By default, the piano teaches us patience, determination, coordination,
confidence, concentration, and so much more! It teaches us how to
set goals and achieve them, it teaches us how to deal with frustrations,
it teaches us how to come up with solutions. As you can see, I can
go on and on about the hidden benefits of playing the piano.
Playing the piano is one of those precious gifts and activities you can
enjoy all of your life. You don't need to be physically fit, you don't need a team,
you don't need a partner, you don't need to be strong, you just need
your piano, or a keyboard.
Playing piano is not just about hitting the right key,
or counting out loud, or getting the rhythm right... (don't take that literal!),
but when you look past today and see the future, you can easily
see how the piano can bless your life and lives around you.
My piano and I have gone through a lifetime of ups and downs
from sad times to happy times.
I have mourned at the piano with tears literally falling on the keys as I
play, I have found strength as I played my favorite hymns and invited
the heavens to intervene, I have pounded on the keys in anger and frustration,
I have celebrated love, played for weddings and funerals and enjoyed countless quiet
hours in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep. My piano is just about my
best friend and very forgiving. It has even been through the ups and downs and trying times with my children and their lessons.* * * * * * * * *
The Story of the piano:
My mother bought my piano for me when we lived in Idaho.
I was about 12 or 13. A fellow was driving around our town with this
piano on the back of his truck. He was from a music company in Lewiston. They had a fire and this piano had some smoke damage but had been all refurbished and a new keyboard.
He was looking for someone to buy it. My mother took one look and decided it was the
one for me. She paid $50.00 and he moved it into our living room. It was a dream come true &
I will be forever grateful to my Mom for her insight in that purchase.
Friday, November 13, 2009
My Piano - A Best Friend
By default, the piano teaches us patience, determination, coordination,
confidence, concentration, and so much more! It teaches us how to
set goals and achieve them, it teaches us how to deal with frustrations,
it teaches us how to come up with solutions. As you can see, I can
go on and on about the hidden benefits of playing the piano.
Playing the piano is one of those precious gifts and activities you can
enjoy all of your life. You don't need to be physically fit, you don't need a team,
you don't need a partner, you don't need to be strong, you just need
your piano, or a keyboard.
Playing piano is not just about hitting the right key,
or counting out loud, or getting the rhythm right... (don't take that literal!),
but when you look past today and see the future, you can easily
see how the piano can bless your life and lives around you.
My piano and I have gone through a lifetime of ups and downs
from sad times to happy times.
I have mourned at the piano with tears literally falling on the keys as I
play, I have found strength as I played my favorite hymns and invited
the heavens to intervene, I have pounded on the keys in anger and frustration,
I have celebrated love, played for weddings and funerals and enjoyed countless quiet
hours in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep. My piano is just about my
best friend and very forgiving. It has even been through the ups and downs and trying times with my children and their lessons.* * * * * * * * *
The Story of the piano:
My mother bought my piano for me when we lived in Idaho.
I was about 12 or 13. A fellow was driving around our town with this
piano on the back of his truck. He was from a music company in Lewiston. They had a fire and this piano had some smoke damage but had been all refurbished and a new keyboard.
He was looking for someone to buy it. My mother took one look and decided it was the
one for me. She paid $50.00 and he moved it into our living room. It was a dream come true &
I will be forever grateful to my Mom for her insight in that purchase.
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Me too, just think mom if you didn't learn the piano would we be a musical family? We all enjoy music and the joy it brings to all of our lives is great!
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