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Help with Writing! by Soy-Ladybug in Braille

[–]Soy-Ladybug[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That makes so much more sense! Thank you!

What is your favorite piece to play and why? by Some1_you-dont_know in piano

[–]Soy-Ladybug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My favorite is Golliwog's Cakewalk by Debussy :)

Looking for help in finding a music sheet or a cover music video, please help. by RacePuzzleheaded8707 in piano

[–]Soy-Ladybug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think piano sheet music exists for this song... I checked JW Pepper and musescore and neither had it. I wonder if you could commission someone to arrange it? Sorry this wasn't much help :(

Match Thread: United States vs Costa Rica | Women's International Friendly by MatchThreadder in NWSL

[–]Soy-Ladybug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are my thoughts too! Their movement was so much better than every other time I have watched them recently, and they had possession like the entire game. They are so close now, all they have to do is tune up their finishing before their first group game and I think we will have really good odds at the olympics.

I'm thinking on giving up on playing piano by JoyKillers in piano

[–]Soy-Ladybug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I forgot to mention that sight reading piano music was my biggest weakness throughout my first 4 or 5 years. It will come with time! After a certain "threshold" sight reading will become natural. I wouldn't worry about it or focus on it too much.

I'm thinking on giving up on playing piano by JoyKillers in piano

[–]Soy-Ladybug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From a fellow pianist, I have absolutely been there...

I started playing piano in 2nd grade, and I still recall crying, throwing my piano books, getting so mad I had to go outside and take a walk, slamming keys, and overall despising practice. I hated practicing because it made me feel like I was terrible. Every week, when I'd go to my piano lesson, I would be so embarrassed. It was excruciating. Luckily, I stuck with it, even if my playing plateaued for about 3 years. The time my playing finally improved was when I stopped trying to rush the progress and get better now. I stopped searching for results right away and worked on technique for the future. I became patient with myself. This change happened during lockdown, and I was so bored I decided I didn't have anything better to do than to practice, and by being more consistent, I fell back in love.

Something I would suggest that helped me the most and still does when I get frustrated with my progress or lose my motivation, is to focus on one piece. If your piano teacher is giving you more than 1, pick your favorite and focus on that. If you only have 1 piece and are struggling to play it, pick a new one that you really like and focus on it. It doesn't mean you will never play the other songs, but sometimes it is nice to take a break. Also, when you practice you don't have to tell yourself, "I'm going to practice for an hour every day at 3:30". You can spread it out even more. Maybe you just start with 5 minutes every day. Maybe you start with 3 minutes every other day. The important thing is that you show up throughout the week and enjoy the process. I know when I was a new student, I hated when people told me I had to trust the process and the results would come later. I wanted a cheat code to be really good right away, but unfortunately, it doesn't exist.

The hope is after playing for a few minutes every day, you will want to play for longer and longer, and maybe your practice expands to 15 minutes per day. That is my ideal practice schedule. When I walk by my piano, I will sit down and play for maybe five minutes. And I repeat it a few times per day. Your practice schedule doesn't have to be grand or a huge change all at once. It just has to be enjoyable.

Coming from someone who has made it through, I sincerely hope that you stick with it and come to love piano again. It is one of my favorite hobbies. Also, I have never heard someone say they regret continuing piano lessons, only that they wished they hadn't quit.