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... here is a Bosa Nova video, and in their blog you can find piano transcripts and general notes for playing bosa nova. also piano transcription of the dolphin by 7notemode (PDF) &nbs...
...ar-old who was the youngest working conductor of the time in the U.S. At the end of the segment, it was noted that he would be conducting the Symphony of the Air at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, November...
..., and the chord symbol count comes out the same as the longer 12/8 version, with same chord in the same note location. Now it would seem that if one played that 6/4 version, and repeated the 'missin...
I have nearly finished reading Charles Rosen's very interesting book 'Piano Notes - The Hidden World of the Pianist' but he does go on rather about Elliot Carter. I don't have the book to hand, but as
...ld be fine. Another example of a piece similar to what I'm looking for is Chopin's Heroic Polonaise. My note-reading level is at the level of Rachmaninoff's G minor prelude or Brahm's Intermezzos, so ...
...swered question'. Can the group perhaps suggest some pieces which make clear why he is so popular here. Note: I don't have a problem with atonal/serial works....
...some really accurate tabs, usually transcribed and corrected by music freaks that nitpick over the last note. Any suggestions on how or where to get the same quality for piano sheets? For older songs ...
... arrangements printed in some measures. In the same one song, the location of the two sets of different notes switches dynamically, being often in only one or the other piano staff, but occasionally b...
...no idea I'd be removing & replacing pins on the wippens so often. It's driving me crazy...so many stuck notes it's unbelievable. Every time I turn around, the action is coming back out & being reworke...
...cordings of the same performances, often in the same retail outlets. The Court, in finding for Naxos, noted that Naxos used the original discs, the so-called shellacs (78rpm shellac discs) to restor...
... was wrong, am I? Thanks Juan I. Cahis Santiago de Chile (South America) Email: jicl...@attglobal.net Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!...
...tor is becoming annoyed with me. Why? Because as soon as I learn a piece of music I stop looking at the notes because they are too hard for me to read well. Some say this is a good thing, and later ...
...ctive away, and couldn't help wondering...how did he arrive at which fingers were appropriate for which notes when it came to his left (or right!) hand? Hence, this post. Thanks again. I look forwar...
I have been wondering what is the correct way to play notes since different methods I have heard or read about seem counter intuitive. One teacher said all the notes, soft or loud need to played with
...in the Kohler Sonatina Album, there is no opus number. There are triplets in the left hand with quarter notes and sometimes dotted eigth notes in the right hand. The turn symbol is right above the qua...
...of the arm (ie rotation around the elbow, etc.). This is unlikely since that sensor varies so much from note to note. Or it could use lateral movement of the fourth finger. This didn't seem to work ou...
... usually play the chords and melody with the right hand, and I'll try to set a rhythm by playing single notes with the left hand. In other words, I try to keep the left hand part simple, especially wh...
...myself. it's been recommended in the past that if your fingers are too wide to fit in between the black notes, you should angle the hand and fingers so that you won't have to confront the piano square...
... the more extreme jumping at the higher end OK? There are a few jumps of greater than 15 cents from one note to an adjacent note. I'll admit it's really difficult to hear individual note differences f...
...ince I'm not analyzing what I'm playing with the right hand, then how will I know what appropriate root notes to play with the left hand? would you listen to the recording to hear what it sounds like ...
...'t stand to listen to them any more? They may be wonderful pieces but as soon as you hear those opening notes your heart sinks as you think: 'Not again!' For me that happens with several standard warh...
Hi, I have a question I'd like to ask of the more accomplished musicians here about playing 4 note chords like dominant 7ths. My question deals with hand positioning ....hopefully I'll know from res
...tenor sax with The Big bands: easy to play piano arrangements The Children's book : a collection of big note solos, duets The Italian songbook The art song [Four centuries of select vocal repertoire] ...
...ple of points in the 1st movement are giving me trouble. 1. Do the trills start on the upper or lower note? Is there a difference whether there is a grace note (e.g. measure 3) and whether there is ...
...clever touch. Do any other sets do this? At home I have only the Solti which does not. Also, how do the notes and essays of the various available cycles compare? Thanks in advance. Dana Hill Gaine...
... cannot be played with a light touch. The action is so bad that light arpeggios sound maybe every third note. To exacerbate the problem, the piano's tone is so bright and harsh that you need to play l...
When playing a gliss between two notes far apart in a key with black notes, does on play everything glissed on the white notes? What happens if the starting and ending note is a black key? Thanks
...w either way). He's a bright kid and seems to actually understand what he's being taught (picked up the note names in about 10 minutes). His piano teacher is very good (teaches at the Cleveland Instit...
...lent. Outstanding, highly recommended!!!!! Thanks Juan I. Cahis Santiago de Chile (South America) Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!...
...u had any tips! The first (more general) question I wanted to ask was, how do you time multiple grace notes to go before the beat? I've played lots of grace notes before but for some reason I am hav...
Just felt compelled to write a memorial note to two prominent persons(non-music related) whose deaths occurred today: Gregory Peck, a great actor who with his handsome good looks and richly-resonant b
...ice right hand several times, then left, then together. When there are chords, etc, I have to read each note and play it, not being able to recognize most chords. I still have to use Every Good Boy Do...
...ng my piano was still rather well tuned. The unisons were all fine, just the high treble and the lowest note had dropped a bit. Not wanting let anything get too bad, I called the tuner. He was not sur...
...ent at least 3 hours total on 'Silent Night.' And believe me, this was no sophisticated piece, just two note chords for the left hand and one note melody for the right. Overall, I have been pleased wi...
...t of racket. In addition, it needs regulating. I finally called in the technician my tuner recommended. NOTE: This gentleman is highly recommended by everyone I've spoken to in the tech community here...
...re to get the hammer flying but at the minimum speed. If the fingers are not well trained, then on some notes there'll be no sound, while others will be noticeably loud....
...ne Nachtmusik however and his Divertimenti KV137 etc. are to difficult for us, because of the many fast notes, that have to be played swift and gently. Do you know another piece for strings by Mozart,...
...s when playing an upright). One thing I am aware of, is that on an acoustic piano, when more than one note is played at the same time (which is most of the time :) the vibration of one string can be...
... that temper and stretching stuff - why just not bring a cheap electric keyboard with him and tune each note directly to that; he should still hear the unison beats for accuracy? Thanks...
...ctice - I didn't reach the level at which I felt I could play at the dinner. I felt that unless I was note and tempo perfect I would 'fall apart' - so perhaps I'll have to see if I can reach the s...
...s 'sought after', 'long awaited' and so on, when it finally arrived the latest instalment in the 'Every note Josef Hofmann ever played' cycle has shown up. In the end, it was not really 'long awaite...
...ddering to start an organization to import piano's and grands. Waiting for a reply, Mr. Han Bollen - pianotechnician in The Netherlands...
...e voice) McCoy Tyner (especially his work with John Coltrane, or his own album 'The Real McCoy' on Blue Note) I am personally not that familiar with much of the music of another great Erroll Garne...
Please note that Qualiton is not currently shipping to Tower, so I cannot say when these will appear in your local stores. QUALITON June 2003 Classical release highlights (U.S.) Bruckner: Sym 5 (L
...They filmed his hands in action, too, but he rarely came close to hitting anything resembling the right notes. It was hard to watch. I recall reading that he had no experience playing any kind of pian...
...utcracker Suite Side 2 Berlioz- Roman Carnival Overture Wagner-Overture to Die Meistersinger Albums notes say this is first recording by the Symphony Of The Air. No conductor is listed. Answer...
...a clavichord concerto anytime soon, but I would like to try Rejcha's Op. 61 Fantasy (which has repeated notes meant for a clavichord, according to the Henle edition) next time I'm faced with one....
...laying it at 16 2/3 rpm: you will get what sounds like a ponderous half-speed tuba concerto, but _every_note_ is exactly in place and perfectly articulated, even the sixteenth notes (or semiquavers, a...
...ut six months and hasn't been touched since. The action feels sluggish and heavy, and is uneven [some notes louder than others], and also is very difficult to play quietly. Notes often don't sound a...
...e Christmas holiday, he takes piano lessons there and has come home this time with a knowledge of which notes make up the scale's of C maj, G maj, and D maj. I encourage him to spend a little time p...
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