It feels good to be on this forum with music lovers from around the world

by missinglink Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:47 pm

Thank you Andrew for making this possible.
My name is JP and I am writing to you from Brussels,Belgium.I live on the countryside and travel almost every day 50 mls to Brussels to get to work.I do have a special bond with Sacramento CA
where my brother lives.
In summer when the weather is ok ,me and my girlfriend travel all over Europe on my motorcycle.
When I am not working and not riding,I play music. guitar and keyboard (piano)
I learned to play the piano back in the late 80s but we(my brother and I) were forced to sell the house and the piano when our folks passed away.I continued to play the guitar until 2002.A motorcycle accident disrupted my life and put an end to my musical ambitions.I recovered bounce

almost completely but I got stuck witk a metal plate and a couple of screws in my left wrist and shoulder.After a pianobreak of almost 25 years I bought a keyboard(piano) for my left hand can no longer handle the guitarchords .The fingers of my left hand are now about 50 pct slower than my right hand.I forgot most of what I learned about the piano.But when you ,now,mention all those pianoterms again Andrew,it sure as hell rings a bell.Thank you for that

by Thomandy Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:34 pm

Hi" Frst of all: Welcome to the forum!! Smile

Second: Sorry to hear og your accident Sad

Hope that the pianopractifce can help your handmovement. And as a little bandade, maybe: Slow pieces are awesome to Smile

So hopefully youll get better and better Smile

Good Luck

by missinglink Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:21 pm

Thank you for this welcome Thomandy.I feel the pain no more that was there in the begiinning I have learned to live with it.I have read most of your posts and replies and I do have to congratulate you with what you yourself have achieved in a relative short period of time.I have watched Andrew s videos for quite some time before I decided to sign up to this forum.I hope to learn a lot from you guys

by Jordan Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:10 pm

Hi missinglink,

I am very sorry to hear about your accident and I am glad that you've learned to live with it. Life is too short for depression, and I can strongly understand the pain you felt throughout recuperating. Stay strong!

You're now part of this small, but warm and heartfelt community. Please do not be afraid to ask a million questions on the forum, we'll be glad to help you out in every possible way we can think of! Smile

by Thomandy Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:47 pm

Jordan wrote:
You're now part of this small, but warm and heartfelt community. Please do not be afraid to ask a million questions on the forum, we'll be glad to help you out in every possible way we can think of!

Yeah, I second that - Poke around and ask whatever you feel like, and ofcourse feel free to add personal help ect. Smile

by Admin Andrew Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:08 pm

Hey man! Welcome to the forum! ^_^ I'm glad my videos have been able to help! also I'm sorry to hear about your injuries. I'm also happy to hear that you've recovered! When you feel like you're able you should try posting in the performance section Smile

feel free to ask questions!