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    My 13 year old on piano

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRLGp...feature=relmfu

    I think he's alright. He plays a little fast, and has 500 songs he can play.

    I think he needs to pick 10, or 20 and get good at those.
    What do you think ?
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    Beats the hell out of anything I could do.

    I'd encourage him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by W5IEI View Post
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRLGp...feature=relmfu

    I think he's alright. He plays a little fast, and has 500 songs he can play.

    I think he needs to pick 10, or 20 and get good at those.
    What do you think ?
    Personally I played 1 song until I perfected it. Sounds good to me, particularly without formal teaching if that is the case.

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    If this were facebook, I'd like it.

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    Thanks,
    I'm pretty proud of him.
    He started when he was four.
    We put him in lessons, and lost a few years there with an instructor that babied him.

    He loses interest for months at a time, then hot'n'heavy for a while.
    My favorite song he plays is Don't stop believing by Journey, but he says it hurts his wrists.
    He can play anything he hears.
    We encourage him every chance we get.
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    Very nice. He's pretty talented and I hope he continues to pursue it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by W5IEI View Post
    Thanks,
    I'm pretty proud of him.
    He started when he was four.
    We put him in lessons, and lost a few years there with an instructor that babied him.

    He loses interest for months at a time, then hot'n'heavy for a while.
    My favorite song he plays is Don't stop believing by Journey, but he says it hurts his wrists.
    He can play anything he hears.
    We encourage him every chance we get.
    Sounds good. I played violin when I was younger and I was the same way. I would lose interest in it for months at a time and then I would get back into it for a while, lose interest again, and get back into it again. Then when I reached high school age I put the violin down and never touched it for decades. About a year or so ago I got back into playing it again and I found that I really enjoy it. So much so that I recently bought myself a new fiddle. it set me back about $1000 but its worth it because I am learning new techniques, and I am improving my playing style. And it's a great way to relax. My only regret is that I stopped playing for so long.

    I wish your son luck. Hopefully he will stick with it. It is very rewarding and definitely well worth the time and effort.
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    I'm musically inept xD I can't carry a tune to save my life xD
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    Tell the kid not to give up his day job. ;)
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    That's just awesome!

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