I took piano lessons when I was just 5 years old. After six months the piano teacher came to my home and offered to give my mother her money back. She said the kid will never learn to play. My mother said he really plays great here at home, and the teaches said, yes, but he only plays what is in his head, not what is on the sheet music. After six months, he still cannot read a note and play it. Guess I fooled that old lady. Yeah, I still cannot read the dots, but I had a lot of fun playing since I was just 12 years old.