Comments on: Should i quit piano at 6th Grade? http://www.sharppianoteacher.com/piano/piano-teaching-business/should-i-quit-piano-at-6th-grade Piano Teaching Tips, Tools and Resources Mon, 03 May 2010 15:46:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: ~Rhapsody94~ http://www.sharppianoteacher.com/piano/piano-teaching-business/should-i-quit-piano-at-6th-grade/comment-page-1#comment-483 ~Rhapsody94~ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:35:59 +0000 http://www.sharppianoteacher.com/piano/piano-teaching-business/should-i-quit-piano-at-6th-grade#comment-483 Absolutely not. Do not. I have played for about 10 years now and I know how it is when your younger thinking, I don't want to practice, this is taking up valuable time. Just remember that if you quite now, every time you see a piano, you'll regret not playing anymore. I know that sounds harsh, but sometimes when I play for friends, they either say, "dang, I wish I learned how to play the piano" or " I wish I didn't quite." In the end though, you really need to do some soul searching. It's all you. You can only decide what makes you happy or not. If piano is not your thing that's totally okay. In the end, its your decision. I know these kinds of situations are tough, trust me, but we can tell you anything and everything but it really comes down to you. Make practicing fun. Play some popular songs that people might recognize. Enjoy it. Improvise a little, it sounds like you enjoy that. Learn musical theory. That will help make improvising much more fun and you will create pieces that people say, "I need to get that sheet music!" (To be honest, I think I need to take some of my own advice! With high school, practice time has become dramatically reduced!) Like I said though, its all you. Make the decision that makes you happy. Good Luck!<br><b>References : </b><br> Absolutely not. Do not. I have played for about 10 years now and I know how it is when your younger thinking, I don’t want to practice, this is taking up valuable time. Just remember that if you quite now, every time you see a piano, you’ll regret not playing anymore. I know that sounds harsh, but sometimes when I play for friends, they either say, "dang, I wish I learned how to play the piano" or " I wish I didn’t quite."

In the end though, you really need to do some soul searching. It’s all you. You can only decide what makes you happy or not. If piano is not your thing that’s totally okay. In the end, its your decision. I know these kinds of situations are tough, trust me, but we can tell you anything and everything but it really comes down to you.

Make practicing fun. Play some popular songs that people might recognize. Enjoy it. Improvise a little, it sounds like you enjoy that. Learn musical theory. That will help make improvising much more fun and you will create pieces that people say, "I need to get that sheet music!" (To be honest, I think I need to take some of my own advice! With high school, practice time has become dramatically reduced!)

Like I said though, its all you. Make the decision that makes you happy.

Good Luck!
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]]> By: going postal http://www.sharppianoteacher.com/piano/piano-teaching-business/should-i-quit-piano-at-6th-grade/comment-page-1#comment-482 going postal Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:09:59 +0000 http://www.sharppianoteacher.com/piano/piano-teaching-business/should-i-quit-piano-at-6th-grade#comment-482 NO,NO,NO,NO, do not quit. I repeat do not quit. I quit when I was going in the 7th grade and started playing the trombone because my piano teacher quit teaching due to health reasons. I just never bothered to find another teacher. Huge mistake. I went on an majored on the trombone in college. If I had stuck with the piano it would have helped me tremendously because I had to take piano in college and it was difficult to pick it back up. Plus pianos are so usable in so many settings. If you can play piano you can usually get playing jobs a lot easier than with other Instruments. I knew people who made a lot of extra money just playing accompaniments for other people. Every soloist needs a piano player. My room mate in college played the trombone and piano. He played keyboards in rock bands and payed for his college that way. After college he became the piano player for Garth Brooks, (a big country music star in the US ) touring band and made big $$$. I know you teacher situation is not the best right now but this is one time you should force yourself to stick it out. You will not regret it later. *Remember this next sentence* I know a lot of people who regret giving up the piano at a young age but I don't know anyone who regrets that they stayed with it. Like you said don't make a mistake that you will regret the rest of your life, hang in there, you won't be sorry you stuck with it.<br><b>References : </b><br>Musician, teacher. NO,NO,NO,NO, do not quit. I repeat do not quit. I quit when I was going in the 7th grade and started playing the trombone because my piano teacher quit teaching due to health reasons. I just never bothered to find another teacher. Huge mistake. I went on an majored on the trombone in college. If I had stuck with the piano it would have helped me tremendously because I had to take piano in college and it was difficult to pick it back up. Plus pianos are so usable in so many settings. If you can play piano you can usually get playing jobs a lot easier than with other Instruments. I knew people who made a lot of extra money just playing accompaniments for other people. Every soloist needs a piano player. My room mate in college played the trombone and piano. He played keyboards in rock bands and payed for his college that way. After college he became the piano player for Garth Brooks, (a big country music star in the US ) touring band and made big $$$.
I know you teacher situation is not the best right now but this is one time you should force yourself to stick it out. You will not regret it later.

*Remember this next sentence* I know a lot of people who regret giving up the piano at a young age but I don’t know anyone who regrets that they stayed with it.

Like you said don’t make a mistake that you will regret the rest of your life, hang in there, you won’t be sorry you stuck with it.
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