"Isn't it too old to learn piano with your hardening fingers?"
"You should take proper piano lessons from a piano teacher."
"The way you learn the piano on your own, you will never go far. The melody will be the same and you will not progress."
I was asked the above questions when I embarked on this piano self-learning journey in Jan 2025.
I even doubted myself countless times.
But I kept my silence.
At home behind the closed door, I practised hard, very hard.
Today I have my answer:
"Learning piano is to fulfil my personal dream to play street piano in Japan. I'm not learning to please anyone. I'm not learning to take exams. I'm not learning to be a professional pianist. I'm learning just to please myself, to play the songs I enjoy, to make myself happy. If I don't try, I will never know."
童话sort of tells me that I could still make my dream come true even at an old age, as long as I am willing to try, willing to put in effort, despite how the world sees me.
童话 is the 2nd song I played in Japan. Venue is now Fukushima City instead of Sendai City.
2 songs 2 cities so far....
The journey continues...
