10 Signs You’re A True Piano Lover
Do you eat, sleep and dream piano? Are most of your waking hours spent tapping out the fingering of whatever song happens to be running through your mind? Are you already planning a special date with your beloved 88 keys? If any or all of these apply to you, congratulations! You’re an official Piano
Do you eat, sleep and dream piano? Are most of your waking hours spent tapping out the fingering of whatever song happens to be running through your mind? Are you already planning a special date with your beloved 88 keys? If any or all of these apply to you, congratulations! You’re an official Piano Lover.
Read on and find out if you, too, are able to proudly call yourself a Piano Lover!
Sign #10
Your YouTube history looks like a who’s who among pianists: The Piano Guys, Peter Bence, Jarrod Radnich, The Theorist, Jonny May, the list goes on!
And you definitely know where you can find all their officially licensed sheet music!
Sign #9
You dissect every song for the piano part, and imagine how it could be arranged into a piano solo.
Because there’s nothing cooler than showing off the Piano Lover’s ultra-technical take on Drake’s “Controlla” or The Chainsmokers’ “Closer.”
Sign #8
You dream in piano compositions.
You know what they say, one Piano Lover’s Hammerklavier dream is another Piano Lover’s nightmare.
Sign #7
Every table, desk or other hard surface you come across becomes an imaginary piano (tap, tap, tap).
Bonus points go to anyone in the room who can guess what you’re playing by finger placement and rhythm.
Sign #6
Your piano tuner is on speed dial!
Hats off to those who tune themselves!
Sign #5
When you come across a piano (anytime, anywhere) you HAVE to sit down and play.
“So nice for you to have us over for. Oh, is that your piano?”
Sign #4
You have discussions about hand-span!
Rachmaninoff, at a height of 6’6″, had a hand-span of a 13th, while 5’1″ Scriabin could barely reach an octave, but remember size ≠ skill.
Sign #3
When there’s a piano scene in movie or TV you watch the actor’s hands to see if they are actually playing.
More often that not we’re shaking our heads in disbelief that they thought it was even passable for real playing.
Sign #2
You’re a Piano Lover who’s very quick on your feet!
Sign #1
You have a favorite Bach Two-Part invention.
Ditto for Goldberg variations and Hanon exercises.
As every true Piano Lover knows, you’re only as good as your willingness to improve! (Shameless plug: shop the Bach Two-Part Inventions, Goldberg Variations and Hanon Exercises.)
Did you pass our Piano Lover test? You’re in very good company, if we do say so ourselves, because here at Musicnotes HQ, there are Band Geeks, Orch Dorks, Choir Nerds and Theatre Kids always pounding away at one of our company keyboards. So, yeah. We get it! #staymusical