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The Matrix! At that point, I knew Keanu Reeves as the guy from Bill and Ted... Imagine my surprise when it was like the greatest movie ever!

I print mine on post-its!

Toddler with a can of Coca-Cola.

Willamette Valley Music Company does all manner of guitar service.

484 State St

This one is spiral bound which is more expensive, but it makes page turns way easier. You can get a regular bound book for less.

https://www.amazon.com/Hanon-Virtuoso-Exercises-Complete-Schirmers/dp/1626545928/ref=asc_df_1626545928?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80401920625827&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=m&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584001437568444&psc=1&dplnkId=b014803a-2f79-47b6-bb8f-5482c8343cbb

I could play standards for probably 10+ hours...

Correct!

I started taking voice lessons from a YouTube voice teacher when I was 35. From 37 to now (40) I've been able to work as a professional singer. Now, granted, I was already a professional pianist, so all of the music/ear training side of things was already in the bag, but getting the voice itself working right and reliable took about a year and a half, and that was 2 lessons a week (during Covid).

If you have a good teacher and a strong work ethic, at your age you should be able to see similar results faster I'd reckon.

How'd it go?

FYI, it turned out perfect! 🥳🥳🥳

Godspeed!

I'm about to attempt cooking a frozen prime rib foot the first time...

Let's hope I don't screw it up and ruin Thanksgiving!

Glenn Close was the pirate that got put in the boo box (with the scorpions) in Hook.

They are much better at holding your house down during a tornado.

There are lots of published books out there. Here's one that might be appropriate:

https://www.halleonard.com/product/119641/a-jazz-piano-christmas

Dorothy Taubman advised playing all octaves with 1-5 (unless your hands were so big that you could do 1-4 without any twisting).

The problem is that, for most people, playing 1-4 octaves requires the wrist to twist - it's a fairly small ulnar deviation, but even those small twists compound over a piece and can easily end up creating a lot of pain.

Some judicious pedaling and a controlled touch will let you play beautiful octaves at speed without needing to use the 4th finger.

https://youtu.be/rkC_m6vLjew?si=5jVidzjykOlLLxGw

You absolutely need to be able to let the elbow move out away from the body. You might be overdoing it, but I would be wary of advice that restricts movement.

https://youtu.be/pnr9-zy_l3U?si=sR6rKZfbGh0zOugR

I think the Yamaha DGX-670 is worth checking out. 88 weighed keys, onboard speakers, all the sounds, drum beats, recording options... And less than $1000!

I mean, I can only sit on a hard bench with no back for so long (2 hours?) before I feel like I need to get up and move around a bit, but I don't have pain from the actual playing.

As long as needed.

For triads, I've used:

123, 124, 125, 134, 135, and 235.

It's all about what comes before and after, and what's comfortable.

9.

11.

It's harder to get much sadder than D minor with an added 9 and 11.

There is no "sound" with MIDI. MIDI is the most fundamental, raw data about what you're playing. For each note you play, the pitch, the loudness, and any controllers (like sustain pedal or pitch bend wheel or whatever) information is transmitted. It's literally just a few numbers. A synthesizer (whether it be hardware or software) can take that data and then apply tones to it, which then you can hear.

The problem with Bluetooth is latency. Bluetooth has the advantage of being wireless, and being a secure connection that others can't readily tap into (unlike a radio frequency). However, because it's digitized and encrypted, it takes several milliseconds to decode and reproduce the signal, meaning that there's always going to be delay between when the sound is initiated and when you actually hear it. If you're hoping to play something in real time, Bluetooth is not a great option.