Where to play piano for free in NYC just once? A out-of-town friend wants to play piano in NYC: are there public spaces with pianos? A way to play at a church? (And note: I just mean play for playing sake, not play for an audience.)
posted by Furious Fitness
on Aug 3, 2008 -
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[Wodehouse Quote Filter] Need the exact quotation for a paper. It's Wodehouse I'm sure, but only vaguely remember which character said it or the verbatim of the thing. It's about playing the Piano.
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posted by Smegoid
on Jun 18, 2008 -
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I'd like to start introducing my almost 6-year-old to the piano. What are some good books or new techniques that are designed to teach young children how to play the piano, basics on music theory, etc.?
posted by adverb
on Jun 2, 2008 -
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Classical Music Filter: Can anyone recommend pieces of classical piano music in a similar style to the
Sonatica by Bear McCreary from Battlestar Galactica? I have some Olivier Messiaen stuff in a similar vein but would love more in the same mellow, slightly offkilter and whistful piano style. Thanks!
posted by merocet
on May 8, 2008 -
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Given that I have a somewhat substantial history playing the piano, how difficult would it be to take up lessons for the piano again after years out of practice AND start, for the first time, lessons on the Violin? How beneficial would such "cross training" be? How difficult would it be to find a teacher who could guide me on such a hybrid path? Other Thoughts?
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posted by DetonatedManiac
on Apr 8, 2008 -
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Where in Toronto can I find a good secondhand upright piano?
My question would have been more complex, but I got the rest of the advice I needed from this great thread, so don't feel obligated to advise me on how to appraise one, move it, or to tune it after I get it home, etc.
posted by orange swan
on Mar 21, 2008 -
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Where can I find a noirish or sleezeball lounge lizard style piano bar (or some approximation of one of these) in Chicago?
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posted by bubukaba
on Mar 2, 2008 -
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Can I re-find a Brahms CD I once loved, if I know which pieces are on it (not a common combo of pieces) but don't remember much else about it?
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posted by allterrainbrain
on Jan 30, 2008 -
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Where would I look/advertise to find a improvisational keyboard player for an improv group in the Los Angeles area?
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posted by Shecky
on Jan 21, 2008 -
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Hello, hive! Advice sought for acquiring, moving, and maintaining a used piano, and in getting my 12-year-old son set up with lessons.
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posted by not_on_display
on Dec 21, 2007 -
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In search of: dramatic, sinister, or fast music. Disastrous, villainous, swift and dexter melodies best set to chaos, tragedy, or discovery.
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posted by Phyltre
on Dec 20, 2007 -
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Recently I've realized that I enjoy listening to piano music, but I'm not really familiar with it. Can you recommend CDs/compilations/pieces that I might like?
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posted by Quidam
on Dec 16, 2007 -
29 answers
Help me identify this mystery track from my friends' mix CD, that he can't recall either. No sample available, yet! It's more than likely a movie score track. Cross between
1941, Elfman, Zimmer,
Willow, and involves kazoos in places.
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posted by vanoakenfold
on Nov 26, 2007 -
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spider pig, spider pig: where can I get the sheet music for piano and the choir libretto for this simpsons movie song?
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posted by meijusa
on Sep 30, 2007 -
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I love the piano in Piazzolla's "Oblivion" -- and I like arrangements/recordings that focus on that part of the piece. I'd like to find an MP3/CD with such a recording.
This is the closest thing I've been able to find so far.
posted by fake
on Sep 24, 2007 -
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Have you ever seen a portable
digital piano - not merely a controller - with graded hammer action but fewer than 88 keys? Some of the big music stores have told me that they don't know of any. (Counter-examples: The Studiologic VMK-161 Plus is a controller with 61-key hammer action, but it has no internal sounds. The Yamaha YPG-225/DGX-220 is a 76-key piano/synth but apparently doesn't have hammer action.) Thanks.
posted by Dave 9
on Aug 27, 2007 -
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Piano Playing Filter: I play the piano at what I believe is considered the early intermediate level. I enjoy playing the Burgmuller op 100 pieces. I am familiar with Mikrokosmos. I have an easy piano complete beatles book that I LOVE. But, there is
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posted by wittgenstein
on Aug 21, 2007 -
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Please help me identify a music video that I saw on a British satellite TV station while traveling through Spain.
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posted by talkingmuffin
on Jul 25, 2007 -
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Does anyone know a place where I can play piano in Brooklyn? I am living in Cobble Hill until August, and am looking for a place to keep in practice. I was bumming out at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music for a while, but it's not too convenient to travel to and it's pricey ($15/hr.) I am not a classical player, so don't need a place for hours a day. In fact, I would be happy with two hours or so a week.
posted by ray_ray
on Jul 6, 2007 -
4 answers
Father-in-law absurdly wants to buy us a piano. How can I not look this gift-horse in the mouth?
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posted by halespawn
on Jul 6, 2007 -
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I've resolved to start private piano lessons this coming fall semester, and want to know how to evaluate (and what questions to ask of) potential piano teachers.
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posted by phrontist
on Jun 17, 2007 -
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What's the relationship between this recording of Leroy Carr I'm listening too, and the solo piano arrangement of "How Long, How Long Blues" that I'm looking at?
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posted by sfenders
on May 31, 2007 -
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What wedding songs (ceremony, not reception) would music lovers here suggest to be sung by a skilled, classically trained soprano accompanied by a not as skilled, works-for-a-small-church pianist?
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posted by ztdavis
on May 26, 2007 -
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MIDI-playback on a Yamaha Digital Piano: How do I get downloaded midi files to sound good?
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posted by mphuie
on May 24, 2007 -
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SheetMusicFilter: I need sheet music for the theme from Schindler's List, by John Williams, for violin plus piano accompaniment. If you find only the piano acompaniment, that works too.
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posted by alona
on Apr 14, 2007 -
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