How do I begin finally making music on the piano?

I am Beginning to Dislike Piano. What Can I Do About It?

• I have been playing piano for 9 and a half years now. Ever since I was 6 years old. I am now about to enter grade 9 RCM. It is a big accomplishment for me, especially since most people I know stopped at around grade 5. The truth about the matter is, my father forced me to play piano when I was at the age of 6. For the next few years, he continued to force me. Eventually he got off my back about it, and I could play piano by myself, without his personal supervision. He still regulated how much I must practice each day minimum. I knew that if I ever expressed any desire to stop playing piano, it would end up in much suffering on my part. After a few more years, I was finally allowed to practice piano completely on my terms. I would regulate how much I can and should practice each day, as it has now become my full responsibility. I found that I have very little interest in actually practicing piano, and when I do play, it is not "straight from my heart with love and joy", as a way of saying it. I do find that I can now derive some enjoyment from playing piano, but I consider it a monster of a chore. Interestingly enough, I LOVE to listen to classical music. My psychologist says that she sees it as the natural "life" of playing piano. If the average person takes ten years to finish piano (one for every year in the RCM level), then by the end of that 10 year period, of course one would begin to lose interest in playing. Like getting old and dieing, I am beginning to slow down in my interest for the instrument. I think I know why my dad forced me to play piano. When he was a child, he wanted to play music as well, but in the country where he was from, teachers only took on students if they showed aspiring talent. My father did not have any talent. Its very sad since he wanted to play SO much. I think that if he couldn't get into music, that at least I should. I achieve tangible results on my own, I get around 80-85% on my RCM exams (both practical and theory/histor

• Answer:

  Find another instrument to start learning to play - one that YOU want to learn to play.