Developing musicality in students who were pushed
I have a question about developing musicality in students who were, IMHO, pushed through the literature too fast. I give piano scholarships to my college-bound string students, so they can pass their...
View ArticleClassical Piano Books for Teaching
Hi all, I used to read the Fingerboard all the time when I was studying the violin about 4 years ago and haven't been back since then. Now I'm more involved with teaching piano to several kids(as a...
View ArticleNew 9 1/2 foot Steinway Grand Piano
Yep I just got it today, and the whole thing fits in a little cardboard software box. Steinberg, VSTi virtual instruments The Grand, a full version of meticulous sampling of the real thing that plays...
View Articlemusic school question
hey everyone, im considering studying piano at a major music school and i've been reading up on the various programs available out there... i'm wondering what you guys think of the musicians...
View ArticleVan Cliburn Competition
This competition starts May 20. Some general information is available at http://www.cliburn.org/ . There will be live online streaming video/audio of performances at...
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update: FREE GEORGE WINSTON piano sheet music to DOWNLOAD!!
Where?On my homepage!It's all there, I finally uploaded the sheets of interest as promised. Go, check, download and enjoy. http://www.mailsurf.com/georgewinston Feel free to distribute "my" files and...
View ArticleJazz/swing music for piano
I'm learning classical at the moment, but I also really like jazz or swing. Can you recommend any good music or methods for it? Thanks!
View ArticleRepair Question
One of the (genuine) ivory plates on our piano's keys is loose. Is there a simple home repair, or do we need to have the piano technician do it? Thanks, J.
View ArticleShostakovich preludes for piano
This music is just marvelous... Why it`s not played in concerts?
View ArticleFavorite Well Tempered
What is your favorite recording of the Bach preludes and fugues? Im considering buying more Scott
View ArticleMalaguena, by Ernesto Lecuona
I have two versions of Malaguena, By Ernesto Leuona. Both were printed by the same publisher, Edward B. Marks Corporation. They both contain 6 pages of printed music. The first four pages of each are...
View ArticleTrilling in baroque pieces
I am curious when you trill, do you start on the note or the note above it in baroque pieces, e.g. in a Bach prelude and fugue. Ive been trilling on the note above it when you play classical, e.g....
View Articlesohmer piano value?
i have a sohmer cabinet grand upright piano serial #26284 36 dated 1890. it has carvings and a beautiful tone. anone know value or anyway to find out? it is presently in cape cod mass. and would like...
View ArticleSchumann's Canonic Etudes
I have transcribed the Canonoc Etudes (excluding the last movement) for string sextet and we are rehearsing it at present. I reworked it from a piano version for four hands by Debussy. I have heard...
View ArticleComposition for piano
Hi, just joined maestro forums, thought people here would be interested in some new sheet music for sale. Though it's primarily a strings forum I noticed you had a section for piano/keyboard. The...
View ArticleHow much does the wood matter in a piano?
I know in a violin, for instance, the woods are very important in the final sound of the instrument. In the piano, there is still a soundboard which is probably very important to the sound I would...
View ArticleWhat piano piece is this?
I came across this video of someone pretending to play the piano, But i want to know whats the name if this piece and the composer. Can someone please tell me.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwQpA36Iwi0
View ArticlePaul Lewis - new Beethoven cycle on Harmonia Mundi
I've listened to some recordings of pianist Paul Lewis (Brendel's pupil) with Beethoven sonatas... Wow!!! Very personal approach and excellent taste. It's difficult to linsten to something so new and...
View ArticleScorditura Piano Tuning
Sure, it's a stretch, but with so few posters here, I thought I would add something of imagination, like the violin provides, to the piano forum. I believe Duke Ellington had a piano with 1/4 tone keys...
View ArticleUSB MIDI Keyboard
I have an 88 key M-Audio USB piano-keyboard that is good for keying in notes to music editing software for arrangements etc. it has always a slight latency that makes it slightly annoying for just...
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Complete Set Mozart Piano Concertos w/ Karl Engel
Hello All! I've just signed up [again] after a very long hiatus. Good to be back. Does anyone know where I might find a new or gently used set of these, by the Swiss pianist, Karl Engel? His instrument...
View ArticleFlorencia Raitzin-Legrand
Here is the website of Florencia Raitzin-Legrand, a French pianist who was born in Buenos Aires.
View ArticlePiano teacher in Lorton, Virginia?
We need to find a piano teacher in Lorton, Virginia. This is near Springfield. Please contact me if you know of anyone. Thanks!
View ArticleHand position in piano
This is a cc of a note I sent to several piano forums. If you have answers, I would appreciate your input: Hi, good morning: I am a professional string player (violinist & violist) who has a...
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KEYBOARD EXPERTISE HERE
hi everyone, i am a very amateur violist i stumbled on this site while researching the maker of my viola, and, interestingly enough, i am from toronto (so a big canadian YAY for this!) i noticed this...
View Articlegreat Rachmaninov!
Hello there, I think pianist Lang Lang gives a great performance of (my favorite) Sergei Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Russian Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre and conductor...
View ArticleLast piano manufacturer in England closes
That`s a sad thing... ... here:http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/oct/3...le-piano-makers
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Worlfds largest clavichord website available again
Hi, My name is Lyndon Taylor, Im practically retired now but I used to work really hard building fine clavichords from scratch, no kit, premade parts, or even power tools for the critical soundboard....
View ArticleBeethoven & Czerny
I have all my piano students -- even the little ones -- study Czerny (the Schaum editions). From my general reading I remember something like the following, which I tell my piano students. Is this...
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Miniature2011: original piano compositions every week!
Hi everybody!I would like to bring to your attention a new interesting project by italian pianist and composer Francesco Di Fiore calledthat every week gives us a new original composition for solo...
View ArticleThinking in movable solfege
Hello, I have a question about learning the keyboard, but really the answer can apply to music in general. I hope it's not too amateur for this board, though I do feel I could get some quality answers...
View ArticlePiano teaching: Is there any danger of teaching bad habits.
The Keyboard appears to be inactive. In fact, prior posts are not listed. The teaching of piano was discussed on the violin section. It caused me to wonder if one can really teach bad habits in piano...
View ArticleYour Favorite Piano piece.
Ok everybody, I need some advice. I need a piece to play on piano for an upcomming (November) Talent show. I want to know your favorite piano piece. Plus I would love to hear some suggestions of some...
View ArticleBecoming a piano teacher
I have a questions to all piano teachers out there. Are any type of credentials needed to become a piano teacher?
View ArticleDiscount of a New Piano Manufactured in 2005
The upright piano has been in the store for 6~7 years. My friend tried a different one of the same model from the same batch just a few weeks ago and highly recommended that particular piano. The one I...
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Clavichord recording link up and running
For all the people interested in hearing one of my clavichords, I now have a 4 instrument CD demo of my instruments loaded up on youtube, and the recordings and pictures in 4 sections are posted below....
View ArticleClavichord recordings available
For those of you that didn't notice, the now lost clavichord thread has been continued without incident in THE KEYBOARD including a full 1 hr demo CD of 4 clavichords I built posted in 6 links to...
View ArticleHave questions about becoming a pedagogue
This question is mainly for members with a degree or at least some study in the field of piano pedagogy. I'm very interested in going for a double major in Music Theory and Piano Pedagogy. I've always...
View ArticleSteinway sells out!!
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) – The famed piano maker Steinway is being acquired by private equity firm Kohlberg & Co. for about $438 million. Steinway, which has been in business for 160 years, said...
View ArticlePianists to listen to?
I recently bought Hj Lim playing all the Beethoven piano sonatas because they were on sale for $4.99 or something a while back on iTunes. I'm really enjoying them(especially #21), but I've got no...
View ArticleViolin and Foot Piano
This seems to be the best forum to post this. Not something I've seen before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0IJeBrWQgk Regards, Tim
View ArticleHow to send students to piano exam?
Hi, there, I am a russian piano teacher having students in SF bay area, i am not a member of a MTNA and don't know how to send my american students to a piano exam. Do I have to be a certified piano...
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Tired of not playing music!
Hi all. I've never been on this part of MN before, buts it's never too late to start something new. I've been a lame duck since last summer with left shoulder problems. MRI shows arthritis, bone...
View ArticleWanted: Piano teacher in Plano, Texas
Wanted: Piano teacher in Plano, Texas I have a really good beginning piano student here in Lubbock for several months. Dad finished his residency and they are moving to Plano. Please send me your...
View ArticleMusic as hobbyism
Hello everyone! As a teenager I learned to play chromatic accordion and piano. Now it's been over 10 years since I stopped practicing. In the mean time I've lived an essential chunk of life --...
View ArticleIn search of piano teacher, Maynooth, Ireland
I have a beginning piano student, an adult college student, who is going to be spending the Fall semester in Maynooth, Ireland. He wants to continue piano lessons while he's there. If you know of a...
View ArticleGeoff Smith's Fluid Piano?
I'm interested in recent news of this instrument, but find nothing newer than 5 years...does anyone here have any knowledge of the availability of this instrument, or recordings of it? Thank you!
View ArticleNeed help with these cords.
Hi guys; i recomposed these song but i changed the key and i'm not sure if these cords are ok, i have a hard ear for cords,can you guys expertise check if i need to correct any of these cords,thanks....
View ArticleHelp with cords
Hi guys;Can someone check if these cords are correct https://postimg.org/image/9g6r17vef/0d45bc78/
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