I speak from experience when I say learning to play the piano is for all ages. I began learning to play when I was five years old. I didn’t have a formal teacher (my mom taught me everything she knew) until I was in high school. I would play and play. It was my emotional outlet. As I moved on with life and family, I managed to fit a piano into my living space–bedroom or living room–so I could continue to play the music I loved. As time passed, and my youngest child was in middle school, I decided to go to college to get a degree in music. It wasn’t easy being the oldest student in the class, but I pushed myself to keep it going and do my best. In 2002, I began teaching piano with a year of theory behind me. I graduated with honors from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2005. I found teaching to be a gift. Every student is different. There are so many musical styles to choose from, so much music to learn to play. It never gets old. In my teaching, I never forget what it was like to be that oldest student, struggling to learn the foreign language of music.