| Learn to play piano on a train station? Let me | | | | destination. If you feel that way about your piano |
| show you what you can learn about piano playing | | | | playing and are comfortable with it it's okay I |
| as you wait for your train!Well, all people seem to | | | | guess.Let me share some thoughts...The reason |
| go by car these days but we might have had the | | | | why I started to be very interested in computers |
| privilege to go by train and this experience can | | | | way back in the late 80's was because of what I |
| teach us a lot about piano playing:1. You want to | | | | believed that computers could help me with. I was |
| go somewhere by train. In piano playing this is the | | | | very interested in composing music and had used |
| wish you have to learn something on the piano.2. | | | | pen and paper so far.I tried to write nice sheets |
| You go to the train station trying to find a suitable | | | | with music but it took a lot of time and if I |
| train. Before you can know if you are taking the | | | | wanted to change something in my compositions, |
| right train you have to decide where you want to | | | | which I often wanted then and even now, it was |
| go. When learning to play the piano this is the goal | | | | difficult.The notation programs back then were |
| you want to reach.3. Before buying a ticket to | | | | difficult to use but I perused the manuals because |
| the right train you have to decide when you want | | | | I had this great goal before me that computers |
| to arrive. When you learn to play piano this | | | | and notation programs could help me with my |
| means when your goal is to be accomplished.4. | | | | creative endeavors.The goal was actually to |
| When you know these things it is much easier to | | | | compose music and the means was computers |
| find the right train. In piano playing this means that | | | | and notation programs.Computers have become |
| when you know what you want to accomplish as | | | | much easier to use and notation programs more |
| a pianist and when you want to have | | | | sophisticated since then and I feel that I have |
| accomplished it it is much easier to select a | | | | reached the goal to become more effective as a |
| proper method to use to reach your goal.5. Now | | | | composer through the use of computers as a |
| you can buy a ticket to the right train. This is | | | | means for my music composing.Some of my |
| when your decision becomes a commitment. | | | | friends have used computers the opposite way. |
| Learning to play the piano can involve money but | | | | They have been interested in computers and |
| the most important investment is your work and | | | | have aimlessly installed and uninstalled programs |
| motivation. Through a commitment you gain | | | | and changed os or messed around in the |
| momentum to accomplish the piano playing goal.6. | | | | Windows directory and so on.I guess we could |
| After having bought a ticket most of the job is | | | | say that their goal was to have fun with |
| done. Left is only to find your train and your seat | | | | computers, even if they haven't expressed it that |
| and then relax. In your piano playing this means | | | | way, and I think they also reach their goal.What I |
| that when you have decided what you really | | | | wanted to say with this is that it is much easier |
| want to accomplish it is much easier to progress. | | | | to select methods to use and to be really |
| You know where you are in your piano skills, | | | | motivated when you learn to play the piano if you |
| where to begin your work and you don't have to | | | | know what you want to accomplish.Take the right |
| waste your energi by wondering what to do.Do | | | | train and enjoy your journey into piano land!Peter |
| you have to take the right train?Some unusual | | | | Edvinsson is a musician, composer and music |
| people might think it is okay to take any train and | | | | teacher. |
| travel for the fun of it with no thought about the | | | | |