Should I Learn The Piano?
If you have any inclination to learn the piano, then there is really no reason why you should not start straight away. If you are at all unsure, then here are the top twelve reasons to start right now.
Obviously, there are many many more reasons, certainly a lot more than twelve, but these are the best reasons, and if you have any inkling towards learning to play the piano, then after reading these you should be well on your way to starting!
1) Music is a wonderful thing, and everyone should be able to play at least one instrument. And the piano is one of the most versatile to learn.
2) There is a great deal of sophistication involved in playing the piano – you can feel and look amazing whilst doing so. It doesn’t matter what you look like, or how wonderful your self-esteem is, if you sit at the piano and are able to play properly, you look like a movie star!
3) It’s great for the brain! The brain is the largest muscle in the human body, and like all muscles, it needs exercise to help it grow and develop. Music is a fantastic way of doing just that.
4) Playing the piano is a great way to alleviate boredom. Just think of all those times when you had literally nothing to do and were scratching around for something to occupy your time. What better than playing the piano?
5) It’s great for bringing the family together – many is the time when myself and my family have gathered around the piano as I play.
6) It’s really good fun! It’s so diverse, there are so many ways you can learn, so many ways you can play, the list is really neverending – you can relax and enjoy it, or even challenge yourself to take it to new levels.
7) Not only is it fun, but it’s also tremendously rewarding. People who play the piano get a strong sense of satisfaction from it.
8) There are a few people who are fantastic at playing the piano – concert pianists and those with a very special aptitude for playing the piano. If you never start to learn, how do you know that you are not one of those elite people?
9) There is a great deal of reverence associated with playing the piano. People genuinely admire those who can play any instrument, and the piano seems to be revered above most.
10) If you have ever looked at someone’s hands and thought to yourself how long and slender the fingers looked, then it’s more than likely that they were a piano player. Playing the piano is great for the hands; it builds up the muscles and is also fantastic for developing your hand/eye coordination.
11) There is absolutely no limit as to what you can learn when you play the piano. The well of music can never be exhausted, and you could never memorize every song ever to be played on the piano. You could, theoretically, learn a whopping ten songs a day for the rest of your life, and you still would have barely scratched the surface of the vast amount of songs that it is possible to learn.
12) “Learn to Play the Piano” actually tops all the charts for the most stated New Year’s Resolution! By this, we can only assume that the majority of people wish that they could play the piano. Why not make yourself one of those who can?
I have no doubt that you can think of many more yourself. Whatever your reason is, however personal it is to you, then there is nothing stopping you – learn to play the piano today! There really are a myriad of reasons for you to start learning the piano.
Copyright 2009 Lauren Paltrow (Stage Pianist)
