| If you are just starting to play the piano, you may be | | | | get past this point you will be able to put your feeling |
| thinking that it is very difficult and confusing. Many | | | | and passion into your music. Once you know where |
| people have a hard time at the beginning because it is | | | | the notes are located, and you understand how to |
| a brand-new concept and there are a lot of new | | | | read sheet music, you will be able to concentrate on |
| words that you need to learn. When you think about it, | | | | the music instead of the ability to simply read the |
| playing the piano is much like riding a bike. When you | | | | notes. |
| first got on that two wheeler you thought you would | | | | A lot of people do not fully understand this and give up |
| never be able to learn how to balance and ride a bike | | | | at the beginning and say that piano is boring. What |
| like other people. It took some time and some | | | | these people have done is based their decision on a |
| concentrated effort to get the bike stabilized so that | | | | misunderstanding that they can just sit down at the |
| you could ride it comfortably. It is much the same for | | | | piano and start playing. You do not expect this from |
| piano. You need to practice first before you can play | | | | any other task that you are willing to undertake, so do |
| the piano with feeling. | | | | not expect it from the piano. Anything that is worth |
| There is a point in your piano playing when feeling and | | | | striving for as a goal always involves some hard work |
| passion become a part of your playing and practice. | | | | at the beginning. You strive to meet this goal because |
| You need to get over the initial hurdles to reach this | | | | you know that the payoff will be great. |
| point, and if you fully understand that, and put a | | | | When you have passed the initial hurdle of learning the |
| dedicated effort into it, you will reach a new plateau | | | | notes and some basic fundamentals of playing the |
| where you feel comfortable, just like you did when you | | | | piano, the payoff is huge. You will be able to sit down |
| first started riding a bike. You will be able to play the | | | | and played music passionately from your heart, and |
| piano with feeling. | | | | this is a feeling that is worth working for. Take some |
| Getting over this hurdle involves methodical and | | | | time and effort to reach this level and you will never |
| technical learning that you may not fully enjoy at the | | | | regret the time you spent getting there. You will be |
| beginning. You really need to understand that once you | | | | able to play the piano with feeling. |