Everyone in my family has to begin playing and instrument in fifth grade and my mom and her mom had played flute, and I thought it was pretty, so I decided to play it. To this day I'm still very happy I chose flute!

I didn't. My sister and I were going to learn piano for the sake of learning piano- if we attempted piano and hated it, we could pick another instrument, but my mom wanted us to play at least one instrument. I fell in love with the piano and now play it of my own free will. I tried the flute in 5th grade because it looked pretty and I liked the sound, but I gave that up because I hate scales, and I had to practice scales day and night. How did I get past the first level in piano then, you ask? Pure torture every Sunday- and I hardly ever practiced. Thankfully, I am now well past the point where I have to practice scales, along with those horrible pieces from the Faber books. Fond but painful memories lol.

Out of curiosity, did anyone here have to learn from the Faber books, or was my evil Russian piano teacher the only one with that brilliant idea?

piano. i chose piano because ive been playing it for as long as i can remember. supposedly i used to play before i could talk - i dont remember but i guess i was just drawn to it.

i've heard that the faber books aren't very good. But i wouldn't know really cause i've never had to use them.

Honestly, my parents made me play the flute, I was a cheerleader (worst decision ever) and I didn't want to be a "band geek", but then, cheerleading ended, i saw how horribly shallow I was, and I began playing the flute more in sixth grade. I really found a passion for music, and found out I was pretty good. So, not the best of stories, but oh well.