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[primroseburrows]

Okay, two questions.

The first is for someone who's grown up in the British school system, as Harry did his first few school years: Is it possible for someone to go through school to age eleven and not learn anything about reading sheet music, including knowing what it looks like?

The second is for anyone who plays the piano: How long would it take for a very gifted (we're talking untapped prodigy, age sixteen) to learn to play the piano well enough to perform a complex piece of music?

Thanks in advance for any info.

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[heart-of-wine.livejournal.com]

Regarding piano, if I had to guess, it would take a gifted person starting at 16 about 5 years to get to a point where they could play the more complicated pieces and play them convincingly.

I hope that helps!

Hugs,
Elia