I'm a university student studying pharmacy.
I've worked part-time in my university's computer science and mathematics departments' respective computer squads for 4 years. I'm also what you could call a "geek", having poked around in every flavor of windows between 3.11 and 8, Fedoras 8-12, and OS X 10.6.
I've played the piano for 15 years, and I've been singing in choirs for most of that time as well. Over the years, I've picked up drums, mallet percussion, and guitar, to varying levels of accomplishment.
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Apr
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awarded | Yearling |
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Apr
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awarded | Yearling |
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Feb
9 |
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awarded | Civic Duty |
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Feb
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How many keys should I require for a keyboard for ABRSM piano exams? I second the recommendation for the privias. The speakers are tiny and won't impress anybody, but the feel of the keyboard is fantastic. However, this is just my opinion. Don't buy anything--especially digital pianos--until you've had a chance to play it for yourself and decide what you like best. |
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Jan
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How to learn piano improvisation I always seem to spend more time listening to the music I link to than actually writing the answer... |
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Jan
17 |
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answered | How to learn piano improvisation |
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Dec
26 |
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answered | Need keyboard that sustains like an acoustic piano |
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Dec
15 |
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answered | How to relax my wrists? |
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Dec
14 |
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Indian Bamboo Flute: Practice I assume this is a transverse flute, like a bansuri? |
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Nov
28 |
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How to do a finger roll on a doumbek I assume you mean the exercise where you snap your hands open and closed? I'm definitely willing to give it a shot. I'll try to check back in a few weeks to report on its effectiveness. It wouldn't surprise me if I just needed to buy a better (i.e. not $20) drum... |
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Nov
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Arpeggio vs. Acciaccatura My instinct would probably be to roll the chord in your first example; that is, I would treat the entire chord as a single entity. In the second, I would be more careful to enunciate (for want of a better word) each note separately. Without more information on the style of the piece, it's hard to tell for sure. |
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Nov
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Piano mordent with two notes @11684, the nomenclature is confusing and has changed from the Baroque era to the Romantic. To distinguish the manner in which the ornament is played, it is often (but not always) called a Trillo in Baroque music and an upper mordent in Romantic music. The symbol you describe is simply called a mordent in Baroque music and a lower mordent in Romantic music. The hows and whys of this change are well out of the scope of this answer, but the wikipedia article I linked has a brief overview. |
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Nov
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Piano mordent with two notes @Luke, I wanted to avoid using musical jargon (I mean, everybody knows what a trill is. Who has ever heard of a mordent outside of a music school?). In any case, I agree that we should probably use correct musical terms. Edited and added a definition. If anyone can improve my 5-second definition, please do! |
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Nov
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Piano mordent with two notes Changed all instances of 'trill' to 'mordent', added a little definition of a mordent, and added advice on playing pieces with ornaments. |
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Nov
22 |
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answered | Piano mordent with two notes |
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Nov
18 |
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reviewed | Close Goldberg Variation 28, right hand 4/5 trills |
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Nov
18 |
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reviewed | Leave Open Piano Concerto Evolution |
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Nov
18 |
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reviewed | Leave Open Musical Aids to Memorize Intervals |
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Nov
18 |
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Finding the right rhythm for a tune So, who have you heard put Debussy to a disco beat, and where can I find it? |
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Nov
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answered | Goldberg Variation 28, right hand 4/5 trills |
