You know you are a pianist when:
1. You actually know how to pronounce the word pianist(Yup.. who does'nt knows)
2. You find yourself using your desk at school as an imaginary keyboard (When I'm restless ot bored.. definitly yes!)
3. You know how to play more than the classic song "heart and soul" ~ by the way that is the most annoying song ever and kills a part of my soul everytime I hear it (what song is that?!?!)
4. You can memorize every note in a song without trying (Provided I love the piece)
5. You can play any song that you've learned on your desk
6. You can play counter melodies (right and left hands playing different melodies at the same time)
7. You dream of one day owning a Steinway Grand or at least playing on one (definitly yes! I want a model B!)
8. You can look at a keyboard and instead of seeing just a bunch of keys, you see sections that are clearly divided (YES!)
9. You can play more than just the 1st movement of the Moonlight Sonata (Done with 3rd movt already, now working on 2nd movt)
10. You can play more than one sonata (classical pianists)( DUH!)
11. You can't drive by a piano store without your inner pianist telling you to pull in and test some pianos out( DUH!)
12. Everytime you see an Asian, you wonder if they are better than you at piano ~ not meant to be racist but its the truth (Deep down inside... hmm.. i must confess.. YES)
13. You can practice for two hours and it only seems like you practiced for a half-hour (Provided I'm working on difficult works I really like)
14. You can pronounce Mozart correctly, oh yea and Chopin ~ If you pronounce Chopin like chopin' wood, you deserve to be shot ( I used to pronounce it wrongly.. haha)
15. You constantly find yourself moving your pinkeys up and down hoping to finally get the correct motion
16. Your thumbs automatically tuck under when you play a scale
17. You realize that Steinway is the best and you can't get any better ~ I will admit that Yamaha does produce some nice affordable pianos though
18. You blow off your friends to go to your piano lesson and you're glad you did ( Never happen before, during recitals, maybe i think )
19. If one key on your piano is even slightly flat or sharp, you know it right away (yes!)
20. You feel the urge to hit whoever is playing Greensleeves or Chopsticks for the 100th time (haha.. yeah)
21. You can play better than your first teacher (Maybe..)
22. You find yourself using piano as on outlet for all your emotions (YESYESYES!!!! )
23. After a rough day, you have actually talked to your piano like it was a pet, and then felt better (Never happen before)
24. You can feel keys and know what note it is without looking (sometimes)
25. You realize that in the long run pianists get more girls than high school athletes, so you practice that much harder each day~ I guess this can work for girls getting guys too,,,not quite sure though being a guy myself ( I don't know abt this...)
26. Everytime you see a piano with the keys covered, you want to run over and take a look at those ivories (yes!)
27. You've memorized most models that Steinway makes (model A/B/C anything else??)
28. You know that Steinways come from two distinct factories (Yeah.. Hamburg factory in Germany and New York factory)
29. You know where the largest collection of Steinway pianos in the world is (Steinway Hall in NY I think)
30. When you hear someone say "keyboard" you instantly think of a piano (Nope)
31. You've had at least one dream where you play piano at a huge concert (Yeah.. happened bfr)
32. You leave the practice room with sore hands, wrists, fingers and you are strangely satisfied (sometimes)
33. You only wish you could practice longer and that teachers would stop wasting your time with homework
(Sometimes)
34. If your house burned down, the only possession you fear to lose is your beloved piano
(not really)
35. If someone insults your piano, they insult you in a very personal way
(Not really)