nopeEver heard of Evan Prosserman, @4everchan ?
seems like he is one of those skaters also educated in classical music, playing an instrument,..
and Canadian
so many pianists skate... or so many skaters play the piano... i am not sure which came first I will try to notice him when he skates...
nope
like there's one for literally anything connected to skating
Patrick played, Conrad, I think Roman, Zach Lagha... Zach reached a good level... There is Armin (forgot his last and complicated name from the USA who was quite good at the piano)Wait, so many? Is there a statistics somewhere?
And the reasons why they start both?
but simply stating a fact. One finger, one string, bowed or plucked, it doesn't matter... violinists can play double stops... but that's all... playing the simplest Chopin Nocturne means that both melody and accompaniments have to be played at the same time, while both hands are producing different sounds at various tempi and with contrasting purposes... It is the accumulation of functions a pianist does that develops ambidexterity. In my case, as I have broken my upper limbs a few times, I can testify that it's very useful to be able to be a lefty whenever needed 
probably skating. Many many people can play Chopin nocturnes (most of my students get to that point after a few years)... but not so many can do triple jumps.
Nathan Chen plays piano, too. Although he is not Canadian so I am not sure if he counts here...Patrick played, Conrad, I think Roman, Zach Lagha... Zach reached a good level... There is Armin (forgot his last and complicated name from the USA who was quite good at the piano)
And regarding the violin, I am not being dismissive about what other instruments have to do
I mentioned Armin who is not Canadian...Nathan Chen plays piano, too. Although he is not Canadian so I am not sure if he counts here...
Tell me, please, is it really difficult to play Chopin? I love his music but I cannot play piano so I cannot judge it.... just curious to know,Patrick played, Conrad, I think Roman, Zach Lagha... Zach reached a good level... There is Armin (forgot his last and complicated name from the USA who was quite good at the piano)
And regarding the violin, I am not being dismissive about what other instruments have to do
That's why I dared to mention Nathan....
@yesterday 's question is not limited to Canadian skaters nor was my answer... moving on here.
It is as hard as you make it to be... it's easy to play anything badly.. and hard to play anything well. If you want to play Chopin, take lessons for a few years. Some manage it quickly, others take several years to get there. It's all about the effort you put in.Tell me, please, is it really difficult to play Chopin? I love his music but I cannot play piano so I cannot judge it.... just curious to know,
Thanks for your answer!
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is that a lot? Can't say.
i don't want to make this thread drift too much so i will stop ... BUT... 8% of people going to a specific music school is very good.... not sure there are that many in my region. BUT exactly for that reason, people learn piano OUTSIDE of school. and many get to an advanced level... some go to music for postsecondary school but that too is in decline. BUT still,,, 8% is a lot compared to people doing Sport/Study in figure skating...Interesting, in my region, I'd put learning an instrument (not only piano) at the same level as leaning to skate - when starting early and seriously. More a niche, expensive and 'elite' thing.
I took piano lessons because I went to an elementary school with a focus on music and we had to play two instruments at least (and it was what my parents were most 'familiar' with and we could borrow one from friends) but there are not many schools like this so I think other kids might start because the familiy, parents have a music affinity but without one or the other I guess it's difficult.
I just looked for numbers and found an article from 2017 where it says 8% of all under-25 attend a specific music school
