I put a small cd player which is carefully hidden from the audience in the grand pianoI pretend to play while the cd player plays.That's how I performed by Chopin Concerto Number 1 after 3 days of receiving the sheet music.
Be careful of the live performances. It's not easy explaining to people how you made the piano applaud and cheer.
Unless the audience also brings a CD of applause.Walter Ramsey
the keys on my piano are hard as hell so i use the una cord pedal when i practice unless i play really really loudly
6. Keep away from pianostreets.
dust and polish once in a while.
playing softly probably helps lengthen your practice time, too, right? no stress. instinctively, peple tend to play a bit medium loud at the end of practice session anyways. better to save it for last. that's my idea anyways.
I have a lot of piano secrets.. & have no one to tell about.. coz here in Arbil- Kurdistan where I live.. if I told anyone about my passion.. my love to the piano.. she\he is gonna laugh at me
Here in Arbil.. there is one True piano teacher (my teacher) who comes from Mosul every week to teach here.. if anything Happens to my teacher... all my dreams will burn forever..I hope that you now understand what I mean.. what I'm complaining about. is a whole society.. & not 3000 or 4000 Dollars!!!!!Boran
Hi Zheer.. Yes I am Kurdish..
Am glad that you now have a good piano teacher and that your piano teacher is willing to sell you his piano once you move into your new house. It seems you are looking to gain some experience in performing. Well since you will have a piano some time soon, you will then have the chance to perfom on your own piano in concert halls. Piano playing is a solitory activity, so a lot of the learning, practicing runing around looking for teacher is down to you. Good luck.
Hey b.piano, it sounds like you're doing a good job overcoming your obstacles.Can't say I've ever been to Kurdistan, but I think that generally music isn't the most prestigious field. It doesn't have material benefits like building a house, it's not so valued by society.I was thinking the other day, that the reason we have the classics is because of the enormous wealth of the upper class in the past, who could afford such luxuries as paying a musician to play and compose fulltime.Things are never ideal. I have an upright, but I have to keep it halfway across the city at my parents house because it won't fit where I live. It just occurred to me, last night I'm hanging with my friends and all I can do is talk about music with them, because there is never a piano around most of them have never heard me play. On the other hand, there're guitars everywhere.Oh well, such is the instrument I've chosen. I don't think anyone pick piano because it's easy in any way
b.piano I just want to say that I always read your posts with great interest. I am sure you will find a way to make your dreams become true And I very much hope that the pianistic situation in your country will get better soon! It is so good to know that there are wonderful and idealistic people like you, dreaming, thinking positive, despite the hard conditions. My deepest respect!
Practice properly. Warm up properly. Always no the meaning behind a piece and never sound boring. Always understand the problems, if you know what the problem is, you can slove it, which makes technical problems non-existant (almost haha)