Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
Don’t me wrong, I do enjoy teaching kids to learn to play the piano, but in some ways, adults are better piano students. Over the years I have started to teach kids the piano who are so enthusiastic to begin with and after a few months they are wanting to quit. This is because some … Read more
Over many years, I have had people confide in me that they have always wanted to play the piano, as soon as they have found out that I teach the piano. Often what follows though is a quiet admission that they don’t think that they would be good enough. I always find it a little … Read more
Its been said that the best time to learn the piano or any other musical instrument is when you are young and it does make sense because the human brain can grow, develop and expand the most when people are young. Neuroscientists currently think that the human brain does not peak in its development until … Read more
So you’ve decided that you are going to learn to play the piano now that you’re retired. Or maybe its a case of picking up where you left off so many years ago. You’re excited and you start telling family and friends. Many people are excited and pleased for you – others not quite so … Read more
As I have been writing for Piano For Retirees for a few months now and people are starting to hear about this blog, I often get quizzed as to why even write about piano playing retirees in the first place. The answer is actually a very simple one – there are actually quite a lot … Read more
If you are Australian and over fifty years old, you are likely to remember a lady by the name of Hazel Hawke. She was a well known name only because her husband Bob Hawke, was Prime Minister of Australia during the 1980’s. From what I have read, she was always a very musical person and … Read more
There are a number of perfectly valid reasons why someone would take up learning (or re-learning) to play the piano in retirement. The most obvious and I reckon the best reason is because they want to. Playing the piano can give so much joy to the one who plays, not just because of the music … Read more