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how old were you when you learnt piano?
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how old were you when you learnt piano?
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7 (19.4%)
6-9
8 (22.2%)
10+
21 (58.3%)
never learnt it
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January 23, 2007, 06:01:42 AM
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piano princess
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how old were you when you learnt piano?
on: December 24, 2006, 06:01:42 AM
hi just wondering how old people usually are when they learn piano
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alwaystheangel
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Re: how old were you when you learnt piano?
Reply #1 on: December 24, 2006, 06:04:15 AM
I started suzuki at age 4, but my mother let me bang on the piano from the time I could sit up. I took music for young children before that too.
Pretty much from the womb.lol
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piano princess
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Re: how old were you when you learnt piano?
Reply #2 on: December 24, 2006, 06:07:16 AM
OK. Thanks for your feedback.
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Re: how old were you when you learnt piano?
Reply #3 on: December 24, 2006, 12:27:13 PM
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mad_max2024
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Re: how old were you when you learnt piano?
Reply #4 on: December 24, 2006, 02:41:48 PM
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I am perfectly normal, it is everyone else who is strange.
gyzzzmo
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Re: how old were you when you learnt piano?
Reply #5 on: December 25, 2006, 03:25:10 PM
almost 4. birthday present
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alwaystheangel
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Reply #6 on: December 25, 2006, 07:48:08 PM
best and wosrt birthday present of your life Im assuming? At least the most life altering, Im sure!
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gyzzzmo
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Re: how old were you when you learnt piano?
Reply #7 on: December 25, 2006, 07:55:32 PM
Yes i suppose so
Not that im a professional pianist, but i do earn quite some money with it now and i love playing piano
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jakev2.0
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Re: how old were you when you learnt piano?
Reply #8 on: December 25, 2006, 08:09:16 PM
A few months before my 17th birthday.
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pianistimo
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Reply #9 on: December 25, 2006, 10:50:24 PM
8. old enough to read, young enough not to argue.
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matraveo
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Reply #10 on: December 25, 2006, 10:52:27 PM
10 years old............ though I believe the younger you start the better you will be able to play, but I guess that depends on how hard you practice? hmmmm....
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alwaystheangel
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Re: how old were you when you learnt piano?
Reply #11 on: December 25, 2006, 11:00:41 PM
I agree. I mean at least compared to others of your age. Because they have a few years of training on their peers.
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mad_max2024
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Re: how old were you when you learnt piano?
Reply #12 on: December 25, 2006, 11:30:19 PM
I don't think it really matters how old you are, as long as you like what you are doing
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jakev2.0
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Re: how old were you when you learnt piano?
Reply #13 on: December 25, 2006, 11:46:28 PM
Older and motivated beats young and not motivated, but young and motivated beats old and motivated.
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mad_max2024
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Re: how old were you when you learnt piano?
Reply #14 on: December 25, 2006, 11:53:01 PM
It depends on the age, it's usually easier to beat older people since they don't run very fast, but you can also beat a young motivated one if you can catch him and have a large stick
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jakev2.0
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Reply #15 on: December 25, 2006, 11:56:54 PM
Also, it's great to beat fat people, because they're slow and can't chase you after!
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phdezra
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Reply #16 on: December 29, 2006, 02:56:03 AM
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gruffalo
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Re: how old were you when you learnt piano?
Reply #17 on: December 29, 2006, 02:58:31 PM
4. but cant remember much from that time.
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Re: how old were you when you learnt piano?
Reply #18 on: December 29, 2006, 05:24:52 PM
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