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Hello Team Liquid!
I am a senior in high school who live in Southern California who is trying to learn Starcraft 2. I have selected zerg as my race. After losing all 5 placement matches i somehow got placed in silver instead of bronze (as if it really matters  ). Beyond gaming, I am also a musician with a few years of music under my belt. Started with piano when i was five and haven't stopped switching instruments since. Right now I'm playing bass guitar and cello after having played: piano, various percussion instruments, flute, and french horn. If anyone ever reads/cares about these blogs I will continue to post about both my starcraft/other gaming and real life. Hope you guys enjoy!
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On September 03 2011 13:45 romnomz wrote:Hello Team Liquid! I am a senior in high school who live in Southern California who is trying to learn Starcraft 2. I have selected zerg as my race. After losing all 5 placement matches i somehow got placed in silver instead of bronze (as if it really matters ). Beyond gaming, I am also a musician with a few years of music under my belt. Started with piano when i was five and haven't stopped switching instruments since. Right now I'm playing bass guitar and cello after having played: piano, various percussion instruments, flute, and french horn. If anyone ever reads/cares about these blogs I will continue to post about both my starcraft/other gaming and real life. Hope you guys enjoy!
If you were good at piano you will likely learn starcraft faster than normal, because it will make learning and using hotkeys waaayy easier.
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make sure you learn some build orders!
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I used to be somewhat decent haha but im struggling a bit (INJECT INJECT INJECT!!!) hahaha ya injects are the hardest part for me right now but im working on it and have been getting a few wins with roaches and sometimes transitions into mutas, though at this point im just trying to learn how to keep my minerals down below 1000. But so far im having a lot of fun with this and its pretty good for stress relief when im not raging at people
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Good luck with StarCraft.
And remember to find balance between playing and watching sc2. You don't need the 2nd to be more if you really want to get good. However, you can't skip either. :p
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and iv adopted Idra's 14 pool 15 hatch. It seems to work in almost any situation if i can hold off early harass/bunker or cannon rush/whatever other annoying things can happen early game
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Hey,
Start off with the basics. Pick a couple build orders, learn and "master" them. You can use liquipedia or SC2 strategy section for help.
If you need general help with learning the game, watch videos, Day9 dailies or anything like that. There is always some useful info for a 'newbie'. 
Good luck!
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On September 03 2011 13:45 romnomz wrote:Hello Team Liquid! I am a senior in high school who live in Southern California who is trying to learn Starcraft 2. I have selected zerg as my race. After losing all 5 placement matches i somehow got placed in silver instead of bronze (as if it really matters ). Beyond gaming, I am also a musician with a few years of music under my belt. Started with piano when i was five and haven't stopped switching instruments since. Right now I'm playing bass guitar and cello after having played: piano, various percussion instruments, flute, and french horn. If anyone ever reads/cares about these blogs I will continue to post about both my starcraft/other gaming and real life. Hope you guys enjoy!
Welcome!
I started just 2 weeks ago, also play Z, also got placed into silver (though I won a single placement match). About 8 games/day between then and now, and I made it into plat on the 2-week anniversary of my first placement match. And I didn't have the advantage of being a musician - manual dexterity REALLY helps with your mechanics, and it kind of sucks to have none (like me)!
Just play a bunch of games and focus on learning from every one and maintaining a positive attitude, and you'll be great in no time. If you have trouble with getting down after losing games, just think of it like learning a new instrument. Of course you're going to make mistakes - but practicing is the only way to better. 
I'm CapnPlatypus.937 on battle.net, feel free to add me as a friend there or message me here if you want any help/advice/etc from someone in a similar place!
GL HF
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All you really need to jump a few leagues is to learn to ignore most of what is on the screen and learn to play with a heavy emphasis on the top right corner. Knowing what is happening with your money and supply is the foundation of good Starcraft.
Learn 1 flexible macro build for the three matchups and play it to death. Hundreds of times. Learn it to the point where you are completely comfortable in its execution. Through it, you'll learn to 'feel' out the game because you'll understand your build's relative timing to other builds and periods of danger as well as safety.
Consider every game not as a singular event, but a link in the chain of improvement. If you measure yourself by your victories, a loss is a black mark on your record. But measuring yourself in improvement a loss becomes a means to faster reach your potential.
Be thankful you're playing such an amazing game and remember to treasure the enjoyment you gain from improvement.
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Just like the way you learn to use both hands on the piano, know that your starcraft play will be much more beautiful if you utilize both of your hands. My advice is learn the hotkeys
Attention is a KEY ASPECT of sc2. Pay attention to your money like your read ahead of where you are when you sight read.
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On September 03 2011 17:38 Dali. wrote:
All you really need to jump a few leagues is to learn to ignore most of what is on the screen and learn to play with a heavy emphasis on the top right corner. Knowing what is happening with your money and supply is the foundation of good Starcraft.
Learn 1 flexible macro build for the three matchups and play it to death. Hundreds of times. Learn it to the point where you are completely comfortable in its execution. Through it, you'll learn to 'feel' out the game because you'll understand your build's relative timing to other builds and periods of danger as well as safety.
Consider every game not as a singular event, but a link in the chain of improvement. If you measure yourself by your victories, a loss is a black mark on your record. But measuring yourself in improvement a loss becomes a means to faster reach your potential.
Be thankful you're playing such an amazing game and remember to treasure the enjoyment you gain from improvement.
wow I really like this post, this is good advice right here
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thanks for the advice guys ill definitely be sure to keep this in my mind as i play from now on, and hopefully i can make it to gold before school starts 3 days from now haha
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