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PostPosted: 10:57 - 31 Aug 2009    Post subject: Any of you lot play piano? Reply with quote
Hey guys.

Been playing piano for about 10 or so years now, and want to learn some decent songs....

Not interested in playing any of the new stuff, that's what the guitar is for.

So i know how to play the moonlight sonata, raindrop prelude, currently learning 'the heart asks pleasure first (theme from 'the piano') and quite a few more that i won't bother naming Laughing

So, any decent classis songs i should learn?

Want to learn some Joplin stuff but it's pretty hard so will take a while Shocked

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Hardy har har.

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PostPosted: 11:17 - 31 Aug 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
I play the piano... but only enough to accompany my singing...
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PostPosted: 11:22 - 31 Aug 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi

I recently got into the piano after discovering you could get 'digital pianos' with weighted keys. Never knew such things existed!!!!

I tried to follow some structured lesson programme but soon got bored of it and just went out on my own. I'm shit but I'm happy with that at the moment.

I love this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyCRJmerW1Q
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PostPosted: 11:26 - 31 Aug 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I recently got into the piano after discovering you could get 'digital pianos' with weighted keys. Never knew such things existed!!!!

I tried to follow some structured lesson programme but soon got bored of it and just went out on my own. I'm shit but I'm happy with that at the moment.

I love this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyCRJmerW1Q


I've had quite a few acoustic pianos - They sound a hell of a lot better but cost too much to keep tuning them and take up too much space.

I've settled with a digital one...

I quite like that Thinking

Think i'll be learning that Laughing

Just learning the hard bit with quintouplets in this one Smile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dPS-EHl-FE

Laughing

Solid.

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PostPosted: 11:32 - 31 Aug 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
I love the piano in Jasper Steverlinck's version of "Life on Mars".
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PostPosted: 11:32 - 31 Aug 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lovely piece that - So, I presume you're a self taught grade 8 player?

What digital piano do you have?

Got any tips for learning? The piano means a huge amount to me - I'd choose it over bikes any day of the week. But I just need help/guidance on sticking to some sort of structured learning programme.
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PostPosted: 11:36 - 31 Aug 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Lovely piece that - So, I presume you're a self taught grade 8 player?

What digital piano do you have?

Got any tips for learning? The piano means a huge amount to me - I'd choose it over bikes any day of the week. But I just need help/guidance on sticking to some sort of structured learning programme.


Nope, i passed my grade 5....

Not really interested in grades tbh.

Getting lessons but just half an hour a week to help me with some pieces i get stuck on.

I have a yamaha arius YDP-140.

Learning wise... I'd say just sit with a piece, and play it from the start...

When you get stuck, work on that part each hand spereately then together and see if you can play it better.

Like me, if you can play the first few pages of a piece pretty much perfectly, then when you sit down, just start from where you get stuck.

Helps me Thumbs Up

Heres some sheet music if you fancy a shot at it Thumbs Up

https://www.scribd.com/doc/4900830/The-heart-asks-pleasure-first-piano-Michael-Nyman

I'll take a vid of what i can play of it and post it up Thumbs Up

EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCb90kA9N_o

Excuse the mistakes and the fuckup at 1:15.

Once i actually sort that part out, i'll be able to play the whole thing, the next part is more or less the same as the start.

Not an overly difficult piece, but it is hard Laughing

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PostPosted: 15:04 - 31 Aug 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Shocked Fantastic.
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PostPosted: 15:08 - 31 Aug 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Shocked Fantastic.


Laughing cheers.

You should learn it Thumbs Up

What i played in the video is IIRC the first 4 pages, only a couple more after that, which is hard, but with a lot of practice can be perfected Smile

Cheers

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PostPosted: 15:13 - 31 Aug 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's a fair bit beyond my capacbilities I can tell you that now. Laughing

A very nice piece though. I'm always finding piano pieces in films that I must have and download the sheet music. Can't play any of them yet but one day....one day. Laughing
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That's a fair bit beyond my capacbilities I can tell you that now. Laughing

A very nice piece though. I'm always finding piano pieces in films that I must have and download the sheet music. Can't play any of them yet but one day....one day. Laughing


Laughing

Sounds hard but isn't.

Have a go, see how you do with it Thumbs Up

Im only grade 4/5 and play grade 8 stuff Laughing it's all about practice and the need to WANT to learn them.

I learned all the stuff from Halo3 Laughing just because i liked the piano parts.

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I used to look up youtube when i was in the mood for learning something new,. I cant read notes so i watch people play and listen thats how I learn. Look up song names and you are bound to find someones version of how to play it. Thumbs Up
I make up my own stuff now manly.

I really need my piano tuned it sounds bad.
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Have you thought about trying out some Philip Glass?

Minimalist as fuck.
But beautiful.

He does lots of different stuff, but Metamorphosis is a lovely piano piece.
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hellkat wrote:
Have you thought about trying out some Philip Glass?

Minimalist as fuck.
But beautiful.

He does lots of different stuff, but Metamorphosis is a lovely piano piece.


Totally agree, Metamorphosis is fantastic. There is a video on youtube of a lady that plays it.
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Have you thought about trying out some Philip Glass?

Minimalist as fuck.
But beautiful.

He does lots of different stuff, but Metamorphosis is a lovely piano piece.


Totally agree, Metamorphosis is fantastic. There is a video on youtube of a lady that plays it.


That would be this one, then.
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PostPosted: 18:31 - 31 Aug 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's the one. Thumbs Up

Prefer Metamorphosis 2 though
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That's the one. Thumbs Up

Prefer Metamorphosis 2 though


Agree. That one made me cry when I first heard it Embarassed no idea why. Easy to play to.
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any of you got the sheet music for metamorphosis 2?

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dunc wrote:
any of you got the sheet music for metamorphosis 2?

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I tried looking before for things like that and didnt find any. If you find somewhere post link here.
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dunc wrote:
I learned all the stuff from Halo3 Laughing just because i liked the piano parts.


Nowt wrong with that. (I used to like playing Duke nuke 'em on guitar) A good way of practising music is to play while the TV is on. Theme songs, adverts etc make good practice as they're are hundreds of tunes on the TV everyday. Helps tune the ear. (Although you're probably beyond that now Laughing).

I like piano music but don't have the coordination for it.
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dunc wrote:
I learned all the stuff from Halo3 Laughing just because i liked the piano parts.


Nowt wrong with that. (I used to like playing Duke nuke 'em on guitar) A good way of practising music is to play while the TV is on. Theme songs, adverts etc make good practice as they're are hundreds of tunes on the TV everyday. Helps tune the ear. (Although you're probably beyond that now Laughing).

I like piano music but don't have the coordination for it.


Yeah, i learn a lot of stuff by ear... Saves time reading sheet music and trying to get it to sound right, just play it over and over again with the music and try to get it bang on, then read the sheet music and sort out anything i have wrong Thumbs Up

Helps a lot when i know what it should sound like.

Cheers

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One of my favourites is Prokoviev's Romeo and Juliet Suite, there's a brilliant arrangement for piano Thumbs Up The Montegues and Capulets is great for letting off steam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFl__HHqSuc&feature=related

Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition has also got some great tunes in it. There's nothing like thrashing out "The Great Gate of Kiev" after a long rubbish day at work Very Happy
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Flight of the Bumble Bee would be awesome... girlfriend is going to learn it when she gets back from holiday... I look forward to watching/hearing her play it Thumbs Up

I love watching her play the piano for some reason. I can't play anything for shit though.
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