TAIKE & TONY....et al...

I do not agree! No lessons for me at all. My love of music drove me to learn to read the treble clef at age 10 on the church piano...

I listened to music constantly. Learned the melodies and words through my ears. Never had a piano in my home until my very gifted musical daughter received one as a gift from our church when she was 10.

I bought a 12 bass accordian when I first married and self-taught enough to entertain myself and a few others....

In 1994 a friend had an arranger keyboard and I knew that I could learn how to play "basic chords".....

My audiences tell me I am talented and also a great entertainer.... That works for me really well!

I have several friends who did have lessons as children. Only a very few of them still play! My daughter is the exception as are all of you Zonies....

My daughter has two of my Technics arrangers. (I have 3!) She also has her piano and at least one guitar. She composes, sings and plays as well as offers her own "snappy patter" which is what I call "entertaining"....

The lady who taught my daughter to read/play piano asked my permission to do so when she heard my daughter's voice... The teacher/choir director asked her to pick songs she wanted to learn to play and they were off and running! I listened from another room and could not tell which one was playing most of the time!

I really think whether or not a player is good or not has to do with the desire within the individual...

From my own and my daughter's experience... we have both been driven from within to keep learning as we play....

Frankly, I am glad that I did not have any formal training. However, I would have liked having a teacher like the one my daughter had!

Elizabeth..


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