Teaching old dogs new tricks

comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin - Return of the des... (U2958)
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comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
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comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin - Return of the des... (U2958)
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I took up snowboarding aged 40... been a painful but amazing experience and now go three times a year.

I broke 8 ribs over two seasons and then my collar bone though, so not without it's risks!
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I took it up in my late 20s and thought that was a bit late.

20+ years on I still love it, even though it gets more painful on the body every year and it wont be long until my kids are getting to the bottom quicker than me. I will do it until I physically no longer can, same as football really,
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Same here, maybe will have to move over to skis one day, but for now... I keeping smashing that pow!

Finland, Andorra and French alps booked for this season
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Im super jealous of that.

Before kids we went usually for 2 separate weeks a year and may be even a long weekend too. All over the ALps, America. Never made it to Canada sadly.. One year went for 4 solid weeks in the French Alps....got up boarded all day, got drunk, slept and repeat for 4 weeks.

comment by Clockwork Red: Amrabats in the Belfry (U4892)
posted 35 minutes ago
there are certain textures and chords that sound incredible on a guitar but fairly ordinary on a keyboard instrument

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The opposite is also true though. Which reminds me that acoustic guitar in particular has the whole thing about open tunings to be learned and explored.

Don't get me wrong, I love guitars but there seems to be a lot of stress involved in playing that I just don't see with the piano.
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Just learn both!

I always do musical ideas on piano before moving on to guitar (if needed)... Piano is much more intuitive to me, very easy to find scales, make inversions etc

I’ve been considering this for some time but can the bothered with lessons and all that.

Considered a Quest 3 because it has an amazing see through feature and actually shows you the keys to play and when.

Someone will get a cheap piano in a year then

I’d recommended a subscription with the Web Piano Teacher (Shawn someone&hellip. Devised his own version of guitar tabs for piano which makes life a hell of a lot easier rather than needing to read music.

comment by Owen Beck (U1734)
posted 4 hours, 41 minutes ago
What do you learn in English studies and how do you teach it? Did you get to go on field trips down to some resorts in Tenerife to observe the English first hand?

"Look Pablo, that one just ordered a pint of Carling instead of the much cheaper and better local beer. This is one of the key things you need to learn in order to be English".

"Sir, why is that one sitting moaning at thin air? That is because there is nothing to moan about, they are moaning at that, Juan."

It must be very difficult to teach someone how to be English when they have not grown up that way.
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I sit at a table and order beer until they run out of money.

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 5 hours, 31 minutes ago
I’ve been considering this for some time but can the bothered with lessons and all that.

Considered a Quest 3 because it has an amazing see through feature and actually shows you the keys to play and when.
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There are YouTube videos that do that. The keys light up and they even have a light floating down towards them in advance to let you know what's coming. I always thought you really had to read music to play piano but you just need YouTube.

comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
posted 8 hours, 57 minutes ago
comment by Ali - (U1192)
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comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
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I've just completed a uni degree aged 55, having signed up at 49 and taken six years to complete a four-year course. I've recently started my master's degree.

I did reluctantly start a degree when I'd just turned 18, but quit within a few months.
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Just out of curiosity, why did degree?
Are you planning to change careers or something?
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Not sure if the question is why a degree or which degree.

I've done English Studies here in Spain.

I did hold lesser teaching qualifications prior to that and have taught privately and through language schools since the mid '00s.

Once I've done the master's degree, I'll be fully qualified to teach in the formal secondary and upper education systems.

I'm basically just looking to bump up my eventual pension by making bigger social security contributions than I've been able to afford as a self-employed worker.
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That’s fair enough. There ain’t no way I’ll be ever considering a uni degree in my 50s unless there’s an outstanding reason like that. As with robb I’d rather do something interesting and arguably more useful, like learn piano, then go back to uni

Dude, have you never played on a keyboard before?

I think it's easier for learning as it teaches you some tunes.

comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
posted 1 day, 2 hours ago
comment by Ali - (U1192)
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comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
posted 8 minutes ago
I've just completed a uni degree aged 55, having signed up at 49 and taken six years to complete a four-year course. I've recently started my master's degree.

I did reluctantly start a degree when I'd just turned 18, but quit within a few months.
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Just out of curiosity, why did degree?
Are you planning to change careers or something?
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Not sure if the question is why a degree or which degree.

I've done English Studies here in Spain.

I did hold lesser teaching qualifications prior to that and have taught privately and through language schools since the mid '00s.

Once I've done the master's degree, I'll be fully qualified to teach in the formal secondary and upper education systems.

I'm basically just looking to bump up my eventual pension by making bigger social security contributions than I've been able to afford as a self-employed worker.
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Well done to you!!

Look at putting money into VUSA for the next 20 years too. I don't pay into pension, I put all my money here. But I do have another 40 years to go.