Anyone here play piano? How long? What genre? What kind of piano/keyboard system do you have? I've been playing for 10 or 11 years now, stopped my classical training a while back and moved over to Jazz. I have an old upright piano that's been passed down many generations. It's become a family heirloom. I also have an M-Audio Keystation --- 88, with a Korg Triton Extreme (61 keys) hooked up to providing the bulk of the progams I run, with two small M-Audio monitors (no big amps, yet). Influences... check my spam topic and you'll find a fraction of 'em.
i play classica. been playing for about 11 years, didnt concentrate at all till 2 years ago where i finished my 8th grade and my teacher introduced me to Rachmaninoff. After that ive been playing serious piano. i have a Fritz Dobert which my parents bought about 9 years ago
Y'all ------z need to get into beat making...some serious paper if you get signed to them big record companies.
who wants to get signed? I make beats and scratch myself and just like doing it for the music. If i ever make money off of it it will just be a blessing, But no record label is gonna get my sht xD.
Ha ha. A couple of my buddies have a band with 3 pianists and a drummer. They won battle of the bands. It sounds really good.
Bumping. Piano's popular enough I'm sure some more people would have at least played at some point... =(
The only reason I play piano because it`s a great way to learn 2 5 1 s and to learn how to voice and solo
oooooooooooh my gosh. how didnt i see this topic? ive even been mentioned. of course i play piano. ive been playing for 10 years-ish. i prefer rock to classical but im working on Brahms's Intermezzo in A major (Op. 118 No. 2). It's mad hard but its so worth it. biggest musical influence is either beethoven (just because he knew chords better than anybody else), randy newman, ben folds, orrrrrr burgmuller (just because i grew up on his etudes). Sock and i cant be the only people who play. Come on people!
You two are my new best e-friends. Ah, the 2-5s... Those can become so much fun, especially when you deconstruct songs with lovely Harmony Theory. I play with The Real Book, either of you use it? I personally think it's a great tool for Jazz pianists simply for it's versatility. There aren't too many lead sheet compliations that can rival it. And ear training can be a lot of fun... the first two songs I learned by ear were "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey and "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder. Beethoven and the old classical performers (like Bach) were great and wrote lead-sheets themselves (except maybe their fugues? I'm not sure...), so you bet they know their chords really well. But remember, during their time they were restricted by nobility and the churches to what chords they could use. Tritones were frowned upon, being considered "Diabolos en musica" or "The devil in music" (I'm sorry if I messed up the latin). Bach in particular was hated by the Catholic church for using a tritone. I have real respect for the older classical greats, but I think it's been blurred today. How about Serge Rachmaninov? Haven't tried any myself, but it looks like it could be fun.
my only experience with the russians was mussorgsky's boris guddonof and that kinda scared me away. if i wanted to try some solo jazz where would be the best place to start?
You can take your classical music/any songs that you like to play already. ... And change them. For example, I have a "classic rock" book. So what did was for one song I scrapped the bass they had written and chose to do my own thing. Then I altered rhythms; cutting out notes and adding others elsewhere. It's a good place to start because you can be as minimalist as you want and it really helps develop the skills necessary to start into lead sheets. Now, when you're ready, move onto the lead sheets. Get "The Real Book" which I mentioned earlier. It is among the best for jazz playing. If you want something more in depth, I'll be more than happy to help you out. I love jazz.
i have a keyboard from ~10 years ago which i occasionally tap the keys of when I'm board. Guitar is more fun.
