi. I just turned 60 and decided to take a beginning piano course at my local community college. There are a couple of "old fossils" in the class. Anyway,...
Hi All, I've begun piano lessons and chose to start out on an electronic keyboard. It is going well so far, but I've recently started looking into upgrading...
Valerie: Congratulations for taking up piano again. To enjoy music, it's never late. I am a student, but also a teacher of adult students - a most gratifying ...
I have my piano tuned twice a year. My piano tech says that that's enough for my piano; the tuning is pretty stable. Cheers, Michele ... From: Pat McClard To:...
Since I am teaching piano out of my home, I have the piano tuned 2x yearly. HOWEVER....when I was not teaching but still playing for my own enjoyment, I am...
Re: Piano Tuning I am a friend of Matt's and a piano tuner. Yes, every piano, regardless of how much it is played requires on going, or seasonal tuning as the...
Kent Stallan
kent.stallan@...
Feb 8, 2006 12:18 am
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From: Lya Ferrer <lyaferrer@...> Subject: An Appreciation of Students Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:09:22 -0600 (CST) A wonderful article, specially for us...
I have my piano (a half-grand Kawai - in Spanish, we say "media cola"; which is half the size of a concert piano; but I don't know the exact translation) tuned...
Greetings, February 16th, an announcement went up on MusicalFossils.com about a workshop I'm doing this summer in Varna, Bulgaria. The location is unique, the...
Matthew Harre
mharre61@...
Feb 18, 2006 5:39 pm
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Hello! I find the musical fossils site inspiring so I thought I would tell my story. I am 36 and in my second month of piano lessons. It was something I always...
Hello fellow(ette) Fossils! I'm and adult violin student (45) and heard about this site over in BAVS yahoo group. I've played piano for about 40 years, and...
Hello new young fossil! It always feels good to be exposed to a few new aspects looked at from a few new angles. I find it extremely 'unfair' of you though to...
Isleif
isleif@...
Mar 12, 2006 5:13 pm
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... (...) ... Hello new young fossil! It always feels good to be exposed to a few new aspects looked at from a few new angles. I find it extremely 'unfair' of...
klavierneu
isleif@...
Mar 12, 2006 5:14 pm
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I haven't abandoned piano at all. I have always added new instruments to my skills--just a habit, but violin was especially an intense addition, which I...
it is a interesting discussion. i guess, purely, what zeagle79 intend to say about "define adult achievement" is "can we have a list of good things about ...
Jianhui Jin
jianhui.jin@...
Mar 13, 2006 3:15 pm
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sort of jianhui... I also was at the same time saying that adult achievement is very arbitary in some ways because by the time a person reaches adulthood,...
maybe i can try to make up a list for myself: 1. enjoy the music from my own hands 2. explore music, classicall music. learn more knowledge about them 3. play...
Jianhui Jin
jianhui.jin@...
Mar 13, 2006 5:40 pm
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And it keeps the old brain working! Valerie Jianhui Jin <jianhui.jin@...> wrote: maybe i can try to make up a list for myself: 1. enjoy the music from my...
... Sharing with you what music has achieved for MY life. It has given me "a world of my own" - and this is more important than playing Bach's Concerto in A or...
I just read Musical Fossils. Wow, a suberb description and essay of what goes on with us fossils. I played trombone in high school and college, and at various...
I too, am astonished at what a fine page Mr. Harre has written. This is the best webpage on private teaching I've seen anywhere, and I've been designing a...
Hi, I joined this group about a week ago. I am a piano student in my mid-30s. I played from age 6 through college but quit after that and just took it up again...
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