Aiya...tell ppl noob is not good o....

then what is good?

anywhere to get piano chair..cheap 1 is good enuf

Use a stool from your kitchen is good enough.

Hi people,

Sorry, I may be stepping into the wrong place with an off track request...
But I would like to ask if there are any keyboardist from Penang here would like to join my band
Currently its my singer and I (guitarist) and we play mainstream songs for weddings and gigs, plus an occasional cafe/hotel settings.
We are looking for someone dedicated to cover with the keys...
PM me if intrested ya!

*my apology to IlDivinCodino for the mix up **

Thanks

I want to ask the same thing too...I am looking for piano chair that is height adjustable

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Added on April 24, 2008, 2:16 am
You cant judge the quality based on the country its made. They usually produce products in a China because the cost is cheaper, cost like factory rental and the salary of the worker, but that does not mean that it is low quality. (Original Sony Playstation parts are made from China too )

Steinway & Sons is my dream piano too! Many performers I saw in youtube are using Steinway & Sons piano too. I saw somebody selling a second hand S&S grand piano for about RM130k can buy one house already

Many people say that Yamaha is expensive because of its brand name, but not because of its quality. I wonder if its true

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Steinways & Sons is the best but it is not the best of the best. read the book about the steinway history and u know why they are popular today. beside steinways there are other big players like Bechstein, Faziolli, Bluthner, Bosendorfer, Grotrian which are in the same league, if not better. to me S&S is just another Euro-Version of the Yamaha popularity, of coz S&S is good just overrated.

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Added on November 14, 2009, 3:54 pmno worries, dont tune it first. let the piano settle itself in the new place before tuning the piano. if the piano is in good condition, piano doesnt go out becuase of moving. it goes out of tune because the change of climate. HUMIDITY. wood contract or expand thus changing the strings' tension. if piano goes out of tune just becuase of moving (by professional piano mover) than a concert pianist who have strongs finger banging on the piano will not be able to play his pieces smoothly. he would need to stop half-way many times to let the tuner tunes it back to pitch before continuing. most modern pianos are very well built and tough and can hold a substantial force however, humidity causing the wood is just too great. when a wood expand it is really something...

This post has been edited by jhp: Nov 14 2009, 03:54 PM

hi guys,
im new to lowyart forum and accidentally found this, err.. 'club'?
lol can i join? =D

btw this is one of my piano playing being recorded down last year March:

Flight of Bumblebee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL-ugg6ghCY)

very blur version indeed, recorded using w850i.




UPDATE: any idea why my video doesn't show up? i used the code {youtube} <my youtube link> {/youtube}.

This post has been edited by FinFin: Nov 15 2009, 05:40 AM

LOL speaking of campanella, i started playing piano last year and i manage 2 play campanella til the beginning of the 3rd page hahahahaa.... i got no basics so i couldn't play the scales.. and notes that required to play with 3rd and 4th finger is really to hard for noobs like me hahahaha

You can still play campanella. Me??

Worst. Simple pop pieces, I also can't play.

hi guys.. can u help me at this thread?
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1266283
im just starting to learn to play.

Hey guys..jz wondering..i wanna learn hw to play they keyboard..can any1 tell me where to learn at around cyberjaya or seri kembangan area where they have good keyboard lesson? or any LYN keyboard fan willing to teach me hw to play =p..treat u yam cha nxt time haha xD

how often should u use the una corda pedal? only when indicated?

for romantic pieces i only follow directions,
but i just realized i might've been mis-using or overusing it in some classical pieces esp the slower sonata movts with no una corda notations

This post has been edited by dopeycheese: Dec 29 2009, 01:42 AM

I'm a bad piano player but a fair synthesizer player lol. Been rarely practice now.. maybe I'm starting to lose a little bit interest.
Anyone else here play a synth?

not me, but i lost interest from time to time.

Sometimes i wonder am i meant to paly the piano

Sometimes i wonder am i talented enuf since everybody around me is waaay talented

Sometimes i just want to give up

Sometimes i feel that is impossible

but other times i cant stop playing

i'm the far opposite, i just can't do anything on the synthy other than sustained chords as 'fillers' in a band

now and then i try to play chords or improvise as solo keyboardist, but i'm so bad at it i'm back to classical piano in a few minutes

Ehr, you used the embedded code or the url?

If there is the direction, you should use the pedal. If no, you can use it too but depends on the situation. Difficult to explain it. Normally, the reasons to use the pedal are make the phrase didn't break on the half way, help you to play through certain part easier ( this may due to the notes' distance ), create a hazy atmosphere and so on. The most important is learn from your experience. Play more pieces. You will learn more from them.

About the classical pieces that you mentioned. If you think the phrase being broke, you can use the pedal to join it. You must dare to try out. Don't afraid. First time with the pedal. Second time without the pedal. If you feel using full pedal makes the piece noisy, try to use half pedal. Sometimes, we only change the pedal after a note being played. Not together with the note and not at the second beat too. That means between the two notes. It is used to join the notes. However, we do change the pedal at the second and fourth beat sometimes. Hence, you need to listen carefully whether the piece sounds nicer with pedal or not. From here, you can learn how to play by ear. Not like some pianists who only know how to play a piece according to notes but didn't aware how does his or her playing sound like.

Actually, the concept is same with the usage of rubato. Although the composer didn't indicate it, you can add it. Maybe yours might be different with others. Don't worried. You won't be deducted mark during exam because everyone has its own interpretation. As soon as it is acceptable, nothing is wrong.



This post has been edited by christellia: Dec 30 2009, 10:47 PM

er, una corda is the soft pedal, i'm just a bit worried coz i excused myself when my piano wasn't tuned, keys were too soft to play effective dynamics, so i used it to get the sound i wanted, now that my piano's tuned, i've had to review my use of una corda, might be losing my control for soft dynamics or maybe lousy piano =P

as for sustaining pedal, yea i agree it takes experience to be able to tell when to use it, i was playing back my old grade 8 pieces, they certainly didn't ask to use it throughout the piece, so i didn't during exam, sounds horrible now i when i try without sustain. now sustain pedal it indispensable to me, which might be a problem too.

when i saw some pros using the sustain pedal (albeit sporadically) for a bach prelude/fugue, i was like

Hello,I know this is a long shot, but I just began playing (more like began toughing) keyboard about two weeks ago. I cannot read musical sheets, and just play according to muscular memory and Youtube instructions. Until now, I have been able to play Gymnopedie No 2, a simplified version of Canon, Dearly Beloved (Kingdom Hearts) and Night Time (Mr Magorium Wonder Emporium).

Just wondering, do you think I should learn this piece and perform it as a background music in about four days? Everyone kept on saying since I just began touching an instrument I should not... But I think why shouldn't I?

Killing me Softly - Easy Accompanist Version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXQ883i7ZXQ


This post has been edited by dis0rd3h: Dec 31 2009, 12:21 AM