Listen to Mieczysław Horszowski at nearly 100 years old at the top of his game! th-cam.com/video/4bgaj8w9yeg/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Pawe%C5%82Rybkowski
Thank you Robert for this great video. I commented justca few minutes ago about my experience of starting to learn piano at 62. I just turned 75cand going strong. My piano teacher. Who is fantastic, is very alert and vigilant in taking care of fatigue or overuse which I appreciate very much. I want to emphasize that your viewers should learn piano and not to let age discourage them. Thank you again Robert!!!!!
I am 76 soon to be 77 but still playing and enjoying. My hands are still great being a retired dentist, but I think the mind and energy is slipping a bit. Love my piano.
Practicing piano is an excellent way to appreciate how complicated the brain is. So much of learning is accomplished by that mysterious interplay between the short-term memory and long-term memory. Anyone who has known people who sink into dementia has witnessed how people can remember memories from long ago while not remembering things that just happened. I believe part of that is due to increasingly burying themselves in the past when the present becomes lonely and idle. Practicing piano goes a long way in making the present interesting and relevant. Very challenging. It's one activity worth working hard getting better at forever. Very satisfying getting better at something.
I injured a joint in my wrist that sometimes causes mild inflamation and pain. The thing that calmed it down to the point I usually forget it’s there is consistently playing the piano. I recently took a break from playing for a couple of months and I started getting the odd twinge of pain in my wrist again but a healthy dose of Chopin soon got it back to normal.
play and learn for your enjoyment and at your own pace. don’t compare yourself to others or you may feel like what’s the point if you won’t “get good”. i am middle aged so relatively “younger” but due to chronic health issues sometimes i am too fatigued to sit at the piano. so i make playing a priority when i have the energy
I hope I am not too old to play the piano. I am in my 50’s and I have my first piano lesson tomorrow after almost 40 years of not having a lesson (played 4-14). I have carpal tunnel in my left hand, but luckily, it does not affect my playing the piano. 😊😊😊
I had severe carpal tunnel syndrome in my left hand. In addition to being a pianist my entire life, my occupation involved a lot of typing, so I cannot really say that playing the piano resulted in CPS. I had surgery in 2022 and now my hand feels like there was never a problem.
If one is physically no longer able to play, please consider teaching children, even if you've never taught piano before. You will benefit from the mental exercise of reading and analyzing scores (what my kids call "scorenalysis"), and children will learn from your advice and guidance based on years of experience. (hat tip Gary Graffman and Leon Fleisher)
My amazing teacher Cecilia Brauer, house pianist for the Met Opera orchestra for decades, performed Rach 2 at the age of 70: th-cam.com/video/hioehUV1mOY/w-d-xo.html. She had a stroke late in life, was partially paralyzed on the left side, and continued to play piano as part of her rehab. She regained some use of her left hand and amazed all of her doctors. She passed away at age 97, and is sorely missed.
I am 75, began piano lessons at 62 and Janesville stopped. I am enjoying this process so much. I have an excellent piano teacher. I will continue learning until I can't sut at my piano any longer but at this point, I'm going strong. Don't let age stop you. You're never to old to learn!!!!!!
Listen to Mieczysław Horszowski at nearly 100 years old at the top of his game! th-cam.com/video/4bgaj8w9yeg/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Pawe%C5%82Rybkowski
I am 74 and learning. I practice 2 hours every day and take lessons from an excellent teacher.
Thank you Robert for this great video. I commented justca few minutes ago about my experience of starting to learn piano at 62. I just turned 75cand going strong. My piano teacher. Who is fantastic, is very alert and vigilant in taking care of fatigue or overuse which I appreciate very much. I want to emphasize that your viewers should learn piano and not to let age discourage them.
Thank you again Robert!!!!!
I am 76 soon to be 77 but still playing and enjoying. My hands are still great being a retired dentist, but I think the mind and energy is slipping a bit. Love my piano.
I am a piano teacher and since stopping lessons at 18, this channel is my new teacher because it constantly answers questions I have
Practicing piano is an excellent way to appreciate how complicated the brain is. So much of learning is accomplished by that mysterious interplay between the short-term memory and long-term memory. Anyone who has known people who sink into dementia has witnessed how people can remember memories from long ago while not remembering things that just happened. I believe part of that is due to increasingly burying themselves in the past when the present becomes lonely and idle. Practicing piano goes a long way in making the present interesting and relevant. Very challenging. It's one activity worth working hard getting better at forever. Very satisfying getting better at something.
I injured a joint in my wrist that sometimes causes mild inflamation and pain. The thing that calmed it down to the point I usually forget it’s there is consistently playing the piano. I recently took a break from playing for a couple of months and I started getting the odd twinge of pain in my wrist again but a healthy dose of Chopin soon got it back to normal.
I’m 63 and still playing. My eyesight is great and I can think clearly.
play and learn for your enjoyment and at your own pace. don’t compare yourself to others or you may feel like what’s the point if you won’t “get good”. i am middle aged so relatively “younger” but due to chronic health issues sometimes i am too fatigued to sit at the piano. so i make playing a priority when i have the energy
I hope I am not too old to play the piano. I am in my 50’s and I have my first piano lesson tomorrow after almost 40 years of not having a lesson (played 4-14). I have carpal tunnel in my left hand, but luckily, it does not affect my playing the piano. 😊😊😊
I had severe carpal tunnel syndrome in my left hand. In addition to being a pianist my entire life, my occupation involved a lot of typing, so I cannot really say that playing the piano resulted in CPS. I had surgery in 2022 and now my hand feels like there was never a problem.
Listen to your body if it does hurt but if you don’t overdo it I bet it will help with your condition.
@ , thanks. I have been listening to my body. I asked the OT about it & he said that it must not affect my piano playing. Whew!
@@ST52655 , you had carpal surgery? My MD advised against it.
It's not same think to be too old to play and to be too old to learn play.
Aaaand, there is no think that to be too old to learn play.
If one is physically no longer able to play, please consider teaching children, even if you've never taught piano before. You will benefit from the mental exercise of reading and analyzing scores (what my kids call "scorenalysis"), and children will learn from your advice and guidance based on years of experience. (hat tip Gary Graffman and Leon Fleisher)
My amazing teacher Cecilia Brauer, house pianist for the Met Opera orchestra for decades, performed Rach 2 at the age of 70: th-cam.com/video/hioehUV1mOY/w-d-xo.html. She had a stroke late in life, was partially paralyzed on the left side, and continued to play piano as part of her rehab. She regained some use of her left hand and amazed all of her doctors. She passed away at age 97, and is sorely missed.
How old are you, Sir?
I am 69 and going strong!
I'm 72 and, in some ways I am playing better than when I was a piano major in college. I'm playing because I love it, not for a grade!
I heard Leon Fleischer after his recovery and he played slowly and soulfully ( with his wife.)
@@LivingPianosVideos You look young Sir
I am 75, began piano lessons at 62 and Janesville stopped. I am enjoying this process so much. I have an excellent piano teacher. I will continue learning until I can't sut at my piano any longer but at this point, I'm going strong. Don't let age stop you. You're never to old to learn!!!!!!