How To Cope With Bad Days?

[starstruck5]

    Have you ever had such a bad session at the piano, that you felt you were wasting your time? 

In my case, I am trying to come to terms with a Nazi neighbour, and also a new digital piano - which I am not getting along with that well.  Playing a piano through headphones isn't ideal. Cheap headphones make me feel I am potentially world class, while my expensive Senheisers make me feel I have fingers likes sledghammers -especially when I try and play the  low trills in the Schubert Gb Impromtu -The damper pedal seems weird compared to an acoustic - I am struggling to adapt -

There are settings I can change - but again it all seems artificial.

Sod it -I am going to upgrade my old 1915 upright -for a Yamaha U3 maybe - I'll just have to play it when I can -

If you can avoid a digital piano -do so! 

[outin]

If you are going to buy the U3, maybe you should try a silent model. I'm quite pleased with mine (U1). Of course it is much nicer to play it as a normal acoustic, but playing silent with headphones isn't that bad now that I'm used to it. And I can play whenever I want

[costicina]

The piano does make alot of difference, with some pieces more than others.  But bad days happen to everybady (mine are the rule, godd days the exception  ). Patience, patience, perseverance all he qualities we generally don't have are required  .

Seen in positive, that's why piano paying is also a good school of life.

P.S. Early in the morning I'm Miss I-Know-All more than ever. I think I should sleep more     
Marg

[starstruck5]

The piano does make alot of difference, with some pieces more than others.  But bad days happen to everybady (mine are the rule, godd days the exception  ). Patience, patience, perseverance all he qualities we generally don't have are required  .

Seen in positive, that's why piano paying is also a good school of life.

P.S. Early in the morning I'm Miss I-Know-All more than ever. I think I should sleep more     
Marg

Thanks so much for the feedback -Piano playing is often such a lonely pastime -and you are right patience is not one of my strong points -I suppose I will persevere -because the love I have for the piano will keep drawing me back -a divorce would be too painful I think!
I may even like my digital piano eventually -but playing my acoustic earlier was very cathartic -

I can draw strength from the fact that if bad days are a rule for you -it can still result in being able to play the 'Revolutionary' !!!   

[costicina]

Thanks so much for the feedback -Piano playing is often such a lonely pastime -and you are right patience is not one of my strong points -I suppose I will persevere -because the love I have for the piano will keep drawing me back -a divorce would be too painful I think!
I may even like my digital piano eventually -but playing my acoustic earlier was very cathartic -

I can draw strength from the fact that if bad days are a rule for you -it can still result in being able to play the 'Revolutionary' !!!   

Sure you'll be able to learn it, sooner than you think, and far far better than me        !!!!
(it's not that difficult, to play it better than me, I mean  )

Marg

[hermansegerman]

Well, concerning that pesky nazi neighbour I could give you one or the other advice, concerning the piano:yes you're right, when I was younger, I was dreaming of a huge piano (a coda) of about 6 feet or so in my flat, now it's just a digital piano:-( better than nothing at the end...

[starstruck5]

'Sure you'll be able to learn it, sooner than you think, and far far better than me         !!!!
(it's not that difficult, to play it better than me, I mean  )

Marg'

Don't put yourself down -cos in my experience there are too many willing to do that for you -It won't be easy for me to play it as well as you.

[iansinclair]

Bad days happen.  So do bad weeks... it's sort of like the weather that way; sometimes it rains, sometimes it doesn't.  On the other hand, there will days when everything just goes wonderfully well!  As has been said, patience, patience, perseverance -- and never let it get you down.  There's always tomorrow!