thepianoplayer416 Beginners tend to be short-lived. After a year or so we move up, some earlier. Folks who make little progress are likely going to quit.
I just think of it as growing and developing etc. A normal and regular part of life - developing. If one just keeps at it - no matter what rate it is, or how much time it takes - then they will keep developing. I generally don't focus on whether someone else wants to keep developing or quitting etc - as each person is different - with their own circumstances, situations etc. I think the main thing is about - what we want to play the piano for. That's if it is even important to somebody else or not.
I still have very very clear and strong memories of when I was an absolute beginner. Playing with right hand only, and not even knowing about finger sequence etc. I loved it already. It was in the amazement in the keyboard layout - which appeared to be of a form or format that is laid out in some sort of self-explanatory and intuitive ordered way, that allowed us to play various tunes that we like/love. The fun and enjoyment in trying to remember the key sequence - a fun and interesting challenge in itself -- is what I remember a lot.
It was only much much later, after understanding more about relative pitch methods and other amazing methods for navigating around the piano, allowing us to become more at one with the piano, and with music, which made things even more exciting/interesting/intriguing in piano and music.
But - just being able to play some tunes with my right hand - and driving the piano with one hand - and connecting with piano and music already did it for me. I actually and genuinely did 'dream' of being able to play with hand independence some piano pieces - or sort of generate some beautiful or elegant sounding music on piano. At that time - I didn't know if I could, or ever would be able to do that. My own approach has been - no matter how long it takes, and what rate I learn at, I would simply just keep learning and developing. And I can say that -- as long as we keep going, we're just going to keep developing, which increases those chances of what we would like to do in terms of expressing ourselves on piano - expressing ourselves musically.
I don't mean needing for other people to hear what we play etc. But of course, if other people enjoy what we play for them, then that is also extremely special. For me, it is about just loving to play the piano and love music.
And also, the internet is amazing - as it allows us to communicate with other people that love playing piano and music, and enjoying learning and developing as well.
Also - importantly - I think that if anybody does 'quit', then that doesn't necessarily mean end of the road permanently for piano. A lot of people have indeed started up again after some time. And regardless of what their aim/goal had been, it's their restarting that is really nice.
