FAQ section

[netzow]

Might I suggest a faq section of the site? Meaning faq on the forum's of course. I thought it would be useful to try and answer some of the questions people ask frequently so people would not have to search. Let you know what you think.

[cziffra]

https://www.pianostreet.com/faq.php

possibly

[netzow]

Sorry if I didn't make myself clear, but I was refering to the forum's . In other words a section where questions that get asked alot could be covered under some general threads

[ihatepop]

You mean, you want a board specialising(sp) in questions?
That seems to be a good idea...I second it.

ihatepop

[netzow]

That wasn't exactly what I meant, but something like that, perhaps that would be an ever better Idea. I was talking about more of a resource of questions that get asked over and over again if we had it somewhere easily acessable people would be less likely to ask.

[donjuan]

Sorry if I didn't make myself clear, but I was refering to the forum's . In other words a section where questions that get asked alot could be covered under some general threads

they tried that.  I think it was m1469 who put together a list of links to the most common threads.  and then that list was made sticky.

but it didnt last: the problem is that no one wants to maintain this list that's ever growing.

[prometheus]

What kinds of questions should be in such a FAQ?

I think the problem is that the subjects of piano and music don't lend themselves well for general questions and general answers.

[asyncopated]

What kinds of questions should be in such a FAQ?

Obviously the frequently asked ones .

I think the problem is that the subjects of piano and music don't lend themselves well for general questions and general answers.

I agree.  Besides, I don't really consider the really frequently asked questions like 'what is the hardest piece' or 'who is your favourite composer' questions at all.  Well... they are question but don't have very good informative answers.

I can start a list.

1. How many fingers do you need to play the piano?
2. Why are the black keys of the piano black and whe white keys white?
3. Why is A 440 Hz and why do we start from C when clearly the alphabet starts from A?

[asyncopated]

After thinking about it.  I think I that I have come up with a solution.  You might never again need an FAQ or this forum for that matter.

Here is a complete guide to piano playing.

1. Learn to read music, in particular the treble and bass clefs.
2. Locate middle C on the piano, and from that all the other keys.
3. Press the correct keys in the correct order as instructed on the page.