Ask The Next Person Anything

[collectivecolors]

A: A swimsuit fashion show at my local mall.
Q: What's your favorite soup?

[sunshine_keys]

hmmm, potato or chicken noodle

Do you have a song stuck in your head right now?

[pianoplayjl]

yes, Rain over me by pitbull.


Girl my body don't lie,
I'm outta my mind, let it rain over me,
i'm risin so high,
out of my mind,
let it rain over me,
ay ay ay
ayayay
let it rain over me

[pianoplayjl]

Q: Did Obama do the right thing in repealing the DADT policy?

[megadodd]

A: I'm sorry but I have no idea what that means. I guess...not?

Q: What is your favourite daily routine?

[birba]

morning meditation.
Do you ever pick your nose?

[megadodd]

Yes! I love the fresh air in the morning, and on internet I can admit it! C:

Describe last week with one word?

[ethure]

awful(as always)

Time is flying so fast, isn't it

[drkilroy]

Yes, it is...

Do you like dulcitones?

Best regards, Dr

[ethure]

I don't have any special liking or disliking feeling for it.

what should you do when you're on a crossroad of life?

[pianoplayjl]

Do abit of soul searching and in the end choose the path that is right for you.

Did you hear about the 53 year old pedophile?

[zeusje]

no

Does the name of your favorite composer start with a B. ?

[wsmith]

One of my favourites starts with a B, yes.
Are you popular?

[megadodd]

If I you havnt heard of me, I guess not.

Argerich or Pletnev?

[zeusje]

Pletnev

How old are you?

[megadodd]

I'm 21.

Will there ever be another composer like our masters?

[landru]

Part of me wants to say yes there will be another master, but realistically I don't see much hope of another Bach, Mozart, Beethoven etc. who is transcendent. The classical music biz just doesn't work that way any more.

Flat fingers or bent?

[chopin1993]

Bent definitely works better for me. When I bend my fingers there's less tension in the rest of my hands, which prevents any injuries.

Which pieces are you working on now?

[m1469]

Appassionata, some Chopets, Chopin Ballade no. 1, Rachmaninov 23/4, Rondo Cappriccioso, Schumann ABEGG, 5 Arias.

What if two people had the same dream about each other on the same night?

[goldentone]

It would be more than a dream.

Q:  To whom did Beethoven originally dedicate his 3rd symphony?    

[pianoplayjl]

A. Beethoven originally dedicated it to Napoleon bonaparte but lost the respect of Beethoven after he realised Napoleon was a tyrant.

Q. Which musical instrument derived its name from Italian words meaning soft and loud, respectively?

[sevencircles]

A: Piano Forte

Q:Who was the first pianist that performed the "Hammerklavier" sonata in public?

[collectivecolors]

A: No clue! I'm gonna take a guess though, Franz Liszt cause he did a lot of live shows and about the only pianist I've really researched.

Q: Prefer to be considered the smart person in a group, or be secretly smart and considered "cool"?

[megadodd]

A Secretly smart i think, I don't fancy to be the center of attention, if that would be the case.

Q Winter has begun, what are your limit for walking outside without a jacket, degrees wise?

[sevencircles]

A I have no Idea but I don´t like cold.

Q: How many sexpartners have you had?

[candlelightpiano]

OMG! What a personal question! I think I'm in the wrong room! Ciao!

[megadodd]

Killed thread.

[littletune]

  Oh ok  I'll save the thread! 
And the answer of course is: none!  or: 0 (except if you count "playing doctors" at preschool then 2  but I'm pretty sure that doesn't count).

The question: It's about minor scales (and I only started learning about minor scales) so I want to know: from the three minor scales (natural, melodic, harmonic) do you have a favourite one? And if you do which one? 

[ajspiano]

I would say that there are more.. 

just as a start...

dorian, phrygian, aeolian (natural minor), and locrian modes of the major scale are all minor in tonality.. locrian is ofcourse a bit different with the flat 5..   jazz minor is also pretty interesting at times.

I like using harmonic minors over dominant 7th chords..  ie. D harm minor played over A7

also, I quite like tunes centered on the dorian mode of the scale.

Question : Does your teacher (if you have one) explain predominantly musical concepts, technical concepts or an even mix of both..  and what element matters most to you?

[candlelightpiano]

Question : Does your teacher (if you have one) explain predominantly musical concepts, technical concepts or an even mix of both..  and what element matters most to you?

Oh, AJ, YOU would ask a question like that! The answer:

I do not have a teacher, at least, not one that I'm paying to have lessons with. I'm not sure about the difference between a musical concept and a technical concept. Sorry. 

Question: What does your house look like?

[williampiano]

A: My house is two stories tall with white stucco and a brown roof.

Q: What is your favorite hobby other than piano? (sorry if someone has already asked this question)

[pianoplayjl]

A: Wii sports.

Q: What is your favourite movie?

[ethure]

quite a few. but a memoriable one would be Edward Scissorhands. That was one of the few movies in my early memory that i started to watch movies. I remember i cried so hard when watching it.

is 'holding back the hate and anger' always the good or right thing to do?

[candlelightpiano]

This is quite difficult to answer! I suppose it is a good thing to hold back hate and anger but it may not be the right thing to do. I think it's good to have an outlet for your frustrations and holding them inside, in the long run, may be more detrimental than good.

Question: When you watch someone on YouTube struggling to play a piano piece with lots of  mistakes, do you usually have a jolly good laugh? (the truth, please!)

[thalberg]

Usually I don't laugh, I just feel disappointed and change to another video.

Do you ever regret the past?

[m1469]

That depends on the future .

If you *had* to choose between one or the other, and if money were not an issue (say you make the same no matter what) would you prefer to privately teach piano to the worst student you could ever imagine (just this one student, day in and day out), or be a toll booth operator on a super busy bridge (constant stream of cars all day long, every moment) - either one for 8 hrs. a day, 5 days a week?

[williampiano]

A: It depends. If my student is just horrible at playing, I'd much rather teach them. If my student is out of control behaviorally (as in worst I could imagine), then I would rather be a toll booth operator.

Q: If you could move anywhere in the world, other than where you currently reside, where would you live?

[m1469]

Wherever life leads me!


Q:  If you could either travel (as safely as any regular travel) to the moon and stay in a special lodge there for a week, or take a trip anywhere on Earth, either trip with a person of your choosing, which would you choose?

[ajspiano]

earth.. it has variety..  the moon is..  well its kinda just the moon. An hour there would be enough for me.

I'm not sure about the difference between a musical concept and a technical concept

musical - loud/soft, tempo etc. (anything interpretive) as well as music related theory such as chord progressions, harmony, composition etc..

technical - the physical motions involved in executing the musical concepts.

......

Do you know many..  adults.. that behave like children?

[pianoplayjl]

No. But I know that sometimes I behave like a baby.

Q: What was the last thing that you said?

[vandermozart3]

"Thanks!" (my big bro made me tea )

Q: Was your high school co-ed or all girls/boys?

[jollisg]

co-ed (I don't think we have that much divided schools here in sweden, I think that's kind of against the law or something? I don't know).

Q: When was the last time you went to the gym?

[megadodd]

The last time I went to the gym was actually 2-3 weeks ago, just to watch the machines though. I would never touch them.

[pianoplayjl]

.

[megadodd]

sorry, I forgot to ask a question >.<.

As I remember it's the 2000 millenia "thing" that should be the all computer breakdown and all microwave blowup. My dad was working on his company the day to "prevent" this from happening lol.

What's your new years promise? If you don't have one, make on up- right now!

[commissiona]

A: To start smoking (yea, I didn't really have one, so just made one up like you said).

Q: If Haydn had a favorite flavor of Pop-Tart, what would it be?

[Bob]

Probably something with berries, like cherry or strawberry, although I don't know if they had strawberries back then, if that would matter.  Something rich, fatty, aristocratic.  He'd probably be used to fancy foods.  I wonder if he even had something similar back then.

What are you doing for New Years?

[thinkgreenlovepiano]

Biology, chemistry, english and dinner at a friend's

Do you like eggplant and why?

[m1469]

Yeah, I actually do quite a bit.  It depends upon how it's prepared, but it can have a very nice, rich flavor, with a very nice texture.  It's meat can just be so soft and succulent (that word's weird, but it's true!).  It's nice just roasted with some salt, or as Baba ganoush, or mixed in with other vegetables and it can be used in a variety of ethnic dishes (you can also make up plenty of your own ideas, too!).  It can get super, duper soft and nearly disintegrate into a dish, just adding flavor and richness ... You can use thin slices as noodles in a lasagne ...  it soaks up other flavors extremely nicely (sauces, etc.) it's really quite versatile.  I also love it's color .

Do you consider yourself lazy?

[ted]

No.

Within a group of feeding pigeons, why do one or two rush about pouting, making noises and bothering the others, even at the cost of not eating ?