Adult Learning Theory

Nate

15 Jun 2026 — 1 min read

Not much to say here. Just want to share this article. When considering learning piano, I doubted myself at first. But then I thought to myself, "I'm an adult with various life experiences, so I should be able to learn piano".

I never learned formal music theory. So that was a big hurdle initially. Then I became more confident as I kept attending classes (weekly). I decided that I could do this. I came across this article recently and it fills in and confirms a lot of my thoughts on learning new skills as an adult. Maybe others will find this helpful and motivating.

Quick Practice Session

Used: https://pianovoicings.com/#key-D 2-5-1 Progression. Played along with this youtube video: My focus was just to get a solid understamding of the fingering I wanted to use. For ii, I played E in my left hand, and D, F#, and G. Same octave. For V, I played A

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Hello. I'm Nate. I was born in Atlanta, GA. Now, I live in Oakland, CA. About a year and a half ago, I decided I wanted to take piano lessons. I was specifically attracted to Blues music. I'm not an expert on the genre. However I&

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