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Good job!

Wow, the average age has to be like 129.

Ok - I take it back -I'll take the ages Markb posted. I'll be 47 and Adagiolady can be 40. I'm sure she'd like that too!

Mind if I squeeze in behind cscott? We'd be tied but I don't add the + for another three months.

cscott -- 69+ (Had My First Lesson Mid Nov. 2004. Never Played Before)
leebea -- 69 (First lesson, Jan. 3, 2005)
palley--60+,now if I buy that piano will I actually practice this time??
CHAS--57 aka "40 something"
hmr516 -- 56
footom-- 56 (it's just a number)
Vintagefingers--55 (who remembers "Sticky Fingers" and "Young at Heart")
DaleH -- 54 (but young at heart!)
plays88keys -- 53 (in dog years I'm dead!)
dgoddard2 52 (34 in hexadecimal)
Harrison - 52
kluuurs half century... (1/3 millenia in dog yrs)
GinadeM -- 49 (approaching the 1/2 century mark fairly soon)
PattyP -- 48 (but not for much longer-Feb)
apple -- 48 till May 9th, who still owns a 5 yr. old
WynnBear -- 48 until August 2.
Nina--47 for 4 more weeks, and owns an 8 year old
Sandy--47, who can't imagine owning a 5 yr old. my "boys" are 23!!
SAS--46 (but closer to 47 now)
ossk8ter--46 (started skateboarding at 44)
Bachophile-- 46
Kevin -- 46 (but just barely ;-)
devils4ever -- 44 (for a few more days only!)
Bob Muir -- 44
Kiwinat -- 44
sleepingcats - 44 (feel like 25, but will feel like 26 in March)
mikewu99 - 44
markallen -- 43
Cindy -- 43
James_cc -- 43(feel like 20)
Mary Anna -- 43 (proud owner of a 19-year-old, a 17-year-old, and a 9-year-old)
markjpcs -- 42(till February 16)
jdsher -- 40 (yeah, I'm the only one!)
Jerry Luke -- 38
Rodney -- 38 (for a couple more months)
Markb -- 37
Luckychwee - 37 (Dad of 3 powerpuff gals !)
tcmod--37
ShiroKuro-- 36
Kirk --33
ThomasBecket -- 33
tk -- 31 (just a wee whipper-snapper! )
Mound -- 28
Ballyhoo -- quarter century
Cryptkeeper -- 25
Teachum - 21
Quidam- 15 (until February 20 yay!)
PianoBeast10489 --- 15 (Started skateboarding at age 10)
Adagiolady - 14

cscott -- 69+ (Had My First Lesson Mid Nov. 2004. Never Played Before)
leebea -- 69 (First lesson, Jan. 3, 2005)
palley--60+,now if I buy that piano will I actually practice this time??
CHAS--57 aka "40 something"
hmr516 -- 56
footom-- 56 (it's just a number)
Vintagefingers--55 (who remembers "Sticky Fingers" and "Young at Heart")
DaleH -- 54 (but young at heart!)
plays88keys -- 53 (in dog years I'm dead!)
dgoddard2 52 (34 in hexadecimal)
Harrison - 52
kluuurs half century... (1/3 millenia in dog yrs)
GinadeM -- 49 (approaching the 1/2 century mark fairly soon)
PattyP -- 48 (but not for much longer-Feb)
apple -- 48 till May 9th, who still owns a 5 yr. old
WynnBear -- 48 until August 2.
Nina--47 for 4 more weeks, and owns an 8 year old
Sandy--47, who can't imagine owning a 5 yr old. my "boys" are 23!!
SAS--46 (but closer to 47 now)
ossk8ter--46 (started skateboarding at 44)
Bachophile-- 46
Kevin -- 46 (but just barely ;-)
devils4ever -- 44 (for a few more days only!)
Bob Muir -- 44
Kiwinat -- 44
sleepingcats - 44 (feel like 25, but will feel like 26 in March)
mikewu99 - 44
markallen -- 43
Cindy -- 43
James_cc -- 43(feel like 20)
Mary Anna -- 43 (proud owner of a 19-year-old, a 17-year-old, and a 9-year-old)
markjpcs -- 42(till February 16)
jdsher -- 40 (yeah, I'm the only one!)
Jerry Luke -- 38
Rodney -- 38 (for a couple more months)
Markb -- 37
Luckychwee - 37 (Dad of 3 powerpuff gals !)
tcmod--37
ShiroKuro-- 36
Kirk --33
ThomasBecket -- 33
AnnaWong-- 33(started wakeboard+ ice-skate at 32)
tk -- 31 (just a wee whipper-snapper! )
Mound -- 28
Ballyhoo -- quarter century
Cryptkeeper -- 25
Teachum - 21
Quidam- 15 (until February 20 yay!)
PianoBeast10489 --- 15 (Started skateboarding at age 10)
Adagiolady - 14

Lee,
I'll put you at the top. I put a + after 69 as my birth day is 9/14/35. Sounds like yours is sooner than September. Hope you are enjoying your lessons. Have you ever played before?

Chuck


leebea -- 69 (First lesson, Jan. 3, 2005)
cscott -- 69+ (Had My First Lesson Mid Nov. 2004. Never Played Before)
palley--60+,now if I buy that piano will I actually practice this time??
CHAS--57 aka "40 something"
hmr516 -- 56
footom-- 56 (it's just a number)
Vintagefingers--55 (who remembers "Sticky Fingers" and "Young at Heart")
DaleH -- 54 (but young at heart!)
plays88keys -- 53 (in dog years I'm dead!)
dgoddard2 52 (34 in hexadecimal)
Harrison - 52
kluuurs half century... (1/3 millenia in dog yrs)
GinadeM -- 49 (approaching the 1/2 century mark fairly soon)
PattyP -- 48 (but not for much longer-Feb)
apple -- 48 till May 9th, who still owns a 5 yr. old
WynnBear -- 48 until August 2.
Nina--47 for 4 more weeks, and owns an 8 year old
Sandy--47, who can't imagine owning a 5 yr old. my "boys" are 23!!
SAS--46 (but closer to 47 now)
ossk8ter--46 (started skateboarding at 44)
Bachophile-- 46
Kevin -- 46 (but just barely ;-)
devils4ever -- 44 (for a few more days only!)
Bob Muir -- 44
Kiwinat -- 44
sleepingcats - 44 (feel like 25, but will feel like 26 in March)
mikewu99 - 44
markallen -- 43
Cindy -- 43
James_cc -- 43(feel like 20)
Mary Anna -- 43 (proud owner of a 19-year-old, a 17-year-old, and a 9-year-old)
markjpcs -- 42(till February 16)
jdsher -- 40 (yeah, I'm the only one!)
Jerry Luke -- 38
Rodney -- 38 (for a couple more months)
Markb -- 37
Luckychwee - 37 (Dad of 3 powerpuff gals !)
tcmod--37
ShiroKuro-- 36
Kirk --33
ThomasBecket -- 33
tk -- 31 (just a wee whipper-snapper! )
Mound -- 28
Ballyhoo -- quarter century
Cryptkeeper -- 25
Teachum - 21
Quidam- 15 (until February 20 yay!)
PianoBeast10489 --- 15 (Started skateboarding at age 10)
Adagiolady - 14

leebea -- 69 (First lesson, Jan. 3, 2005)
cscott -- 69+ (Had My First Lesson Mid Nov. 2004. Never Played Before)
palley--60+,now if I buy that piano will I actually practice this time??
CHAS--57 aka "40 something"
hmr516 -- 56
footom-- 56 (it's just a number)
Vintagefingers--55 (who remembers "Sticky Fingers" and "Young at Heart")
DaleH -- 54 (but young at heart!)
plays88keys -- 53 (in dog years I'm dead!)
dgoddard2 52 (34 in hexadecimal)
Avidlearner 52 (Young once )
Harrison - 52
kluuurs half century... (1/3 millenia in dog yrs)
GinadeM -- 49 (approaching the 1/2 century mark fairly soon)
PattyP -- 48 (but not for much longer-Feb)
apple -- 48 till May 9th, who still owns a 5 yr. old
WynnBear -- 48 until August 2.
Nina--47 for 4 more weeks, and owns an 8 year old
Sandy--47, who can't imagine owning a 5 yr old. my "boys" are 23!!
SAS--46 (but closer to 47 now)
ossk8ter--46 (started skateboarding at 44)
Bachophile-- 46
Kevin -- 46 (but just barely ;-)
devils4ever -- 44 (for a few more days only!)
Bob Muir -- 44
Kiwinat -- 44
sleepingcats - 44 (feel like 25, but will feel like 26 in March)
mikewu99 - 44
markallen -- 43
Cindy -- 43
James_cc -- 43(feel like 20)
Mary Anna -- 43 (proud owner of a 19-year-old, a 17-year-old, and a 9-year-old)
markjpcs -- 42(till February 16)
jdsher -- 40 (yeah, I'm the only one!)
Jerry Luke -- 38
Rodney -- 38 (for a couple more months)
Markb -- 37
Luckychwee - 37 (Dad of 3 powerpuff gals !)
tcmod--37
ShiroKuro-- 36
Kirk --33
ThomasBecket -- 33
tk -- 31 (just a wee whipper-snapper! )
Mound -- 28
Ballyhoo -- quarter century
Cryptkeeper -- 25
Teachum - 21
Quidam- 15 (until February 20 yay!)
PianoBeast10489 --- 15 (Started skateboarding at age 10)
Adagiolady - 14

Chuck, I guess you're right. I move out of the 60's on 4/14. (However, I treat that date on my birth certificate as just a number on a piece of paper). I tried self-teaching for a few months but do not have the self-discipline to practice. Also, I find that I was always afraid of developing bad habits. I am thrilled that my daughter got me started with lessons with a gift certificate for lessons at Christmas.

leebea, cscott:
I just want to give my most respectful salute to you !!! For Piano playing, it's never too late for you and me!!!

Cheers !!

Lee,
I have had seven lessons now, and go for my 8th tomorrow. I did some self teaching before starting my lessons, but knew I was getting bad habits. I also wanted to learn the proper fingering. That is why I started taking lessons. So far I have learned all the Sharp scales and the "f" scale in the circle of 5ths. I have also learned the Tonic, Sub Dominate, Dominate, and Dominate Seventh of all the scales. My teacher also has me doing various short songs to learn different methods of playing. I don't know if I am slow normal or fast student. I will just keep plugging along. I try and practice 1 to 1 1 /2 hours a day. There are some days that I do not get to practice. Since my wife and I travel when we can, I will not be able to take lessons or practice for about 3 months out of the year. I am looking for a 3 0r 4 octive keyboard to take in my suitcase so I can practice on trips.

I wish you luck in your indevers.

Chuck -- Young at any age

awong,

Thanks for your thoughts. The last time I was in Hong Kong was the fall of 1956 on the USS Lexington CVA16. I really enjoyed visiting your city. I bet it has really changed since than.

Chuck

I want to register a formal complaint with the Powers That Be.

Dear PTB: I previously posted my age and was not added to the list. Although I do not live in California, this has affected my self-esteem. I am now seeking therapy and will bill you accordingly.

I may give you one more chance. I will repost the list and include myself. I'll be watching....

Seriously, thanks to Cindy and MarkB for email advice on finding a local teacher for a rank beginner. I have now taken two lessons and am finding the whole experience exhilarating and nervewracking, over-the-top rewarding and incredibly frustrating. Which of these applies depends on my success in plowing through a finger exercise or two fairly well or angsting over my continuing failure to be able to memorize the notes on the bass clef. I'm okay with [most] treble clef notes because I played clarinet as a kid and they've pretty much come back to me, but when I look at the staff in the bass and say, "Okay, the note in the first space is...?", and draw a blank, it's really annoying. "Don't worry about it," my teacher says. "It will come." I'm sure she's right, but in the meantime I feel awfully inept.

Cscott, how are you faring? You're about two months ahead of me.

And now the list (I'm No. 3).

cscott -- 69+ (Had My First Lesson Mid Nov. 2004. Never Played Before)
palley--60+,now if I buy that piano will I actually practice this time??
Baseball guy--60 in March.
CHAS--57 aka "40 something"
hmr516 -- 56
footom-- 56 (it's just a number)
Vintagefingers--55 (who remembers "Sticky Fingers" and "Young at Heart")
DaleH -- 54 (but young at heart!)
plays88keys -- 53 (in dog years I'm dead!)
dgoddard2 52 (34 in hexadecimal)
Harrison - 52
kluuurs half century... (1/3 millenia in dog yrs)
GinadeM -- 49 (approaching the 1/2 century mark fairly soon)
PattyP -- 48 (but not for much longer-Feb)
apple -- 48 till May 9th, who still owns a 5 yr. old
WynnBear -- 48 until August 2.
Nina--47 for 4 more weeks, and owns an 8 year old
Sandy--47, who can't imagine owning a 5 yr old. my "boys" are 23!!
SAS--46 (but closer to 47 now)
ossk8ter--46 (started skateboarding at 44)
Bachophile-- 46
Kevin -- 46 (but just barely ;-)
devils4ever -- 44 (for a few more days only!)
Bob Muir -- 44
sleepingcats - 44 (feel like 25, but will feel like 26 in March)
mikewu99 - 44
markallen -- 43
Cindy -- 43
James_cc -- 43(feel like 20)
markjpcs -- 42(till February 16)
jdsher -- 40 (yeah, I'm the only one!)
Jerry Luke -- 38
Rodney -- 38 (for a couple more months)
Markb -- 37
Luckychwee - 37 (Dad of 3 powerpuff gals !)
tcmod--37
ShiroKuro-- 36
Kirk --33
ThomasBecket -- 33
tk -- 31 (just a wee whipper-snapper! )
Mound -- 28
Ballyhoo -- quarter century
Cryptkeeper -- 25
Teachum - 21
Adagiolady - 14
PianoBeast10489 --- 15 (Started skateboarding at age 10)

awong, thank you for the welcome; I agree, it is never too late to learn (although it may be too late to ever get to be very good). However, I am enjoying the ride. I may be learning the basics but I am sitting at the piano making music - and I find that enjoyable.

Chuck, I will have my fourth lesson on Monday. It should have been last Monday but my teacher had to cancel. I should be starting on accidentals this week, then on to the G Major signature.

Baseball guy, I don't want to add to your need for therapy but respect your elders! (J/K) I think you followed the same procedure that the rest of us did by adding your name to the list, but you took my name off the top of the list. (You must have copied an earlier post because I just added mine on the previous page.
Good luck in your studies; I share your feelings.

Lee, my humblest apologies, and all veneration to you as No. 1 Elder. Where's that therapist's number?

Avery in Potomac, Md.

Hi Baseball Avery,

Glad to see you're still here. I thought maybe Cindy scared you away. It's good to have another local person here. That way, we'll have stronger representation when we're deciding where to hold the first annual AB Forum Retreat.

I'm the only one who would have scared me away, and I came close. You should have seen me just before the teacher arrived for the first lesson.

The retreat...uh, will there be a mandatory recital? I think there's something important that just has to be done that weekend...unless maybe by then I'll actually have learned something.

Avery

cscott -- 69+ (Had My First Lesson Mid Nov. 2004. Never Played Before)
leebea -- 69 (First lesson, Jan. 3, 2005)
Lightnin -- 66 (rounded off) First lesson at age 65
palley--60+,now if I buy that piano will I actually practice this time??
Baseball guy--60 in March.
CHAS--57 aka "40 something"
hmr516 -- 56
footom-- 56 (it's just a number)
Vintagefingers--55 (who remembers "Sticky Fingers" and "Young at Heart")
DaleH -- 54 (but young at heart!)
plays88keys -- 53 (in dog years I'm dead!)
dgoddard2 52 (34 in hexadecimal)
Harrison - 52
kluuurs half century... (1/3 millenia in dog yrs)
GinadeM -- 49 (approaching the 1/2 century mark fairly soon)
PattyP -- 48 (but not for much longer-Feb)
apple -- 48 till May 9th, who still owns a 5 yr. old
WynnBear -- 48 until August 2.
Nina--47 for 4 more weeks, and owns an 8 year old
Sandy--47, who can't imagine owning a 5 yr old. my "boys" are 23!!
SAS--46 (but closer to 47 now)
ossk8ter--46 (started skateboarding at 44)
Bachophile-- 46
Kevin -- 46 (but just barely ;-)
devils4ever -- 44 (for a few more days only!)
Bob Muir -- 44
sleepingcats - 44 (feel like 25, but will feel like 26 in March)
mikewu99 - 44
markallen -- 43
Cindy -- 43
James_cc -- 43(feel like 20)
markjpcs -- 42(till February 16)
jdsher -- 40 (yeah, I'm the only one!)
Jerry Luke -- 38
Rodney -- 38 (for a couple more months)
Markb -- 37
Luckychwee - 37 (Dad of 3 powerpuff gals !)
tcmod--37
ShiroKuro-- 36
Kirk --33
ThomasBecket -- 33
tk -- 31 (just a wee whipper-snapper! )
Mound -- 28
Ballyhoo -- quarter century
Cryptkeeper -- 25
Teachum - 21
Adagiolady - 14
PianoBeast10489 --- 15 (Started skateboarding at age 10)


Seems safe to add mine now, and I took the liberty of adding leebea back too.

I've had about 14 months of piano lessons, but have just stopped the lessons now.

Cindy, see what you started - you woke up all the senior citizens.

cscott -- 69+ (Had My First Lesson Mid Nov. 2004. Never Played Before)
leebea -- 69 (First lesson, Jan. 3, 2005)
Lightnin -- 66 (rounded off) First lesson at age 65
palley--60+,now if I buy that piano will I actually practice this time??
Baseball guy--60 in March.
CHAS--57 aka "40 something"
hmr516 -- 56
footom-- 56 (it's just a number)
Vintagefingers--55 (who remembers "Sticky Fingers" and "Young at Heart")
DaleH -- 54 (but young at heart!)
plays88keys -- 53 (in dog years I'm dead!)
dgoddard2 52 (34 in hexadecimal)
Harrison - 52
kluuurs half century... (1/3 millenia in dog yrs)
GinadeM -- 49 (approaching the 1/2 century mark fairly soon)
PattyP -- 48 (but not for much longer-Feb)
apple -- 48 till May 9th, who still owns a 5 yr. old
WynnBear -- 48 until August 2.
Nina--47 for 4 more weeks, and owns an 8 year old
Sandy--47, who can't imagine owning a 5 yr old. my "boys" are 23!!
SAS--46 (but closer to 47 now)
ossk8ter--46 (started skateboarding at 44)
Bachophile-- 46
Kevin -- 46 (but just barely ;-)
devils4ever -- 44 (for a few more days only!)
Bob Muir -- 44
sleepingcats - 44 (feel like 25, but will feel like 26 in March)
mikewu99 - 44
markallen -- 43
Cindy -- 43
James_cc -- 43(feel like 20)
markjpcs -- 42(till February 16)
jdsher -- 40 (yeah, I'm the only one!)
Jerry Luke -- 38
Rodney -- 38 (for a couple more months)
Markb -- 37
Luckychwee - 37 (Dad of 3 powerpuff gals !)
tcmod--37
ShiroKuro-- 36
Kirk --33
ThomasBecket -- 33
tk -- 31 (just a wee whipper-snapper! )
Mound -- 28
Ballyhoo -- quarter century
Cryptkeeper -- 25
Teachum - 21
Adagiolady - 14
PianoBeast10489 --- 15 (Started skateboarding at age 10)
Lauren - 4. No, seriously, my birthday's on February 29 (Leap Year). I'm actually 16. I started piano when I was 10.


I'm new here, and I've really enjoyed reading stuff. I have about 9 piano students, and there has been some helpful info on here!
Lauren

cscott -- 69+ (Had My First Lesson Mid Nov. 2004. Never Played Before)
leebea -- 69 (First lesson, Jan. 3, 2005)
Lightnin -- 66 (rounded off) First lesson at age 65
palley--60+,now if I buy that piano will I actually practice this time??
Baseball guy--60 in March.
CHAS--57 aka "40 something"
hmr516 -- 56
footom-- 56 (it's just a number)
Vintagefingers--55 (who remembers "Sticky Fingers" and "Young at Heart")
DaleH -- 54 (but young at heart!)
plays88keys -- 53 (in dog years I'm dead!)
dgoddard2 52 (34 in hexadecimal)
Harrison - 52
kluuurs half century... (1/3 millenia in dog yrs)
GinadeM -- 49 (approaching the 1/2 century mark fairly soon)
Mikhailoh - 49 - I'll try pposting this again.. August 11 is the big 5-oh.
PattyP -- 48 (but not for much longer-Feb)
apple -- 48 till May 9th, who still owns a 5 yr. old
WynnBear -- 48 until August 2.
Nina--47 for 4 more weeks, and owns an 8 year old
Sandy--47, who can't imagine owning a 5 yr old. my "boys" are 23!!
SAS--46 (but closer to 47 now)
ossk8ter--46 (started skateboarding at 44)
Bachophile-- 46
Kevin -- 46 (but just barely ;-)
devils4ever -- 44 (for a few more days only!)
Bob Muir -- 44
sleepingcats - 44 (feel like 25, but will feel like 26 in March)
mikewu99 - 44
markallen -- 43
Cindy -- 43
James_cc -- 43(feel like 20)
markjpcs -- 42(till February 16)
jdsher -- 40 (yeah, I'm the only one!)
Jerry Luke -- 38
Rodney -- 38 (for a couple more months)
Markb -- 37
Luckychwee - 37 (Dad of 3 powerpuff gals !)
tcmod--37
ShiroKuro-- 36
Kirk --33
ThomasBecket -- 33
tk -- 31 (just a wee whipper-snapper! )
Mound -- 28
Ballyhoo -- quarter century
Cryptkeeper -- 25
Teachum - 21
Adagiolady - 14
PianoBeast10489 --- 15 (Started skateboarding at age 10)
Lauren - 4. No, seriously, my birthday's on February 29 (Leap Year). I'm actually 16. I started piano when I was 10.