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[gazasp8]

Hello all,

I am new to the forum and would like to say hello to all 

I am male 53 years old.

After watching very talented people playing the piano all my life, i have decided on taking lesson,

I have the simple chord books, and easy playing song books, which list things in letters ( A,B,C )etc and feel i am not getting anywhere.

So lessons here i come.

But my main reason for joining the forum is to ask you all ...... Am i too old to start learning the piano.?

Thanks in advance

p.s.been reading a lot of threads and what a great forum.!

[ranniks]

You're never too old. Piano is such a great instrument

Just practise every day and you'll become great. I started 4 months ago and play an hour a day and maybe 2 hours a day in the weekends.

Also, practise implies having fun. Have your fun by playing pieces while practising^^.

Good luck in your piano adventure and get a decent digital piano or better; a real piano. Oh and a good teacher is also very good.

[j_menz]

Am i too old to start learning the piano.?

No.  Be warned though, you're probably too old to be a child prodigy and you'll never win those competitions with "under 35" type age limits. Otherwise, you should be fine.

The teacher is a good idea, btw - you'll make much better and faster progress that way.

[ajspiano]

never to late to be an adult prodigy..  they are usually more impressive than the child variety anyway.

[johnmar78]

welcome

[ranniks]

I agree and disagree with J_Menz.

I agree because most if not all concert pianists have started at a young age. I disagree because the human mind is capable of such great things that it is impossible to tell where you will be in 10 years without knowing your dedication.

According to my teacher I am learning fairly quickly. I refuse to believe this is talent because I don't have any talent except for working hard. Talent is a strange word to me. I play 1 hour a day and 2 hours in the weekends a day.

So if I - someone who has never been interested in music before regarding playing it - has learned at least 3 pieces in the last 4 months of ever touching a piano, I truly believe you, OP, can learn it as well.

Of course I'm not implying I'll ever be as good as a concert pianist, but that is not my inclination at all. I just want to enjoy the majestic beast of an instrument that the piano is.

[hfmadopter]

There isn't anything wrong with being 53 and taking up the piano. It's a good age in that you are probably well settled into life and probably have the where with all to stick with this. I'm 62 and in the last year have come back to piano after years away from it.

Welcome !

[gazasp8]

Hi,

Thanks for those encouraging words, i will give this my best shot... and take advice from you guys, thanks again

And Thanks ranniks ,but what does o,p stand for ?

[p2u_]

what does o,p stand for ?

I'm not ranniks, but OP = the Opening Poster, the topic starter.

Paul

[starstruck5]

Hello all,

I am new to the forum and would like to say hello to all 

I am male 53 years old.

After watching very talented people playing the piano all my life, i have decided on taking lesson,

I have the simple chord books, and easy playing song books, which list things in letters ( A,B,C )etc and feel i am not getting anywhere.

So lessons here i come.

But my main reason for joining the forum is to ask you all ...... Am i too old to start learning the piano.?

Thanks in advance

p.s.been reading a lot of threads and what a great forum.!

53 is a not that old -you have plenty of time to achieve your goals, as long as you don't expect too much too soon -Good luck with it anyhow and welcome to PianoStreet!

[gazasp8]

Thanks,

i thought it meant old person ha... paranoia creeping in for a moment.

Thanks again for the support,...

As a beginner , is there anything i should be asking, or looking out for , in a private tutor?

[ranniks]

Thanks,

i thought it meant old person ha... paranoia creeping in for a moment.

Thanks again for the support,...

As a beginner , is there anything i should be asking, or looking out for , in a private tutor?

You're absolutely welcome and don't ever give up regardless of what people say!

Speaking about paranoia, I'm pretty paranoid myself.

But as Paul helpfully said, OP means opening poster, basically reffering to the person opening the thread.

Had a nice practise today, finishing the prelude op 28 n4 (what a great piece!) and my rhymth exercises are going excellent!

I wonder what my teacher has in mind for me next......He told me to learn the B major scale (the one where all the keys are black except for B en E) and we're working on chords.

I seriously hope we're going to either learn the moonlight sonata first movement or something mozart or perhaps back to Bach. Maybe a fugue!?

He mentioned something about the prelude being something you normally play after 2 years of playing to which I said 'easier pieces will just bore me'.

OP as an adult you could/should be learning faster if you are truly wanting to learn to play. So don't be surprised if you're already playing nice tunes after just a month!

[gazasp8]

You are right , i am beginning to enjoy these easy books again too, .. because of comments on here...

i just hope these chord books dont hinder my lessons when they begin.

i suppose all knowledge is good !

[pennib]

Hello, I have returned to the piano at the age of 89! I had lessons when I was about 10 or11, reached grade 2 I think and then foolishly packed up and regretted it ever since. Had a brief return when in my early forties. Have been playing now for about a year, first of all on a keyboard and have recently bought a piano.
As you might expect progress is very slow! I don't have great expectations as you might expect  to enjoy myself.

[drflash5080]

I have just finished my 1 year mark of lessons with an accomplished teacher.  I had been assualted 14 years ago and incurred severe tramatic brain injury.  I have completed canon in d Jesu and for some reason can sight read better than average.  Currently doing some new age stuff but have focused on Bach.  believe me you can do this, I love my piano and lessons.  Keep at it and once in a while go back to a peice that tortured you and play it with ease.
Bravo and Best Wishes, get a Good Teacher, learn from Peices rather than books, concetrate on theory and you will feel more satisfied

[hfmadopter]

Hello, I have returned to the piano at the age of 89! I had lessons when I was about 10 or11, reached grade 2 I think and then foolishly packed up and regretted it ever since. Had a brief return when in my early forties. Have been playing now for about a year, first of all on a keyboard and have recently bought a piano.
As you might expect progress is very slow! I don't have great expectations as you might expect  to enjoy myself.

In terms of physical age you may be our official senior member here ! Congrats on returning to piano at your young age ! There really are a lot of young folks here as well, as you may have noticed. I never really gave my age a thought at 62, it was more a concern about the meds I take than the age. I've returned to piano in the last year as well, after quite a long time away and am doing a bit better than I anticipated doing.

Again, congrats to you and hats off to you for learning piano  !