Well not an expert, but can play a full song. More practice, more songs, more confidence to come :)

 I mean, of course you're always learning, but this was the day I started learning to play. I contacted a professor from my middle-high school who agreed to teach me. Maybe the most important thing he gave me was an understanding of the theory behind what I was doing. I learned to form the chords based on a scale, change the bass note, play inversions, and a little bit of blues. At the same time, he gave me exercises to practice reading sheet music and fingering scales

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I found this a LOT harder than learning to play the guitar, but I just kept going, and now I can calls mysaelf as 'able to play it' even if i'm not too good yet

My mom teaches piano lessons, so when I showed interest as a kid, she taught me until I was 10. After that, I learned by myself, asking her to occasionally play a song for me so that I could hear what it was supposed to sound like. 

I never actually learned how to read all the symbols and timing on music sheets, so hearing the tempo and changes helped a lot. 

Passed Grade 6!

I can't remember if I got to Grade 1 or 2. Hm..

I used to have piano lessons as a child!(I was never really good, but I still know how to play!) 

My Story:

I took piano lessons for about a month when I was younger - not really long enough to learn anything significant. I also took an introductory piano class at my university. My boyfriend made fun of me because the most I could play was "Hot Crossed Buns." However, I technically did learn!

I've added "learn to play Fur Elise" to my bucket list. The ability to play that song - to me - would mean I've mastered the piano.

The first instrument I ever learned how to play. My parents really wanted me to learn how to play, that they had me learn how to read music before reading words.

Teklado when I was 10.

I still have leassons each week :)

I took lessons for 5 years. I love it so much. I need to do more.

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This is a challenge to me since I have short fingers. It's hard to extend them from one key to another! Haha! I'm just glad i already learned how to play the piano.

Al jaren heb ik een voorliefde voor muziek. M.n. pianomuziek. Het leek me geweldig als ik dit zelf kon spelen. 2 jaar geleden ben ik hier aan begonnen en nu heb ik dit afgerond.  

 I taught myselff at a young age, kept at it. built resources. deepened my research. built networks. and taught myself from reading books and having a good ear.

I've always had an ear for music so took piano lessons when I was 10 and I've played ever since, although don't always get as much time to play as I would like..

 Taking piano lessons for 6 years was one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me. I still enjoy playing piano to this day :)