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...rists who can hammer away on a mandolin. They can write their own posts. But I can definitely speak for the keyboard group! I can estimate accurately that a full 20 to 25 percent of my performance wor...
.... I've always wanted to play in a local band, maybe do oldies, etc, but have zero confidence in myself as a keyboardist and don't want to waste anyone's time with me auditioning.
Just curious...many...
...f the key and whether I'm playing an Ab7 or G#7, or 2) try and forget about the connection from keys-on-the-keyboard to written chord symbols.
I'm not sure if I can 'unlearn'/'forget' or 'abstract f...
...the closest thing to an acoustic piano, is there any difference between a P90 and a Clavinova as far as the keyboard touch and the piano sound? I am a little confused by graded hammer effect and weigh...
Hi all. I just got a used Yahmaha psr-400 keyboard. This thing has a midi hookup on the back. I was wondering what it would take to use the midi with my computer. I want to do this ON THE CHEAP. Do I
...ay, Hummel - making the relationship between treble figurations relate quite differently to the rest of the keyboard work than it does with a modern concert grand. This emerges very clearly in every f...
...bachelor basement apartment. They wove their way around the piles of books and sheet music, sat down at the keyboard and gamely worked through their finger-stretching exercises. A plaster bust of Beet...
...of confusing you with more chord names, you just move all your fingers one semitone (half-step) down on the keyboard.
I = G -> F# ii = am -> g#m V = d7 -> c#7...
...od itself is solid oak, with rounded corners for the mutual protection of heads, shins and the piano frame. Keyboard ends are made of copper to counteract smouldering butts. The ivory surfaces are bev...
Speaking of CPE & concerti, I once saw a recording of CPE's arrangement of his father's famous D Minor concerto and made the horrible mistake of not buying it on the spot. The CD was a recording of bo
I have to admit I've always scoffed a bit at electronic keyboards, prefering to stick to the better sound, response, touch and appearance of a piano. However, the practicalities have taken over and I
...e man who sold him the piano, which is how he learned to repair and restore them.
This Don Quixote of the keyboard, who didn't play well enough to pursue a performing career, explained his fascinati...
I have a question for those who play music on the piano or keyboard by ear, do you know what you are doing when you are playing by ear? is it something you analyze, for example playing by ear and sayi
To learn the basics of playing keyboard or piano is 61 keys enough? I am not sure I ready to make a commitment, but for under $100, I would be willing to take a shot.
- Richard Hutnik
...e out what the correct height should be for my piano relative to my bench at my height (6'0').
I think my keyboard is too high, when I sit at my bench with my hands and fingers relaxed on the keys, ...
...s Wurlitzer spinet that couldn't compare to the teacher's Baldwin or was it the fact that the height of the keyboard hurt my wrists? Or, was I just a kid wanting to do other things?
Now I have two s...
...roblem? Simple? What to choose...
I tried the low-class Yamaha Clavinova (130-150 models) and I found the keyboard too light, for me.
Those light-class pianos are simply 'toys', for me....
(I pl...
... son. (We have a regular upright which we will keep). He is in a band (2 acoustic guitar players and him on keyboards- not hard rock type music).
We rented a used Yamaha P150 and find it is very hea...
...jazz piano, and jazz in general. Buy every single Miles Davis album you can get a hold of with a piano or a keyboard in there somewhere, and you will know something about most of the major stylists in...
...ts digital inputs, including coaxial S/PDIF, and can sync to different sampling rates. So I'm looking for a keyboard that is as close as possible to the sound and feel of an acoustic piano and has dig...
...y astounding machine. Much more than a simple portable piano. The GM2 midi implementation is very good. The keyboard is very reactive despite of a lightly reduced touch course. The pianos sounds are v...
Does anybody have any experience with Yamaha GH and new GH3 keyboard technology?
Thx for any info!
Hi all,
as the Fatar keyboards (SL880 Pro and the SL 990) aren't available anymore at my store (because of mechanical failures, they had to send back 10 keyboards and don't continue this product any
...rever anyway, but I was watching a video by the band Toto from the 80's, the song 'Africa', and noticed the keyboard player playing the solo on the left and right hand, an octive away, and couldn't he...
... am about 6'-7' tall. If I sit at virtually any piano that I have tried, my knees will hit the front of the keyboard. I cannot put them a little ways under the keyboad, like most pianists do. I am jus...
Hi.. How would I go about finding a real good guy who plays and sings standards on a synth type keyboard in my area? Is there a place on the net or in Newsgroups to do this kind of investigation? I'm
...Six Hamburg Symphonies, wq 182 and Leonhardt's wq 183. My online research efforts have pointed me toward:
Keyboard works: Prussian sonatas, Württemberg Sonatas and six sets of keyboard pieces für ...
...t apply himself very much becuase he doesn't want to put forth the effort. I'm wondering if we bought him a keyboard that would interface with a PC and some piano software, if that would make him more...
...anos: Yamaha CVP 207 / 209 vs
Roland KR 977 / 1077 Pianos
Some of these feel very close to a REAL piano keyboard action and the sound is quite good as well....
... a phrase let's say with a five
Not sure if this is what you're after - when you say 'broken chord up the keyboard' I'm thinking arpeggio. If so, they may be using LH to play the 6th (probably 2nd f...
...saw, one can feel the varying weight of the hammer on the other side.
In contrast, modern digital piano's keyboard has very different feel to them. Because the musical instrument is electronic, ther...
... that show me how play a chord....for example...how is a 'a#' ecc...?....the correct position of my hand on keyboards?
thx...
...anocorder? I did know this was exist. it's recorder hook to piano so you can record and play just like midi keyboard. It very expensive. the guy told me it cost over $5,000....
...mper is and that there are many old tempers but I am talking here about EQUAL temper like modern electronic keyboards are tuned to. So why does my tuner do all that temper and stretching stuff - why j...
My niece would like to learn to play piano. I was thinking of buying her a relatively inexpensive keyboard, but I do NOT want one with dozens of voices, preprogrammed rhythms, or pre-recorded songs. I
...s that Perahia hasn't done any recent recordings to equal his Goldberg Variations. I couldn't listen to his Keyboard Concertos and how *he* thinks they should be played... Having said that, I haven't ...
Hi all
I would like some advice on whether I would be best with a portable home keyboard (yamaha type of thing) or a midi controller to use with my computer?? I want to use the keyboard for recordin
Hi all,
I'm a keyboard player, and have been playing piano and keyboards for most of my life. However I find it very hard to play a piece without having one hand follow or mirror the other (usually
...n, I met with the composer, and to add to the difficulties, he wants me to change my entire approach to the keyboard. (Also, the string players in the piece have to alter their technique.)
I'm still...
...ello everybody, I was just wondering if anyone out there could give me their opinions on the Yamaha MOTIF 8 keyboard. I'm thinking of getting one, and would like to hear some opinions about it, if you...
...rolling the action. What are these people doing, visualizing ahead the printed notes, positions of hands on keyboard or what? Any ideas on how to train the mind to be able to do this? Thanks for any h...
Hello, I currently have a PSR-8000 and enjoy playing both the keyboard and piano. I started off playing easy keyboard and I have a good knowledge of all the diferent chords. Now I would like to play s
...ce was that is was a ludicrous attempt. Listening again today was a revelation. As strange as playing Tudor keyboard masters on a Steinway is, Gould seemed to have a real affinity for the music. The q...
...gorgeous wood (see close-up photo below), and has a great mirror installed across the front panel above the keyboard. Plays fine, needs a tuning, but all keys and strings are there and work, as well a...
...ential steps than 6ths? It seems to me that the 'hollowness' of the 6th is harder for my hand to travel the keyboard than adding the middle note. It could be both a physical (three-point touchdown wit...
It's poll time again, people!
Who are your personal top ten favorite jazz keyboardists?
Mine, as of today, are:
01) Sun Ra (Saturn/Alabama, 1914-1993) 02) Cecil Taylor (New York, 1929-present) 0
... The photo credit says it’s from the Smithsonian.
There is also one listed here: http://www.usd.edu/smm/KEYBOARD.HTM#Gilbert - so there’s another in the National Music Museum in SD.
Has anyone...
...xcept for a few strings damaged by rust, most are still in place. The most damaged part of the piano is the keyboard...
I'm searching for a CD set with Handel's keyboard suites #1-16, preferrably played on the piano. I have Anthony Newman's #1-8 on harpsichord, which is nice, and Perahia's Handel/Scarlatti CD, which co
I'm a pianist who's owned a Yamaha P-120 for a while. I love the sound, action, and overall beauty of the P-120, but I'm now finding a real need for better/additional voices (individual strings, some
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