Am I too old to learn to play a musical instrument?
I have been teaching Keyboard and Organ for nearly thirty years, my youngest student was Four years old, and the oldest was Eighty years old.
So the simple answer to the above question would be No. Maybe the question should be, would I like to learn to play a musical instrument? It is fairly probable that you are not going to become a concert pianist if you start learning at the age of eighty but that does not matter. Learning music is about what you personally want to get out of it. You might for instance want to learn to play one piece of music or a book of music or just to see how far you can go. There are no limits.
You can learn as much or as little as you personally want.
I have taught many older people that have said, "I wish I had learned to play when I was younger" and "children can learn a lot quicker" and "maybe I won't be able to learn at my age". Yes children will pick things up a little quicker because they have less to think about such as a mortgage, bills, work and many other adult related things that children will never have to think about until they themselves are adults. Adults of any age on the other hand have less time to learn a musical instrument but still have the ability to learn.
So if you are a member of the older generation and wondering whether to learn a musical instrument I say absolutely YES go for it and enjoy it. You won't regret it I promise you.
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About the Author
Michael David Shaw (Mike to his friends) runs the website http://www.mikesmusicroom.co.uk the place for organ and keyboard tuition and music news. You can email Mike at mike@mikesmusicroom.co.uk
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OTOVATION Announces New Amplitude Line of PC Audiometers
OTOVATION today announced its new Amplitude line of PC-based audiometers. Amplitude addresses the need for efficient and portable audiometric testing on a standard Windows PC. The first model in the Amplitude line, the A1, is based on a headset that can be connected directly to a USB port on a PC running the Amplitude software. The Amplitude A1 is designed to make audiometric testing quick and easy, portable, and usable on a wide variety of existing PC's as well as the latest of tablet and ultra-portable PC's.
Some of Amplitude A1's features:* USB connection to a desktop, laptop, tablet or ultra-portable PC * Connect headset to PC, load Amplitude software, and be ready for testing in about a minute * Keyboard, mouse, and touch-screen capable interface * Built-in patient database and easy, flexible operation * 11 frequencies from 125 to 8k Hz and intensity range from -10 to 110 dB HL * Manual or automated (Hughson-Westlake) testing * Optional bone conduction with masking The...
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FireFly Lighted Keyboard Introduced at CeBIT at IC INTRACOM's Exhibit
HANNOVER, Germany (ContentDesk) March 24, 2004 -- The new FireFly Lighted Keyboard uses patented Electro-Luminescent (EL) technology to produce a soft glow that highlights the keyboard's lettering and alleviates eyestrain common among computer users. This keyboard is being introduced at CeBIT, the world's largest computer trade show, in Hannover, Germany, March 18-24th, 2004. The FireFly Keyboard will be on display at IC INTRACOM's exhibit located at Hall 16, Stand C06. "The FireFly Keyboard offers advantages not found in earlier lighted keyboards or more recent knock-off products that may violate the FireFly patent," said Ben Zupan, Director of Global Marketing for IC INTRACOM. "Under normal use, the Electro-Luminescence has a lifetime of 20 years and features a convenient on/off switch.
The FireFly offers a better experience for home-office workers, college students, PC gamers, LAN party enthusiasts, graphic artists, case modders and others." The FireFly Lighted Keyboard features...
FireFly Lighted Keyboard Introduced at CeBIT at IC INTRACOM's Exhibit
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Tablet PC
A tablet PC functions like a laptop, but doesn't have a keyboard or mouse. Instead, it has a special touch screen, which receives information as the user writes on the screen with a specially designed pen. The pen can be used like a mouse, to select and open files or drag a file from one folder to another. The same pen can be used in place of a keyboard to write anything in any computer file. A tablet PC screen takes information only through this special pen.
It does not take any information from your finger, as certain other touch screens do. If needed, a keyboard can also be attached to a tablet PC.
However, its main advantage lies in the fact that one doesn't need a flat space to place a keyboard to use the computer. A tablet PC allows the user to work on it even while standing. Professionals such as doctors, salespersons, engineers, police officers and others who have to stand up most of the time while performing their duties can feel much more comfortable by...
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Tablet PC
A tablet PC functions like a laptop, but doesn't have a keyboard or mouse. Instead, it has a special touch screen, which receives information as the user writes on the screen with a specially designed pen. The pen can be used like a mouse, to select and open files or drag a file from one folder to another. The same pen can be used in place of a keyboard to write anything in any computer file. A tablet PC screen takes information only through this special pen.
It does not take any information from your finger, as certain other touch screens do. If needed, a keyboard can also be attached to a tablet PC.
However, its main advantage lies in the fact that one doesn't need a flat space to place a keyboard to use the computer. A tablet PC allows the user to work on it even while standing. Professionals such as doctors, salespersons, engineers, police officers and others who have to stand up most of the time while performing their duties can feel much more comfortable by...
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Mac plus monitor Latest Mac Technology
The Apple II and IBM PC computer lines were "cloned" by other manufacturers who had reverse-engineered the minimal amount of firmware in the computers' ROM chips and subsequently legally produced computers that would run the same software.
The Mac Plus has up to 4 Megs of RAM, and an internal 800K floppy drive. Most are tan (beige), later models were "platinum" (off-white with grey keys). This one is pictured with an optional external 800K drive, the extended keyboard, and mouse. Some units with faded colors or uneven fading are offered at a discount. The 128K and 512K look very similar but have different connectors than the Plus for printer and modem; and there are variations in labeling.
Mac Plus, tan, little to slight fading, with 4 Megs RAM, 800K floppy: ask for price, state cosmetic condition, note if you want a keyboard and mouse.
Mac 512K's or 512KE's hardly ever come up in surplus so it's hard to get more.
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