Elisabeth Hansen asked:


I want to learn the basics of playing piano. I am deciding whether or not to actually take lessons, and maybe if I learn enough, to buy a piano of my own someday. But, I really know nothing about the piano. I just looked up all the notes, so I know where they are on my full sized keyboard. Really, just kind of. I was looking up basics on youtube, and came across right hand sight reading, with the numbers on the keys. I am assuming that someone who plays will know what I mean. I had thought that once you can learn to read sheet music, it tells you what notes to play. ( A,B,C, etc.) Are the numbers necessary? I want to start slowly, if possible. If I know where the notes are on my keyboard, do I really need to know sight reading and numbers? It seems almost to make it more difficult. Can I learn basics without this? I know this sounds kind of stupid. I don’t live anywhere near a place where they offer lessons, I live rurally. I know an older lady that will teach, but I would like to learn even a little before I go over there. Also, I just talked with my mother. She did take piano way back when, but did not learn that way. But she is blind, also. Did they teach differently, or is this an alternate way of learning? I know it is obvious that I really know nothing, I just find it a beautiful instrument. Which is the easiest way?? I can play “Imagine” but it is just from memorization, I cant read notes yet. I want to be able to eventually play some of tori amos’s music, or pj harvey’s dear darkness. Or anything good really. Where to start??? I know I sound kind of dumb, but everyone has to start somewhere!! Advice, please?

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chrismarx85 asked:

fastpianolessons.com for the free chords 101 course! See and hear triplets explained and counted out over sheet music, so you can play them correctly when you see them. Stomp on the beats with your foot and clap the triplets.

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Legato-perfecto asked:


I want to be a well rounded musician. I ‘ve been playing guitar for years. I know my theory, and am working on sight reading.

Right now I’m trying to decide between buying another Tascam Guitar Trainer (my first one broke), or a Yamaha Keyboard

I have a slight problem with tendinitis so I can’t practice as much as I want + sometimes I just get burt out on guitar.

I love music and I think learning keyboard would be really fulfilling as opposed to just getting slightly better on the guitar.

I just ordered a snare rudiment book to study rhythms (I have a snare).

What do you think about my initial question?

thanks for any advice.

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KeyPiano asked:

A quick lesson how to easier recognize major or minor chords and their inversions.

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slappy asked:


Hello, i’m doing a project, about a inspiring story here is the story i found and <3 :

My mom only had one eye. I hated her… She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family.
There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school one of my classmates said, ‘EEEE, your mom only has one eye!’
I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I confronted her that day and said, ‘ If you’re only gonna make me a laughing stock, why don’t you just die?’
My mom did not respond… I didn’t even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger. I was oblivious to her feelings.
I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study.
Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts. Then one day, my Mother came to visit me. She hadn’t seen me in years and she didn’t even meet her grandchildren.
When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at her, ‘How dare you come to my house and scare my children!’ GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!’
And to this, my mother quietly answered, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,’ and she disappeared out of sight.
One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity.
My neighbors said that she died. I did not shed a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.
‘My dearest son,
I think of you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your children.
I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up.
You see……..when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine.
I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye.
With all my love to you,
Your mother.’

I hope you liked it, i need music to play while people read it (on movie maker) i have to songs picked out, but i cant diecide which one to play... help! thanks so much! the songs are Avril's song Alice Underground http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgdnz5K6Ff0 or Tokio Hotel & Kerli singing Strange http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCUe9Sfr-1I thank you sooo much, both songs are from Alice In Wonderland ~ By Tim Burton.... thanks for helping!

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