Piano

Start with one melody and grow toward music with both hands.

Performance Music & Sound noisy done alone sedentary challenging

~$338Cost to start

SteepDifficulty

30–60 minTime / session

2 setup steps, ~$338 all in. Nothing to buy until you say so.

Is it you?

Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 30–60 min at a time, $338 to find out whether it sticks.

NoiseLoudSpaceDedicated room

What you need2 things

The honest floor, taking the cheapest option in each$338

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The path15 quests

ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$230

Get a digital piano with 88 weighted keys
Set it up where you already sit

Then the quests

Find middle C and name the white keys
Play a simple melody with your right hand
Play a five-note scale with the right fingering

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