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  • 133 of 133 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 JoannaPiano

    Member since 26/04/2008

    Reviews written: 39

    5 Stars Why I Love My Piano (although I'm a bit rubbish!) 07/03/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Relaxing, entertaining, a fantastic hobby that can enrich your life

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Takes a lot of time and possibly some money

    Did anyone see the report on the news last week about the increase in people taking up musical instruments since the credit crunch began? I was surprised by this, but when I thought about it a bit more it did make perfect sense. Playing an instrument can be very relaxing, satisfying and a great antidote to the stresses and strains of modern life. The initial cost of buying an instrument can be considerable, but once you have it, there it is, just waiting for you to make your beautiful music. Beautiful to your own ears at least, even if to no-one else's! JoannaPiano As you will probably guess ... more
  • 17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    FlameDruid

    5 Stars Learn Guitar and become a Rock God Review with images 17/10/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages You could become a Rock God

    Disadvantages Disadvantages I don't absolutely guarantee it.

    As a guitarist, singer, song-writer with a home-studio who sometimes still gets up at open mike evenings to entertain, I'm obviously someone keen on playing an instrument. Would I recommend people to take it up? That depends on the person. I've found over the years that some people of my acquaintance let the whole process of playing and singing into their lives so that if sits naturally with who they are and becomes part of them. This is the sort of person who will rest a guitar on their lap in a conversation and appear to ignore it. They might not even play it particularly but it's as ... more
  • 27 of 27 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    butimba

    5 Stars Grizzly bears drink fizzy ale 12/09/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Incredibly rewarding

    Disadvantages Disadvantages If you have the patience

    There are books and books written about this subject: on how to play, on technique, on performance practice, and so on. Academics and performers and all sorts have had their say about the matter, and this year as part of my masters course I'm going to get to document my own attempts to learn Cuban piano and have my say as well. This review though doesn't claim to be nearly quite so grand; it is simply a few of my own thoughts on starting to play an instrument, and will hopefully prove a useful guide for children and adults alike. Why Should I Learn An Instrument? Here are some good reasons ... more
  • 11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Frailfrost

    5 Stars Music, the food of love? you decide... 05/09/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very rewarding, huge range of instruments and musical styles to choose from

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Requires a certain amount of musical talent, can be time consuming

    Playing musical instruments is such a broad subject, as there are so many hundreds (probably thousands) of musical instruments to choose, and so many styles of music to choose to play with your instrument. This is what makes this hobby so exciting. MY EXPERIENCE: I began seriously playing music aged 8, when my Dad bought me a nylon-stringed acoustic guitar. Being a good guitarist he taught me the basics, and I joined my infant schools' guitar group to learn from a teacher. I gave this hobby up after about a year and a half because physically, I found it very demanding. I have a mild hand ... more
  • 20 of 20 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 dynamicnurse

    Member since 30/07/2007

    Reviews written: 640

    5 Stars Play that? No way! 13/10/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages See text.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages See text.

    Playing an instrument has many different advantages, couple with many disadvantages although they all counteract each other. OK, so I have also just confused myself by let's just crack on! First off, lets have a look at the diasdvantages. Although I play the keyboard now, I started off playing the violin. I used to do this when I was only about 8, but oyu don't have to worry about what age you start at - just so long as it is something that you want to do. But of course, it is OK to want to do something but the first problem is actually doing something about it. One disadvantage is not ... more
  • 15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    paulhanton

    4 Stars Ain't never to late to start playing 21/07/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Joy, new world opens up

    Disadvantages Disadvantages obsessive, can be expensive

    I came to musical instruments pretty late on really, in fact I have only been learning the saxophone for les than a year. I used to be in awe of musicians (still am), reading music just did not seem possible, it looked much to complicated and there never seemed to be the right time to start. Well, I have this quirk, every year since I was 36 I have tried something new, mainly as I wanted to be able to say to myself later in life "Hey, I tried all those things", I got on a skateboard for the first time on my 40th birthday, but thats another story, anyway I digress. Apart from my wife and kids ... more
  • 2 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    DiamondCat

    5 Stars It Brings the Andes To Me 11/03/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages see below

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none

    I realize that not many will be interested in this subject for its own sake. But it's one of my most beloved subjects - the Andes, their people and their music. And I believe that it deserves some attention. Most will have seen and heard people from South America playing in various city centres all over the world. The first time I consciously listened to them was in my teens back in 1990. At the time they played purely traditional music. This was an out-of-this-world experience. At the time I was actually unaware of how impressed I was. But those people and their music just stuck in my mind ... more
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