Saturday, May 31, 2008

First Entry....

Hi all!

After dreaming of playing the piano since childhood, I decided it was finally time to start on May 12th, 2008.

Ever since I was a child I've seen some very clear pictures of my future....one of the most prominent has always been owning a nice house with a beautiful grand piano situated in a big, open, airy, acoustically gratifying room.....the feeling of relaxation is almost tangible when I envision sitting at that piano and playing the melodies and harmonies as they come to me........what I recently realized is I'm probably looking at 10+ years to get to the point of comfortability with the piano that I'm imagining.....and since I would like to manifest this vision in my mid-thirties.....I'd better get started now!

I decided to start this ejournal of my accounts and experiences learning the piano to share with family & friends.....but also, and very importantly, to allow myself to look back and observe my progress. This will be fun and very enjoyable on days when all is well.....but on the low days it should help keep me motivated to see how far I've come.......

My updates will most likely be concerning new pieces or techniques that I've learned.....or maybe even a difficult passage that I have struggled with and overcome.....and once I get the proper equipment, audio recordings of my progress.......

.....essentially, as the title suggests, I created this page to chronicle my pursuit of learning the piano which has been a lifelong dream........

Zak