lol. of course you gotta contact/email them yourselves or walk-in.

depends but higher grade is better

hotel don't hire pianist by looking at the cert. prepare a few songs to play for the hotel manager, which usually includes jazz, pop, oldies. inquire about vacancy before go there buta buta.

I will be getting Yahama YDP 141 after CNY
anyone can share their experience?

Memorize at least 100 songs. Must know how to improvise whenever. AND Must know what kinds of genre appeals to your audience, environment etc.
Hope that helps.

but, hw to get their contact? i mean hw to knw which hotel is hire or which restaurant is hire..?

but...hw do u knw they r hiring for pianist?

There is no actual requirement. You just have to know how to play the piano to the standard expected by them and the expectation cant be measure by your grades. Its experience and knowledge of yours that make them hired you. Didn't play in hotel before (Because I was lazy...lol) But used to always play in restaurant during special occasions like Christmas, Halloween, New year, Valentine(yeah...forever arone.jpg) etc..... I was once offered RM2k a week (4-5 working days only) in Genting IIRC but rejected because still attending college... I dunno how much a Hotel pays you can try asking them....

But special occasions pay me sometimes RM300 for a session, sometimes RM500 a session.... The highest is RM1k for 2 days. the pay is nice but you don't always get it.

you want a job, you go ask for it. Or you get contacts and wait for offer maybe But you have to be in the field that knows some people of course....(normally free lance musicians got their jobs through contacts and agents)

to ask for it....You simply needs to know the hotels and restaurants or cafes with such vacancy and its your job to research them. no one can really help you on that.

But first...ask yourself....Can you play 2 hours non stop with different songs in good shape (not really perfect lar but good enough to cover all the mistakes)? If you are unable to do it, even if you get the job with poor service given...you left a bad remark in the field and most likely people will not want you anymore. The music world is cruel.

This post has been edited by liez: Jan 21 2011, 12:48 AM

I was asked by someone when I was working part time at a piano fair helping to sell pianos. =S
First thing they asked me, "How much do you charge per hour?" =O

The piano fair performances was just volunteer work...

btw, do u need to memorize songs? or they allow u to read sheets?
u mean good enough to cover all the mistakes..hw if a not obvious mistake? like finger slip...

aiyo read careful other peoples post la. people already post an answer then only you ask a question of that answer...


before you ask all these question, can you even play a simple pop song from memory? "play by ear" is the no.1 ability you need to play at hotels and restaurants.

my piano's hammers are really worn out, the keys are probably too soft too, how much do u guys estimate it'll cost to fix those?

it's a kawai full-sized upright, never been serviced except for tuning

This post has been edited by chiiupe: Jan 24 2011, 01:20 AM

oh yea.... I also want to know.....anyone here know the price to fully fix the whole piano from polishing the keys to changing the new keys to changing new strings and fixing hammer (or even replacing new hammers)...e.tc.....

Coz my dad's house got a very old piano and hope I can fix it for him.

Hmm.. one question here

you guys read the sheet by memorizing its name for each lines and spaces or interval?

Interval for me and look for patterns. For example, scale figuration. If it is in chord, most of the time you will get it just by looking its pattern.

Hi, I'm new in keyboard, may I know what is the current market price for keyboard lesson?? Cause I'm now looking for it and I would be interested if the price is reasonable.

PS
Currently I'm staying in KL, so prefer KL area

This post has been edited by calvin1702: Mar 13 2011, 07:07 PM

About RM100-120 per month(once a week) for newbie depends on area and teacher.

Hey guys, im a beginner trying to learn how to play the piano by my self (without any lessons) so i might as well start with a keyboard. Im saving money to buy myself a keyboard to begin with. So the budget is maybe and hopefully below RM500 (depends on the brand the keyboard)
Thanks

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1709677

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1743696&hl=

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...0#entry39271419

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1483557&hl=

This post has been edited by liez: Mar 14 2011, 08:31 PM

I suggest you to wait a while and increase ur budget. Below Rm500 I think don't hv touch sensitive function.

Been playing piano for 5 years and soon on June, I'll be having a piano exam level 8 for Guild.

Sometimes, I regretted not taking piano lessons when I was a little kid. XD I'm currently learning music theory, and trying to practice more songs.

pls recommend a good teacher who uses unconventional ways to teach in KL/PJ