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 Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:29 pm
xXklaviermeister_sayunaXx Septomor lol 11 keys? That's pretty impressive, unless you're counting black and white keys lol. nahhhh...........white keys only xDDDD hmm........*counts inside head* ............i think every1 here can do 11 black and white keys xDD Wow, you have like, natural piano hands. Thats awesome, and quite impressive.
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Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 2:30 pm
I wish I can reach a tenth comfortably. It'd make life easier when playing Romantic pieces...not that rolling/breaking chords isn't doable, but nothing beats a good solid chord sometimes, yah? XD
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:51 pm
umm . i have trouble remembering razz
any advice on how to remember the whole piece ?
cuz i have to play minute waltz by chopin , n i cant remember the whole song without looking at the sheet . LOL
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 7:26 pm
fantasy-lollipops umm . i have trouble remembering razz any advice on how to remember the whole piece ? cuz i have to play minute waltz by chopin , n i cant remember the whole song without looking at the sheet . LOL lol, I just practice until I get the hang of it. You could try playing section by section, if there are seperate sections. For some 20th century pieces I have to memorize chorc by chord, and I end up giving up. And I can never memorize Bach's preludes and fugues... xD Romantic songs are easier for me, but maybe just cus I like them more.
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Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 3:09 pm
Jaiyi fantasy-lollipops umm . i have trouble remembering razz any advice on how to remember the whole piece ? cuz i have to play minute waltz by chopin , n i cant remember the whole song without looking at the sheet . LOL lol, I just practice until I get the hang of it. You could try playing section by section, if there are seperate sections. For some 20th century pieces I have to memorize chorc by chord, and I end up giving up. And I can never memorize Bach's preludes and fugues... xD Romantic songs are easier for me, but maybe just cus I like them more. From my own experiences, memorizing is a natural result of practicing enough. However, other people have ways to deal with memorizing music--one teacher likes to seperate the music into sections (approximately 2-3 lines of music to one section) and asks the students to skip ahead to the next section if they run into trouble. I personally find that analyzing the music also helps, such as identifying modulations, checking for similarities/differences in repeats, or even the harmony, if you have the time to sit down and pencil things in. Also, maybe try memorizing in smaller portions instead of the whole piece at once. One thing at a time!
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 8:15 am
Hi! I'm kinda new to this forum...but not to piano! =] I was hoping for some music material suggestions. I recently finished learning Alkan's Op. 39 etudes. I've played at least what I hope is a decently substantial repetoire, but hopefully there are some suggestions out there perhaps of music less than mainstream that I could enjoy learning. Barring Opus Clavicembalisticum, there aren't many pieces I couldn't learn. So...if you feel like suggesting some go for it! Please. sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 12:51 pm
Wings Jaiyi fantasy-lollipops umm . i have trouble remembering razz any advice on how to remember the whole piece ? cuz i have to play minute waltz by chopin , n i cant remember the whole song without looking at the sheet . LOL lol, I just practice until I get the hang of it. You could try playing section by section, if there are seperate sections. For some 20th century pieces I have to memorize chorc by chord, and I end up giving up. And I can never memorize Bach's preludes and fugues... xD Romantic songs are easier for me, but maybe just cus I like them more. From my own experiences, memorizing is a natural result of practicing enough. However, other people have ways to deal with memorizing music--one teacher likes to seperate the music into sections (approximately 2-3 lines of music to one section) and asks the students to skip ahead to the next section if they run into trouble. I personally find that analyzing the music also helps, such as identifying modulations, checking for similarities/differences in repeats, or even the harmony, if you have the time to sit down and pencil things in. Also, maybe try memorizing in smaller portions instead of the whole piece at once. One thing at a time! I second all of these suggestions. Just don't stress out about memorizing, It comes to you if you practice enough. And the Minute Waltz is mainly repeats so once you memorize the beginning you'll have the end memorized as well. Even though I haven't done a ton of Bach, his music just happens to be something I enjoy very much so when I get his pieces I play for hours a day just on that piece at least when I first get it and I memorize it very quickly for that reason. So, if you're willing to spend that kind of time on them you'll get them down in a week or so definitely..that is depending on how long they are...some Chopin and Bach are incredibly long so a much longer time span would apply obviously.
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:54 pm
Gahhh... I hate introductions.... Oh well... here goes nothing....
I've been playing piano for.... almost around a year. I'm mostly self taught so my skills (far as I believe) are still lackluster. Currently working on finding a piano teacher who's willing to work with my annoying class schedule, and pieces that I can practice on.
Oh, also currently perfecting this piece as of the moment.
Garoh - Motoi Sakuraba
I know it's not classical, and was originally for the flute, but I kind of got obsessed with melancholy sounding pieces >_<;
And, as far as I've read through this thread, I can presume majority of the people here have taken formal lessons and whatnot... so I may as well ask for a few tips... (aside from the ones mentioned, of course) like some suggestions for decent pieces I can practice on? Please? xp
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 9:55 am
Nice, a piano forum. *settles down here*
I'm Cat and study music in college. My main instrument is piano, other is voice but I'm not very good at singing. I've been playing piano for 16 years and finally accepted that it's my life. During those years I didn't have a teacher for some time until this spring. So I guess I'm half self taught. I have a project going this summer to go back and rework everything I taught myself using my new knowledge and skills.
Current pieces working on for school: First Arabesque by Debussy
Fantasy in D minor by W.A. Mozart
Invention no.14 by Bach
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 2:04 pm
This sounds interesting....
I'm Kailyn and I'm kind of new at piano. I've been at it for almost 5 months now. I hear I'm a natural and that I have talent, but I can't seem to focus on it too much. I did however used to play flute, and I sing a lot. I also have a habit of liking pianos that are old and seriously untuned. Hahah, if anyone has any tips for this amature pianist I would greatly apreciate it.
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 5:44 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:10 am
Septomor Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C# minor  Although there are two great stave's going on at the same time, the same rule applies to both stave's. Personally I'm not sure why he did this, it was possible to write it all on one staff *shurg* First off the reason he did that is to show which notes the ped markings are following. also it makes it easier if someone wanted to say play it as a duet. Lord Eydvar: Piano nearly 9 years now. First off i'm gonna say that that list of pieces at the beginning of this is does not have the best beginners list. Any of those pieces would only be beginners assuming that you already can play. The chopin prelude 20 has some tricky timing and any of the beethoven sonatas are considered at the minimum pieces for high beginner-low intermediate level players. I would suggest. Beethoven: Fur Elise Mozart: Sonata K.545 (To first repeat) Bach: Minuet in G Bach: Mussete Mozart: Minuets K.1 and K.2 and if your feeling up to it Chopin: Funeral March from Sonata no.2 in B-flat minor. I'm currently working on: Chopin: Waltz in C-sharp minor Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata mov. 3 Mozart: Rondo alla Turca and whatever else i decide to play through. One quick question. So how strong is anybodys reading skill? I mean i read sheet music as fluently as i read english. i actually can read all of those clefs listed at the beginning.
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:28 pm
Okay, so I'm new to this Guild and everything so bare with me.
I've been playing the piano for almost two years now but I've only had one year of being in an actual class. The other year, this year, I've sort of taught myself some of the songs. As much as I want to learn classical music like Mozart, I've found them as such a challenge to me and all I've been learning before trying some of those, what I think is, intense pieces. I've been learning some video game classics like Mario and Zelda.
Probably the only real classical peice I know is "The Entertainer" and it's only the first half. I need more practice with piano, yes I know, and hopefully I'll find good peices that I can learn from this thread.
-Jeo
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:48 pm
Lord Eydvar Septomor Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C# minor Although there are two great stave's going on at the same time, the same rule applies to both stave's. Personally I'm not sure why he did this, it was possible to write it all on one staff *shurg* First off the reason he did that is to show which notes the ped markings are following. also it makes it easier if someone wanted to say play it as a duet. I don't think it's a case of clarifying the pedal markings, because the rhythm is exactly the same in both systems. It's probably more of a case of avoiding numerous clef changes and ledger lines--the two systems is a lot easier to read than if you would cram everything onto one. Lord Eydvar One quick question. So how strong is anybodys reading skill? I mean i read sheet music as fluently as i read english. i actually can read all of those clefs listed at the beginning. Piano players rarely have to deal with anything other than treble and bass clef...although if you're doing collaborative piano or playing for choirs, knowledge of alto, tenor and the octave tenor clef would come in handy. That said, I'm a little weak on reading alto and tenor since they don't come up often, but I manage fine on treble, bass and octave tenor. Jeodiac Probably the only real classical peice I know is "The Entertainer" and it's only the first half. I need more practice with piano, yes I know, and hopefully I'll find good peices that I can learn from this thread. To be technical, that's ragtime and not classical. XD You should try the Maple Leaf Rag if you like the Entertainer. I personally find Maple Leaf Rag a lot more fun. 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 5:16 pm
Lol, that vidio there was funny. Piano 4 life???????????? Lol
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