Jim's journey begins... :)

Hi! 38-year-old adult, a typical music-illiterate.

Just got my 61-key keyboard yesterday, been practising Hanon and Black and White Cat. My target is to train up myself (fast!) so that I can be my daughter's music teacher. Good luck for me.

Good luck for both of you!

Thanks Andrea. Actually, it's not quite smooth. My daughter won't let me have any free time whenever she's awake. She doesn't often like taking a nap in the afternoon either. She likes my new toy but so far she only kept banging on it. Believe it or not, even at her age she will wake up at 8-9 am and not sleep until 12:30 a.m., sometimes even later! So, I end up practising from 12:30 a.m. to around 1:30 a.m (closing the door, lowering the volume of keyboard and opening the window for a tiny bit to let in some fresh air in order not to disturb my neighbours). Though, I find quite some enjoyment in my practice. I'll upload the videos when I can do it a little better with both hands.

My first attempts

Hanon:


Black and White Cat:


Three Sisters:


Do Major: