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STOPS ? I thought stops were on a organ?,,, as in "pull out all the stops"? Oh my.I thought someone would bring up the subject of double and triple stops
STOPS ? I thought stops were on a organ?,,, as in "pull out all the stops"? Oh my.I thought someone would bring up the subject of double and triple stops
If you want to learn the keyboard fundamentals then I suppose piano is the way to go. I was thinking you where into wanking away at it and having fun as compared to being serious about learning the fundamentals which it sounds like you are.You lost me there, only seems like more complications? First I got to learn the keyboard, where my fingers go and how to find the notes, etc. Don't get how more voices make any of the any easier?
If you want to learn the keyboard fundamentals then I suppose piano is the way to go.
A small bit of music theory, as much as you can stomach, will go a long way in building a foundation of understanding (reading music isn't necessary with guitar in my experience, but perhaps piano is different).
I'm not sure I know for sure but I guess I'll find out shortly. But knowing myself, I always wanted to know how anything I got involved with worked, at least at it's most basic levels. Kind of like audio, I don't have a deep tech level, I read as much as I could, at least until I found it boring, then I'd put it down. It's just that, at my age, I now find it difficult to read and understand (learn) as much as I used to, I'm not near the sponge I once was and I have trouble reading like I used to.I was thinking you where into wanking away at it and having fun as compared to being serious about learning the fundamentals which it sounds like you are.
Bought myself a Yamaha NP-12 keyboard this week. Never played any instrument before, except for dabbling as a kid.
Always wanted to but never put together the time. It will be interesting to see if I can put much together at my age.
That looks interesting, think I'll grab it, very inexpensiveThis is a superb book to start from IMHO:
Got all 3 books in digital pdf for $5.00 on ebay. This way I can read on TV while I practice.This is a superb book to start from IMHO:
Ours is so big and heavy having more than one is impractical!Are keyboards like guitars? Or are they a 'one size fits all' sort of thing? I have several guitars I use in rotation. I'd like to buy several more, but it can easily get out of hand.
Ours is so big and heavy having more than one is impractical! Over 2 m long and nearly 350kg.
Pianists typically have a couple boards, eg a light portable with 61 or 76 keys and synth or semi-weighted action and a heavy 88 key stage board with hammer action
I'm a reasonably good violinist--I still need a day job, but I'm accomplished enough to make a little cash on night gigs.
It's the same phenomenon as the ease with which young children pick up on different languages, and adults don't.
Tom, would you say unweighted/semi-weighted/hammer action keys distinction is important? I have a friend who was a conservatory student and she told me I should practice with hammer action keys as much as possible or I won't develop the necessary finger strength. She said it's no problem switching from hammer action to synth keys, but not so much the other way 'round.
I'm also a complete beginner, I just did a couple of basic exercises on an electronic piano at a public library, but that's no longer possible due to the pandemic. So I got myself this, a kids' book of exercises, and I'm currently eyeing a couple of keyboards.
Knowing myself, I'll probably procrastinate the sh*t out of it and never learn anything, but keeping my fingers crossed for you @Sal1950
I've sort of been there, tried to do that. I'm a reasonably good violinist--I still need a day job, but I'm accomplished enough to make a little cash on night gigs.
Tom, would you say unweighted/semi-weighted/hammer action keys distinction is important? I have a friend who was a conservatory student and she told me I should practice with hammer action keys as much as possible or I won't develop the necessary finger strength...
I think we, the ASR crowd, may be at a disadvantage here. People willing to spend a bit more effort and maybe money to get a better reproduction of a recording are maybe more likely to find the sound of an electronic piano disappointing. When I was still a teenager I got to play the grand piano in Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park. I can't really play but the experience was so good that I spent as much time with it as I could. Hi-fi loudspeakers don't come close. They can be more or less impressive as hi-fi loudspeakers and with some effort one can suspend disbelief and concentrate on the music.thefsb, as I said earlier, my homework told me, in this price range, this Yami was supposed to be voiced from their TOTL grand piano and most reviewers complimented it on it's lifelike sound. Who knows more what a piano sounds like than Yamaha?
A subject close to my heart.
This is a superb book to start from IMHO:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017OBN7CK?
Or you can start from somewhere else. But I can tell you that book can work. Get the hard copy if you get it.
You’re gonna have to really work hard. Learning music is worth it though. It’s tough during coronavirus days but an in-person teacher can really help when that becomes an option. Good luck.