Learning an instrument as an adult

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Is it realistic to start piano at 35?

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Yes, with the caveat that adults quit for reasons children do not: impatience with the first plateau, and practice sessions scheduled at the end of the day when willpower is gone. Twenty minutes in the morning beats an hour promised for the evening.

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How do people practise in a flat?

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A digital instrument with headphones for volume, and a rug plus felt pads for the structure-borne noise that headphones do not solve. The complaints are usually about thumping through the floor rather than the sound in the air.

You

Is it realistic to start piano at 35?

ChatGPT

Yes, with the caveat that adults quit for reasons children do not: impatience with the first plateau, and practice sessions scheduled at the end of the day when willpower is gone. Twenty minutes in the morning beats an hour promised for the evening.