The Shoulds by Francesca Specter

The Shoulds by Francesca Specter

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Issue #12: How I failed to learn piano. Twice.
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Issue #12: How I failed to learn piano. Twice.

Should you even bother taking up a musical instrument as an adult?

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Francesca Specter
Jan 19, 2023
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Issue #12: How I failed to learn piano. Twice.
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‘A little-bit-of-pressure on the first note. A smooooooth passage of music! Coming into a soft note.’

It’s the sole piece of wisdom that sticks in my brain from my childhood piano lessons: Mrs O’ Grady’s killer line on how to play a musical phrase. I do have a Classical Piano grade 2 (grade 3?) certificate knocking about somewhere, but honestly that acc…

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