But suddenly in the 19th century it became quite acceptable, even, to some extent, almost expected for a middle-class European woman to be able to play the piano, partly because among upper-middle class women it was a sign of refinement.
We learned to play the piano by playing and drive a car by driving.
我们以弹来学习弹钢琴,以驾驶来学习驾驶汽车。
So, despite not really knowing how to play the piano and not knowing how to read or write music, Cicoria got himself a piano and promptly began to play everything he heard in his head.