1 It is
incredibly fun and enjoyable.
2 It increases
your coordination.
3 It increases
your focus.
4 It raises
your self-esteem.
5 It increases
your ability to do Math.
6 It makes you
a better reader.
7 It helps to
keep you physically fit (if you practice with much gusto).
8 It makes you
special or unique.
9 You could
teach piano lessons some day.
10 Piano is a
great solo instrument. You can play it
alone. You don't need anyone to accompany you like you do on so many other instruments.
11 You can
accompany singers, choirs, and instrumentalists.
12 You could join
a band.
13 You can play
duets with your friends.
14 You can play
the piano for your cousin's wedding reception.
15 You can earn
money playing the piano.
16 It will make
you smarter. Studies have shown that playing the piano raises your IQ.
17 It is a
wholesome activity.
18 It keeps you
out of trouble. If you practice the
piano, you won't have time to cause trouble.
And you won't want to cause trouble either.
19 It teaches you
to do hard things.
20 Your friends
will think you are awesome.
21 You can play
in recitals.
22 It helps you
discover & develop your talents.
23 Your parents
and grandparents will love to listen to you play.
24 It increases
your eye-hand coordination.
25 It helps you
learn to stick to something until it's mastered.
26 It increases
your ability to enjoy music. As you
understand music, you enjoy it even more.
27 You could make
your own CD recording. It is very fun to
listen to yourself playing the piano on a recording.
28 You can play
the piano for your children. Children
love to sing along or dance to piano music.
29 You can give
concerts.
30 It makes you a
better basketball player. If you can hit
the right keys with your fingers, you can also hit that free throw. It's all in the eye-hand coordination.
31 It makes you a
better baseball player. If you can hit
the right keys with your fingers, you can also hit that baseball and you can
make that throw to home plate. Again,
eye-hand coordination.
32 It increases
your finger strength.
33 It gives you a
reason to keep your fingernails short.
34 If you open
your window when you practice, you can entertain your neighbors.
35 It increases
your freedom to act. You are free to
play a Mozart Sonata, while others are not free to do so.
36 It keeps your
mind sharp.
37 It increases
your memorization skills.
38 It makes you
live longer.
39 It increases
your cardio vascular endurance (if you practice with enough energy).
40 It decreases
your blood pressure.
41 You can
entertain your friends. People love to
hear piano music.
42 You can play
love songs for your girl friend or boy friend or spouse.
43 You will enjoy
it for your whole life. You can play it
at almost any age, starting from childhood and well into your old age.
44 You won't ever
have to say, "I wish I had learned to play the piano!"
45 You could
become a rock star. Look at Elton John
or Billy Joel or Ben Folds.
46 It will bring
you joy. Music is a very joyful
experience. And playing it yourself is
even more of a joyful experience.
47 It will bring
joy to others. I often play at care
centers. The people absolutely love to
hear the piano.
48 It teaches you
to multi-task. You have to think of
several things at once (such as what notes to play, which fingers to use, how
loud to play them, what is the rhythm, when to press down and lift up the
pedal, etc).
49 It is a
wonderful hobby.
50 The piano
sounds good from the first time you push a key down (as opposed to strings and
brass that can take months to make a pleasant tone).
51 It's
therapeutic.
52 It relieves
stress.
53 It gives you
an emotional outlet. After a hard day at
school or work, it can give you a way to release all your pent-up emotions.
54 It's a great
way to express your feelings when words won't do the job.
55 You can make
beautiful music without having to turn on the radio or play a CD.
56 You'll never
be bored if you can play the piano.
57 Playing the
piano makes you look smart (which you are if you play the piano).
58 People admire
good piano players.
59 It helps you
become a life-long learner. There is an
endless number of pieces written for piano.
One can never learn them all (but I keep trying).
60 It's
emotionally satisfying.
61 You will do
better in school.
62 It gives you
beautiful hands.
63 If you play
high notes, sometimes your dog will howl.
64 Ghosts hate
the high notes, according to the Ghostbusters.
As Dr. Venkman said while playing some high notes, "They hate this.
I love to torture them."
65 Your mother
will love you more.
66 It helps
inspire creativity.
67 You could
become a composer. Many of the great
composers were and are excellent pianists.
68 It's nice to
study with a great piano teacher. The
relationship you develop is priceless.
69 It increases
your auditory perception.
70 It increases
your manual dexterity.
71 It refines
your soul.
72 It enables you
to participate with the great composers in playing their works with your very
own fingers, instead of listening to someone else play them.
73 It makes you a
classier person.
74 If you
practice really loud, you can irritate your siblings.
75 You could play
the piano for a movie score.
76 You can play
the hymns in church.
77 You can play
the piano for others when their accompanist doesn't show up.
78 You might
become famous.
79 You could
inspire others to want to play the piano.
80 You can play
lullabies to soothe your crying baby.
81 You can play
marches for your children to march to.
82 You can
volunteer at the local school. Teachers
love volunteers who can come in and play the piano for their singing time.
83 You could play
the piano in an orchestra.
84 You can serve
your community.
85 It teaches you
self control.
86 You could play
the piano for a commercial.
87 You can learn
to improvise music.
88 You can touch
many lives without regard to the language they speak.
89 Certain pieces
of music will bless your life forever.
90 It increases
right-left brain communication.
91 It increases
your ability to concentrate.
92 It will make
your father proud.
93 Women think
men who play the piano are more attractive.
94 You can play
spooky music on Halloween for the trick-or-treaters.
95 Men think
women who play the piano are more attractive.
96 It increases
your ability to study. It gives you
better study habits.
97 It makes the
muscles in your forearm more defined.
98 You can
provide a service for your church.
99 It makes you a
beautiful person.
100 When you can
play Mozart or Beethoven or Rachmaninoff, who needs drugs. In other words, you can't get much higher
than when playing an amazing piano composition.
101 You could
become a professional concert pianist.
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