How do you manage to memorize pieces long term? What I mean is say you've learn a piece or two and then you move on to another one with different tempo or vibe, can you, after a couple of weeks g...
When practicing and learning music, I make faster progress by going slowly through the piece, increasing the tempo in stages only when I can play it accurately. This is especially important in complic...
...; 50's have crumbled apart...
yes they are repairable..pop off the bottom board, kick panel, the piece right above the pedals and see 4 yourself..the repair is best done by someone that knows ...
...vel of fame - the fugue has some difficult moments, but it's certainly not a dauntingly challenging piece. If you're practising regularly and have good coordination over all ranks, a month s...
...a piano expert. I do know that the exterior and sturcture is walnut and covered in wood detailing. As a piece of furnature it would catch my eye. I do not have any money in it. It was given to me. D...
....the head which is what one usually is touching when plyying the key... and the tail, which is that thin piece that lies between the blk keys. so...one may be able to see a thin line where the two pie...
What was the piece of music that once you learned to play it you did a major overkill of it and played until your family/spouse/friends were ready to knock your block off for?
I played "The ...
...autiful' or 'You will save a lot.' Let's face it. He is trying to 'sell' a piece of merchandise.
My 2 cents. G....
...h I want to thank you for the promp response to my question. I have been looking for the music for this piece off and on for over 5 years now. i've desired to learn it for over 20.
It look...
...ated the piano through its serial number to 1949. The key tops all wrap from the top to the front in one piece. Should I assume the tops are plastic, and get a plastic replacement, or is it possible t...
...de requires rapid repetition of chords, octaves and accuracy in chordal leaps. It's a very exciting piece to play, the middle section is quite beautiful with interwoven melodies occurring through...
...to renovate the piano and recondition it (if necessary). Intricate designs on the front make for a large piece of nice looking timber - but check that the piano action itself is sound and in good orde...
...nicks and scratches. It could be easily refininshed. It is also still tuneable as the large cast iron piece that holds the strings is still in one pice, no cracks or breaks.
I was wondering if an...
Chris, I'm personally glad that the Inventions are your new favorite set of pieces. The simple answer to your question is to practice the hands seperately. It's true what you said: the trill...
...ing. What's a little Prokofiev next to adult piano lessons? That's right. Prokofiev = relative piece of cake....
...g on the price.)
$900 might seem great value for a baby grand piano, which is probably a nice looking piece of furniture, but if it becomes an instrument that causes your children frustration to pl...
... work, it's a good way to increase your musical knowledge by following a score when listening to a piece of music.
On the subject of Pictures , check out Vladimir Ashkenazy's recording ...
...ch bar and line and it feels great each time as I get more and more. It helps spur me on to complete the piece because I can't wait to hear the rest of it. It will sound so good, and I take pride...
... recently.
It was my second recital.
I wasn't nervous before i got up, but in the middle of the piece i made a small mistake. I kept going but i started on a wrong note for a descending scale...
...lly* is all about (hint: not hardware), and what audiences respond to.
Again, a piano is a *tool*. A piece of *hardware*. It is far, far less important than what is in the mind and the soul of the...
...either get it looked at, or put a value of $300 to entice people, then they won't think it's a piece of junk,, and be onest, it requires refinishing on the body.
If you want more, them as...
... case could probably be described as 'Danish Moderne'- something like that.
An interesting piece of trivia is that this was probably designed by Charles Walter. That was his gig at the t...
...y easily to me. I also write vocals, and do harmonies, both 2nd and 3rd part, all by ear. I memorize any pieces written by other that I learn. It can take a little while, but I have my secret techniqu...
...ling it as the ivory keys can really offend some, but a real piano lover will overlook it, since it is a piece of history never to be repeated. They are more rare as time goes on, these older pianos, ...
...first prelude in Book I of the Well-Tempered Clavier. Written almost 300 years ago, this simple, elegant piece explores the key of C major beauti...
...ore buying a house, to make sure it's sound. It's a small investment but it will give you some piece of mind.
A second hand piano from a retailer would be a safe bet, though you might pay...
...d at a series of different jobs and lived in various households where he noticed that the most prominent piece of household furniture was a piano. In the booming post-Civil War United States, the pian...
Dear Mrs Broccoli,
I have a few corrections to make to my little presentation.
Because I was so enthusiast about the answer I had got about the origin of my piano, I made the mistake of writting...
..., and it is frustrating to play say: "Ravel" and attempt to bring out all of the colors of the piece of the theme. Or to play music on a keyboard with uneven keys. Or to experience a key whi...
... love it. Love the sound (mellow, not bright/tinny), the touch (firm), and the look -- it is a marvelous piece of quality furniture. My wife plays professionally and wouldn't have anything else that s...
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