I am 62 years old and since I am retired (I retired shortly before the reform) I have quite a lot of free time. I own an upright piano. I bought it 25 years ago for my twelve-year-old daughter who seemed interested in the piano, but after a year she stopped taking lessons and hasn't looked at the instrument since. Last year I had it repaired and tuned and I started pressing a few keys. Since that day, I have been dedicating at least an hour or two to it daily. I have read several books, including technique books such as Chang and Sandor, and I follow technique videos and tutorials on the internet, but I would not like to take lessons for both economic and personal reasons. My forbidden dream is to reach a point where I can play—not necessarily decently, but just sufficiently—Liszt's Consolation number three.
Hi, first of all, I congratulate you on discovering this passion!!
That piano you bought years ago for your daughter wasn't for her, but for you. Not everyone experiences the same emotions in front of an instrument and not everyone can learn to play it.
So you are already on the right track.
Get to it, because there is work to be done 😃, Good luck!!
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giovannip
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Reply 3 by giovannip
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Hi Consolation3, welcome among us. The eponymous piece you are studying is no laughing matter; I'm posting a video that might be useful to you. Bye!!
Welcome Consolation 3. I wish you to enjoy your Retirement on the sweet notes of Music. We hope to be of help to you. Do not be discouraged if you cannot immediately play the piece in question, loved by you, loved by many. It is one of Liszt's easiest pieces... but it is always Liszt (5th year difficulty). So patience and dedication... also with the help of a Maestro, if possible. We are pleased that you show yourself in the company of your beautiful Lady, whom I take the liberty of greeting. Music and the piano in particular will be great company and will give you great satisfaction, even by savoring small achievements.
To begin with, at least to begin with, you should take lessons. I believe it is fundamental; otherwise, the pleasure you will feel playing the piano will never reach intense levels and you might get bored after a short time. You have the passion for studying, the desire too, and the time as well, so find yourself a teacher as well. Besides, it is easier to learn when you are guided by a teacher.
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Welcome,
......every time is perfect to make music and love the piano!!!
Thank you for the warm welcome and for the words of encouragement. I know it is very difficult, but Consolation 3 is my dream, perhaps unreachable; for now, I am content with Beyer, scales, and a few song pieces. I am trying Für Elise, but for me, it is too fast. Perhaps, who knows, with time...
Thank you Giovanni for the advice; I had already seen Paul Barton's tutorial about ten times, I believe it will be helpful to me.
Thanks to Maestro Ferrarelli also on behalf of my wife; I wanted to crop her out of the photo but I can't manage it, I think I will post it in full if I can modify it.
Liszt's Consolation No. 3 doesn't seem like such an unreachable piece to me, you aren't aiming for the Hungarian Rhapsodies... With a bit of effort and tenacity, I am sure you will succeed in your endeavor.
Commitment and tenacity are not what I lack; perhaps what I lack is the freshness of youth. I decided late, but you cannot command the heart; love at first sight arrived when I had already passed 60.
To study music, only a few things are needed: will, commitment, passion. It doesn't matter when we start, or for whom.
If the passion for the piano has taken hold of you, you will see that little by little it will give you ever greater satisfaction, up to Liszt's Consolation 3, a wonderful piece.
