26-01-2011, 05:45
Hey CH - the way to 'unlock' the instrument is to learn basic scales - then start playing along to your favourite pieces - and you will find over time that eventually your fingers 'remember' where to go and you will also develop an ability to improvise. Anyone can play anything if they are physically able to do so. The biggest stumbling block is the brain. I remember a story about a guy who was in some kind of accident - severe brain trauma - survived it and started playing the piano (complex pieces) without ever having played before. You just have to find the right button in the brain. We don't even realise what we are capable of.....the ghost in the machine!