Music Piano

Jenson71 · 05-31-2011, 12:48 PM

Okay, I wish my parents made me learn this when I was a kid. Along with learning Latin, learning to play the piano is one of my top two goals for my life.

I think my 3L year, I'm going to hire a piano teacher and take lessons.

Sofa King · 05-31-2011, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenson71

Okay, I wish my parents made me learn this when I was a kid. Along with learning Latin, learning to play the piano is one of my top two goals for my life.

I think my 3L year, I'm going to hire a piano teacher and take lessons.

top two?????

JD10367 · 05-31-2011, 12:50 PM

I can't play the piano for shit, but I can play the organ.

(Seriously. I could never figure out how hard to hit the keys. But I can play electronic keyboards a million times better.)

Jenson71 · 05-31-2011, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sofa King

top two?????

Yep. Not sure which one is higher: learning the piano or learning Latin. Very interchangeable.

Hydrae · 05-31-2011, 12:53 PM

Had lessons as a kid as way of introduction to music. About 3rd grade I switched to trumpet and never looked back. Of course I have not touched a trumpet since I graduated high school many, many, many moons ago.

JD10367 · 05-31-2011, 12:55 PM

It's actually pretty easy to play keyboards, BTW. If you can hunt-and-peck the melody it pretty much tends to highlight the chord.

For chords, pick the letter and add two more keys.

Major chord: 4-3 (four keys up, then three keys up)
Minor chord: 3-4 (three keys up, then four keys up)
7th chord: add a fourth key by going back two steps from the chord key.

Examples:
C major = C-E-G
F minor = F-Aflat-C
G major 7th = G-B-D-F

Chords tend to resolve in familiar patterns. C-F-G-C, or C Bflat Aflat C. Listen to enough songs and it's not that hard to pick something up by ear.

seclark · 05-31-2011, 12:56 PM

played since 3rd grade...never was great, but i do ok when i work at it.

when my grandmother died, she left me her organ(screw you & your jokes). i don't play it very often, but the grandkids have a blast making noises w/it.
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**Rain Man** · 05-31-2011, 12:58 PM

I really want to learn the piano. Really. It's a goal of mine at some point.

Here in Denver they have a fun thing on the downtown mall where I work. In the summer they bring out a bunch of pianos and just set them along the pedestrian mall. Anyone who wants to play can play. I've never figured out if they pay some starving musicians to play them, but you'll often hear some pretty good players.

I think they stole the concept from some other city if I remember right, but it was worth stealing.

**Dartgod** · 05-31-2011, 01:05 PM

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I can't play the piano for shit, but I can play the organ.

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**RealSNR** · 05-31-2011, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JD10367

It's actually pretty easy to play keyboards, BTW. If you can hunt-and-peck the melody it pretty much tends to highlight the chord.

For chords, pick the letter and add two more keys.

Major chord: 4-3 (four keys up, then three keys up)
Minor chord: 3-4 (three keys up, then four keys up)
7th chord: add a fourth key by going back two steps from the chord key.

Examples:
C major = C-E-G
F minor = F-Aflat-C
G major 7th = G-B-D-F

Chords tend to resolve in familiar patterns. C-F-G-C, or C Bflat Aflat C. Listen to enough songs and it's not that hard to pick something up by ear.

I've taken 20+ years of keyboard lessons on piano, organ, and harpsichord. I have a BA and an MM in music performance, and a PhD in musicology.

Thanks for taking my entire educational focus for most of my life and simplifying it into a single post that any asshole can pick up if they want to learn how to play "Piano Man"

**Rain Man** · 05-31-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

I've taken 20+ years of keyboard lessons on piano, organ, and harpsichord. I have a BA and an MM in music performance, and a PhD in musicology.

Thanks for taking my entire educational focus for most of my life and simplifying it into a single post that any asshole can pick up if they want to learn how to play "Piano Man"

Yeah, I took his post out to the pianos on the sidewalk and I can now do a pretty passable version of the intro to Bat Out Of Hell. Now I just need a one-post lesson in electric guitar and I can form a rock band.

38yrsfan · 05-31-2011, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sofa King

top two?????

I agree, interesting selections for the top 2.

Making my top 2 would most likely involve an organ and definitely not a piano.

**RealSNR** · 05-31-2011, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, I took his post out to the pianos on the sidewalk and I can now do a pretty passable version of the intro to Bat Out Of Hell. Now I just need a one-post lesson in electric guitar and I can form a rock band.

Damn it! It's worse than I thought!

Jenson71 · 05-31-2011, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

I've taken 20+ years of keyboard lessons on piano, organ, and harpsichord. I have a BA and an MM in music performance, and a PhD in musicology.

Thanks for taking my entire educational focus for most of my life and simplifying it into a single post that any asshole can pick up if they want to learn how to play "Piano Man"

His post might as well have been written in Chinese, from my point of view.

**MahiMike** · 05-31-2011, 01:47 PM

I took up piano when my daughter started taking lessons. I'm nothing special, but I can play lotsa stuff from pop to classical. Ended up taking up guitar when my son figured it was too tough. Now I'm on my 3rd amp. the guitar is a little easier to take on the road than the piano...

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JD10367 Cheaterlover* Join Date: May 2009 Location: RI Casino cash: $10010716	I can't play the piano for shit, but I can play the organ. (Seriously. I could never figure out how hard to hit the keys. But I can play electronic keyboards a million times better.)
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Hydrae Sandbox: Leander Lasercats Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Austin, Tx Casino cash: $1977000	Had lessons as a kid as way of introduction to music. About 3rd grade I switched to trumpet and never looked back. Of course I have not touched a trumpet since I graduated high school many, many, many moons ago.
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JD10367 Cheaterlover* Join Date: May 2009 Location: RI Casino cash: $10010716	It's actually pretty easy to play keyboards, BTW. If you can hunt-and-peck the melody it pretty much tends to highlight the chord. For chords, pick the letter and add two more keys. Major chord: 4-3 (four keys up, then three keys up) Minor chord: 3-4 (three keys up, then four keys up) 7th chord: add a fourth key by going back two steps from the chord key. Examples: C major = C-E-G F minor = F-Aflat-C G major 7th = G-B-D-F Chords tend to resolve in familiar patterns. C-F-G-C, or C Bflat Aflat C. Listen to enough songs and it's not that hard to pick something up by ear.
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seclark MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: nemo Casino cash: $1329900	played since 3rd grade...never was great, but i do ok when i work at it. when my grandmother died, she left me her organ(screw you & your jokes). i don't play it very often, but the grandkids have a blast making noises w/it. sec __________________ "Mr. seclark. Wrong for gravy, wrong for jelly, wrong for biscuits." -rj "If every Planeteer who was disliked by another Planeteer stopped being a Planeteer we wouldn't have any Planeteers." -rj
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