Words from Layer Method student Josephine made me question whether or not pianos struggle with depression.

Her words:

“If more people could look into your Layer Method, then piano playing wouldn’t look so complicated that it should take years and years from childhood to learn it, until the eye bags have become too heavy and low, they aged so fast just to learn it and lost all interests.

Five days from now, I will be already two months on your Layer Method of Piano Playing, while my piano had been sitting in my bedroom for more than two years without anyone playing, nor a single tune coming from it, but just dust.

Now, daily, there’s music from it and someone (that’s me) is getting better daily. Thanks again, Tim” Josephine

Think about the life of a typical piano.

Fresh off the factory floor, built to make beautiful music.

Shipped to a new home, set up, and ready for action.

Then for a few months the ivories are tickled playing twinkle twinkle little star, mary had a little lamb and the coca cola theme song from the 80’s.

Then the times in between get longer. The twinkle twinkle songs eventually stop.

That’s when I am guessing Piano Depression starts to sit in.

Josphines piano was meant to be played.

It sat for two years doing nothing.

Now it gets played every day.

If more people would get in the Layer Method maybe we could solve the piano depression epidemic.

Who knows…

…it’s a worthy thought though.

You got a totally depressed piano at home?

Give it some real medicine and start helping it find its true calling.

Being played, making beautiful music and doing it daily by learning to play piano by ear.

Learn how here: www.pianofool.com/layermethod