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Hello I would like to know if this forum facilitates any song requests?
There is a song I would love to learn how to play but there are no tutorials or anything on youtube....

if the song excites someone's interest, help might be offered?

... ummm.

You mean like, come up with an arrangement/score you can use?

Or show you how to play it, via YouTube video?

This is not a preferred method of learning as has/is being discussed in another thread. But up to you of course.

Good question, but sorry not something I can help with.

Greener, either would be helpful and on your point number 3 what is the preferred method of learning? could you provide link to the thread you speak of?
thanks

This is the thread I was referring to. Many ideas have been discussed. There is never a clear winner it seems ...

https://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubb..._the_best_book_to_learn.html#Post2258573

There are a plenty of people here that can help you with whatever it is you are working on. Usually though, you would already have an arrangement you are asking about.

But, you never know ...

http://www.amazon.com/In-All-Things-Matthew-Fisher/dp/B005O4S392

Track 6 "Hope" can anyone determine what key it might be in at least?

http://audiojungle.net/item/hopeful-piano/3629522

Full song but with annoying voiceover spam every 10 secs

All black notes, so I believe Db. I could be wrong though. Wait for the experts in case I am.

I don't have perfect pitch but from the style of composition it seemed you could play most of it (all of it? - I didn't go to the end) on white notes if you play it in Am so that was my guess. In fact it's a semitone lower in G# minor.

For a beginner, I'd be inclined to play it in A minor, and stick to the mostly white notes.

Greener, where does it say in the thread what is the best book... that learning from YouTube videos is not the preferred way? I followed that thread pretty closely and I never saw any mention of that. All I saw was people denying that learning to play with lighted keys keyboard was helpful, at least saying it was not sufficient.

Yes, correct it was not an exact mention. Sorry. However, it was discussed with many other methods. I'll just say, it appeared to me that it was not winning the most favour. But, it is all about sharing ideas and making your own choices.

thanks dire_tonic and greener, are you guys at the level where you can just have a listen and be able to play the song? That is a level I hope to aspire to one day. It must be the best feeling just hearing something a few times and being able to replicate it!

So it's agreed that it's most likely in Db?

I'm not. I can pick out the melody and with some work (trial an error) may be able to come up with a close accompaniment I am happy with ... provided not overly complex. But I would need to work on it before it is close to being presentable.

My Dad could do it, but he was pro.

There is a lot you can do before you get to this level though. So enjoy the journey ...

I can't see anything wrong with learning from videos. Brian Lucas offers video lessons himself, so obviously he's not a disbeliever in them. Of course a teacher by your side (or through Skype) is better, but for some people that is not an option, for many reasons.

To your original question, kent2012, would you like to suggest a song, and see if anybody would like to learn it with you? If it happens to be a song I want to learn, I'm ready to join in with you. Then we can start a thread about it. There is such a thread about Autumn Leaves, so we have a precedent.

I started a thread about Ave Maria sometime ago, and one member suggested learning it together like this. Unfortunately not much has happened, because I'm recovering from a shoulder pain, and on top of that got some kind of allergy around my eyes, so I'm not up to much right now. Should be better in a couple of days.

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its minor as DT has pointed out. So, if you want to work on this, suggested you play it (find an arrangement) in Am ... all whites. Instead of all blacks which will be far more challenging to read ...

Thanks for your replies, TheodorN well yes the song is "Hope by Matthew L. Fisher"
I bought/downloaded the song but youtube won't let me upload just an audio file.

I think it's a beautiful piece and I would love to play it!

If you subscribe to box.com (it's free) you can upload the sound file there and provide link here. There are other facilities like it ... soundcloud is one. Many here use box.com

ok I managed to upload it onto the tubes...
http://youtu.be/nkVVWEQ6xyk

what do you people think?
Is it doable?

All requests aside, what do the experienced actually think of the song? To a noob like myself it sounds so good, probably not very complex to the experienced I assume..

Yes, of course it is doable.

It is not a sophisticated chord progression, but a lot of fancy fill with the chord progression there is. If my Dad were here, he would chart a score for you in --5 minutes for this one-- Am. Then, I would upload it here and you'd be off to the races.

There may be others around to offer the same. Best of luck with that.

I do not know anything about your playing ability currently and I am not a teacher. However, it seems to me that if you really like the piece and want to work on it, then a good choice for you. Go for it.

But, you should get in Am.

Think G# if you are trying to play along with this one.

I do like it too! Hadn't heard it before, but sophisticated or not, difficult or not, I wouldn't mind to learn it.