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Hi, I'd like to introduce myself. I for 1 am relearning the piano. I took 10+yrs of lessons as a kid but haven't played much in 30 yrs (I'm 50). I had an old upright, then a Wurlitzer studio piano. My 1 husband (who is actually #3) bought a wonderful gift for me last Christmas. I was fully expecting yet another bookcase for my ever expanding library, but low & behold - it was a Casio! I know, I know, but STILL, it's a KEYBOARD! With tears in my eyes, I whipped it out of the box, plugged it in & played Bach's Joy; the only thing I remembered. His jaw dropped to his chest. WHY did he think I had been asking for 1? I practice 30 min - 60 min a day & am progressing quite rapidly - it's all coming back! I definitely belong in this forum tho, I'm really slow at learning something new. I also play flute, have a small animal rescue with horses, 1 chicken, cats, dogs, etc.

This place is great as are the people.

Candi

Bless you!

10 year lessons would qualify you to an advanced piano player, i guess, even though it was long time ago. you'd get back to it pretty soon and can play anything you want. enjoy!

Nope, no way am I advanced. Let's see, I can safely play Scarborough Fair, the Flintstones Theme, Puff the Magic Dragon, Bridal Song, Yellow Submarine, All The Pretty Little Horses (thanks for the link!), the beginnings of Romeo & Juliet, The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald, & Beethovan's 5th. That's it so far. I said I took lessons, I didn't say what I would do to get out of practicing . . .

Nice to meet you Candi. I'm glad you found us!

Welcome to the forum, Candi! I agree with signa; you'll be back to your former level sooner than you think.

Boy did you ever do the right thing! I took about 30 years off, too, after a couple of years of lesson as a kid, and not really even knowing I liked it. Playing again is the greatest thing, and the ABF here is the finest - you'll love it.

Cathy

Welcome and nice to meet you! I'm pretty new here too. Hey, my family's from Akron!



Elaine

Candi, congrats on your return!! now you can play that song its all coming back to me, its all coming back to me now:) and it all will. welcome back!!

What Casio model was it?

Welcome,
You will enjoy these forums and your obligatory participation in the next recital.

Oh Dont't use the #1 please, its scary and I thought the disease was back.
Maybe you don't know what I mean, but you will eventually ....

Have fun , we are all in it for that.

Peter

Recital, huh? Har har. Thought I was done with those decades ago. Am I required to wear the ancient obligatory white blouse, black skirt, white socks & black patent leather shoes? Plus, I now AM required to purchase some kind of cable to hook the keyboard to my computer. Clueless.

Yeah, I used the #1 on purpose - that thread was hysterical!

It's a Casio 496.

Dress for the recital is optional, candi; rumor has it that super-hunky records his pieces in his speedo.

As for cables and computer connections, if you go up to the "important topics for AB forum" thread, there is a link to a recording how-to thread that includes how to connect a digital to the computer for recording purposes.