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How old were you when you started playing piano

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Voting closed: July 29, 2005, 02:32:52 PM

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Offline vovo

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How old were you when you started playing
on: July 27, 2005, 02:32:52 PM
How long have you been playing the piano for. The longer you've played the better you are.
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Offline Baohui

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Re: How old were you when you started playing
Reply #1 on: July 27, 2005, 02:45:15 PM
I think it's safe to assume that not everyone on this forum started in that five year window. ::)

Quote from: vovo on July 27, 2005, 02:32:52 PM
The longer you've played the better you are.

I see. So  therefore someone who has played for five years and never practices will automatically be better than someone who has played for three years and practices regularly and efficiently?
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Offline omnisis

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Re: How old were you when you started playing
Reply #2 on: July 27, 2005, 07:27:38 PM
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How long have you been playing the piano for. The longer you've played the better you are.

ha!  This isn't even a remotely true statement.  It's kind of like those "If one presumes that all other variables are held constant then it may be proven that......" statements.


~omnisis
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Offline luc

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Re: How old were you when you started playing
Reply #3 on: July 27, 2005, 07:33:46 PM
Come on. There's nothing to discuss about. This guy is just .... hm..
..wierd
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Offline anda

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Re: How old were you when you started playing
Reply #4 on: July 28, 2005, 05:06:55 PM
Quote from: vovo on July 27, 2005, 02:32:52 PM
The longer you've played the better you are.


that would mean anyone over 30 who began about the same age i did would have to be automatically better than me, right?

no comment.
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Offline Skeptopotamus

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Re: How old were you when you started playing
Reply #5 on: July 28, 2005, 09:40:43 PM
i started at 4 and i suck.  ha!  your theory is wrong ^^
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Offline jeremyjchilds

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Re: How old were you when you started playing
Reply #6 on: July 29, 2005, 03:10:05 PM
Whoa...let's go easier on Vovo... :'( You guys having fun picking on a newbie ::)

I started at 7
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Offline jehangircama

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Re: How old were you when you started playing
Reply #7 on: July 29, 2005, 03:15:02 PM
I started at 6 and it seems most of you would trash me in any competition :(
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Offline janne p.

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Re: How old were you when you started playing
Reply #8 on: July 29, 2005, 10:10:28 PM
I started at 19. Beat that!
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Offline eins

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Re: How old were you when you started playing
Reply #9 on: July 30, 2005, 06:04:52 AM
What do you mean, how old was I when I started.

I was as old as I am today: 57. Give me a break, I only started 4 months ago  ;)
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Offline jerry xie

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Re: How old were you when you started playing
Reply #10 on: August 04, 2005, 04:22:00 PM
5and half
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Offline twinkletoesfaery

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Re: How old were you when you started playing
Reply #11 on: August 06, 2005, 01:48:42 AM
Started at age 4 and stopped lessons at 8 (Grade 2) - then my teacher passed away and I never took lessons nor play the piano - picked it back up at 16 and have been playing, though not regularly, without a teacher since then.
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