If you use a piano app (Simply Piano, Flowkey, Synthesia, etc.), could you please help?
I'm to find out at how people practice with piano apps and I can't find much info on google
If you use any piano learning app:
i. What device? (iPhone / iPad / Android phone / Android tablet)
ii. Where does it sit while you play? (music sheet stand, on top of the keyboard, a separate stand, your lap etc.)
iii. Is the screen size a problem? Have you wanted your screen size to be bigger or placed differently to assist you better?)
iv. Do you connect by cable / MIDI, or does the app listen through the mic?
Short answers are great too and will assist my research greatly. Thanks!
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Im 16 years old and Im in preparatory class in conservatoire.
Ive been playing the piano since age of 7, joined the piano conservatoire at 9, and i stayed there till i was 12. I stopped due to war and financial problems. I stopped at level 4. I came back to the same conservatoire and same teachers, they put me back to preparatory level, Is this normal? I feel a tad bit upset because imagine a 16 year old who can play fantaisie impromptu stuck back in preparatory level, that sounds weird
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Hand size is unfair
Having small hands is so unfair. Like for this etude, at the end I’m expected to play octaves super fast and loud but my hands can’t do that.. and I see people doing it so comfortably and feel so jealous because it’s not that they’re better than me it’s just that they have bigger hands. Thats why we should have pianos that can morph to fit any hand size—-new invention someone make it right now
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I want to fall in love with this instrument again
I had been playing this instrument for 4 years until i quit in the august of this year. My interest had been dimming for a year by then and my academic performance was not the best hence my mother decided that i would no longer be going to my keyboard classes anymore. Now that I have time and I have done considerably well in my half-yearly exams I want to start playing again
Its been a long three months and my fingers are weaker. B4 quitting i had written my Grade 5 exam(trinity).
I hv no motivation to start again but i hv to finish my grade 6 by the next yr bc I will definitely not hv time to play again.
Please give me some advice on how to start again- my fingers are not rlly familiar with the keys.
I will call my self a beginner now since i cant even play a scale without my pinky fumbling
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I have just started this song: Duvet-bôa
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Anybody care for a rag?
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Does anyone else pedal their car like one does with their piano?
I don't think I've seen this thread before, but I think I pedal the car like I do with a piano and I was wondering if they are similar in technique?
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How can I memorise the note location?
I always miss them by 1 note, is there any way to help practise
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Looking for keyboard recommendations for a Christmas gift
Hi all! Firstly, apologies if this is not the right sub to ask this (I couldn't find a sub specifically for keyboards vs standard pianos) but this seems like an extremely knowledgeable group!
My fiancé played the piano in his youth/adolescence and recently he's mentioned wanting to get back into playing and even teach me a bit. I thought a keyboard would be a really nice Christmas gift, but I have no idea where to begin.
Ideally I'd love something with a small-ish footprint but not lacking any important features. I don't want to just get something super cheap, but money is also a bit tight at the moment so I can't totally go all out either. I think my max budget for this would be around $400-500.
Any recommendations? I have absolutely zero knowledge about which brands are good, what features are necessary, etc., so I'm very grateful in advance for any replies! Thank you!!
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Any feedback on my Liebestraum is appreciated
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How do you know what to do with the piano?
Title might sound dumb but what I mean is, how do you make conscious decisions, especially when casually playing, to make something sound musical? I have always genuinely been stumped with this. I have been learning scales and chords and their inversions and all with the purpose of being able to jam/improvise/make my own music, but despite this technical knowledge I don't know yet what makes people decide that just playing certain notes of a chord sound good/that they should do this inversion on the spot/that they wanna play just the bass note with the left hand or the full chord. The advice I'll likely get is 'play more & experiment', but the amount of decisions/creative freedom you're allowed to make/have is just overwhelming for me on a piano especially with technical knowledge, like I don't know if something is the right thing to do. On guitar, even before and after knowing the technical stuff, I can just do whatever and it'd most of the time sound musical. I feel more confident there to just make music. On the piano I get legitimately scared. I don't know how people just make stuff up without worrying what to do with both their hands, even without rehearsing. This is making me lose the passion I had when I started learning it:(
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Anyone willing to record a short song on their piano/keyboard for me?
Hey everyone…I’m wondering if any of you are able and willing to record an abridged (1 min) piano rendition of a song? If so, please dm me asap as I’d need it quite soon.
Thank you very much in advance
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Maya Portella piano
Does anyone know what Yamaha piano Maya Portella plays at home? :)
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Wich edition of Chopins Scherzos ?
Hi Everybody.
Iam planing to learnt Chopins 3rd Scherzo and was wondering what the best Edition that is available on IMSLP is ?
Thank you!
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really liked what I made today
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Bartok Romanian Dance No 1
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I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire – Simple Arrangement
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Leggiero scherzo no 2
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Just played my first succesful g major scale after a week of piano. Yall got any tips on things like how to your hands from keys or hand posture.
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Beginner to Intermediate Sheet List
Is there a good source for linear (to some degree) music advancement sheets? Meaning I just don't know what to try playing next based on what I'm playing now. Would love some insight!
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Baroque improv by someone who knows nothing about baroque improv
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I wrote a Theme and Variations (feedback appreciated)
Hi guys,
My name is Andrew Kierszenbaum – a little about me: I was one of the composers of “Arcane” (Netflix), League of Legends, and the creator of “The Music of Arcane feat. Andrew Kierszenbaum,” my piano & orchestra concert I premiered last July in Pittsburgh, USA, where I performed and presented the music of the 8x Emmy-winning Netflix series with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Today, I wanted to share with you a piece I wrote called “Variations.” Would love to know what you think. Any feedback is appreciated. You can listen on Instagram (me playing it) & I posted the full sheet music here.
Thank you,
Andrew
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Advice for beginner getting into piano
Hey guys, I’m not good at piano at all, but I’ve always wanted to learn how to play. I actually bought a piano about a year ago, but I couldn’t afford lessons and every pianist i knew was soo much better than me and they have been playing piano since they were kids, so I ended up selling it because I assumed learning piano was only possible for people who could afford lessons and started young.
Recently, I’ve really been wanting to give piano another try, but I honestly have no idea where to start. When I had my piano, I could only play with one hand, and I tried learning how to read sheet music, but it just never made sense to me.
I also wanted to ask, how long does it usually take to learn how to play with both hands? That was something I really struggled with.
I’d really appreciate any advice on how to get started, especially from people who taught themselves without paying for lessons. And which piano was best to buy.
Thanks guys.
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Preparing control, any comments/advices ?
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WIP Goldberg Var 9-10
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How can I improve my left hand accuracy for this piece.
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The tempo is marked at 92bpm, I'm currently playing it cleanly at around 70-75, but I'm really struggling to get this any faster. I can kind of play it at 92 but its really sloppy. Any tips appreciated :)
Also this left hand motif is repeated throughout the whole piece across a few different passages so stamina is also a factor lol
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Beethoven: Sonata Pathétique, 2nd movement (critique very much welcome!)
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Valse Fantasie by Glinka/Gryaznov
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