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Pianist Corner
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Practicing these last two days more lightly, and that definitely helps. My nails look like crap, but that happens whenever I practice a lot, any volume, any music.
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Adult Beginners Forum
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As far as winter meals, I have 2. This beef in red wine gravy stuff I make with blue cheese risotto, and this ground pork "pie"(I cheat and pit it in a souffle dish and put puff pastry over the top and add more broth to the inside) with sa
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Digital Pianos - Synths & Keyboards
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Go to tinypic.com or imgur.com and upload the image from your computer. This will give you a bunch of links to share the pictures. Pick the link the with [IMG][/IMG] Tags around it. Copy and paste that onto the forums. Your picture will show up here.
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Adult Beginners Forum
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Originally Posted By: Andy PlattOriginally Posted By: casinitalyJim - ok, I listened to the link....1000 apologies. I don't know what I heard before, but it wasn't this. I take it all back. I would play that! I would play it in a box. And I would p
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Digital Pianos - Synths & Keyboards
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Originally Posted By: bennevisHmm, all the criticism is about the sound, which is entirely subjective (I dislike Yamaha's CF-IIIS but love the CFX for example - but I love Bösendorfer best of all). What about the 'connection', the playability, the s
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Adult Beginners Forum
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Originally Posted By: rnapleI am wondering.... My piano runs on my computer. Ivory II. I would need a separate computer to run the skype lessons? Or a really high end computer which would cost me mucho bucks to do both at once? If I were to do sk
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Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum
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Originally Posted By: DelOriginally Posted By: UnrightToonerOh, I forgot another treatment. Engine valve springs have been installed on brackets mounted on the backposts and pushing on the ribs. Supposedly it does work! Not very well. ddf Shhh...
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Adult Beginners Forum
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Originally Posted By: WouterOh, well, my impression is that we need both sides Exactly! If I had any problems with the PM philosophy, it was that I thought it placed too much emphasis the right brain and not enough on the left. I was in a Jung
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Piano Teachers Forum
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Originally Posted By: Barb860Originally Posted By: StannyI have a set of twins, and I've always taught them apart (each a private lesson). While I teach one the lesson, the other is in the computer lab with headphones on. After the primer level, I pu
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Adult Beginners Forum
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Yeah it's stunning. My brother is it's keeper with the condition it never leaves our family. I tried getting my sons interested in learning but one is keyboard and midi only and the other violin. LOL
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Adult Beginners Forum
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Oh, goodness, no appology needed, Cheryl -- Even if you hate it. I just wanted to make sure you heard a decent performance. Now I've gone and set myself up for having to outdo all those youtube versions except the one I liked....dang, trapped mysel
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Piano Forum
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My piano tuner has advised me to not use my store bought wool string cover. He says that it is overheating the plate and causing an unstable tuning. Does this make sense to you?
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Adult Beginners Forum
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@SmellsLikeABeer - Welcome to the forum and to the Alfred's Level 1 thread in particular. Don't worry if you're learning on a keyboard or if you don't have a teacher. I think most of us on here are learning by ourselves, so just try to enjoy your
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Adult Beginners Forum
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Originally Posted By: Gomtorus Do I understand correctly though that this method is not suited to repertoire from the romantic era? Yes, Chopin played with fingers naturally curved rather than curled. I find it very hard to believe stringless' finge
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Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum
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My Sustain pedal is squeaking - and the squeak is originating from the pivot pin. How do I go about addressing this myself? (Won't need it tuned for another 4 months; would rather not wait till then). Thanks.
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Pianist Corner
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Originally Posted By: John Pels Music is a fabulous "siren" if you will, but sometimes you need to avoid her call and think of other possibilities that might render a more comfortable lifestyle. I usually recommend to my students that they
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Piano Forum
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Their price is very good. However, why squander any part of your precious dollars on the furniture? (Georgian Style will up the price by well over $2,000--possibly close to $3,000.) $9,433 is a hair under what you could get a new Yamaha U3 upright
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Adult Beginners Forum
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Wow amazing, and quite valuable by now as well. I have never seen one in the UK, similar, but not quite!!
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Adult Beginners Forum
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Um it was made in the 1930's. I'd have to call my brother and ask him what make it was again.... I wonder if I have any pics left of it... I think it was some obsolete company. Pfft my memory sucks... It looks exactly like that though. No difference
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Adult Beginners Forum
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Originally Posted By: Gomtorus I tried the hand position described and it works quite well. I hope my teacher will let me use this technique. I am starting lessons next Friday. Do I understand correctly though that this method is not suited to rep
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Adult Beginners Forum
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Andy, I don't think your linear analogy works in this case... Lets say we have two teachers: teacher A ($50) and teacher B ($100) Let's just pick random numbers to illustrate. Your potential progress for one year: With Teacher A: 50 With Teacher
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Members Recordings - Pianist Corner
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Oops I see that that copyright block was already reported. Pretty lame indeed.
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Adult Beginners Forum
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Originally Posted By: casinitalyJim - ok, I listened to the link....1000 apologies. I don't know what I heard before, but it wasn't this. I take it all back. I would play that! I would play it in a box. And I would play it with a fox. For Ravel, y
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Piano Teachers Forum
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Oh I hadn't heard that Straight No Chaser song in a while...love it! But back to the OT, I bet grandpa would be pleased as punch to hear his granddaughter play whatever she wanted at his funeral!
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Pianist Corner
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One of my favorites so far! An interesting guy...
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