"will you play Yiruma?"
The first two are never bad. I say sure, and then hold out my wallet.
"Is he a happy composer or a sad composer?""Is this a hard song?"
Yes, this is a very hard song.
* while listening to traumerei *
I guess bad is subjective. Answering the question, "Is Gravel or Revel or Ravel or whatever in general a happy composer?" to somebody who wants a serious answer can be a bit time consuming. E.g. my dad hahaha and Yiruma SUCKS lol
Q: Is this a hard song? A: No, this is a pretty easy song.
*while speaking to my 6 year old student who has played for 2 weeks and cannot play the first bar*oh I see chopinlover haha
I always pay very careful attention to the remarks and questions of non-musicians and non-pianists about my music. This is because, unlike musicians, especially accomplished ones, they do not worry about the effect of what they say, or whether or not their comments might seem inappropriate to their musical standing. In this regard, sincerity and naivety seem to me more important than lack of knowledge, and more likely to impart something I can learn from.
Oh I was just talking about how Visitors first two comments aren't annoyances, but gigs!
What georgey you got a problem with me teaching some kids piano?
lol it is in your signature... and much more applicable to this piano discussion than a political candidate!
They are also not as attentive to wrong notes but extremely conscious of variation in time, whereas pianists tend to be the reverse.
Noah, you have a point my friend.Best,AJ
haha I often do anyway let's get back to the topic"So what draws you to piano?"I don't mind the question but I find it a little hard to answer. What draws you to o anything? uh, the piano part of it....
"Is piano really all that hard to play? It looks like you just run your fingers over the keys."
I don't know anybody that has ever said that, even ignorant people
"Oh, you play piano? Can you play [name of random pop song, show tune, or old standard]?""Well, no. I play mainly classical and playing that type of song by ear isn't really my strong suit."Followed by either a vaguely dismissive comment or facial expression, with the implication that I can't be much of a pianist if I can't produce a song from the Lion King on command.
" How long have you been playing? " I always hate answering that. My usual response is "many hours."Best,AJ
Well.............I think I might side with the commenter. A skilled pianist should be able to reproduce a bit of a pop song by ear - not necessarily with the correct chords and voicing, but certainly within the standards of the musically unsophisticated. You CAN play Happy Birthday, right?