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Topic: River Flows in You (piano).. played by a grade 0 =)  (Read 7588 times)

Offline dantetokcock

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River Flows in You (piano).. played by a grade 0 =)
on: March 18, 2011, 02:03:18 PM
hi..... have a listen on my playing of River Flows in you by Yiruma... those who haven heard of this piece have a listen.. hope you enjoy.. peace~~~ =)

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Re: River Flows in You (piano).. played by a grade 0 =)
Reply #1 on: March 18, 2011, 04:03:05 PM
finally, a piece I know :D

I hope you didn't only hear this because of twilight...

Anyway, a bit faster in the beginning, a bit shorter of a rest. Otherwise, not bad. Especially if you're a beginner. Took me a week or so to learn this piece also.

I suggest Kiss the Rain by yiruma, I think it sounds a lot better

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Re: River Flows in You (piano).. played by a grade 0 =)
Reply #2 on: March 27, 2011, 12:44:19 AM
Hi, I actually learned this piece when I was first starting off with piano and didn't realize the joys of classical music. Anway, I still like this piece. I don't know if I am in the position to give constructive criticism because you are at grade 0, but if you don't know how to read music you can always look at a tutorial:



I noticed you were playing a few notes wrong, so the video might help with that! Try leaning into it more and using your whole arm instead of using your fingers for power. I think you played it very well for someone who is at grade 0!

Good luck with your studies!

- Natalie

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Re: River Flows in You (piano).. played by a grade 0 =)
Reply #3 on: April 11, 2011, 07:56:20 AM
thanks natalie.. i will definitely try to improve more on my skills... =)
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