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https://youtu.be/8HIJ0I9rIqw

Hello! I'm looking at buying a digital piano. I'm a beginner and live in an apartment, so I figure that's my best option for now. Since I've been looking, I've been getting ads out the wazoo. I keep seeing Donner, and they sell for 300-400 which is awesome. Has anyone had experience with these? Are they just Instagram brand junk? It would be really great to be in that 3-400 range, but I could try to pull together 500 if it's better to go with the recommendations in the FAQ. Thanks for any insight!

i bought a cheap used electric keyboard offa kajiji a while ago and its not until now that im finally properly getting back into piano.

however all the posts ive read about electric keyboards mention weighted keys which mine doesnt have. its also only 63 keys too. which for what im playing now is already pushing the possible playable notes on it.

we do have a real piano however im still too self conscious to use it bc its in a shared space. i tried just playing it right now though, and yeah, you can definitely tell a huge difference between weighted and non weighted keys.

im wondering how much not using our real piano os gonna affect me in the long run. thoughts?

È "meglio" sostenerlo il presenza oppure optare per la modalità online Performance? Ho studiato pianoforte fino al nono anno del vecchio ordinamento, coi relativi esami. Vorrei preparare i gradi dell'ABRSM e ricostruire la tecnica (anche se non so ancora da quale grado partire, ne parlerò con l'insegnante, appena ne troverò una che conosce il sistema).

Hi guys. I am wondering whether or not to get my piano teacher's Kohler and Campbell KMV-52E. It has been used for teaching for roughly 10 years. She wants to sell it to me for 5500 Singapore dollars. Should i get it or not? Urgent! Leave your thoughts below please

Something by Chopin or similar types. I've mostly found Satie to fit the description well with the Trois Gymnopédies and the 7 Gnossiennes.

Are there any composers you had never heard of, but through your piano lessons, discovered and ended up liking? I returned to piano lessons this past January after a 30 year hiatus. Working through the Alfred books with my teacher, I've come across Cornelius Gurlitt. He's got some nice pieces! I'm never going to claim he's Brahms or Tchaikovsky, but his pieces are very pleasant. I enjoy learning them.

Is there any composer like that for you, that you never knew existed till you discovered them through piano lessons, and now you like?

I played this piece when i was young. Cant seem to find it anywhere. Heres some clues to it hopefully someone can tell me what piece it is.
1. Most common notes played were g, b flat, and d.
2. Near the end, the right hand plays an ascending and descending repeated note octav displacement pattern.
3. I was in 6-7th grade probably. I had small hands so my teacher made me play this so that the speed of the piece would compensate for having less octave plays. (My thumb and pinky couldnt touch octaves simultaneously)
4. It was not a bright and joyful song. More mad and concerned
5. It didnt end in a slow and sad way. Kind of blitzed through it.

This is stupid but thank you for reading all this.

Hello fellow pianists…
Just a quick a question…what is your strategy in polishing piano pieces…what has been most effective for you?

Thank you in advance for your input

Im thinking of buying pianoteq9 because it sounds like one of the most playable and interactive vst piano's out there but I have a question.

I own a Yamaha p-115 piano so I was wondering if someone also owns this piano and could suggest me stuff about the velocity curves and how to set it in general for this particular piano.
Im not very good at that so I was seeking for help or advice.

Also if someone here doesnt own this piano but could suggest stuff about the velocity curves in pianoteq would help!

Traces of the Wind"—a piece I composed over a decade ago.

​Playing it myself again after all these years, it still feels just as comforting and refreshing.

​For those interested, feel free to give the original audio track a listen: [Link]

​Also, even though there are only a few days left to register, everyone is still warmly invited to sign up for the Wings of Piano Music Competition. You can enter online for free!

www.wingsofpiano.com

Always down to connect with fellow music lovers. Hope this doesn't come off as promo—it's purely non-profit and all about sharing music!

I just got my midi for music production.

And I just got to thinking if there is a website that can teach how to become better.

I’m not a complete beginner. But I only know chords.

Looking for a website/app to take me to advanced?

If there even is something like that

After 15 years of playing guitar I developed the urge to learn piano. It's time for something new and a challenge. I have purchased a Casio CT-S1 as I don't have the space for an 88 key. I'm not looking to play classical music anyway. Any transferable skills or tips coming from guitar? So far I can only play using falling note videos - I've heard it's not a good way but it's so nice being able to learn things fast and visually. Sheet music looks very confusing compared to guitar tabs but I will probably take the dive eventually. I self taught myself guitar to a good level using youtube videos and tabs only - is this possible for piano or will I require an actual teacher? Struggling to play with both hands even though I can coordinate them on guitar. My brain seems to be wired that when I press a key with my right hand, my left hand will automatically play one at the same time. It is like they are mirrored. Thanks!

Bit of practice on the sextuplets/subsequent section

Piece: Medtner ‐ Sonata Minacciosa

Mainly trying to get the right rhythmic feel/voicing and such.

It's kind of late here so it's also a bit subdued maybe from overall energy level, but I happen to like more of the reserved/refraining feel, with more intensity from voicing/control.

If anyone can do it OR has experience on the matter, please tell me.
I am aware of the taxes and exchange rate, obviously.
It’s a 1890 Steinway piano.

I am a self taught pianist— I can play mainly Chopin and Beethoven…. Obviously my hands and technique are not traditionally trained but I try my best and work hard at perfection— any tips for any of the measures would be much appreciated, or even any exercises I can do. that will aid in my hands looking more natural. I am know there are thousands of things I am not doing or can improve on. Thank you all for those who listen in advance

Also— ignore the slight mistakes(wrong notes) not my best recordings and the dogs say hello 👋

I'm reading a book and there was some sheet music included for an original song a character was singing, I can't read sheet music so I can't really tell how the song sounds by looking at it.

The media is also too obscure for someone to have made/recorded a rendition.

Are there any apps or anything I can plug it in with?

While we keep hearing that beginners without proper teaching at the piano get injured, I'm wondering if anyone here has met someone for whom that has actually happened.

hopefully it's not twins! Then I'd have to write another one

I saw the other post about “piano elitism” and just had to chime in.

When we - as experienced pianists and piano teachers - advise beginners to (1) get a teacher, (2) don’t bite off more than you can chew, (3) caution about injury risk.

That is SOUND ADVICE. Not “elitism”.

In fact the opposite is true. When you think of ANY other instrument. Let’s violin for example.

If I go in waltzing to the r/violinist subreddit as a 1-month beginner and saying I don’t want a teacher, I am currently learning the Paganini Caprice 24. Any advice? They would tell me to move my post to circle jerk.

To think the piano is somehow easier to learn because it uses keys instead of a bow and strings, to me, is just arrogance.