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**Blaaaaaaaah** · 07-09-2007, 07:33 AM

Me too! I sometimes try a bit of this and that but never stayed long doing it.

I stopped playing because I have started to lose interest. Well, the last exam I did was a Performer's cert (which is like a step after 8th grade), and I JUST passed. I got a mark of 72 when you need a mark of 70 to pass, LOL! And I guess I was losing interest because I couldn't seem to play any better (or I didn't try hard enough). I guess a reason for that was my teacher. I mean, we went along fine (after all, I did start learning from her when I was like... 6), but I don't like how she gives me so much pressure and I had a pretty hard time. It has gone to the extent where I no longer played the piano because I enjoy it, but it was something I'm forced to do instead. Also, it was very expensive! $55 (Australian dollars) for one lesson (of course, it was cheaper when I was doing lower grades). I spent 1.5 years on performer's cert, and the exam was like.. $200+ from memory.

Soo I guess there's no point wasting money on it anymore! But yeah, my main reason would be my teacher. I guess I was finally old enough to realise she wasn't really the best teacher out there, but I never really thought of changing teachers since I have followed her for so long.

Plus, I never really got my support from my family for it. She wasn't all that "yesyes go for it!" when I asked to continue playing after 8th grade. I guess she was right. Funny though, on my exam day where I got to practice on the piano I was going to play on, she said it sounded really good (since it was in a big hall and it was a lovely grand piano) and wanted me to keep playing. =________=" Nah didn't listen to her anyway XD

Ouch that was a long post. I didn't mean to type that much. I guess I got carried away.

07-09-2007, 07:33 AM	#5
Blaaaaaaaah WONDERCLERIC Tournaments Won: 15 In-Game Name: Bla~ahs Current Level: 7x Server: Teva Posts: 10,495	Me too! I sometimes try a bit of this and that but never stayed long doing it. I stopped playing because I have started to lose interest. Well, the last exam I did was a Performer's cert (which is like a step after 8th grade), and I JUST passed. I got a mark of 72 when you need a mark of 70 to pass, LOL! And I guess I was losing interest because I couldn't seem to play any better (or I didn't try hard enough). I guess a reason for that was my teacher. I mean, we went along fine (after all, I did start learning from her when I was like... 6), but I don't like how she gives me so much pressure and I had a pretty hard time. It has gone to the extent where I no longer played the piano because I enjoy it, but it was something I'm forced to do instead. Also, it was very expensive! $55 (Australian dollars) for one lesson (of course, it was cheaper when I was doing lower grades). I spent 1.5 years on performer's cert, and the exam was like.. $200+ from memory. Soo I guess there's no point wasting money on it anymore! But yeah, my main reason would be my teacher. I guess I was finally old enough to realise she wasn't really the best teacher out there, but I never really thought of changing teachers since I have followed her for so long. Plus, I never really got my support from my family for it. She wasn't all that "yesyes go for it!" when I asked to continue playing after 8th grade. I guess she was right. Funny though, on my exam day where I got to practice on the piano I was going to play on, she said it sounded really good (since it was in a big hall and it was a lovely grand piano) and wanted me to keep playing. =________=" Nah didn't listen to her anyway XD Ouch that was a long post. I didn't mean to type that much. I guess I got carried away. __________________ =)