Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Music lessons ideas/help please!

Hey Ruchie!

Being a former piano teacher, I'm glad to see you take the leap into taking lessons again! As for the private/group lessons issue, I would say that it depends on your level. If you think you're at a beginner level and can benefit from the general knowledge gained in a classroom setting, then I say go for it. If, however, you have an amount of experience that would make it likely that you wouldn't get much out of it, then go for the private lessons.

Others have mentioned it already, but I should reinforce that you'll need to dedicate time for practice. My girlfriend (who's also a piano teacher) constantly gets adult students who join up for a month or two, only to realise that they don't have the time to put in. I'm sure you know this already given your background, but it is a pretty fundamental element to your success.

Have you decided what you're going to see yet? If you have a college/university in your area, you might be able to get in on some inexpensive concerts. I just saw Mahler's 4th Symphony and the Pines of Rome (the whale scene in Fantasia 2000 for those who have seen it) done by students from the University of Edinburgh for only �4 - and it was quite good given the experience of the players.

Good luck with everything!!

- Vincent

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