Hey Guys,
I just finished an 8 hour piano lesson with my Piano Instructor who drove to NJ from Virginia for our lesson.
We got far more accomplished than we both thought. I did have to stop twice to eat (every 3 hours).
It is such a daunting task, trying to play this damned instrument while having no talent that at the end, when he showed me
what was in store for next month's new lesson, I caught an anxiety attack in thinking that I was setting myself up for failure.
As I mentioned, these next 3 weeks are going to be awful for me and I thought it might be good to make some progress on one of my
goals, i.e., learning to play this song in a more sophisticated and beautiful manner. I may have to alter my target date of April to perhaps
July, but I would be alright with that as long as my progress was steady and substantial.
Setting short term goals can be very helpful provided you don't set yourself up for failure. I am trying to achieve quite a few things in the
next 9 weeks (1 week down already) that it can be a bit overwhelming at times.
I caught a bit of a breakdown at the end of the lesson and when it came time to eat again, couldn't keep anything down. I had to try to keep down
a MuscleMilk (40 grams Protein, of course).
Well, I hope you guys are doing well.
Harley