I work as a Surgeon at an emergency room. I trained for many years. I know my work is important. I have a daughter. I have no pets. I want to learn piano. My work shifts are long.
I have a piano. I aspire to teach piano. I have a son. I am middle aged. I have a dog. I am not a teacher. I want to practice teaching.
I just bought a keyboard and some sheet music so that we can set up a lesson! That'll be awesome! Thanks for letting me teach you, I'm really excited to start getting a feel for it. Have you ever played an instrument before? No, I never have. I have loved the piano from afar, though -- so I think learning how to play will be amazing! And I like the idea of learning to play from a teacher who's learning to teach. Somehow it makes me feel less intimidated about not doing well. I know that feeling, I had a really strict teacher for a few years growing up and I was always so nervous about making mistakes! But don't worry about messing up, if you never make mistakes it means you're not being challenged enough haha See, already spoken like a teacher! I like that way of looking at it -- very supportive and encouraging! I hope you have some flexibility when it comes to figuring out when to have lessons -- my schedule in the ER can be unpredictable and time-consuming. Yeah, I totally understand. Do you usually know your schedule the week-of? We could play it week by week. Generally yes -- the real problem is when someone calls in sick or misses a shift for whatever reason, or when things just get crazy because it's a crazy night (full moon, for instance). I never know when I'm going to get a last-minute call to fill in for someone, so there might be some last-minute cancellations. Hopefully those will be kept to a minimum. Ooh yeah, makes sense. I wouldn't want you traveling to my house on a full moon night regardless! My schedule is generally pretty flexible unless my son needs me to take him somewhere, so I think it'll work out Sounds good. We're both reasonable people, so I don't think we'll have a problem. When do you think you might be comfortable with starting our lessons? I don't want to rush you, I'm just excited. But I want to be comfortable, first and foremost. I'd be good to start in a few days! I'm just waiting for some beginner piano books I ordered to arrive, and then I'm good. We'll start mainly with scales and how to read sheet music Excellent. I have absolutely no experience reading sheet music and it's a little scary, to be honest. Do you think that's a steep hill to climb or will I get the knack fairly quickly? Just curious how you see it. It can be a bit tough at first. The thing I expect will be trickiest is the left and right hand are typically written a bit differently. But we'll just start with the treble clef (right hand) and stick to a few notes for now. I think you'll get the hang of it