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Offline mozarta

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Coldplay Clocks Piano
on: March 21, 2010, 03:07:14 PM
Hi,

I just posted a piano version of Clocks from Coldplay:
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Give me your impressions'

Offline rachfan

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Re: Coldplay Clocks Piano
Reply #1 on: March 21, 2010, 10:10:50 PM
Unless it's an optical illusion, which I doubt, it appears that the keyboard slopes downward away from you (on an acoustic piano, toward the fall board).  As a result it looks as though your hands have to drop downward from level wrists to play, which is far from being ergonomic.  It was too uncomfortable just watching the contortions.  You really should look into that before you incur an injury.
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Re: Coldplay Clocks Piano
Reply #2 on: March 21, 2010, 10:35:10 PM
I hoped I would get a comment on the music itself, but it is better than nothing. To answer your comment, thx but my wrists are very flexible (so no risks for an injury) though I  would agree that my hand position may not usual, best.

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Re: Coldplay Clocks Piano
Reply #3 on: March 24, 2010, 01:46:34 AM
Sounds fine to me, you are using each part of the piano correctly in this piece, sounds good. Now all you have to do is sing as well :)
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Re: Coldplay Clocks Piano
Reply #4 on: March 24, 2010, 04:08:36 PM
iiih! It looks painful in the beginning. Relax man! :P Anways, not very familiar with the song. Sounds good though. 
Maybe you should make some more variations in dymanics and stuff, since it's more or less one riff comming 2 billion times

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Re: Coldplay Clocks Piano
Reply #5 on: March 24, 2010, 05:55:39 PM
what keyboard is it?
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Re: Coldplay Clocks Piano
Reply #6 on: March 24, 2010, 08:44:49 PM
Thx a lot for your comments, unfortunatey Lostinidlewonder I can hardly sing and play at the same time:) but it is not a big deal'
To answer your quiestion grace, it is a Yamaha Clavinova P120 (this model is getting a little old now, I bought it 8 years ago)
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