What will be left after 5 years of no piano practicing?

[redrum232]

Hi everyone,
I'm hanging between going abroad to study on a scholarship or staying at my place. What i'm wondering is if i study abroad i have no chance to practice piano (i've learned for 5 years so far). So after 5 years i come back, what will be left in my piano technique? Will my technique decline a lot? And will I have to start all over again?
thanks 

[ilikepie]

If you don't brush your teeth for five years what will happen? How many teeth do you expect to be left. :\ Fortunately, unlike teeth, you can regain your playing, but it will take longer as you will probably forget everything, except for the movement of your hands(you'll most likely forget all notes).

[molto-marcato]

Hi,

so why don't you just buy an e-piano at the place you are going to live? If you really want to keep playing there is always a way. Except you are moving to antarctica maybe  .

Besides, i quit playing myself after school (after learning it for about 13years) , for unknown reasons, maybe just a lack of motivation. Cannot understand it from todays point of view. Anyway, i restarted playing and got myself a teacher about 6 years later. Luckily it seemed that i didn't forget much, at least i got my technique up to previous levels a few months later. Now i work very disciplined and am far beyond my previous levels, especially in terms of musicality.

So, even if you may not loose your technique, i wouldn't stop playing for anything.

Regards