Recent content by petr b

You do not need to learn it if you can not play the first or any other measure near or at speed after one week of practicing. That is a deadly waste of your time and you are learning nothing but, it is to be hoped, that you have assigned yourself a task far beyond your current level of ability...

"If it is not growing, it is dying." Things are happening, another generation, electronics, strong turn 'back' to tonality, etc. For the rest, as a question, feel free to just comment on what you think, if you like or dislike. without further ado..... here is Nico Muhly's Mothertongue 1...

You decide. By accepting it for what it is (lite - not profound or subtle use of electronics), I found it well done, and fun. Mason Bates: Mothership: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0K1kJOins4&feature=channel

Opus is Latin for "work." This Ballade No. 1 is the 23rd catalogued piece Chopin composed. He composed four Ballades overall. Another example for you, Chopin's two sets of Etudes, Op. 10, Nos 1-12 and Op. 25, Nos. 1 -12. Other work, Opus 11 through 24, are other pieces composed in chronological...

Whatever you buy, it should have 88 fully weighted keys, three pedals and the least amount of extra non-piano sounds on board. For the sake of your child, and for the ultimate re-sale value if the lessons do not 'take,' or for the later need/desire to upgrade. best regards.

Whatever you buy, it should have 88 fully weighted keys, three pedals and the least amount of extra non-piano sounds on board. For the sake of your child, and for the ultimate re-sale value if the lessons do not 'take,' or for the later need/desire to upgrade. best regards.

The trend for some years is to 'individualize' a child's name. I'm old school, you are an individual when you Act Like One. Truly rare or odd names simply ostracize a child when they are very young and the peer pressures are great. The worst of this trend is when people 'individualize' a...

I believe no one culture has a "right" to force another culture to bring itself up to the more evolved standard. More evolved is a phrase which is permanently debatable in many respects and from many angles. Other 'social' issues quickly become salient if the lesser evolved culture is taking in...

The height dimensions would be the most telling thing. The Yamaha site should give the dimensions of the various models. Apart from the longer strings, there is lesser cross-over string configuration on the frame, also bettering the sound quality. best regards, petr b.