I’m playing piano. Recently I’ve had trouble learning new songs. Do you have any methods or tips to learn piano songs easier and faster?
Kanye West Medley piano cover By David Sides
September 29th, 2009
Kanye West Medley piano cover By David Sides
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R.I.P Donda West
Rette Mich(Piano)- Tokio Hotel
September 28th, 2009
mk13Rain version Rette Mich.
I learn by listening to the song.
Sorry I don’t have the notes.
How much does it cost to move a piano across the country?
September 28th, 2009
It’s a spinnet (an upright piano) and we’d be moving it from Texas to California. Anybody got any ideas how much it would cost to hire a professional piano mover to move it that far?
If you can type on a computer keyboard without looking, does it mean that you will make a good piano player?
September 27th, 2009
I’ve always wanted to play the piano, but I don’t have one and I don’t know how to. But I can type quite fast on a QWERTY keyboard (while looking. Not that fast while not looking, and I make a lot of mistakes too). Is this an indication that I’m not going to make a good piano player? FYI, I’m already 18 and I have long fingers.
On a digital piano, is there a signifanct(noticeable) difference between 32 bit and 64 bit polyphony?
September 26th, 2009
Is the difference between 32 and 64 bit noticeable? Does 64 bit sound more like a real piano when compared to 32-bit. I am a beginner and thinking of buying my first digital piano. The piano I liked(Yamaha YPG625) only has 32-bit. Please advise.
Is there any song that can be played only with 64 bit and not 32 bit?
How To Choose The Best Digital Piano
September 26th, 2009
With a limited budget and space not everybody can afford the acoustic grand piano. But if you consider your options, a digital piano can very well fill the gaps and work out to be a great substitute for the acoustic grand piano.
Apart from the sound quality that a digital piano offers, there are even greater benefits with one and many of us need the features associated with this digital instrument. That is why it has gradually developed as a popular choice for music lovers.
Initially, it was developed to be an alternative to the acoustic piano. However, the sound producing system it uses is different from the traditional pianos. This digital instrument is based on high quality samples to produce piano sounds.
On broad terms, the better the quality of the samples incorporated in the instrument the more expensive it becomes. An important consideration is the way keyboard touch & feels. For simplicity of playing the device, it needs to have keys, which should feel almost like real keys of an acoustic piano.
The better digital pianos come with graded hammer action which simply means that the keys are heavier on the bass side and get gradually lighter as you move to the right of the keyboard. This is similar to the way the keys feel on a typical acoustic piano.
However, some of them resemble more to a digital keyboard and are designed to be portable. With the lightweight design they can be easily moved around and adds great value as far as ease of mobility is concerned. One of the great advantages is that they come with slot to connect a headphone so that you can practice without disturbing others. With digital pianos there are no maintenance & tuning activities needed.
There are several benefits offered which are equally beneficial for pros and amateurs. We have summarized few of the advantages of having this digital instrument.
* Compared to conventional pianos, these are relatively inexpensive.
* Smaller and considerably lighter, they suit mobility.
* They do not require tuning.
* They usually create several different piano timbres.
* They are much more likely to incorporate a MIDI implementation.
* They may have additional features to assist in learning and composition.
* Most of them include headphone output.
* They often have a transposition feature.
* Digital pianos do not require the use of microphones, eliminating the problem of audio feedback in sound reinforcement, as well as simplifying the recording process.
Piano Lesson: Practicing Tips For The Performer
September 24th, 2009
Can your practice to become a better performer? What then can be practiced? Let us see what you can do to feel at ease when someone asks you to play the piano!
How to practice performing
In order to learn to play the piano in front of an audience it is a good thing to practice the different aspects of making a successful piano performance. A piano performance consists of playing a piece of music in a musical way without mistakes, and if mistakes occur to minimize the effects of these mistakes. It also concists of meeting an audience and enjoying the experience of seeing real people looking at you and hearing you play.
1. A musical performance. In order to perform a piece of piano music in a musical way it is a good thing to practice this way in the initial steps of the learning process. Probably you will need to practice a difficult piano piece step by step. Let all these musical passages be played and repeated the same musical way you want them to be performed once you have mastered the piano piece.
2. Avoiding mistakes. Of course you want to play the music you practice without mistakes when you will end up playing in front of an audience. I strongly urge you to play the passages of the musical piece you practice with much concentration, focusing on small segments of the piece at a time and very slowly at first avoiding to make mistakes. The more mistakes you make as you practice a piece of music, the more mistakes you tend to make as you perform.
3. Minimize the effects of a mistake. In order to feel confident once you are on stage you need to know that you can handle a mistake. This makes for another way of practicing that is aimed at making you prepared to perform. This way of practicing consists of playing a piece of music from beginning to end as you would perform it in front of an audience. This could be a good way to end a practice session as you play throught the passages you have mastered.
4. Practice performing. In order to minimize stage fright and feeling inadequate when it comes to the actual performance in front of an audience you can do much to simulate the various aspects of a piano performance. If you know how to handle the steps of a performance beforehand you can better concentrate on making a musical performance.
If you do not want to involve too many people you can anyway practice the art of performing in the comfort of your own home. You might as well enter the room where you are going to play your piano the way you would enter a stage in front of an audience thinking about your facial expressions and your relaxation. Practice the way you will react seeing the people, hearing the applauses and cheerings. Learn to relax, smile, bow in front of the public and sit down at the piano and then concentrate completely on giving the audience a great musical experience.
As you start to play the piece of music, try to focus entirely on creating great music. If you make a mistake, try to keep up the tempo and play on with no facial expression revealing the mistake and enforcing the effects of it. You could play for an audience consisting of one person, a teddy bear or some sort of recording equipment to create an inspiring and a challenging environment. As you have completed your performance you can practice meeting the audience, smiling, bowing, showing gratitude for their reactions and finally leave the room in a appropriate manner.
The important thing with these exercises is that you can simulate the actual situation of playing in front of real people and have a feeling that you know how to react to the challenge of meeting real people.
How will I clean piano keys made of ivory?
September 23rd, 2009
I want to clean my old baby piano but nobody around here seemed to know what to use to clean my piano keys made of ivory. They’ve turned yellow and I’d like to improve its look. Please help me. Thanks.