@outin Reading your reply initially shocked me, and frankly left me in disbelief. But after a day of revisiting it, I suppose you are right. I do make mistakes in practice, usually I shrug it off because it is just a little slip off that doesn't occur frequently. Sometimes when I make a mistake that is too noticeable, I begin to cut off everything else and work on the passage/note. I want this note to express itself exactly how I want it. Unfortunately, I'm still at the beginning stage of being a pianist that, essentially, I don't want to bring any piece to performance level because I just don't find the music fun! Who listens to Clemente for enjoyment? Exactly.. I listen to rhapsodies, chaconnes, sonatas, sonatinas, all sophisticated like the Hungarian Rhapsody. (Wonderful..) Or how about Pathetique? All these songs, if I ever get to learn them, I will spend much time on them and perfect them. But for now, a Clementi Op.36 No.1 really isn't motivating me. Heck, I spend more time doing scales and Hanon exercises, and obsess over my posture. Anyway, what I'm saying is I usually don't go full-on very efficient with my practice. I ought to change that - because I'm considering a career in music and starting so late, I don't think I have a choice; demanding my physical and psychological to be strained extremely to play better is probably my best bet. Also, I might just have to delete my social media off my phone. In this generation we carry too many distractions. Just like that JFK book I've been wanting to get around to.. aww. Anyway, I'm using a practice method that most would call "deliberate practice." I don't think I'm doing too well at it, but hey, I'm doing my best.@dcstudio I think you're right hah! We are all a little crazy // at least, I hope so. I still worry because what if I'm falling behind a regular learning pace? How does a regular pianist progress? Typically in a year how much can a pianist accomplish starting out on his first year?I'm also facing insane problems whenever I perform. I would presume that question is for another time, when I become more advanced in my piano playing. But that will be a long time from now. Or will it?Nonetheless, thank you for the replies. I still need to know how I should ask my tuner to tune my upright piano. Is there a scale that tells the specific touchweight? What's the ideal stiffness for each key? I find my piano to be very loud when pressed on softly, and to get a big, big sound you have to press extremely loud, which hurts my forearms. There are too many questions I want answered. I wish there was someone here I could go to with my questions without having to perpetually bother the forum.