| Piano playing is an art with unlimited possibilites. Pippi | | | | bought from a nearby amusement park. This piano |
| Longstocking made a remark in a film that can be | | | | was fascinating in one aspect. |
| used when you try to learn to play piano. | | | | It was fantastically out of tune! |
| Pippi Longstocking is a nine-year-old Swedish girl in a | | | | When you played a melody on the piano it was like |
| series of children's books. Pippi has red braids and is | | | | playing in different keys at the same time. My cousin |
| very unconventional, assertive, extraordinarily strong, | | | | living there never became a pianist. I don't know if the |
| and rich. She lives alone with a monkey and a horse in | | | | out of tune piano put her off but it sure didn't help her. |
| an old funny house. Her friends Tommy and Annika | | | | She learned one funny piano song at least and I can |
| accompany her on her wild adventures. | | | | still remember the sound of it on that piano. |
| One Christmas when she was alone in the house | | | | I think that you can say that a piano has to be tuned or |
| looking out through the window feeling lonesome her | | | | it isn't really a piano. All those beautiful and fantastic |
| lyoung friends and the children from town came in a | | | | piano compositions are intended to be played on a |
| procession to her house surprising her with a | | | | tuned instrument. |
| Christmas present. | | | | I would suggest the following.... |
| She was very happy when she saw them and when | | | | 1. Have a piano. Meaning a tuned instrument. Make it a |
| she opened the present she found a trumpet and | | | | priority to have your piano tuned by a piano tuner or if |
| immediately started to play on it. | | | | you are adventurous, try to tune it yourself! Read |
| One of the children commented: "I did'nt know that you | | | | about piano tuning on the net. |
| played trumpet!". Pippi answered smilingly: "Well, it is | | | | 2. Buy a digital piano. It is always in tune but has other |
| easier when you have a trumpet!" | | | | small disadvantages. It should have weighted key |
| Much wisdom there. It is easier to learn to play an | | | | action to imitate the action of an acoustic piano. |
| instrument if you have an instrument. It is easier to | | | | When I was a child we always had our piano in tune |
| learn to play piano if you have a piano. Do you have a | | | | but I guess it is quite common to find pianos that is out |
| piano? | | | | of tune around the globe. |
| What does it mean to have a piano. Let me explain........... | | | | I guess you can get used to playing on out of tune |
| One of my cousins lived with her family in a small town | | | | pianos but this will limit your progress and the joy you |
| in a small house. In the house was a tall black piano | | | | deserve to experience when you play piano. |