Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: A Skill I wish I had but Don't

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This is easy. I have always wanted to play the piano. Money was tight when I was growing up, so there wasn't any left over for piano lessons (not to mention a piano). We did have a chord organ that I learned to play...that was fun. But, it also explains why I can only read the treble cleft!

I took a few classes in college and really enjoyed it, but again... no piano and it was hard to find practice time amidst everything else.

But, I hope this year to be able to start taking lessons. My husband and I have discovered The Great Courses and have thoroughly been enjoying them. AND, I discovered that they actually have a piano course! Now... saving up my pennies to buy a piano!!!

What about you? What skill do you wish you had?

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  1. peggy jaeger6:35 AM

    If I had one scintilla of musicality I'd want to learn to play the piano too. I've tried. It sounds like cats mating in the wild.

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  2. Lydia6:49 AM

    I'd love to be able to play the piano, too. I never learned for the same reason as you.

    My <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-one-skill-i-wish-i-had-but-dont/”>post</a>.

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  3. Echo Ishii7:02 AM

    Playing the piano is something I'd love to do too. I didn't appreciate it as a child, but I'd love to be able to now.

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  4. Wendi Zwaduk and Megan Slayer7:21 AM

    My grandmother tried to teach me to play piano, but she always complained my hands were too small. I don't know if that's really a thing or that was her way of saying kid you're not that good. Either way, I envy those who can play piano. I hope you get to learn!

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  5. Mary Morgan9:42 AM

    Judy, I played the piano for years. I don't have the time (or passion) anymore, but I do have a grandson who is musically talented and has inherited our piano. I was listening to him play last evening. :) It made me yearn to find the time again. All the best! Excited for you!

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  6. Tena Stetler10:49 AM

    Bravo for you. Following your desire to learn to play the piano. Hope your pennies add up fast. Thanks for sharing. Here's mine, if you'd like to take a peek! https://www.tenastetler.com/lsrs-wednesdays-blog-challenge-3-11-20-one-skill-i-wish-i-had-but-dont/

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  7. Aymee11:12 AM

    Oh, the piano would be a great thing to learn! I hope you have fun learning.

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  8. P M Prescott4:53 PM

    I played Clarinet, and I had a hard enough time following one line of notes. Piano plays over different clefts, yuck. https://pmprescott.blogspot.com/2020/03/wednesday-challenge-031120.html

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  9. Cathryn Hein6:32 PM

    Oh, Judy, I really hope you get to do your course and buy that piano. I LOVE piano, learned for years, but now I don't have one and miss it so much. No room in my tiny house, sadly. My plan is to buy a keyboard that I can use headphones with and fold away.
    Good luck with getting that skill!

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  10. Tanith Davenport2:37 AM

    I was given a keyboard one year, but never really learned how to play it - wish I had.

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  11. Dixie Jackson3:10 PM

    I ordered the piano tutorial from The Great Courses this year, too! Maybe if I ever get started we can share our progress. Aren't those courses a great investment?

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