Sunday walk.. blue skies.. And then this fella just standing there like he owned the paddock. Highland cow. All fringe, no rush. He looked at me, decided I wasn't interesting, and went back to doing absolutely nothing. Honestly, goals. (I love cows by the way. Don't know why.) I've been in production mode for weeks now — filming, editing, building. So getting out of the house with no laptop and no plan was the best thing I've done all month. I came back with more energy than I've had in ages, and I didn't do anything clever to earn it. Which brings me to the actual question.. What do you do on a Sunday that has nothing to do with piano? The thing that resets you. Walk, garden, cook, nap, sport, absolutely nothing at all? Tell me below. I'm collecting ideas 👀

Lovely members. I would love for you to clap along with her in the video clip and say the beats out loud at the same time. One rule. Your voice is the metronome. It does not speed up to rescue your hands and it does not wait for them. Keep your 1-2-3-4 on a steady tempo. She got 3 bars in and we laughed when she fumbled on the 4th bar. 😂 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 I am thinking of running a rhythm challenge in here. A few days away from the piano, then a few days moving it onto the keys, ending with you playing a piece you already know and hearing the difference yourself. It'll take few minutes a day. I will only build it if people want it. 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞. 😊 And tell me in the comments how far you got with the rhythm clapping!

A few of you have asked some version of "which video do I start with?" so let me make it clear. Going forward, every song in this community comes in three stages. Same song. Three rungs. 🪜 𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝟭 — 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵. You play the melody. I play the accompaniment. The video's objective is to help you stay on course with the timing and you will be able to hear where you are the whole way through. 🪜 𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝟮 — 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻. Same song, my melody taken out. This is where you hear yourself. 🪜 𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝟯 — 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀. The full version. This is where the song is going. Start at whichever rung feels right. Most people start at the first one. Nobody is behind. Aura Lee has all three in the Practice Room now, including the both hands version that went up on YouTube this morning. 👀 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝘀. You don't have to track the blocks falling if that gives you a headache. Just watch the keys light up. Same video, two ways to use it. 🎼 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, my score has both hands written out. Skip straight to it if you like. You don't need the falling keys at all. 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨. 💪🏻 The second one is what The Studio is for. ✨ I've updated the Start Here post with all of this, so it's always there when you need it.

Recorded this morning.. Just letting the harmony soothe me a little. Full thing lands in the classroom tomorrow~ And if you've been waiting for a slow one... You know.. to play to someone you love.. this is your song. 🤠 Guess what it is? 🎹

𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀. From today, new members pay $7/month to join Musicate Academy. You don't. Not now, not later. You were here when this room was nearly empty before there were workshops or chord kits or play-along maps, and you joined because you wanted to play piano and were willing to believe me before I had much to show you. Now we have 200++ of you. 🎉 And if you've just arrived — welcome. This is open to you too. ❤️ Why the change: a small price at the door means the people who walk in actually sit down at the piano. And it lets me keep building things like the Stand By Me workshop instead of chasing a number. If you haven't opened Stand By Me yet — this weekend's a good weekend. 🗓 Four parts, one hand, and you'll be playing something you recognise inside twenty minutes. 🎹 Thank you for being here early. 🙏🏻 MS P.S. — I've started a Wins category. If you play something this weekend, however small, post it there