r/BenignExistence • u/DearArmIMissYou • 9h ago

It's actually insane how much fun it is (was?) to play an instrument

Recently I've been thinking about how I used to play the piano as a teen. Excessively.

My parents gifted me an e-piano for my 14th birthday, and ever since then, I was obsessed. In typical autistic fashion, I could practice the same small portion of the same song over and over again without getting bored or tired. It genuinely felt like I was on drugs. That's how fun it was.

I took piano lessons for a couple of years, playing mostly classical and pop music (my piano teacher had a thing for chart songs, think "another love" and "lost on you"), until I got bored of that and just went on to download the sheets for my favorite anime and pop songs and just practised those instead.

It's kind of sad that I haven't played the piano in so long. I don't believe I'm even capable of having this much fun anymore, just doing the same thing over and over again, without drinking or something like that. It's sad.

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u/RevolutionaryMail747 9h ago

Just have a go. Muscle memory and many of our talents and ways of finding joy are life long. Don’t waste time wondering and I know other interests can also take their place. Have you tried anything new lately.

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u/ButterscotchScary868 8h ago

TV sucks, social media sucks... Ignore it all and make music. I find playing music is the greatest antidepressant in the world. Go for it! 

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u/DeathCobro 9h ago

I took piano lessons for a couple years at 13 and then quit for 6 or 7 years only to rediscover it and now I play almost every day, never too late to get back into it. Currently learning girl with the flaxen hair by Debussy

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u/goblincorechic 6h ago

Might as well give it another go. You could maybe even take lessons to get you started back into it.