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Posted by: mattacuk Nov 7 2007, 04:43 AM

I am really into classical music, and i wondered if as per the title, we have any pianists? The more i study musical theory the more i would like to play!!

Also do we have many fans of classical music in general? if so who are your favorite artists/composers?


Matt!

Posted by: chast Nov 7 2007, 04:46 AM

I think Marcus plays the piano
He also has a video on youtube, just search for lavendell, you will find it fast.

Posted by: mattacuk Nov 7 2007, 04:47 AM

Awsome, i will check that out!!

Posted by: Unleash-The-Shred Nov 7 2007, 04:47 AM

I play, but i'm not that great yet I started not too long ago.

Posted by: mattacuk Nov 7 2007, 04:49 AM

That is very cool!! I think i am going to start haveing some lessons, it can only add to my musical skills!

edit: My word Marcus is awsome!!

Posted by: Unleash-The-Shred Nov 7 2007, 04:53 AM

It's really fun, and easy to understand when you play guitar also. I bought a book and started to teach myself though, no lessons for me.

It'd be sweet if we can get some piano lessons on here since we have singing and bass also.

Posted by: Animosity Nov 7 2007, 04:55 AM

I read that piano is the oppsosite, in terms of learning, of guitar. It is supposedly easy in the beginning then gets harder and harder, well that is what I read somewhere. Whether that has any truth behind hit, no idea!

I would love to be able to play "Let It Be" by The Beatles. The piano part of course.

Posted by: Unleash-The-Shred Nov 7 2007, 04:57 AM

I've never heard that, but from what i've learned so far, it's easy stuff.

Posted by: mattacuk Nov 7 2007, 04:58 AM

I would like to be able to play stuff my Michael Nyman and Ludovici Einaudi !!

Posted by: GrimGuitarist Nov 7 2007, 05:00 AM

I've been playing for 14 years now and I do a lot of classical piano and rock piano, I really think it's helped me since I've started playing guitar, and yes I love classical music, my favorite is easily beethoven and his stuff really is quite simple I also like mozart too

Posted by: Unleash-The-Shred Nov 7 2007, 05:00 AM

I like pretty much anything piano, definitely classical, but rock piano also, like Van Halen.

Eddie is an awesome pianist also.

Posted by: Resurrection Nov 7 2007, 05:28 AM

I was sent to classical piano lessons as a kid. I made good progress, did a few formal exams, played a few recitals, etc. Stupidly I gave it up when I was about 14 and I've probably lost all my keyboard abilities a long time ago. It was great for learning music theory mind you, and some of that (at least) has remained with me to this day.

In terms of classical music, I'm a big fan of the Baroque era composers.

Posted by: tonymiro Nov 7 2007, 05:35 AM

My little girl has just started piano lessons Matt. I struggle to find middle C .

Personally I love classical music - favourite composers include Stravinsky, Britten, Cage, Messiaen, Lutoslowski, Ades. Nyman I enjoy when I'm in the right mood - if you like him though take a listen of Steve Reich and Philip Glass btw. Classical piano players - Argerich, Pires and Gould are just a few whom I really enjoy.

Cheers,
Tony

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Nov 7 2007, 05:35 AM

I can play piano pretty well in the key of C but struggle in any other key

Posted by: Animosity Nov 7 2007, 05:37 AM

It's uh... the one in the middle? Hahaha, just kidding!


Can anyone verify if piano gets harder over time?

Posted by: dango Nov 7 2007, 06:03 AM

I always wanted to play the piano. I was thinking to buy the silent piano, so I can play it at night. But another thing I am hesitate is, I don't have many time. I am enjoying playing the guitar every day and still so much to learn and need to practice harder. So I am questioning to myself , Do I have time to learn play the piano? But it is said that second instrument is help to learn another, isn't it? So, o I still don't know, should I start learning play the piano or not.

I don't know classic well, but my favourite pianist is Murray Perahia, and favourite music is 'Harmonious Blacksmith' by Geopre Frideric Handel. I like 'moonlight' by Beethoven, too.

Posted by: Pavel Nov 7 2007, 06:59 AM

I was playing piano when i was around 10 years old - my mom is a piano teacher so it was no big deal to find a teacher

Today being able to play some piano is helping me out in my work with composing.

Posted by: Unleash-The-Shred Nov 7 2007, 07:51 AM

I wonder if Kris will hire a piano teacher for the site?

Posted by: lavendell Nov 7 2007, 05:10 PM

As mentioned - I play piano, a little bit and my #1 favorite composer is Chopin. He made lots of emotional and beautiful slow music, but he also made some breathtaking "piano-shredding" stuff . check him out!


-Marcus

Well, I actually think it gets harder over time. But I guess that's mainly because you play more complicated stuff over time...

One of the things i'm having trouble with is that once you hit a note on the piano - you can't do anything more with it, other than letting it go (as opposed to the guitar, where you can add vibrato, bends, harmonics, etc). So you have to play every note perfect, because once you've played it - you can't "correct it afterwards"...

Posted by: mattacuk Nov 7 2007, 05:34 PM

I think that is very cool she is given the oppotunity of music lessons early on Tony!! a real gift, even if she doesnt yet know it

I really love this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMQiXrk33_4

Posted by: tonymiro Nov 7 2007, 09:41 PM

Tnx Matt - she also has a DaisyRock electric guitar (Heartbreaker model rather then the flower shaped ones though).

She spends her time posing with the guitar rather then practicing on it though - takes after her dad .

Cheers,
Tony

Posted by: Fabian Schulz Nov 7 2007, 09:45 PM

I like to play piano, my girlfiend has a piano at home and i like to play on it but i'm really bad at it i just fool around with the keys ^^

Posted by: SLASH91 Nov 7 2007, 09:46 PM

I can figure out Jingle Bells

Posted by: mattacuk Nov 7 2007, 10:21 PM

I would love to see you poseing with your guitar!

So it seems many of our instructors play or dabble in Piano - which is what i though. I also notice many great famous musicians also play piano!

Posted by: axelsson Nov 7 2007, 10:36 PM

I can play a bit, I know pieces like für elise and mad world. I also figured out flamingo by paul gilbert considering I knew i started in E.

Posted by: Juan M. Valero Nov 7 2007, 11:06 PM

I'd like to buy a Midi keyboard and start learning, but I have no time

Posted by: kevin-riff-after-riff Nov 8 2007, 07:00 AM

yerrr! i play piano! i love CHOPIN!, its got acient shredding in it look on youtube for chopin etudes, they are genius.... anyway ive been playing for bout 4 years, i have tried and given up before, but i finally decided im not goinna give up again 4 years ago, and have made sweet progress did grade 2, 5 and 7 and am gonna do grade 8 next easter, gosh yer songs do get harder, the details just hurt my little brain so much lol! anyway it is a great instrument, helps me understand theory etc. well.... start learning piano if your thinking "maybe" coz its sweet!

Posted by: MickeM Nov 8 2007, 07:11 AM

Aaaaarrrrrrr two bottles of rum on dead mans chest arrrrrr aaaaaarrrrrr I loot and plunder and will take your guitars aaaaaarrrrrrrrrr

Yes we sure do, I use to dress up as a pirate havn't told anyone about it but saw your thread, had to read the subject twice before I dared to post. I saw the number of replies and never thought it was this common with people dressing up this way and slipping into the piracy life. I'm happy to be out of the piracy closet finaly.

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Nov 8 2007, 07:16 AM

Micke ... that would be pianists as in Piano players, not Pirates per se ...

Posted by: MickeM Nov 8 2007, 07:17 AM

Oooooops

Posted by: mattacuk Nov 8 2007, 07:24 AM

Posted by: ibanezkiller Nov 8 2007, 07:26 AM

hey... my dad is able to sight read everything (well besides some stuff) but it real easy to have a little jam cause he can pick up on everything!

Posted by: mattacuk Nov 8 2007, 07:46 AM

Only on GMC could we find out someone is a closet PIRATE in a Piano thread

Me ship set sale

Posted by: Luciana Nov 8 2007, 08:08 AM

I play the piano ... classical music is my favorite... Bach, Chopin, Mozart, Bethoveen, Burmuller, Czerny.......... all of them!---

Posted by: Juan M. Valero Nov 8 2007, 04:10 PM

Oh, we want to see some videos !!!

Posted by: Luciana Nov 29 2007, 04:02 AM

Maybe some day encourages me to film them and post them here!

Posted by: The Uncreator Nov 29 2007, 12:23 PM

Im just gonnna get Gabriel to heckle you until you do

Posted by: Dejan Dec 3 2007, 11:48 PM

I started to learn piano a year ago to help me in composing, and then I liked it so much that I spent many hours practicing

I play only classical pieces like bethoveen's moonlight, bach's menuet, etc

A piano offers more possibilities than a guitar and it is completely different, but in my opinion if you manage to play one instrument and have some knowledge on musical notation it would not be a trouble to learn some other instrument