Ask a pianist.

Originally Posted by Dewman

Does playing the piano make you any more freaky or dextrous with your fingers? e.g, can you type at the speed of light (or there abouts)?

I can type pretty damn fast, but then I suppose I spend more time typing than practicing piano >.<

Is there any way at all I can improve my timing? I'm getting there with other techniques but my biggest short-coming is my timing.

Also, have you ever attempted to play "Flight of the Bumblebee"?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by ^___^

Not really. Well I probably sightread some transcription once but I can't say I got hooked.

What do you mean by improving your timing, precisely? Staying in a tempo without slowing down/speeding up? Playing complex rhythms correctly? Please enlighten me there.

Heh. Considering my skill level, I took one look at it and never bothered with it ever again.

I suppose both of those; it's just timing in general. Would practicing with a metronome regularly be a good idea at all? I find it quite hard to stay with those.

There's nowhere I can't reach.