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Old 11-03-2005, 12:55 PM
greg nice greg nice is offline
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thanks. if i were to try to get a start on my own, what is your opinion on using keyboards? a lot of people i know say that they arent nearly the same..
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Old 11-03-2005, 01:17 PM
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most original Lizst is too hard at this point. He's like the Stevie Ray of piano.

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Old 11-03-2005, 01:23 PM
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thanks. if i were to try to get a start on my own, what is your opinion on using keyboards? a lot of people i know say that they arent nearly the same..

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I just started about a year ago. For financial and spacial purposes, I bought a keyboard. But if you buy a keyboard, make sure to get one with weighted keys. Otherwise, the transition to a real piano will be more difficult.

For the first 6 months I was teaching myself (as a background - I've played other instruments for nearly 20 years so I didn't need to teach myself theory, etc.). I was doing pretty well, but my wife got me lessons as a gift.

I highly recommend them - not only does it keep you committed, I find that the teacher points out things that I would have taken a long time to figure out on my own. Additionally, when teaching yourself you can develop bad habits that will take longer to right.

They also give new/different musical ideas that speed development, which is very valuable (although this may depend on the style - I am learning blues/jazz).
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Old 11-03-2005, 02:24 PM
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Get lessons and get a keyboard with weighted keys. I have a Yamaha P120S and it's the most wonderful thing in the world. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Sounds amazing and plays very similarly to a real piano.
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Old 11-03-2005, 10:01 PM
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I'm in school for music right now and heard 2 really cool pieces at a student recital, it was kinda weird, as a lot of new music is, but I liked it.

Nightfall
The night winds

-Both by Charles Griffes

Asturias/Leyenda by Isaac Albeniz is pretty sweet too, I play it on guitar but it is origionally for piano.
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Old 11-04-2005, 02:13 AM
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one more question:

can anyone recommend a first book to learn from?
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