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Re: New Year's Resolutions 2025 My New Years Resolution is to make the effort to learn jazz and improvising. Not just reading the books and stumbling through fakebooks, I'm going to actually apply what I know.…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Tonebase search crash problem Search has been a problem since I joined three years ago. It is annoying for sure; I have completed many lessons and series only half way because I can't locate them again.…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: What is your favorite piano brand? Yet still, in the end, when given a blank check, I keep going back to the Boesendorfer 225 (only because I can't fit the Bose 290)
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Grand Piano for Gifted 6-Year-Old (Kawai GL or GX?) I'll start right off stating that I am a full on Yamaha fan since the the X-series was introduced. Yamahas now have a balanced fundamental and wonderful transitions section to section from the top to…
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- 5 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” There are many interesting out of print recordings in thePianoFiles.com. I was surprised to find these rare recordings of Marian Filar who's Chopin playing is of the best I've ever heard. https://www.…
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- 8 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” @Alexander Weymann Alexander, Back in the day, I wore out his recording of the Waltzes. Vinyl doesn't last forever.
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- 8 mths ago
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Re: Digital piano vs acoustic grand piano (Knabi 6' 11”) Yamaha P525 is the best portable keyboard I've run across. It has wooden keys and responds well to a good set of head phones. Only down side is takes a strong arm to carry it.…
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- 9 mths ago
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Re: Possible help? Yes to a practice plan. But I suggest focusing the greater part of your time on things you enjoy. For me sight reading and improvising, although I’m not good at either,…
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- Dave_B
- 1 yr ago
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Re: How to make piano sketches? Yes, there are many ways to approach smaller compositions. Simplest may be to start by laying out the measures and noting where you want cadences and interesting harmonic ideas. Then fill it in.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: How to make piano sketches? Not sure what you mean by “sketches?”
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Shopping for a digital piano The Casio PX-S6000 along with Yamaha’s P-525 and Montage6 are models I’m familiar with and enjoyed playing. Make sure you get 88 notes. I couldn’t play on a shorter keyboard and I’m not a good player.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Audiation and how to improve it Alexandr , let me suggest you Chang your approach to using audiation. Audiation is the greatest musical joy you can experience. It’s where all music begins and ends and is essentially the weight…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Tuning your own piano unisons? I’ve tuned pianos for over 35 yrs. I have no problem with players tuning unisons and octaves on privately owned (home) pianos. My big concern is to ask permission before touching a piano you don’t…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: DOW: What's the most memorable feedback you've received about your playing? As I was diddling around on a piano I just finished tuning, a man came up behind me and said that I was very musical and that I may want to consider taking up piano playing.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” Nelson Freire I’m not sure why he wasn’t more famous. Guess he didn’t travel as much as other great pianist. He passed around a year ago.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: What is your favorite Beethoven Symphony? Of course they are all beyond being beyond, yet for some reason the Pastoral symphony still takes me places after all these years of listening to it. I grew up with Szell’s LP box set, which dates me,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: What kind of Piano do you play? Kawai’s response is very reassuring. August is a quick turnaround considering sluggish shipping and backups.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: What kind of Piano do you play? Alherne, usually the keys would be taken to the shop to replace the key tops. Either way, I’m sorry this is happening to you. I work in the piano business and can tell you this is a rare issue and it…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: How to deal with thumb arthritis first let me say I am not a doctor. It just seems odd that both thumbs would develope at the same time. Have you considered repetitive movements using both thumbs you may be doing away from the piano?…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: TWI sign up for: Improvising A Simple ABA Piece With Jeremy Siskind Hi Dominic, I'm not able to participate in this intensive. Will it be made available for viewing?
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Sign-Up: Improving your Sightreading with Leann Osterkamp! @Dominic Cheli I'm not sure what "the public space" is. Isn't this chat thread a public space? I'm not sure how I can follow along via chat?
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Sign-Up: Improving your Sightreading with Leann Osterkamp! @Dominic Cheli Is this posted for all to view?
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Public Space for Improving your sightreading with Leann Osterkamp! Hello, I’ve been randomly selected to join this public space. Can someone please explain what a public space is and how to use it? thanks, Dave B.
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: What kind of Piano do you play? @Darrell I’ve never met an Estonia piano I didn’t like.
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- Dave_B
- 2 yrs ago
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Re: What kind of Piano do you play? @Denise I very much like the older Baldwin Grands. My friend has a model R (I think) he recently restrung it and it sound amazing.
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- 2 yrs ago
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