Hey! [Bob asks]

[Bob]

Hey!

[Tash]

hi bob!

[brewtality]

did you lose your tiara?

[Spatula]

She's got a split personality.

[Tash]

oh yeah i took it off i've got a pink cab hat now!

[Bob]

Waz up?

[Spatula]

She's the next hip hop star

[Tash]

DIE HIPHOP

[Spatula]

I think you just said, "The HipHop" in german. 

[Bob]

How's it going? 

[Tash]

I think you just said, "The HipHop" in german.

so i did, however i don't speak in german and thus i want to kill hip hop

hi bob! it's going great i'm on a 4 month holiday wooo. how are you?!

[janice]

Tash, are you going to travel on your 4-month holiday?  If so, where are you going?

[Tash]

well i'm trying to convince mum to send me to birmingham (england) for chrissie to keep my sister company but she's very iffy on that idea. probably just going up to byron bay (queensland) for a week with friends in january. i'm going to be the laziest bum ever! well actually i'm not but if i told you iwas gonna do work in the hols then you'd probably call me a nerd...

go the nerds!

[piano_learner]

well i'm trying to convince mum to send me to birmingham (england) for chrissie to keep my sister company but she's very iffy on that idea. probably just going up to byron bay (queensland) for a week with friends in january. i'm going to be the laziest bum ever! well actually i'm not but if i told you iwas gonna do work in the hols then you'd probably call me a nerd...

go the nerds!

Hi Tash,

You will visit me if you come to England I hope 

P.S: I thought Byron Bay was in Northern NSW. Is there another Byron Bay in QLD?

[Tash]

oh how much of a dumbass am i yes byron's in nsw i got muddled up cos we were thinking of going to qld. please excuse my moronity
oh you live near/in birmingham? sure i'll come and visit you!

[piano_learner]

oh how much of a dumbass am i yes byron's in nsw i got muddled up cos we were thinking of going to qld. please excuse my moronity
oh you live near/in birmingham? sure i'll come and visit you!

Hi tash,

You are NO dumbass--You knew Birmingham is in England!! I am about 150 miles away. Still, worth the drive to hear you play the piano for me 

[Tash]

well considering my sister is living in birmingham i should know where it is!

hmm no i don't think it'd be worth you driving 150miles to hear me play the piano cos i'm not that great- woohoo fantasie impromput only have to play it til next saturday and then i'm done with it thank god
but hey we can have a party anyway hehe

[piano_learner]

well considering my sister is living in birmingham i should know where it is!

hmm no i don't think it'd be worth you driving 150miles to hear me play the piano cos i'm not that great- woohoo fantasie impromput only have to play it til next saturday and then i'm done with it thank god
but hey we can have a party anyway hehe

Tash,

However bad you are it will be better than me!   

Party in Birmingham, sounds good!

[Tash]

oh look well we can play duets together that sound like rubbish hahaha

[piano_learner]

oh look well we can play duets together that sound like rubbish hahaha

Tash,

I don't know what a 'CMUS' Grade is. How does it compare with ABRSM?

Duets together? Ok, as long as my part is easy.

[Tash]

oh cmus is part of the AMEB system, it's the grade above grade 8 here, and i'm playing chopin fantasie-impromptu, rach prelude op3 no2 and khachaturian toccata so around that sort of standard

yeah sure we'll play chrisse carol duets jingle bells all the way!

[piano_learner]

oh cmus is part of the AMEB system, it's the grade above grade 8 here, and i'm playing chopin fantasie-impromptu, rach prelude op3 no2 and khachaturian toccata so around that sort of standard

yeah sure we'll play chrisse carol duets jingle bells all the way!

You are *WAY* beyond my level. Duets together will by you playing the piano, me jingling the bells.

[Tash]

LOL

well it won't be anytime soon cos i'm officially not going this chrissie:( i'm very sad

[Spatula]

CMUS...what a funny name, just about as funny as ARTC... or ARCT or whatever the hell its called in RCM after grade 10. 

[Bob]

(gives you a head nod) 

[Tash]

yeah they all have bizarre names and i have no idea what they stand for

[piano_learner]

well it won't be anytime soon cos i'm officially not going this chrissie:( i'm very sad

Tash, this is an OUTRAGE! 

Who do I need to bribe? 

[julie391]

what is this topic about?   

[piano_learner]

what is this topic about?   

I forgot 

[julie391]

bob started the topic with an interesting proposition

[Tash]

bob said 'hi' and then led onto other things as per usual.

yeah i'll come to england if you pay for my ticket!

[Bob]

How are you?

(This is a thread about nothing, alla Seinfeld.  I'm just saying those little things that people say to each other in passing.)

How's it going?

How you don'? ( )   

(Let's see how many of our international friend get all that.)

[piano_learner]

yeah i'll come to england if you pay for my ticket!

Hmmm....get you to deliver 'Piano fish' in person. How much do you want for it?

[galonia]

CMUS...what a funny name, just about as funny as ARTC... or ARCT or whatever the hell its called in RCM after grade 10.

CMusA = Certificate of Music, Australia

It's a performance exam that comes after Grade 8 in the Piano for Leisure syllabus which is set by the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB)

There's also a Piano syllabus, which follows Grade 8 with AMusA (Associate Diploma) and LMusA (Licentiate Diploma).

The Piano syllabus is supposedly more rigorous than the Piano for Leisure syllabus, so a lot of students after Grade 8 Piano do the CMus as a stepping stone before they attempt the AMus.

I think the AMEB grading system quite closely mirrors the British ABRSM system.

[Tash]

yeah what galonia said- i'm doing it as a stepping stone and yay now i'm starting Amus!!!woo i'm excited

yeah i'll come to england if you pay for my ticket!

Hmmm....get you to deliver 'Piano fish' in person. How much do you want for it?

are you serious?

[piano_learner]

are you serious?

Tash,

I was thinking that one-day you will either be a renowned Pianist or Artist. If I was to have one of your early paintings then in 10 or 20 years it *could* be worth a fortune 

I really do like the ‘Pianofish’ picture and think it would look nice on the wall above my electric Piano, which is currently bland and uninspiring. 

Problem is, if I do buy it you will have no option but to become famous in order to make it a good investment! 

[Tash]

pheh renowned pianist as if, possibly artist but i wanna be an illustrator so if there are any budding authors out there who need illustrations, come to me!!!
ah it's kinda large and i think my sister has already put her name on having it so sorry! but it'd probably be better buying something a bit later when i actually start making some more decent looking artworks- in my opinion these are all really sketchy and messy in terms of technique (hey sounds like my piano technique!). so if you did want something like that then you're better off asking me to redo it on a smaller canvas cos i have no idea how you'd get a 75cm tall canvas to england!

[piano_learner]

pheh renowned pianist as if, possibly artist but i wanna be an illustrator so if there are any budding authors out there who need illustrations, come to me!!!
ah it's kinda large and i think my sister has already put her name on having it so sorry! but it'd probably be better buying something a bit later when i actually start making some more decent looking artworks- in my opinion these are all really sketchy and messy in terms of technique (hey sounds like my piano technique!). so if you did want something like that then you're better off asking me to redo it on a smaller canvas cos i have no idea how you'd get a 75cm tall canvas to england!

Tash,

Your sister gets everything 

Ok, I was thinking about this. So, if you want inspiration and possibly something I'd be inclined to buy:

I would like something which combines a few of my interests

1) Piano & Music
2) Space exploration and hopefully tourism!
3) Maths/Physics/Popular science

I was imagining something similar to your piano fish painting, but with the keyboard drifting through a distant solar system.

Anyway, just some ideas *if* you are stuck. (They may seem pretty boring to you)

[Tash]

no i'vehad an inspiration- a completely random painting, which has a grand piano in the centre, with fish swimming all around it, and then in the background is the unlimited number of pi- what is the meaning behind all this? who knows- i'll tell you, the secret to myartworks is that theymay suggest bizarre meanings and symbolism, but they don't. orthey mightbut it's a subconscious thought and i duno whatit means anyway.

and i actually did have an idea to do with a keyboard drifting, except it was more like coming out of the canvas...omg i have so many ideas and so little money to buy the paint and canvas with!

[piano_learner]

Hi Tash,

I think you have some great ideas and I'm thrilled that you find 'Pi' interesting! I was thinking you could combine a piano in space and somehow incorporate 'Pi'. This way you have a combination of 3 infinities.

1) Infinity of Space
2) Infinity of 'Pi'
3) Infinity of Music

What do you think!? 

[Tash]

pi is great, we painted our school maths classroom a few years ago and put pi and a bit of its numbers on one wall and 'e' on the other- i got to paint the pi sign so i felt very special:) i feel we've had a great bond since haha
oooh infinity i'm getting ideas just wait til i do something with these thought!

[piano_learner]

pi is great, we painted our school maths classroom a few years ago and put pi and a bit of its numbers on one wall and 'e' on the other- i got to paint the pi sign so i felt very special:) i feel we've had a great bond since haha
oooh infinity i'm getting ideas just wait til i do something with these thought!

Tash,

I have not done anything as prestigious as paint 'Pi' - I envy you. I have considered getting a *small* tattoo of ‘Pi’ on my shoulder, but I am very anti-tattoo (On me).

A friend at work was proud that he knew 'Pi' to 8 decimal places after having a bet with his mates. So I made it my mission to beat him. I put a great picture of 'Pi' on my PC wallpaper with the value up to 31 decimal places and memorised it! (Although I need refreshing every now and again) But this achievement pales in comparison to some who have memorised ‘Pi’ to the first 1000 decimal places! 

I hope you do get your thoughts on canvas soon, it would be interesting to see what the result is. 

This time *I* get first pick instead of your sister! 
(Nepotism is frowned upon in the art world and you wouldn't want me to report you) 

[Tash]

oh 31 digits i'm impressed

what's nepotism? i could golook it up but that would be too easy

[piano_learner]

oh 31 digits i'm impressed

what's nepotism? i could golook it up but that would be too easy

Hey baby...want to hear me recite 'Pi'?    (Good pick-up line)

nepotism: n : favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)

[Tash]

oh 31 digits i'm impressed

what's nepotism? i could golook it up but that would be too easy

Hey baby...want to hear me recite 'Pi'?    (Good pick-up line)

lol oh sure thing haha i'd love some guy to come up and say that to me itd be the funniest!

[piano_learner]

lol oh sure thing haha i'd love some guy to come up and say that to me itd be the funniest!

Hi baby 

Can I buy you a drink? 

Hows this baby? 3.1415926535897932384626433832795

YOU WANT ME DON'T YOU???

[Tash]

*swoons* oh look at all the numbers i'm so impressed! you can buy me a drink any day!

[piano_learner]

*swoons* oh look at all the numbers i'm so impressed! you can buy me a drink any day!

I will buy you 3.14 drinks 

[Tash]

super duper you'll have to be precise!

[Bob]

It must be the pi that keeps this thread from being deleted.  I'm surprised it still exists.


And now Spatula's gone white?  First Shagad, now Spatula?  I smell a mystery on the piano forum...    oooooo.....   










(smells like chicken)