90 second lock in

I'm reaching the end of Bach's French Suite No. 5, with the Courante being the last movement before the Gigue!

Honestly, I'm a little disappointed with how this one turned out. It took much longer than planned because of work and the flu, and I'm still feeling a bit dazed, but I wanted to record it before heading off on another work trip.

It's a bit clunky here and there, and I think the longer contrapuntal passages could be much clearer. I could probably achieve that by using a bit more forearm rotation to help release tension in my hands. Still, despite these shortcomings, it's been a really fun piece to learn.

I particularly enjoy the dialogue between the hands. The bass line has quite a lot going on and can really shine in its own right, rather than simply providing harmonic support.

Now there's just the Gigue left to complete the suite! As always, feedback and suggestions are very welcome.

I am mostly looking for classical, but can be other genres too.

https://musescore.com/user/85886080/scores/39134447

Hi, Im 31 yrs old and bought my first ever piano the Roland fp40, im using the Pianosphere app for now to learn. Im having so much fun. 😊

I got serious about piano with a teacher about a year ago and I’ve always wanted to play cinematic/contemporary music and/or some pop songs, but my teacher encouraged me to get into classical. And so I am.
Although I’ve listened to it before, I never thought I’d love it as much as I do now. There’s so many colors in it, and it’s so expressive and so much happening in just one piano piece.
Now that I hear other music, although I can still appreciate it, the difference is much flatter and almost monotone.
I wonder if tell someone I love classical music they’ll think I’m a snobbish girl. Which makes me wonder why don’t people get into it more? Why can’t they perceive the full spectrum of sound fascinating?

Is this a good deal at Costco?

https://www.costco.com/p/-/roland-nuvola-gx-digital-piano-with-stand-and-headphones-bundle/4000449557?langId=-1

Is it a good starting piano this Roland NUVOLA-GX Digital Piano with Stand and Headphones Bundle?

I arranged my favourite music cue from Ultima VIII: Pagan (1994) for solo piano. Enjoy! :)

Hi, I’m a self taught pianist who’ve been playing for 8 years (roughly)
I’m recently working on Chopin’s Ballade no. 1, but the CODA is stressing me a lot.
Especially the Ab - G - F# - G part, where you flip octaves.
The biggest difficulty is to play Octave with Fifths (ex. Ab - Eb - Ab) and Thirds (Bb - D - Bb).
But what I’m concerned about is that I can’t quite explain why my hands are so stiff around phrase 00:20 in the video.
Is it just lack of practice or is it my hand span, or both? (Fyi, my hand span is barely a 9th. I can reach octaves but hardly 9th.)

P.S. For someone who knows how to deal with Bar 130 - 133, please leave it in the comments, too.

Thank you so much!”

I’ve been exploring classical improvisation lately, mainly through John Mortensen’s books and the rule of the octave.
What I find particularly interesting is how much music you can create from a relatively small vocabulary of harmonic progressions and melodic patterns.
My biggest challenge right now is getting these patterns under my fingers well enough to use them spontaneously, without having to calculate every note.
I’m curious if anyone else is working on this. What resources or practice approaches have helped you become more fluent?

Hey everyone!

I want to start recording videos of myself playing the piano, with a video showing my hands and falling notes synced to the music, similar to the piano videos you often see on YouTube.

I came across this tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu6VZrB9bCc

Is this the standard approach people use for making these kinds of videos, or are there better alternatives nowadays?

I'd appreciate any recommendations for software or alternative methods!

Thanks in advance!

Im 20 years old and have always wanted to learn the piano (or attempt too) and have decided it may be time to finally get into it. Obviously i would love to get an actual upright piano but i live in a second floor apartment and dont even know how i would get it up there 🫪 also not educated at all on tuning a piano.
The second and more convenient option is a keyboard piano. But i have a tight budget, hoping to find a good used one on FB.
What do you guys recommend? Should i just bite the bullet and get a free upright piano on FB and pay people to move it and figure out tuning?
Or should i get a keyboard, if so, which ones are worth it? I know i need 88 weighted keys but there is lots of options.

After la bemol how should i play?

I've started giving my 6yo daughter piano lessons. I found my old copy of John Thompsons Easiest Piano Course which I used 40 years ago. She is enjoying it. I was thinking of getting a piano teacher, but now that I've given her a few lessons I've found it a lovely time to spend with her.

My questions are:

• Is John Thompson's book now considered dated?
• Should I just get a qualified teacher, even at this early stage?
• Is there anything else I should know?

Some details about me: I can (or at least could!) play the piano fairly well. My high point was probably performing Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 7 in a competition 20 years ago and coming first. However I have zero experience of actually teaching, and I wouldn't say it's something I'm naturally good at.

My upper arm seems to always tense up in this spot. Interestingly though, I experience almost no tension in the spot right before this, where the RH is jumping all over the place. What would you do to try to fix this?

I have been playing the piano for 3 years now, I had a tutor for the first two years but now Im practicing on my own. Recently i noticed that i can bend my pinky finger on my right hand but on my left it only moves foward, it only bends if i bemd my ring finger.
I recently wanted to try playing fantaisie impromptu eve though its a hard piece for my level right now but I just wanted to try a little.
But i cant even play the beginning pf the left hand and I dont understand why, is it because of my pinky or because my hand is too small? I just feel so awkward i dont get it

I've been a bass guitar player for 9 years and have been holding off on Piano (in this case keyboard) for a long time. It has been something I've always wanted to do, and I finally bought one!

I'm looking for a middle ground of a starting point where the absolute beginning isn't extremely slow like it is for music beginners. I have solid theory knowledge from chords, modes, intervals, etc. I'm very familiar with the cycle of 4ths which could be a good exercise here if possible

I'm really unfamiliar with technique and hand placement, although the relaxation part with the hands isn't a big issue at the moment. Some exercises to help with that on top of applying knowledge I already have from other instruments would be awesome!

I'm self taught, and solely play by ear at the moment. I know how important sheet music is on piano, but because it's not my main instrument I won't be sinking a ton of time into it quite yet. Currently (blindly) arranging pieces I already know from other instruments by ear, but transfering knowledge of chords/scales/theory on the actual layout of the keys would help sooooo much. I do understand the baseline of it already

Thanks for the help and reading :) Don't forget to practice

Started learning piano Feb this year with teacher. I am 68 years old. I have completed Wunderkeys Books 1,2 and 3, now started Book 2b. About 3 weeks ago I had shooting pain in right hand and wrist after playing so stopped immediately. Have been on holiday for 3 weeks and just returned. I have my next lesson next week. Will my teacher be able to advise if this is related to posture. I went to docs before holiday who thinks it’s tendinitis. The pain has eased off but still niggling when I try to practice. Any advice appreciated. ps: I have checked bench height, distance etc.

This the most recent thing I recorded for fun (all the other recordings are years old). I just want to see comments on my technique