Q: Bill, I just don't get it. I really, REALLY want to be good at piano. I practise for hours at a time, but I started at 13/14 and feel I'm making very little progress. What should I learn? How am I able to improve? I want to be able to improvise and to learn other music, but also to write my own. I don't know, I feel particularly lost today.
A: the first question i have to ask is, what do you think 'good at piano' is? where did you first get an idea that that's what you wanted? how would you describe this? what are the benefits?