andydeedpoll
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Hey,
yeah, i've been learning since i was about 7. I'm desperately trying to get to grips with Beethovens Pathetique... i love some of the things he does - when i was first taught composition at school, one of the first things our teacher said was "Dont bunch up the notes of the chord low down, because it makes it sound muddy"... good advice. 4 years later, pick up the Beethoven book, open it to the pathetique, first chord is a C minor triad written for about as low as you can possibly play on a piano
i also find being classically trained helps with playing in other styles as well - i know people who have taught themselves to play jazz, which i also love playing, and without sounding bigheaded, i can play at least twice as fast as they can, and so can every other classically trained pianist i know... its all in the technique, and generally you have to have someone to teach you it.
Andy
yeah, i've been learning since i was about 7. I'm desperately trying to get to grips with Beethovens Pathetique... i love some of the things he does - when i was first taught composition at school, one of the first things our teacher said was "Dont bunch up the notes of the chord low down, because it makes it sound muddy"... good advice. 4 years later, pick up the Beethoven book, open it to the pathetique, first chord is a C minor triad written for about as low as you can possibly play on a piano
i also find being classically trained helps with playing in other styles as well - i know people who have taught themselves to play jazz, which i also love playing, and without sounding bigheaded, i can play at least twice as fast as they can, and so can every other classically trained pianist i know... its all in the technique, and generally you have to have someone to teach you it.
Andy