I’ve wanted to quit piano at least five times in the past three years. Not just “I’ll skip practice today” quit. Proper “I’m done with this, it’s too hard, I’m not getting anywhere,…

Let me tell you about my first year of piano: I didn’t practice scales. At all. My reasoning? They were boring. I wanted to learn actual music, not mindlessly run up and down…

I’ll be honest: I’m still not a brilliant sight-reader. Three years in, I can sight-read most Grade 3 pieces reasonably well, but it’s still one of my weaker areas. But here’s the thing…

I’m going to tell you about the stupidest reason I almost had to stop playing piano. About eight months into learning, I started getting shoulder pain. Not during practice – afterwards. Dull ache…

Right, let’s talk about something I completely ignored for my first six months of learning piano: technique. I thought technique was just for serious pianists who wanted to play Rachmaninoff. I was learning…

Right, let’s address the elephant in the room: most piano practice advice is written for people who have loads of time. “Practice two hours daily!” “Break your practice into four 30-minute sessions!” “Warm…

Let’s talk about something that makes adult piano learners feel guilty: only having 15-30 minutes to practice. You see advice everywhere saying “you need at least an hour of practice daily” or “proper…

One of the most frustrating things about learning piano as an adult is that progress often feels invisible. You practice regularly. You work hard. You’re definitely doing something. But when someone asks “how’s…

Let me tell you about month seven of my piano learning journey. I practised regularly. I worked on my pieces diligently. I followed all the “proper practice” advice. And absolutely nothing improved. For…