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Re: The Brilliance of Yiruma by DameMyra @ 05/20/13 06:02 PM

I did not know who Yiruma was, so I googled the composer/artist/title and listened to it on youtube. It did very little for me, so I cannot answer why so many people have been drawn to this piece. I'm not sure how one can equate number of youtube vie

Re: Can Popular Music Audiences Act Like Classical Audiences? by bennevis @ 05/20/13 06:01 PM

Originally Posted By: ClsscLib Does anyone actually go to those concerts to hear the music, or is it mostly for the chance to prove how drunk (or whatever) one has managed to get in advance of the show? Isn't the whole purpose of attending a pop c

Re: Learning to turn my own unisons by Mark Cerisano, RPT @ 05/20/13 05:59 PM

BTW Andy, was Tunelab for Android less expensive than Tunelab for iPhone?

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Re: CS 10 On Kawai US site Available By Summer by Marko in Boston @ 05/20/13 05:54 PM

True Toddy. maybe start a new "hybrid" topic if needed. We all got a little off topic.

Re: Double Unison Tuning Technique... by Chris Leslie @ 05/20/13 05:54 PM

Mark, I tuned this piano only the week before your post. I had thought of something similar some years ago as a method to set temperament intervals but never pursued it until the necessity of this piano. Your post was coincidental and most timely in

Re: Some basic but important beginner questions...(Part 1) by PianoStudent88 @ 05/20/13 05:53 PM

I'll search for the discussion where this came up before and raise this there. It seemed more like a simplification to me in that other context, so my thoughts from then are bleeding into this example. I'll also check and document my resources here

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Re: Kwai ES7, MP6, Roland FP-80 or RD700NX by Enthusiast @ 05/20/13 05:53 PM

Had my first lesson today, on an acoustic (a Kawai) in a piano shop. Been a while since I had the chance to touch an acoustic piano but it felt as I expected it to however the keys were really quite slippery. On the way out I noticed a digital, the

Re: Learning to turn my own unisons by Mark Cerisano, RPT @ 05/20/13 05:50 PM

That is basically how stretch is produced. Clean octaves have minimal beating at the higher partials. "No stretch" is defined as no beating at the 2:1 partial which leaves more beating at the higher partials, beating that is obvious to hear

Hand/Arm alignment by Gary001 @ 05/20/13 05:48 PM

I've been practicing a few pieces recently that include arpeggios in both hands. The right hand doesn't really trouble me, but the left feels uncomfortable. A bit of searching brought up mostly tips about keeping your arm in alignment with the finge

The Brilliance of Yurima by King Cole @ 05/20/13 05:47 PM

I've been wanting to post this for a while. The title is blasphemy to some I know. It's stunning really. When you compare one popular Youtube video of River Flows in You in terms of views to practically all of Brahms, Schumanns and Liszt's video view

Re: Learning to turn my own unisons by Herr Weiss @ 05/20/13 05:47 PM

Is there a way to correct the title of this thread so we can avoid confusion? -H.W. PS- Jerry Groot would have loved it, that's for sure. -H.W.

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Re: Beethoven Sonata 16 in G by carey @ 05/20/13 05:45 PM

Originally Posted By: Old ManOriginally Posted By: DamonOriginally Posted By: Orange Soda KingThis is the same guy as Party Pianist from a long time ago (it has been proved) By whom? I think the "proof" was based on the fact that both ha

Re: Can classical audiences act like jazz audiences? by Old Man @ 05/20/13 05:43 PM

I think it's a fabulous idea! In fact, I've always had this silly dream about opening a place that featured my 3 favorite things: Pizza, beer, and Bach. (Maybe bock beer?) But seriously, the idea of presenting classical music in a less formal set

Re: Some basic but important beginner questions...(Part 1) by keystring @ 05/20/13 05:39 PM

It's a choice, not a simplification. In this case it was also a teaching choice, because I wanted to introduce the idea that you can have a treble clef in the lower staff. Nonetheless I'd be interested in your resources. I am always interested in

Re: my student is crying in every lesson by ezpiano.org @ 05/20/13 05:29 PM

I am glad that no one has say this yet...... Something I've long meant to ask, and hope you won't take offense. Your posts nearly always suggest you are not a female, yet you work as a piano teacher. Are you male or female? And does it possibly cont

Re: Is it worth it? by Michael_99 @ 05/20/13 05:27 PM

WannabePT, I have read your post, here: Sometimes, when I'm playing a piece for the nth time and am trying to get it right, when I'm trying to learn another difficult piece, when I'm churning in hours and hours of practice just to inch painfully

Re: my student is crying in every lesson by Minniemay @ 05/20/13 05:23 PM

Or she could just be 13 and hormonal.

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Re: Bechstein Upright A1 by Steven Y. A. @ 05/20/13 05:20 PM

I was close buying a bechstein A1 around 15k usd near New York . But you have to figure out the import tax..

Re: Where do you send students out to perform? by Chris H. @ 05/20/13 05:20 PM

Originally Posted By: TimRYou have them sub for you - but ONLY while they are less skilled. Never send a sub that is better, or they'll end up owning your gig. I'm not sure if you were joking about this Tim but I would never dream of sending a stu

Re: Can classical audiences act like jazz audiences? by Mwm @ 05/20/13 05:19 PM

I find the informal atmosphere of a jazz club much more relaxing than a standard classical concert. I go to hear fine classical musicians perform, but the audience is very distracting to me - people talking to each other during the playing, annoying

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Re: CS 10 On Kawai US site Available By Summer by toddy @ 05/20/13 05:19 PM

...the fact remains that the CS10 is a fantastic instrument.... You bet! It looks beautiful, I've no doubt it feels beautiful, sounds beautiful and performs beautifully. However, this is entirely beside the point.

Re: Where do you send students out to perform? by Chris H. @ 05/20/13 05:17 PM

For many of mine school provides the best performance opportunities. Of course some of the local schools are better for this than others but most will at least encourage them to play for their class mates in assembly or music lessons. The senior scho

Re: Some basic but important beginner questions...(Part 1) by PianoStudent88 @ 05/20/13 05:15 PM

It's a simplification to adopt for your notation that the LH will only play on the lower staff, and the RH on the upper staff.

Re: Where do you send students out to perform? by pianoSD @ 05/20/13 05:13 PM

The airport. When I used to teach in Jacksonville, FL, I got two of my students in to playing at the airport. In the airport, people have nothing but time if they are waiting to catch a flight, and it gives the kids an opportunity to play in front o