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How do I get over a bad performance? Its not my first perfor...
How do I get over a bad performance? Its not my first performance but I haven't had such a bad case of nerves. I actually stopped playing in the middle. Now I am scared that I am going to have th...
What level is need to get take a performance major in college?
Hi I am a junior in High school, and would love to take a performing major in college. does anyone know on what they base acceptance to such a program? What kind of pre requisites are there? Thanks
is the Yamaha A1 any good?
...for reviews of A1 vs U1. http://www.scopereviews.com/piano.html A quote: "The final big leap in performance comes at the U1 level. A U1 is a fell-fledged pro-level musical instrument ...
Does the pedal have to be indicated in the score for it to b...
...ave utilised this device had it been made available to him. I think the thing to keep in mind is that every performance of a work is an interpretation of the original, and every performance will be...
How do you deal with and overcome stage fright? Would inviti...
Hello Guest, What kind of music are you playing? I could offer more specific advice if I knew what kind of performance you are giving. Here are some general suggestions that I find work for me, ...
Yamaha CLP-370 vs Roland HP-207? I am having trouble decidin...
...70 vs Roland HP-207? I am having trouble deciding which to get. What do you think? do you have any thoughts on performance and sound of either?...
Samick World Series- opinions?
To whom? I'm speaking in generalities. The point is there are real professionals in the music performance business who somehow, miraculously, can make do with just about any instrument set before...
Yamaha T118- Is this the same piano as the Yamaha U1?
The Yamaha T118 is a great pianos about 47" high with nice touch and performance. The U1 of course is 48" tall and more expensive, and it is the best selling upright piano of all time, I ha...
Before a recital - What do you think about, as far as your p...
...#039;s you again. I wrote you a whole bunch of suggestions that I use when I perform, before and during the performance. ~B~...
How difficult is it to play the Prokofiev piano sonatas?
...ult than the early ones. In Australia, they begin at around Licentiate level (AME which is the second highest performance level in that examination system....
I am trying to find a recording of Rachmaninoffs concerto 3 ...
There is a performance of this on youtube with two pianos. Here's a link to the first of the set of videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLUOTD5Rsk4 Trust this helps.
where can i buy sheet music jazzy bach-by benoit charles
Hey there guest. 'Jazzy Bach' is by Benoit Charest - here's a performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Q1b-G3O1k Seems a lot of people have been looking for the music (to n...
Steinway serial numbers
... at a summary of them in a 1976 ed. of Reblitz) While the concept of teflon bushings must have been to improve performance over cloth bushings, your comment leads me to believe that that didn't e...
how can i concentrate on my practice After 30 min i become b...
...we both ended up fighting over practice times. Try breaking up your routine with a little home recording/performance. My wife and I both give great feed back and encouragement to each other whe...
I have been playing piano since I was 10 years old, and am n...
...t level are very demanding - the energy that you expend, both emotional and physical, are obvious in any great performance. Enter competitions, get yourself known as a musician, and never think tha...
Solo Piano sheet music for Beethovens Fifth Piano Concerto?
... part and the orchestral part would get in each other's way. For any normal purpose, whether for study or performance, you want either the version with orchestral reduction for second piano (the ...
How do I allocate a sound to the written note so that I can ...
... for an instrument. A good way to practise this is by actually reading music scores while you listen to the performance - it trains you to better recognise the patterns and intervals used in melodi...
HELP: Purchasing used Petrof Chipendale IV 5'8" Baby Grand.
...ers recommend every 6 months for a home piano (studio pianos are tuned at least weekly and concert pianos each performance). Trust this helps. ...
Is Chopin's Winter Wind Etude To difficult for me? I am star...
All of the Chopin etudes are difficult, and Op 25 No 11 is one of the more difficult. Most students of piano study several years before tackling this etude. Speed, dexterity, clarity, a left hand melo...
Chas M Stieff Upright
.... 2. A used piano that has been put back in good condition by cleaning, repairing and adjusting for maximum performance with replacement parts where specifically indicated is said to have been reco...
Rachmaninoff 5th Prelude
...is rock solid? If not, it can create tension in your playing, and a lack of confidence that will impair your performance of this section. And of course, those downward 2 plus octave leaps... W...
Playing a Four Handed Piece Solo
I loved this video and performance of Fazil Say - and I suppose that it is the ultimate solution for a live solo performance of a four hand piece. I like the inovation and the performa...
I am trying to find out just how old my piano is. Its a Ste...
A google search gives the following: ################################# Steger worked at a series of different jobs and lived in various households where he noticed that the most prominent piece ...
Estonia Pianos Vs Steinway & Sons
...instrument in the right hands. It does require a "real" tuner to tune it. Get someone who works with Performance Quality pianos. Not a person who works with the cheaper Asian brands whose br...
Art And Snobbery.
...ut I can definitely speak for the keyboard group! I can estimate accurately that a full 20 to 25 percent of my performance work comes from continuo work on harpsichord or organ. It is extraordinary to...
15 years and I'm tired of it!
...h they won't (or can't) get back. I had aspirations to be a concert pianist - practised for hours, got my performance degrees, got married... became a piano teacher... became a school t...
Do You Market Yourself Like Rapunzel?
... performed (partly because it was a dance done mostly in the nude and portrayed ritualistic sex) - a classical performance. And that's just one example. What has changed is the vast options availab...
Can You Hear More Than What You're Playing?
  Its truly a wonderful feeling to create, to play, to do anything musically really. But is it enough for oyur brain to play? Can you feel what you're playing? When you're playing can you "hear" ...
Lessons or no Lessons? Come On People! Does It Really Matter?
Sure you're both right - Why should any kid need - SELF ESTEEM Self-esteem. It means pride, self-respect, dignity and confidence. Some people have it and some people don't. Why? No one knows for sure...
 

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