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Offline ilovemusik

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like for guitar players they call them "wankers". what about for the pianist?

Offline rc

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Re: how do we call if a pianist don't have musicality on his playing
Reply #1 on: September 25, 2008, 03:09:00 AM
hmmm... I dunno.  Wankers are usually referring to bad improvisers, ones who just play as fast as they can and show off with cheap tricks.

...But, improv is somewhat a lost art in classical.  Maybe the jazzers have a name for it?

Offline ramseytheii

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Re: how do we call if a pianist don't have musicality on his playing
Reply #2 on: September 25, 2008, 05:02:08 PM
Boring!

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Re: how do we call if a pianist don't have musicality on his playing
Reply #3 on: September 25, 2008, 05:26:11 PM
Haha.  I thought they were hacks.

Younger and more talented?  The "He plays with no musiciality" seems to be the thing people say when someone younger plays with more technique than that person has.
Favorite new teacher quote -- "You found the only possible wrong answer."

Offline frank_48

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Re: how do we call if a pianist don't have musicality on his playing
Reply #4 on: September 26, 2008, 04:24:49 AM
Robot.
Playing Piano is the easiest thing in the world, All you have to do is have the right finger on the right key at the right moment.

Offline etcetra

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Re: how do we call if a pianist don't have musicality on his playing
Reply #5 on: September 26, 2008, 04:53:10 AM
in jazz .. i heard people using the word hackers..

In fact there was this horrible saxophone player in the school.. he was also a jerk.. my friends were in a big band competition.. they were giving out awards and my frineds made a fake award for this guy.. it was called "the best hacker" award, and they gave him a tuner and metronome so that he can stay in tune and play in time!!

Offline josefine

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6. Develop a bad attitude and do not give a d**n towards how others feel about your practising.

Offline monkeyyy

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Re: how do we call if a pianist don't have musicality on his playing
Reply #7 on: September 26, 2008, 07:39:47 PM
You play like a Chinese person...       
or..like a robot indeed.

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Re: how do we call if a pianist don't have musicality on his playing
Reply #8 on: September 26, 2008, 08:29:47 PM
the word Robot is derived from the russian word robotnik meaning worker

so I fail to see how a worker can play with no expression or no musicality

sounds kind of elitist to me
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Re: how do we call if a pianist don't have musicality on his playing
Reply #9 on: September 26, 2008, 09:11:28 PM
Like a machine.

It could still be impressive if they have technique but not much expression.
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Re: how do we call if a pianist don't have musicality on his playing
Reply #10 on: September 27, 2008, 12:51:26 AM
You play like a Chinese person...       
or..like a robot indeed.

Hahaha this guy is funny.

Offline monkeyyy

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Re: how do we call if a pianist don't have musicality on his playing
Reply #11 on: September 27, 2008, 06:57:50 AM
Hahaha this guy is funny.

actually I was serious  :-[ ;D . We say this quite often in my country. 

and I'm a girl.
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