I was just curious how many of you guys are self taught pianists and how many years everyone has been playing. Post up a response to tell everyone about yourself! I thought this would be a good way for all the pianists to get to know each other.

As for me, I've had about a year of lessons and have been playing on and off for about 2 years I guess.

one year with a teacher

Not even a year yet, but i am learning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I tried teaching myself for two years, but I couldn't even play with two hands together during that time... Now, I have had formal lessons for a little over a year, and, I'm not bragging, but I went to state for Solo and Ensemble for a class A piano solo (Schubert's Impromptu no. 2 in A-flat), and got a first! It was very encouraging for me to keep studying piano, and, expand my repetoire.

I don't really find that hard to believe. Some people can progress really fast if they focus and take lessons.

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oh and i played piano without lessons(kinda taught by my mom but i'm better than her now) for about 5 years and with formal lessons for 2.

I've been playing for 7 years...and I'm only 13!

i've been playing whenever i can get a piano and i play by ear, quite well actually.

Maybe I take things too seriously, I have been working on the piano and flute for 35 years...I wouldn't call it "playing"...

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I've played for 2 years (self-taught)...

i'm 17 now..been playing since 5..so dat makes it almost 12 years already! Time flies huh..

It's been five years teaching myself and I'm 14 now.

Hi everyone...i have benn playing the piano for seven years now ..i am only 15...i have had lessons the whole time..

I've been playing piano since i was 7 and im 14 so for half my life.

i have been playing for 20 years but learned the keyboard most piano was self taught but coz there are peices of music i want to play am not getting lessons going back to basics for the piano

ive been playing since i was 6, which makes that 10 years of playing all together. ive only had a teacher for 4 years though; the rest of the time i taught myself.