Well its getting close to the start of another year. So its time to start the MOYD (Master of Your Domain) list for 2009. Its a great motivator for playing every day. And if you master your domain you will be a better piano player.

Here are the MOYD rules and the list of participants. If you wish to join after Jan. 1, shout out on this thread (and tell us the date you're starting) and I'll add you to the list. To keep the thread short, I won't reply to your post other than to add you to the MOYD list.

MOYD, for those who aren't well aware and truly sick of it by now, means "Master Of Your Domain." We stole it from Seinfeld, fair and square. This will be our Fifth year doing MOYD.

MOYD is a challenge/contest where we each pledge to get to the piano for some amount of practice every single day. MOYD participants keep up this daily practice as long as they can. Anyone who misses a day must come here and declare that they are "out" of MOYD.

MOYD RULES

1. Participating in MOYD requires you to sit on the piano bench and play something at least once daily. That's it. There is no minimum amount of time required. But 5 Min's or more would be nice. Just get to the bench every day, it will become a habit, and good things will happen to your piano skills.

2. If you are away from home, you don't have to practice. You go to the 'Excused list"

3. If you are sick, you don't have to practice.
You go to the 'Excused list"

4. If you are "out" because you miss a day, you come here and tell us the sad tale of woe that kept you from practicing. In the past, the reasons people failed to get to the piano usually boiled down to "I forgot." You then go to the fall off the wagon list.

5. We close all MOYD lists on September 30th.

Nice signature pictures will be offered to those who are 2009 MOYD winners.

So leave me a message here for 2009 and I'll add you to the list..

Nice signature pictures will be offered to those who meet their goals for 2009.

The MOYD signatures for 2009 will be post some time in the beginning of the year. Here are the MOYD 2008 signatures for those who have earned them.

















MOYD starts January 1, 2009.

For 2009 We have the following categories:

January 1, 2009

Pure MOYD list, those who practiced everyday no excuses:

Mark...
Ivory Dreams
bluekeys
ll
RyanJ
Music Major
Woody-Woodruff
Boira
funburger
Glaswegian
Sunday Player
foxyw
zp3929
tickler
Goose68
stillsmiling
Michael Dugan
SAS
Maestro_007
Knabe26
KaylaX
Carol I.
P I A N O piano
Deliber8
RealizingMyDream
Reader
cthauber
CCFireLt
TTigg
knorseman
jazzwee
Debussy20
Gerry Armstrong
Golden Wattle
lizzy's dad
Eivy
timeturner
AdagioM
artizd
Amy Boyack
SercanDoga
rodmichael
Wimbwicket
son #1
son #2
Waltz
Farkle

Excused MOYD List, excused for sick, travel etc...

duncantwo January 18th
Ina January 22nd
Greenrain January 7th...travel, April 30th...injury
foxyw Febuary 15th travel
JoelM March 14th...travel
FishWagon March 19th...travel
Monica K. January 10, April 6th ...travel, Nov 22nd sick
1weekPlayer April 11th
wendybird April 22nd
hegedusmj May 7th and June 27th
FormerFF June 4th, Aug 1...travel
Triryche June 1st...travel
J_N June 13th...travel
Morodiene June 8th travel, Aug 9
carolyn227 June 15th travel, Sept 25th travel
molehill Aug 13-16 travel
Ode2Joy Sept 1st...California wild fires
ddh Sept 4th, travel
2picky4most Sept 3-29th, family emergency
cscl travel Oct 14, 17
steveMac Dec 24th, 25th...sick
Genaa

Back on the MOYD, for those who fell off the MOYD wagon and got back on with new start date.

Davinci Jan 4th, 2009
Morodiene February 9th, July 5th, Oct 26th,
KVN march 2nd
angelojf January 16, March 4th June 30th Nov 21
Wj3 May 22nd
TENman Nov 26-29th

Late MOYD starter list with date. For someone new who wants to join after Jan 1 2009.

perceval January 3rd, 2009
BazC January 12th
accidental January 19th
J Lohrenz January 30th
Burbujas February 5th
SpectrumMan February 16th
galex Feburary 16th, excused April 19th
quinn*2 February 25th
pianoperformer March 1st
crystalncrew March 2nd
CBusche March 12th
molehill March 23rd
Joshua Kim March 25th
Ejay March 28th
PridgNYC April 2bd
Pattylynn April 3rd
eviljennius April 23rd
eggsdeee May 3rd
J_N May 4th
steveMac May 5th
PCR May 5th
ClassicalFanBoy May 6th
Terry. E July 15th
jaghrink July 25th
Glen R. August 15th
lvp August 26th
tangleweeds Sept 21
CMohr Sept 26th
MimosaPudica Sept 27th

As another motivator and a way to track your practice I highly recommend this website for logging your practice:

http://www.pcsincnet.com/PW_Practice_Club/

So leave me a message here for 2009 and I'll add you to the list...

MOYD 2008 Thread

MOYD 2007 Thread

MOYD 2006 Thread

Count me in for 2009!

Please add me to the list for 2009!

Great idea, thanks.

I'll give this a shot for 2009. I didn't get on the last one as I was just starting out and didn't even have any books or much to do yet on the piano but now I feel like I can take on the challenge.

I'm in. This is the best motivation around.

I'm in again for '09. No misses for any reason in '08 (so far).

I'm in, if you would be so kind to add me to the list.

Add me to the list please! :-)

This was wonderful motivation during the first 2/3 of the year, until I couldn't hang with the hardcore folks anymore.

I'm weak and I know it! If I join the MOYD in 2009 I know that I'll never make the pure MOYD, since I have several trips planned for this upcoming year.

hmm...Do I have it in me for an excused 2009 MOYD?

Please count me in this year....

That is count me in for '09 Thanks...

Count me in.

Has anyone ever seen the movie "Emperor of the North"? It's about hobos during the Great Depression. When one of them is getting ready to ride a train somewhere, if he is feeling particularly audacious, he goes up to the water tower in the trainyard and writes his name and what train he's going to ride.

That's kind of what I feel like I'm doing. Count me in, although I'm sure I'll have to go to the excused list, as I can think of a trip we'll likely take where I won't have access to a keyboard.

Hey Mark, will join in for 09 too.

Thanks

I'll join this year and see how well it works out.

Great idea

I am ready to master my domain! Count me in.

I'm up for the challenge!
Add me please!

Had to work last night, but have updated the list.

Cyborg just give me a shout if you want to play.

Thanks everyone...

Wow, is it that time already?...starting the list early.

A new year! Count me in also!

Mark,
Add me to the list also please.
Woody

My new year resolution: Play the piano well.

Kindly add me to the excuse list. Thanks

Oui, mon capitaine!

Count me in for 2009!

I got a question,
do we all start on the Pure MOYD list and then say one goes away for a vacation, does one go on to the Excused MOYD List?
Or if one does already know that some time off will be taken off does one go on to the Excused MOYD List from the start?
BTW I am not cancelling my annual pilgrimage to warmer climates in February, I need that break from the cold May is to far away for that

count me in for 09.

Count me in! I'm up for anything to help me have more fun.

Count me in for 09!

You start off "Pure" and go from there...just advise the list on any changes. Thanks!

List updated...

Please add me on, Mark!
Thanks,
Angelo

Count me in for 2009! I will try to keep going without excuses!