Public Piano Etiquette

[Anonymous]

Its out of line. That is not a practice room for your daughter. No one wants to hear it and most if they say yes are being nice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good to you or good as in she’d be invited to play for the Queen?

I enjoy the piano I play, but I don’t want to hear a “ good for her age” when I’m out to dinner or in a spa.

If there's a piano there to be played, then you need to suck it up or go elsewhere. I detest the guys my local Potbelly brings in on Fridays, but I recognized that they are there making (loud and ill-sung) music they enjoy, and if I don't want to subject myself to it, I don't have to buy a sandwich there.

As for the resort, I've never been to one, or a spa, etc. But OP, if the piano is there and you were told you could play, then you should have stayed and played. Let them leave. And the idea that they might have been extra rude because they thought you were the help and not a guest is even grosser than if they were rude to another guest. F them. Play away next time.

I don’t need to suck anything up so watch your mouth. You going into a shop with known entertainment is not the same as OP and her child entering a previously quiet room and banging on a piano because it’s there,

[Anonymous]

If I was relaxing quietly, and you came in and played a quiet relaxing song, I would probably just enjoy it as background music.

If your music was loud or fast paced or distracting, I would get up and leave and probably shoot you a side eye on my way out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with the you sound like you're looking for attention pp. I like hearing most people play music in random places.

Something about what you do sounds off putting. Not because of the music, because of your nature.

You sound annoying. And no one cares how good your daughter is.

You are coming with the predictable DCUM response of "you're annoying, you're looking for attention." Boring!

OP doesn't sound off-putting at all. If you play piano, and love piano, playing on a beautiful grand piano in a nice setting can just feel good. Management said it's for guests to play,and she's a guest. No harm, no foul.

I'd love to hear someone playing if I were there. If I could no longer carry on the conversation I planned on, I'd move. Easier for me to move than to move the piano!

[Anonymous]

Everyone who says you shouldn't have played is wrong. If there’s a piano, it’s there to be played. Eff everyone who says otherwise. I’d have played really loudly so I couldn’t have heard their complaints, and ideally driven them out of the room. Anyone who doesn’t want to hear a piano should lounge in a room sans piano. I can’t believe this is even an issue. I’m a little disappointed that you rolled over so easily, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good to you or good as in she’d be invited to play for the Queen?

I enjoy the piano I play, but I don’t want to hear a “ good for her age” when I’m out to dinner or in a spa.

If there's a piano there to be played, then you need to suck it up or go elsewhere. I detest the guys my local Potbelly brings in on Fridays, but I recognized that they are there making (loud and ill-sung) music they enjoy, and if I don't want to subject myself to it, I don't have to buy a sandwich there.

As for the resort, I've never been to one, or a spa, etc. But OP, if the piano is there and you were told you could play, then you should have stayed and played. Let them leave. And the idea that they might have been extra rude because they thought you were the help and not a guest is even grosser than if they were rude to another guest. F them. Play away next time.

I don’t need to suck anything up so watch your mouth. You going into a shop with known entertainment is not the same as OP and her child entering a previously quiet room and banging on a piano because it’s there,

Except that’s not what OP described, so maybe you should stop making things up then telling others to watch their mouths. Good lord. Learn to read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its out of line. That is not a practice room for your daughter. No one wants to hear it and most if they say yes are being nice.

Only an American from the USA would say something like this.
There are all these pianos in train stations in France and sometimes 3-4 people play them at once. Not everyone plays great but it’s always fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Its out of line. That is not a practice room for your daughter. No one wants to hear it and most if they say yes are being nice.

Only an American from the USA would say something like this.
There are all these pianos in train stations in France and sometimes 3-4 people play them at once. Not everyone plays great but it’s always fun.

Those "play me" pianos were not the focus of OP's post. She was talking about going into what sounded like a relatively exclusive resort, into their main lodge area where other guests were already in there and enjoying the room and the company, there happened to be a grand piano there so she decided to play on it and was perplexed why the other guests were irritated.