Hello. Love this topic! I have been playing the piano and synthesizer (electronic waveform generator with user programmable parameters for creating new waveforms into sounds, with keys) since I was 6 and started writing music at age 9 ( taught myself). My hearing was better then and I could hear most of the notes except the lower or higher end of the keyboard. I have played my piano and several synthesizers everyday for 20 years, I also write a song a day. If I do not play music for half a day, I start to feel starved and will Have to go and play some music. I usually play twice a day somtimes three. I work on waveform theory, analysis and creation after I work on a song or two. My sister and wrote and produced 2 CDs before we were 16. We played our school's synthesizer with special permission in 4th grade and got to skip reading time every other day each week. We also had the honor of playing on the news and the radio here in Austin. Will never forget it. I use Phonak Naida hearing aids now and still never hear high or low end notes, but I have made do without those notes but my hearing aids with the Icom help me a lot in my studio. I also have posted our music on Youtube under "jumellemusic". I also work with a drum machine, it takes more programming than you'd think. it doesnt play a beat for you, you have to set the different steps (16) to each part. 16th notes or 32 it depends. Anyway , I literally sleep in my studio, partly cuz I feel more comfortable close by and I do not have much space. I own 6 synthesizers (24 years old or older) and 1987 sequencer for recording. As my name states, I am a synthfreak and love anything with piano or synthesizers! I also like to play Beethoven's Inventions, cool stuff. I would love to have a grand piano, the most awesome instrument! In college I went every day after classes to the music dept. and played the Steinway. Love it!
