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56. Just too experience the pure wonder when these little dots, circles, and lines on a piece of paper turn into physical accomplishment, mental amazement, and pure sound/music. (I never get over experiencing a new piece!)

57. Because my daughter and I can play piano duets and my other daughter wants to play guitar/duets with me and I can't imagine a better way to spend a Friday night, with 2 teenage girls who want to make music with their mom !!!!

57. To experience the joy of making music, and sharing that joy with your friends and family.

- Mark
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...The ultimate joy of music is the joy of playing the piano...

I believe we're at 60 so:

60. Because your next recital is in two days, and you need to practice...

61. You can give expression to your feelings and your soul.

(My wife knows what my state of mind is hearing me playing the piano )

62. Patience..

..playing the piano helps me to be patient not only with myself, but with the progress of learning each new piece and to really understand and feel the music. Might be painful and frustrating at times..or seems to take for ever.. but I think it's all worthwhile..

We pianists are really a privileged and blessed lot.

26. to challenge my brain knowing that the effort has so many positives.

64. Because my neighbors are going mad with my late practise.

65. It makes singing a whole lot easier.

68. because it helps me count. (lots of double posts with double numbers driving me nuts)

69. (I hope)

So that when they ask you what you're going to do with all that time post-retirement at a retirement planning seminar, you're not caught out without an answer.

70. (I checked from page 1, and we're finally back on count, there are around 10 errors)

You have an excuse to spend $100,000.

71. So you can meet interesting and talented people and make new friends.

72. So you can perform spectacularly at a friends wedding and make them realise they are with the wrong person!

73. So that the next time someone comments on your long, skinny fingers, you can tell them what good use you make of them!

74. It's therapy.

75. Even if you have fat ugly fingers, you have every reason to be proud of them.

76. It's addicting and it's better then any drug. And the good thing is, you never have to quit the addiction .

76. (Not trombones!) To fulfill a life-long dream!

52 and starting to learn. Wanted to play piano since 10 and forced into violin. Mom sold paternal grandmother's piano two years later.

Nov got a 1919 Duo-Art Weber reproducing upright player, virgin, needs restored. Currently saving pennies for that.

Now looking at a Roland FP7 DP to learn on in the meantime.

Ah! you beat me!

77. To fulfil a life-long dream!

We will surely exceed 101 reasons to play piano.... can we keep it going beyond that??