Honestly, you're not going to be a world class pianist without a grand piano. A good instrument is one of the most important things, simply because when you perform on big stages, you are going to play on an extremely good and sensitive instrument. A clavinova is not really suitable for that. Apart from that, everything is possible.Welcome on the forum though!
Ok, Kassaa, first you need to ask her if she could afford a grand. Not self-evident in that region of the world i think. And you can learn a lot on a Clavinova. But Boran, I am so glad to hear of your piano enthousiasm and I wish you all the best for your career! I would not recommend you to practise 14 hours a day regularly. In exceptional cases maybe, but please be careful! Don't overdo it. Listen to your body and don't treat it rudely or violently. There are several harms you may do to yourself with overpractising. If you will be able to become a world famous pianist does not depend from you only, but also from a good portion of luck, the right relations to people in the music business and so on. Your goal can be to become a good pianist, even an outstanding pianist. Develope your own style, your personal interpretations. The idea of studying in Europe is also very good i think. I'm sure there are a lot of European piano students here on this forum who can give you up-to-date advice on where to go for studies and which teachers and so on. Good luck!pianowolfi
There are many pianists in the world. Only a very small percentage of them will be world class. And of those only a few actually make it.Just be happy that you can play and learn. As for studying piano in northern Iraq, I have never been there. You live there. I think the only person here that has been in northern Iraq is Zheer. But if you want to study on a really high level it would be a good idea to try to study in a place where there is a tradition of classical music.
Boran, welcome to the forum! Your Yamaha Clavinova CLP 230 is a perfectly fine piano for now. It will never go out of tune and you can practice late at night with your headphones on and not bother the rest of the family. The only famous pianist I know from your part of the world is Idil Biret who is Turkish. Are you close to the Turkish border? You will find much helpful advice here on piano practice. Check out Bernhard's posts in particular.https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,17014.msg182709.html#msg182709 Try not to spend too much time on Hanon …get your technique from Bach, Chopin, Beethoven…
is Zheer in this forum?? is he Kurdish??
I always thought that Damascus was the oldest city in the world. Is Arbil older?
There are many pianists in the world. Only a very small percentage of them will be world class. And of those only a few actually make it.
Hi Boran,Welcome to the Forum and I - along with many others on this interactive network - admire your enthusiasm, especially at your age and coming from that part of the world. It is indeed rare.The Yamaha Clavinova CLP 230 is quite good and I also recommend this to many of my students who cannot afford an Acoustic/Grand Piano.The Steinway or Bosendorfer will come to you in the course of time!Your English is very good!I endorse pianowolfi's advice - 14 hours daily is too long. You have to think of the strain on your fingers. So please don't overdo it.Then, what is that you understand by "world class"? Virtuosity, headlines, photographs, interviews and constant tours? These may have just the opposite effect and take away the tranquility you get from and in the music. Has happened to many great performers - you must be able to cope with Fame and Music at the same time! That can be tough.As far as "your world" is concerned, you already have "class" and that is what matters. You play music firstly for yourself - and incidentally if in the process others like it, well and good. Otherwise it doesn't matter. As per the Indian philosophy, through Music your soul is communicating with God. Hence revere Music and put yourself always below it, always looking up to it. Never get the thought that you are going to master it. It is not possible.Listen to CDs and watch DVDs of the Bach, Tchaikovsky and Chopin pieces you are practicing. Hear and see how others interpret the same compositions. I can help you with free download sites for Sheet music and MP3s of classical pieces.Chopin is difficult - but you can master it. Look under another part of this Forum "I have a 10 year old son...". The kid plays Chopin so effortlessly - you can watch it on YOUTUBE under "Enzo".So much for today. If you want me to e-mail you Sheet music downlaods, I would not like to overload the Forum's bandwidth and will have to use my personal e-mail - ksnmohan@yahoo.com.Zheer IS in London.RegardsProf K S (Mohan) NarayananMusicologist, Composer, TeacherChennai, India
Hi b.piano, yes am Kurdish, i live in london and was born in the Uk. You know i lived for five years in Arbil the oldest city on planet earth, but after the golf war i was put on a banana boat and sent to England. Nice to know that there is a music school in Kurdistan,anyway welcome to this forum .
yeah this music school was built in 1992!! but I don't think that there is professional teachers there.. nice to know you Zheer. Zheer means (Smart) in Kurdish right???can you speack Kurdish or Arabic??sorry if I ask a lot but I did'nt expect to find anybody from Arbil or Kurdistan here
the music school is gonna start tomorrow!! but I'm not sure if the teacher is gonna be a good one!!
Well how was it...........?
Hi Boran!For studying Classical Music, the best places are still in Europe. I lived and worked in Germany for several years. Please send me as MP3 files - or even as MIDI Files - your music. Not as CDs or cassettes by post viz "snail mail" - they will not just reach me. And DHL/FedEX is too expensive for me to even suggest.After my listening, I will forward them - if I notice the "class" - to my contacts in Germany. With luck and God willing, something can turn out - especially a good teacher.RegardsProf Narayanan
you know when you read notes & write them!! the Piano lesoson is tomorrow.. I am not optimistic about it!!well nice ti know you!! but do you play Piano???
Do you mean composition or theory, well am glad that you will have some piano lessons,some piano lesson is better than non. Yes i also play piano, i cant imagin that there are many kurdish classical pianists in kurdistan. Anyway good luck.
I mean Theory.. but they've just started to learn how to read notes.. most of them can't even play anything!!!!there are classical Pianists.. but they are not that good!! the best one can play Level 5 or 6 (& also not that good) !! I'm dying here!!!! no good pianists!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok here is what you could do, learn as much as you can from these teachers,theory and practical. Turkey is the only neighbouring country that can provide you with excellent piano tuition, so when it is summer holiday you can arrange some piano lessons in turky,but obviously thats very expensive. The problem is to study music abroad in a university you need to pass piano exams,level 8 is minimim. Therefore learning piano with a good teacher is essential over a long period of time, basically if you have family in Europe the only option is that when you are an adult you live with relatives abroad for a number of years to gain the skills and qualification to get you into a music school. What normaly happens is that a person from the country of their origin show great talent and the are givin scholarship to study abroad, now sadly for people in kurdistan its very difficult ,as you know few teachers. So you would think that many kurdish people living in europe bother with classical music, sadly thats not the case. Anyway if there is a will there is a way am sure you will find the way.
I live in the worst place in the world for becoming a pianist.. we have a faine arts college
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