iThis week I learned only a little more of the song "See You Again". I am not progressing as quickly as I'd hoped. I have to say, learning piano from scratch is NOT easy! Looking back now I feel a little silly thinking I could master an entire song over the course of this project. I guess if I spent more than 20% of my time playing I could, but that would defeat the purpose of a 20Time project. Overall, I am content with my learning thus far. It's been great to have the video recording of my weekly progress. Before I filmed this week, I was thinking I hadn't made any progress. But after watching all 3 of my videos, I can finally see improvement in my pacing and rhythm!
I have become frustrated with my piano because of a few sticky keys. I realized that those 2 keys are causing me a bit of trouble. I get thrown off when I press a key and it doesn't produce sound and then I lose momentum. These keys are hit or miss when it comes to making sound. So that inconsistency doesn't help my confidence when practicing for my whole house (and neighbors) to hear.
The good news is I went to a friend's house this weekend and practiced on her piano. What an improvement! It sounded a million times better and the lack of sticky keys definitely helped my rhythm.
So, what am I to do about my piano? I researched more online and found that the most common cause of sticky keys is moisture in the key bushings, and I may be able to correct this myself. I followed the procedures but it didn't help. The website says in this case, the brushings are likely worn out. So, to properly fix this condition I'll need a piano technician to remove the key and use a special tool to compress the felt. Since it costs at least $125 to have a tuner come out, I'll have to make do with mine for now. Hopefully I'll be able to practice some more at my friend's place next weekend.
I have become frustrated with my piano because of a few sticky keys. I realized that those 2 keys are causing me a bit of trouble. I get thrown off when I press a key and it doesn't produce sound and then I lose momentum. These keys are hit or miss when it comes to making sound. So that inconsistency doesn't help my confidence when practicing for my whole house (and neighbors) to hear.
The good news is I went to a friend's house this weekend and practiced on her piano. What an improvement! It sounded a million times better and the lack of sticky keys definitely helped my rhythm.
So, what am I to do about my piano? I researched more online and found that the most common cause of sticky keys is moisture in the key bushings, and I may be able to correct this myself. I followed the procedures but it didn't help. The website says in this case, the brushings are likely worn out. So, to properly fix this condition I'll need a piano technician to remove the key and use a special tool to compress the felt. Since it costs at least $125 to have a tuner come out, I'll have to make do with mine for now. Hopefully I'll be able to practice some more at my friend's place next weekend.