{"id":12747,"date":"2022-04-06T08:25:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T08:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepianogallery.co.uk\/videoshop\/?page_id=12747"},"modified":"2022-04-06T08:39:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T08:39:00","slug":"lost-motivation-for-playing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepianogallery.co.uk\/videoshop\/the-pianist-blog\/lost-motivation-for-playing\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost motivation for playing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12747\" class=\"elementor elementor-12747\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97ace10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97ace10\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f911249\" data-id=\"f911249\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae7515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fae7515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/thepianogallery.co.uk\/videoshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0035.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepianogallery.co.uk\/videoshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0035.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thepianogallery.co.uk\/videoshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0035-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thepianogallery.co.uk\/videoshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0035-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepianogallery.co.uk\/videoshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0035-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thepianogallery.co.uk\/videoshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0035-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a2682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"91a2682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c598e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2c598e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have you lost motivation for playing? Here are some tips to help get the spring \nback in your step (or fingers!)\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf3ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcf3ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><b>Connect with other Pianists\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes practice can get lonely! If you feel like this, connecting with fellow pianists can help. There are plenty of ways to do this through social media and also through websites like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/en-AU\/topics\/piano\/gb\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet Up<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A Lot of this can be done online so if traveling isn&#8217;t an option for you, it&#8217;s no problem! However now the world is returning back to some form of normality, a face-to-face meet up might be just what you need!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Explore a new genre of music<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are feeling a bit stuck and unmotivated, perhaps step out of your comfort zone and try a new genre of music.\u00a0 A new style may just give you the boost that you need.\u00a0 You can get access to a world of different music on websites like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheetmusicdirect.com\/?msclkid=d0046bd3145e14456b9309fbcd5cad08&amp;utm_source=bing&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=UK%20-%20Sheet%20Music%20General%20Terms%20-%20BMM%20-%20Imported&amp;utm_term=%2Bdownload%20%2Bsheet%20%2Bmusic&amp;utm_content=UK%20-%20Download%20-%20BMM\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheet Music Direct<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicnotes.com\/?cmpid=sem_roirevolution&amp;msclkid=4bf41722a8e61cf7d991750a71e46006&amp;utm_source=bing&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=(ROI)%20Sheet%20Music&amp;utm_term=Sheetmusic.com&amp;utm_content=SheetMusic.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music Notes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Take part in competitions or performances<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that festivals and concerts are back in action, it\u2019s a fun idea to get yourself signed up for a local competition or festival. 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