Time and Energy dedicated solely to piano/music ?

[m19834]

I am curious how many people in the world ( ) have ever had the opportunity to truly dedicate themselves almost solely to piano, without distraction (if they wanted) for years ?  If that's you, I would like to know.  Or, if you know about artists whom have had this kind of life, I would like to know that, too. 

I am under the impression that people who were raised in the Moscow Conservatory, for example (like Rachmaninov ? -- though, I think he was actually living at his teacher's house for a few years, yes ?), had this kind of time.  But, I don't really know. 

So, I mean time without worrying about making a living, without having to study subjects outside of music, without kids, without all of that stuff.  Just them, their teacher/lessons, their music, their piano, no other "obligations"  ...

*dreams and drools while dreaming*

If that's not something you have done, I am curious if you would even want that should you be given the opportunity ?

Thanks .

[go12_3]

No, I wouldn't want that opportunity to dedicate myself to piano because I have my violin and guitar to play also. 

[frank_48]

i have that, its fantastic. 

although it is abit awkward when someone asks you what do you do for a living and i just reply with: out of work, out of school, just playing piano all day

being a late beginner, having the whole day to practice and no other responsibilities is nice and might be just the thing i need to catch up to those prodogies

[db05]

It takes some getting used to. Either you're really obsessed with piano or you've been raised that way (lived in teacher's house or musician family). Being a late beginner in music school, I have the chance to do piano 24/7, as I have no obligations, and yet I cannot give so much time and energy.

My guitar teacher would tell me, it's not ideal to study music all day long; you need to have a livelihood and hobbies as well. He works another job and likes to watch tv.  On the other hand, our integrated course teacher teaches full time, and doesn't even have time to practice piano!  Somehow, I see myself following either of those paths. I like the idea of teaching better than studying (on my own); it is also a good way to learn. I would need a few hobbies to avoid burnout. You know how that hits me from time to time.

[quantum]

I love music and it is a large part of me, but I'm not the kind of person who would do it 24/7.  I find alternate activities refreshing especially when it comes time to return to a practice session.  One can relate music to many other worldly activities, and this greatly benefits one's understanding of music and where it has place in our lives. 

[m19834]

Well, I am not saying that you can't do anything else besides music, it's just that you aren't obligated to.  If you desired it, you COULD spend the entire day with your music without stopping just to fulfill another obligation ... for years ... for your entire life  .  So, I mean having that without the stress of needing to fulfill other obligations, and without the stress of neglecting them (since there are none other to fulfill).  As though you are a child being given the best gift in the entire Universe  .

I don't know, I wonder if this would be advantageous in an individual's musical development ?  I am kind of just curious if that even exists anywhere in the entire universe.

*whistles* 

[ahbach]

I think, if you were to have no other obligations and no other life but to sit and play/study the piano you would be a hermit  because no one can just sit and basicly live at a piano's side if they so wanted, you would have no life except that of the piano, I mean think about it, you wouldn't even have a family and you would have no friends, relationships require obligations and commitment, even those who say I have nothing else to do and I do nothing else all day but sit and play the piano obviously have other things they do, I don't think a person could handle sitting at the piano all day long every day, it would wear on one's mind.

I think it would be best to even have a part time job to get you out of the house even if you didn't have any financial obligations, it would give you some interaction with the world. I love the piano deeply, but I could not handle such a life style.