Also, I'm considering getting an electric keyboard even though we have a really grand grand piano in our house because it would help me write/improv music without worrying about what my family members hearing it (I would use headphone plug-ins) because I've heard that professional musicians limit the part of their brain that worries about what other people think while they're improv-ing and until I'm brave enough to do that I think it would be nice to have a private environment to try this in. Thoughts?
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