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Yay for you coming here to the forum. I am a FB refugee, deciding that I could no longer endure what the FB billionaire is doing with my information, so I gave up the whole thing and found more time to practice piano.

A big challenge for me is trying to avoid banging on the keys. I am so happy to have my fingers in the right places (I'm there - HIT IT!) that I don't pay attention to the dynamics of the piano. It's something you can appreciate when you hear a pro play. I find that only after I get the piece down f...

Thanks of your reply, Andrew. I believe the bold lines are an artifact of the way the ledger lines display on my screen. Near the bold lines are small offsets in the ledger lines, not enough to be a problem, but an indication that what I am seeing is a display issue and not anything to do with PS.

Thanks of your reply, Andrew. I believe the bold lines are an artifact of the way the ledger lines display on my screen. Near the bold lines are small offsets in the ledger lines, not enough to be a problem, but an indication that what I am seeing is a display issue and not anything to do with PS.

I have just noticed a couple of notes have dark lines directly over them after I run though the piece. They aren't always there. Does this indicate I am holding the notes too long...or maybe not long enough?

I am at the end of rookie and it has taken me about 24 hours...

I am about finished with rookie boot camp, but am not satisfied with the ability of my 4th and 5th fingers of both hands to match the greater strength and agility of fingers 1 and 2. I happened to look at some books on piano playing that I have had for several years and came across "Hanon exercises"...