{"id":13707,"date":"2024-03-14T10:37:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T09:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/theres-joy-i-havent-felt-for-years-how-i-got-hooked-on-the-piano-craze\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T10:37:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T09:37:19","slug":"theres-joy-i-havent-felt-for-years-how-i-got-hooked-on-the-piano-craze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/theres-joy-i-havent-felt-for-years-how-i-got-hooked-on-the-piano-craze\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018There\u2019s joy I haven\u2019t felt for years!\u2019 How I got hooked on the piano craze"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thirty years after failing his grade two exam, our writer is banging out Handel, Billie Eilish and Elton John – and he\u2019s not alone. With apps to help with learning, there\u2019s never been a better time to tinkle the ivories<\/p>\n

Misplaced pride may have clouded my memories of learning the piano as a kid in the early 90s. I can still picture the piano itself, a knackered upright that was so old it had brass candleholders. I definitely remember my teacher, Issie, a local jazz musician. And I thought I\u2019d done pretty well until \u2026 what, grade three? Maybe even four?<\/p>\n

\u201cForgot you failed grade two!\u201d came a recent WhatsApp message from my mother, who had excavated the marking form from a filing cabinet. That made two of us.<\/p>\n

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\nThirty years after failing his grade two exam, our writer is banging out Handel, Billie Eilish and Elton John – and he\u2019s not alone. With apps to help with learning, there\u2019s never been a better time to tinkle the ivories
\nMisplaced pride may have clouded my memories of learning the piano as a kid in the early 90s. I can still picture the piano itself, a knackered upright that was so old it had brass candleholders. I definitely remember my teacher, Issie, a local jazz musician. And I thought I\u2019d done pretty well until \u2026 what, grade three? Maybe even four?
\n\u201cForgot you failed grade two!\u201d came a recent WhatsApp message from my mother, who had excavated the marking form from a filing cabinet. That made two of us. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thirty years after failing his grade two exam, our writer is banging out Handel, Billie Eilish and Elton John – and he\u2019s not alone. With apps to help with learning, there\u2019s never been a better time to tinkle the ivories Misplaced pride may have clouded my memories of learning the piano as a kid in …<\/p>\n

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