SampleTank® for iPhone / iPod touch includes audiophile samples of several world-renown grand pianos including the most sought-after Steinway® and Yamaha® models. The premier pianos were sampled in true stereo (no programming tricks!) and at multiple velocities for extreme expression and dynamic response. Upright and mono pianos are also available to give you maximum choice for finding the exact piano sound you need for your recording or live performance. Also available is the classic SampleTank piano used on many hit albums. Your options are vast! And for control, switch from a spectacular 9' concert grand to a vibey, weathered upright on the fly with the touch of a single button. Or check out the contrast between samples of Steinway® and Yamaha® grands with a quick AB comparison. Or how about an ABCD comparison! Try stereo vs. mono versions, etc. The choice is yours, and the power is in your hands with SampleTank for iOS! SampleTank also includes amazingly playable samples of classic stage and suitcase electric pianos for your pop ballad or jazz fusion epic. With studio-quality effects, you can play electric pianos with dirty overdrive, pristine crystal-clear EQ, atmospheric phasing, chorus and more! The power of SampleTank is now in your iPhone / iPod touch. Check it out today! www.ikmultimedia.com
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
33 Tips For Becoming a Great Piano Player!
Are there really secrets to becoming a really good piano player? Or is it just a matter of practice, practice, practice?
Practice is necessary, of course, but you could practice until the cows come home without understanding what you're doing at the piano, and all you would end up with is fingers that behave obediently to whatever the sheet music or score tells them to do.
Understanding how music works in terms of form and content is the key to productive practice. Then you are not just playing mechanically by rote like a machine, but you can get "inside" the music and eventually let it flow out of your brain and heart as well as your hands.
"There are at least 33 elements that contribute to becoming a good pianist," says Duane Shinn, pianist and owner of Keyboard Workshop in Medford, Oregon. "There are probably more, but without these 33 principles a pianist cannot hope to rise to the level of his ability."
So yes - there really are secrets to becoming the piano player of your dreams. It's not that anyone is purposefully trying to keep a secret from you, but it's a rare teacher who has the ability to not only play well but to be able to explain music theory - chords, melody, rhythm, dynamics, and all the other elements that contribute to playing the piano well and with feeling.
In our piano teaching studio at Piano University we have identified 33 distinct skill that must be developed if a person wants to play up to the limit of her or his potential. Here they are:
1 - Hand & Body Position -- Should you look down at your hands? How to use "eye flips"
2 - The key to productive practice -- Spaced repetition
3 - Attitude -- how it affects your learning
4 - How & when to pedal. Using explosive dynamics
5 - Exposure: why it's critically important
6 - Ear Training -- Intervals from 2nds to 13ths
7 - Fingering -- which finger do you use when?
8 - Chord substitutions that create fantastic sounds
9 - Chord recognition -- how to recognize what chord is being used
10 - Musical vocabulary: tempo words, form words
11- Arranging: how is your "bag of tricks" coming along? "Head arrangements"
12 - Melodic sense: how does the melody relate to the chords?
13 - Sight-reading: 7 fundamentals you just cannot ignore
14 - Key orientation: Can you think in the key you're playing in?
15 - Scanning the score before you start playing
16 - Mental practice -- how to learn music in bed
17 - Repertoire: Why you need one to be prepared for any opportunity
18 - Goal setting: How good can you get? Is there a limit?
19 - Rhythm awareness -- samba, bossa nova, bolero, etc.
20 - Why knowing music history is important to you
21 - Idea stealing -- how and where & from who
22 - 12-bar blues; creating a motif; "blue notes"
23 - Extended chords: 6th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, suspensions
24 - Technique acquisition: rubber balls, fingering drills
25 - Harmonization: Using I, IV & V to harmonize
26 - Key identification: Recognizing key signatures
27 - Voicing: Open, closed, registers, color tones
28 - Improvisation: Making music right out of your head
29 - Harmony & theory: How much should you know?
30 - Stylistic devices: Western, boogie, jazz, etc.
31 - Analysis: How to understand what you're hearing
32 - Riffs & runs & fills: How to develop them
33 - Cross-pollination: The best of all worlds!
While reading music is important, the individual who develops these 33 basic skills will be light years ahead of the person who simply plays sheet music the way it is written. There is no longer any reason to be "tied to the written music" when you can master these techniques that allow you to play from the heart.
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Find Baby Grand Pianos For Sale Online
Pianos are one of the most beautiful instruments anyone can own or play. Grand pianos date back to the early 18th century, and since then have only grown in popularity. Besides the great sound that emanates from them, they are also great show pieces for your collection hall, or home. I always wanted to play a classical instrument like the violin or piano but instead I chose something jazzier; a soprano sax which I played day in and out for almost 4 years. Grand pianos are not the same as baby grand pianos. Grand pianos are one of the largest instruments and go down in size from grand to concert grand to parlor grand to baby grand.
A baby grand is usually shorter than it is wide and has strings that are shorter, thicker and stiffer than other grands. This allows the baby grand to sound more harmonic than the others. Many people buy baby grands instead of regular grands for three reasons. One because of the sound, two because they are smaller in size and three because they are less expensive! Some of the most popular brand of baby grand pianos are Breitenbach, Stuyvesant, Bergmann, and Baldwin. These types of pianos range from ,000 on up to ,000 but are worth it in the end!
If your looking around on the Internet for a baby grand piano, then you're in luck! Many sites online offer buyers such as you to be able to buy, rent, or bid on these types of pianos. A few good places you could look if your looking for pianos in general or a baby grand pianos is:
- eBay
- Amazon
- ThePianoSuperstore
- SweeneyPiano
- MyModernPiano
- Google Checkout
By the way you can also find piano stores either online or offline that are closer to your home which means you can pay less for shipping and handling or better yet have the company deliver it right to your home with no parcel service involved.
These pianos not only come in different brands and prices but also different "ages" and different kinds of woods. The woods you will find will also vary from the original black, oak, mahogany, polished mahogany, and polished snow white but there are many other different kinds of woods depending on what your looking for. And as said above there are also different antique pianos you can buy as well. These are usually more expensive than a brand new piano but, if you're a collector of sorts this could be something your looking for!
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