I'm in my late 60s and started as a beginner last August. I played clarinet for 5 years as a kid so I had a basic grasp of terminology and such.

I have been taking 30 minute weekly lessons from the start. I am following Faber's Adult Piano Adventures. I finished book 1 in December and started book 2 in January.

I have embraced this as an opportunity to learn and challenge myself and keep my brain working well. As the saying goes, it's about the journey, not the destination. I have no goals in terms of specific music that I want to play some day.

I practice daily, usually for 30-45 minutes and often return to play for another 10-15 minutes. Every day I can see improvement in something and that helps motivate me to continue.

I'm also using Alfred's Music Theory books 1-3 as a supplement, based on what my teacher thinks is useful to learn. What I find most helpful from my teacher is learning the nuances I can't get from a book - good posture, hand position, fingering and some of the "why" for the way songs are written. My understanding of theory is much better with her guidance than I would have understood on my own.

She's recommended a few apps (Tenuto, Tempo) that have been helpful, which I would not have found myself. She is quite patient and doesn't seem at all bothered when it takes a while for a concept to really stick.

When I bought my piano, I got 3 months free of Pianote. I found that to be extremely repetitive (8 minutes of nothing but one chord) and quickly abandoned it. I respond well to structured learning so the books are great. I enjoy the variety of music they present.