Can you play the piano?

[ghostfacekiller39 23,860]

No. I took lessons when I was younger, but it just wasn't something I couldn't ever get into. 

I dunno; I couldn't ever move my fingers in sync while doing entirely different things with them -_-

 

I tried, though

[Scribblegroove 565]

I’ve been playing piano for about 8 years now, and the last 3 of them were quite ambitous. I am trying to become the best pianist I can be. I mean to make my salary off it later. I’m quite young now, but I really want to fulfil this dream.

 

Even though we don’t use ABRSM grades in Holland, my teacher thinks I should be around grade 8 by the end of spring, so you could say I am close to grade 8 right now (which is awesome!).

 

Jazz… Composing is still very hard for me, but improvisation is starting to become something really natural. Music theory is something that interests me more than any school subject.

 

To anyone struggling to decide if he/she should play piano or not… All you need is a few lessons, and you can play whenever you want, however you want. It’s really easy to become good if you are inspired. And if that is not what you are going for, you will almost always enjoy yourself when playing piano, even if you aren’t really making progress. Don’t let stupid exercises scare you away, because they are there for a reason :3 Once you see the progress you’ve made, you will be very statisfied.

 

The dream:

http://grooveshark.com/#!/playlist/Something+Awesome+With+Jazzy+Tunes/96221791

http://www.ram.ac.uk/departments?departmentid=40

[OptimisticNeighsayer 478]

Yes, I've taken several years of piano lessons.  And I most certainly enjoy it, especially when I'm playing ragtime numbers.

 

I'm still not proficient at it though.

[Khaoios 1,970]

I used to b/c I wanted to be like famous composer, Martin O'Donnell and write music.   I stopped though b/c my laziness and stress was getting to me,

 

I hoping I go back to it, so I can write up some music for my future MLP: Fan Film.

[Trickiert 150]

I'm on/off learning it myself and i've gotta say it's not that easy.

 

Sometimes I just like to pull out my MIDI keyboard and practice with some MIDIs if i'm bored. 

[Lagom 204]

No, but I have a friend(pegasister I think) that plays the piano and she's so good.. Like whenever I see her play I'm mentally asking myself why I said to my parents I didn't want to play piano as a kid.

[Adorkable 2,737]

I...kinda do, a little bit.

 

In middle school, I took bad, and I played in percussion.

 

Which is like...30 different instruments like the xylophone, bass drum, maracas, all that good stuff.

 

But when learning to play the xylophone, you learn the same keys that are on a piano.

 

So, I know the keys. ^^"

 

But, I can play a little bit of chopsticks, then basic stuff like:

 

"Mary Had A Little Lamb"

 

"Oh When The Saints"

 

"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"

 

Stuff like that. ^^"

 

Nothing big and epic though! ^^"

[MLPForums Phanact 1,374]

I can play the piano quite well. I've been playing for about 7 years now and it is by far the easiest instrument to learn ever for any beginners

[DubWolf 17,264]

Not quite. I've been playing a little bit of piano when I'm in a practice room and can play some very basic things. If its the right technique, I'm not so sure.

[Astral Blitzen 469]

I have been playing the piano for 11 years and I am self-taught ^^

Edited March 22, 2014 by Astral Blitzen

[Colorful Respawn 399]

My mom says I have pianist fingers because they're so long, but I play trombone.

[Tigerpop198 696]

I'm trying to learn how to play a electronic keyboard, it's rather difficult if you ask me.

[Midnight Solace 5,132]

I used to, but I wasn't entirely interested in it at that time.

Now, I want to play "This Day Aria" on piano.

[Early Sunsets 2,107]

I learned how to play piano in elementary school, but I haven't played in years. Saxophone is just more enjoyable to me.

[lua 106]

I don't have a piano but I do have a keyboard, I'm not good at using it though... 

[Dreambiscuit 9,865]

I would love to play the piano but it's beyond my skill set. I have an old keyboard I used to mess with but I never got anywhere with it.

On 1/19/2019 at 12:51 PM, Venomous said:

I cannot play the piano but I would love to learn how. That, and the violin.

I tried violin too, but that's the hardest instrument in the world; not only do you have to learn all the right notes, you have to make them sound good, which is much harder than hitting a key on a piano to create a clean sound. Mine always sounded like someone strangling a cat.

Edited January 21, 2019 by Dreambiscuit

[CheeryFox 23,821]

Yes-ish - but out of practice. 

[Cash In 22,356]

I took piano classes for a couple of months in Grade 8. Unfortunately, I've pretty much forgotten it.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,575]

Yes, but not very well. I have very little talent in anything, piano included. Would love to be able to play it worth a damn and create music that people could listen to and be inspired by or feel some kind of positive emotion from, but I don't think it is meant to be for me.

[Lucky Bolt 35,063]

No, and I've never had the patience to learn either. 

[Twilight Luna 31,401]

Not me. I wish I could. 

[Rebel the Wolfgirl 5,605]

No, but I want to. I've jammed a bit on pianos, if that counts.

[Treeglow Flicker 13,681]

I use a keyboard from time to time to help with composing. I've always dreamed of owning a proper piano though and being able to play it.

[Envy 6,169]

Never mention that accursed word around me.

It reminds me of the dread Class Piano classes that I felt like I barely got through. And it also reminds me of the fact that I haven't kept up my piano since graduating a year ago and...I need to do that...like really bad. If I have to take class piano again (which I've had to do twice now, since there was such a large gap in time since the first time I took it and continuing my education), I will cry.

[BulkyBright 37]

*Hand raised*.

Piano is my secondary instrument, with the drums being my main instrument. I'm not that good, but I know some basic stuff.