A Love Letter to the Young Pianist
Hey, young pianist! It’s always an awesome feeling to get connected with other piano lovers but especially young pianists. Here’s my love letter to you.
I’m not old by any means but I’m definitely a seasoned pianist. I’ve been playing ever since I was four years old and I started teaching piano when I was 14! I have years and years of experience under my belt and guess what? I never plan to stop. I cannot imagine a life without piano and I never want to. So, with that being said, here’s my love letter to the young pianist. But first, why do I have something to say to you?
Why I love the Young Pianist
I love working, coaching, and training young pianists because you’re always so full of life and inspiration! You get excited about the piano and you have this curiosity to craft it in any way that you want. I think that’s the whole purpose of piano, isn’t it? To make music that symbolizes something and makes you feel a certain way.
I’ve mentioned before that I don’t play music for anyone other than myself. I like to say that each album is just a piece to my personal diary. I play in my own way and I see the same mentality in young pianists more than anyone else.
There are just a few things that I have to tell you that I hope you’ll never lose sight of in your piano journey.
Don’t apologize for your noise.
Essentially, what I mean by this is to continue to play and play in your own way. Piano goes way deeper than just making noise and don’t lose sight of that! You have a talent and way about you that can never be matched. Embrace your individuality and never lose sight of playing for YOU.
It’s easy to get wrapped up in what your piano teacher wants, your mom wants, or what your fans want. You ultimately have to do what feels good to you and I mean that literally. I know for a fact that when I go to play one of my own pieces, I feel good. I feel it throughout my entire body and it truly makes me happy. If you don’t feel that way right now, get back to playing for you. Make your noise.
Pass your talent on to the next
If you have the opportunity to teach, please do it. Whether it’s while you’re babysitting your next-door neighbor or you create a full-time schedule that pays your way through college as I did- there is a need for passionate piano teachers.
It’s so rewarding to be able to pass on your passion and skill sets to others.
Not only are you giving 
someone a new, positive outlet to take throughout their life, but you’re also keeping piano alive and represented in the right way.
Some say piano is dying, I beg to differ. I think it’s just evolved. I did a blog post on this recently but I feel that it’s our obligation as piano lovers to share the fun in piano with others.
That’s one of the main reasons I created the online piano teaching training program. I wanted young pianists to feel confident in their teaching style. If you want to start teaching, you can have a full curriculum with everything I train you on in the program! If you’ve ever wanted to teach piano outside of the box and get away from traditional styles of teaching, then you’ll love my program!
No matter how old you get, always stay young.
Is that cheesy? Oh well, I don’t care. It’s so true! I’ll never consider myself anything other than a young pianist because I’m young-hearted! I still get giddy over the riffs and chord changes in certain pieces. I still act like a big kid when I’m teaching my students the difference between C major and C minor. I still play for fun all the time to this day!
I encourage you to never lose sight of that. Never lose sight of your excitement and love for the instrument. Whether you want to be a piano influencer, a piano instructor, or just play, embrace the fun of it! That’s the best thing you could ever do for yourself and for others that are impacted around you.
My hope for you
I hope that you see your potential and you own it. I hope you tackle life like you tackle that expert-level piece. I hope you stand up for what you believe in as loudly as you press down on the keys. I hope you never slow down. You’re always hungry to learn the next piece and take on the next phase of life.
And finally, I hope you never ever stop playing.
From one piano lover to the next,
Tara
