Practice at the Keyboard From Day One
As a child, I learned to play the piano. I had a knowledgeable and demanding teacher who lived at the top of my street, so I couldn’t make excuses not to go to lessons. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy it (I eventually did), but in the beginning it felt tough as a 5-year-old. Learning musical theory first, and not being able to touch the keyboard until further along, it wasn’t much fun I thought. Later on, as I learned how to play other musical instruments at school, I was thankful that my teacher insisted on learning the fundamentals first. ...