A keyboard instrument which uses felt-tipped hammers to strike at strings.
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Left Right Hand Co-ordination on Piano [duplicate]
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How can I significantly improve my hand independence on piano?
I'm a intermediate piano student (I can play almost without a break if you give me notes but am still poor ...
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How are method books for instruments created and why do they work?
This is an odd question. But I think I can use some wisdom from teachers and other experienced individuals.
Now, most of the instruments have method books, and many teachers follow them as well. My ...
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How to distinguish between piano music by Beethoven and Chopin?
What are some musical characteristics that can be analyzed to tell if a piece of music was written by Ludwig van Beethoven or Frédéric Chopin?
Both are unmistakably present in the concert repertoire ...
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Pain in left wrist after playing Chopin's Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1
I've been playing piano for a year now (I used to play in a conservatory when I was a child, maybe 2 years total). I've already learned Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (1st Movement), Chopin's Nocturne ...
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Is there a typo on page 27 of 'Mastering the Scales and Arpeggios'?
Cooke's 'Mastering the Scales and Arpeggios', from 1931, came recommended to me as the one-stop reference for learning to play scales. On page 27, I find A-flat. The text says, 'Right hand: Fourth ...
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Fingering for black keys scale
I have noticed that everything I play on the black keys only sounds oriental.
I wanted to know what is the standard fingering to go through this pentatonic scale?
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Recommended seating in a concert hall during Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2
I want to book a ticket to Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2. Where in the concert hall should I prefer to sit?
The concert hall is structured as many others: A relatively large seating area in ...
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Breakdown of Ray Charles' “swinganova” style?
In the liner notes to Ray Charles' collected country and western recordings, there is a section on how the popularity of bossa nova beats led him to come up with the more soul-accented version in his ...
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How Can I Replicate The Sound Of An Instrument?
I have experience of basic music theory, guitar and piano. My current project involves creating a computer program that can replicate the sounds of any given instrument (starting with piano).
I can ...
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Why piano keys are not integer factors of octave notes?
In one of the answers of this question, some pianos with 44, 61, 76, and 88 keys are introduced. I just don't get it. Why notes are not following any formula? I mean, a piano with 63 keys means that ...
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Did any player pianos use card decks?
Wikipedia doesn't mention any. But since Jacquard cards developed from Bouchon tapes in the eighteenth century; and then Hollerith cards evolved back into tapes and then into magnetic tapes (merging ...
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Tension in hand while playing tetrads (4 notes chords)
I have been playing piano for 2.5 years now, and recently I started playing an arrangement for piano of "The Sugar Plum Fairy" from The Nutcracker.
Below is an excerpt from this arrangement. There ...
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Should I lift my finger before I hit a key when playing a piano?
I've noticed, that many people are hitting keys, instead of just pressing them. It kinda looks like that before they press the note, they lift the finger a little bit, same as if you tried to hit a ...
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How many keys should I require for a keyboard for ABRSM piano exams?
I looked at some related questions about piano key numbers but I was wondering how many keys would be required specifically for piano exams.
I have previously trained to grade 4 in ABRSM but that was ...
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Is there a way to repair key on a digital piano?
We have a Kurzwell digital piano and one of the keys sounds louder than the others. Any way to fix this?
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How should I finger A# and F# Major on piano?
How should I finger A# and F# Major with the left hand, 5-2-1 or 5-3-1?
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Cannot wrap my mind around playing 6 notes with one hand and 8 notes with the other one [duplicate]
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What's the best method for learning how to play triplets over quavers?
Each time I attempt to learn something like this:
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my head explodes. It feels ...
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piano finger spread
I'm a self-taught piano novice, can play easier two handed pieces (e.g. Minuet in G maj), struggling with chords. My favourite piano listening piece is BWV582, Bach's Passacaglia/Fuga from an Angela ...
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Is a digital or acoustic piano a better option for a beginner (sound and feel)?
I just started learning piano, and I want to buy a piano for recreational purposes and practicing. I am torn between digital and acoustic. I love the feel and sound of an acoustic, but I cannot afford ...
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Are there digital pianos that don't have too many features? [closed]
My wife and I want to buy a piano for our 9 years old.
We are not sure if we should get her a classic piano or a digital one.
Basically we like the idea of earphones / volume control / mobility and ...
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Advice on writing a midi file from almost complete sheet music
I want to convert a song to a midi file. The sheet music I've found on the internet for this song is almost complete. It's missing a few notes that I can hear when I listen to the song. I can just ...
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How to write a keyboard part for an existing song?
I was asked to make a keyboard part for a song somebody else has written. It's probably going to be organ.
I have no idea how to do this. I've been playing for a few years and I can improvise a bit, ...
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How should I put my fingers on a piano / electronic keyboard?
Should the fingers be curved/bent or straight?
Should I press the key actively or let my finger fall by "using gravity"?
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What kind of piano is useful for beginning players and beyond?
Looking to buy my brother a piano and he's pretty much a beginner but learns fast. What kind of piano can he learn on and continue using even after he's learn a lot?
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A peculiarity in John Tompson's first grade book regarding key signatures
Back in the days when I was studying from John Thompson's First Grade Piano book, I had come across a peculiarity which I could not understand: in pages 13-15 there are pieces which are in the key of ...
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Realistic long-term goals for an adult piano learner? (Limits of adult learning) [closed]
I started learning to play classical piano 6 months ago, at 27 years of age. Although I did not play the piano at all prior to this, I have been listening to classical piano and attending concerts for ...
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How do I identify the first 4 notes in this song?
I'm trying to identify the first 4 notes of a song so I can play it on my piano but I just can't seem to find the right notes...
The song is at Youtube at
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Piano Concerto Evolution
So I'm currently studying piano concerti, and I'm kind of stuck on a certain aspect of it.
How has the piano CONCERTO evolved from the classical period to the romantic period?
I always find ...
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How to play Chopin Etude Op.10 No.4 at the right speed
No matter how much I practised this etude, i just can't play it in the right speed. I play the piano for 12 years approx. and it just didn't work for me with this etude.
Does someone have an idea for ...
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How to convert recorded Piano music to midi?
I have recorded the output of an in-built track on my keyboard. It has a few instruments playing in the background, but I am interested in just the piano. How should I convert the recorded .mp3 file ...
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Which diploma, ATCL or dipABRSM
I've just completed my grade 8 piano ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in the United Kingdom) exam with distinction. Which diploma should I take next, Trinity's ATCL (Associate, ...
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How do I play harp-like licks on a piano?
Many R&B songs I listen to have a similar sort of sequence of notes which flow in a manner similar to that of a harp. A good example is Beni's song 'Last Lie', in which the first chord is done in ...
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Tracking down sheet music for “God Is” by James Cleveland
I am not sure where to ask this question, but the Stack Exchange sites have been a good resource for me for other interests that I have, so I am hoping that I drilled down to the right level here to ...
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What are some ways I can secure my piano stand so it isn't moving as much?
I just got the L85 stand for Yamaha P95 (with 3-pedal LP5), assembled the whole thing, and when I started playing, I noticed that it is moving quite a bit when I play something faster, or just hit the ...
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Beethoven's Ode to Joy - interpretation [closed]
I heard that Beethoven's Ode To Joy was written to express the essence of life in terms of suffering and acceptance.
I'm not totally convinced by this sentence so I'd like to ask whether someone ...
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Good book/method for a piano beginner [duplicate]
I've been playing guitar for the last 20 years, but I never learned to read notes. Now I decided to learn to read notes and I decided to do it with a piano. I have a good book to learn the notes, but ...
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Getting back to the piano after 5 years - restart with lessons or just play? [duplicate]
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Get back into piano after long break?
How to get back on track after long absence
Before I went to university I spent quite some time playing the piano after several ...
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What should I do next to improve and expand my musical knowledge? [duplicate]
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Where can I get started with my improvisation?
How to develop soloing vocabulary
What are good resources for learning music theory?
How does one start learning music ...
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adult piano for musicians: ideas for music pieces [closed]
I bought a piano almost a year ago and I really enjoy playing it. The problem for the moment is that I have no clue what pieces I should try. I bought 'Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book, ...
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Digital Piano Keyboard [closed]
I am interested about buying a digital piano with weighted keys. Would you suggest any in particular? Does that feel like real piano?
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Stage Piano with custom samples [closed]
Is there any model from Yamaha/Roland/... which enables user to load custom sample anyway and use it on keyboard (pref. stage piano)?
My goal is to have ability to copy on pendrive/keyboard memory ...
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BPM limit on piano [closed]
I am practicing rhythm from a book called "the rhythm bible". The book is designed for all types of musicians, and the author suggests the following practice routine for pianists.
If the ...
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play piano accompaniment for a new song - music by ear [duplicate]
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What do I need to know and how do I need to practice to start playing by ear/improvising?
I have learned the basics of piano. Basic includes reading notes, major and few ...
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How to practice different dynamics in each hand
In the piece "Melody" from Op. 68 (Schumann) the right hand plays piano while the left hand plays pianissimo. I find it difficult to play different dynamics in different hands.
How should I practice ...
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What is this song? [closed]
I've been hearing this song everywhere, but cannot identify it. It's the first few seconds of this video:
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Please recommend the next piano piece I should learn [closed]
I started learning to play the piano in September last year. I am taking private lessons from a young man who is a very skilled pianist and also a good teacher, but I happen to be his first student. I ...
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How is this type of music called [closed]
In what genre does the song Dinah by Fats Waller fall?
I would like to know the name of the genre as this would enable me to search for on-line lessons containing this type of music (would be great if ...
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Which instrument is more suitable for playing a romantic song? [closed]
I would like to know which instrument is more suitable for playing a romantic or melody song. I mean for a solo melody..
For example : Trumpet, Piano, Violin, Guitar(different types), Flute etc.
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What are the best books to learn music theory? [closed]
I haven't been able to find anything that particularly relates to this, and I'm sorry if this is a duplicate, but what are the best books to learn about music theory? I honestly have no idea about ...
