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General Discussion => Other Discussions => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Dapianokid on April 21, 2013, 08:52:54 pm
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Please, vote for the best pianist! Post your videos here, in this topic, and they will be included in the header.
Dapianokid (Ian Moore): The resident Rachmaninoff rocker.
pimathbrainiac: Our resident Jazz musician!
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epic7: The masterful Chopin fan!
Willrandship (William Shapley): Last but not least, a late entrant but truly remarkable pianist!
Before you vote, GO THROUGH THE TOPIC because they HAVE other videos they would like you to see!
Dapianokid's video is the only one he submitted. This is to avoid any... Unfair advantage on his part.
Any reference to the Turkish March is null.
EDIT: RECOUNT guyz. :P
Also, please don't vote for yourselves, guys.
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You should also get some more people to post themselves. Even though you will beat everybody regardless :P
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I refuse to believe my improving skills are not better than either of yours.
/me runs
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then prove it bruh
I'll improv in a little while maybe
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Meh. I don't have any video of me playing piano. I stopped playing regularly back when YouTube wasn't as popular. But I was a god back then.
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Some things i might play...
Bach Prelude in C minor, BWV 847
Beethoven sonata in C minor, op 10 no 1, movement 1
Chopin nocturne in F minor, op 55 no 1
Chopin nocturne in E minor, op 71 no 1
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I just played a 12-bar blues in F. :P
My upload speed is sucking, so I'll try to upload tomorrow
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You sure are a pretty good pianist O.O
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Lol if only Pianoman was still around, there would be even more competition and fun :D
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:D yes it would be.
If anybody trumps me, I'll post an even more godly video.
Hey Juju, give an example?
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Used to play Fur Elise, among others.
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Lol Juju are you joking?
Because a GOD finds THIS fun: (I soo want to learn it)
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Hey I'm no god. I'm just good.
By the way epic7 isn't that you who write sheet music? You should give me some.
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I have only composed like 24 works so I'm not really.. yeah
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Hey I'm no god. I'm just good.
By the way epic7 isn't that you who write sheet music? You should give me some.
Well, epic7 and me.
Geez. What am I, chopped liver?
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Chopin nocturne in E minor, op 71 no 1
Woo, you've definitely surpassed me...
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Just me improvising on a 12 bar blues in F. I occasionally get lost in the progression, tho.
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I don't have any way of embedding that into the top post.
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just use the modify button :P
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wow this is good!
And very cheaty :P F is the easiest blues key! hehe
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You didn't include me D: but I don't have any way to record a video.
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wow this is good!
And very cheaty :P F is the easiest blues key! hehe
Would you rather me play in c# Major? I'll do that, you know!
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C'mon, man. I want you to shooowww off!
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wow this is good!
And very cheaty :P F is the easiest blues key! hehe
Would you rather me play in c# Major? I'll do that, you know!
Ugh C# Major there's a ton of sharps in the key signature o.o
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C'mon, man. I want you to shooowww off!
I will stay with the F blues for now, but if I have time to upload, I'll do an A or Eb blues later :P
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Sharps are better for fast pieces. Less mass.
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Yes, in my opinion keys with more sharps or flats tend to fit under the hands better.
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They're definitely more difficult to sightread, though. The music notation we use is aimed at relative pitching, not absolute key location, for efficiency.
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I know jazz sight reading is different. It's closer to how people think playing guitar...
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I've never really composed something for solo piano that I actually am happy with :P
Someday, I'll get it :P
Wow, that video... As if they individually weren't hard enough... combining 3 together? O.O O.O O.O O.O
I'll get a video sometime, once I get a good chance to record.
I don't really have anything in too much of a performing condition, but I'll get something :P
I predict this happening:
Dapianokid: The resident classical pianist
Pimathbraniac: The resident jazz pianist
Epic7: That other classical pianist :P
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lol well here:
Dap is rach fan
you is chopin :P
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lol well here:
Dap is rach fan
you is chopin :P
And pimath is Gershwin!
As of right now, this is epic7's >:D :
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That was my 7th grade recital piece.
You can hear my mom yelling at my brother in it :P
I'll get a new recording sometime :P
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xD mine is old too, everybody clapped UGH.
Maybe I should do Hamelin's Cadenzaaa? :)
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xD mine is old too, everybody clapped UGH.
Maybe I should do Hamelin's Cadenzaaa? :)
Please don't. I'll look like a COMPLETE chump, then.
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I know that this is not piano, but here's me playing the piece I'm doing for solo marimba.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/w71f2t3prvwwr4y/100_1607.MOV
This is one of the worst runs of the piece I've had, but I was fatigued from practicing, so... yeah...
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I notice that these are all supposedly the “worst” recordings :)
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Rhombicuboctahedron, this isn't my worst.
My worst is of a significantly more difficult piano piece and I had already performed in three other places early that morning. It was the finale, and I thought that I was going to be ready and I wasn't. I had a memory lapse and it threw me off.
The piece is "Concert Paraphrase Turkish March Volodos" if you wanna youtube it.
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This one?
That is absolutely ridiculous O.O
I managed to record some pieces I'm working on.
Here's a beethoven sonata
And a Chopin Nocturne
I'm still working on cleaning them up for performance, but this should suffice for here :P
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Okay, I need to find a way to get a video recorded. I'll see what I can do.
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Yes, that exact one. I don't know if the video is still up but I'll post it if it is.
Will, just find a camera, any will do, and get crackin'!
epic7, which ONE will you want on the header?
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Hmm, I guess I'll go with the Beethoven
Tough decision :P
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I don't have ANY camera though....
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Okay, so I gave all of your performances a listen. Here's my feedback;
Dapianokid: From a technical standpoint your playing seems very good. However, it comes off as a bit mechanical to me and seems to lack something. I can't quite put my finger on what though.
Pimath: Your playing style seems the most laid back. You were just chillin and bangin out that improv like nobody's business. Very cool. The marimba playing was very sweet as well.
epic7: My favorite. Although you were focused you seemed quite at ease. I enjoyed watching you play as well as listening to you. Very nice!
*Edit* Also, you guys should check out some of the stuff from Final Fantasy IX by composer Nobuo Uematsu. There are some really beautiful piano pieces on there and I'd love to hear you guys give them a try. :)
Examples:
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Okay, so I gave all of your performances a listen. Here's my feedback;
Dapianokid: From a technical standpoint your playing seems very good. However, it comes off as a bit mechanical to me and seems to lack something. I can't quite put my finger on what though.
Pimath: Your playing style seems the most laid back. You were just chillin and bangin out that improv like nobody's business. Very cool. The marimba playing was very sweet as well.
epic7: My favorite. Although you were focused you seemed quite at ease. I enjoyed watching you play as well as listening to you. Very nice!
*Edit* Also, you guys should check out some of the stuff from Final Fantasy IX by composer Nobuo Uematsu. There are some really beautiful piano pieces on there and I'd love to hear you guys give them a try. :)
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Thanks for the feedback! I tend to model my playing after a more Bassie or Monk style (laid back and easy on the left hand), as opposed to a Chick Corea style (really complex, and really intense). It's good to know that people see me as I try to be.
I'm going to put up a ii7/V7/IM7 soon. Those are pretty fun.
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I really like ZUN's music (the guy who made the Touhou series)
I can play this one.
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Another vid of the marimba piece I'm playing:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1bn48l3b53x5ii1/100_1625.MOV
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Well I suggest all voters go through the topic to see a better, all around feel for all the works of each pianist.
My video will be the only one, because it is unfair otherwise.
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The tally so far (that doesn't include Dap's, epic7's, and my own votes):
Dap: 1
epic7: 2
me: 1
(Assuming Dap voted for himself)
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I did, but now it's
Me: 2
Epic7: 1
Pimath: 1
I suggest everybody vote for themselves... lol otherwise we might have it unfair if it stays in such low numbers
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I didn't vote for myself, but if I did, I would be winning :P
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I did, but now it's
Me: 2
Epic7: 1
Pimath: 1
I suggest everybody vote for themselves... lol otherwise we might have it unfair if it stays in such low numbers
epic7 voted for you, Dap
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... *cries*
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I should play some Touhou music too. Let's learn one!
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Big Omni Pianofest!
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If you want, I can arrange a Touhou for 8 hands, and we can get together and do this. Note: It's really only fair to do it for 16 hands, but I can do 4 parts. :) I'll sacrifice for the team! haha
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I have no idea what that is, but it sounds cool, so LETS DO IT :P
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This is a bad example, but it's what I was listening to.
I was thinking Death Waltz.
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Maybe some arrangement of Marc-André Hamelin's Circus Galop? :P
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already been done, and there is a nice arrangement of it by himself, but we can do that :)
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Where is said arrangement? :P
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BAM
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Wow, I was about to vote, but then willrandship posted and I was like O.O Now I am stuck between two o.o
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:3
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In light of new evidence, I have to change my vote. Will, your playing is excellent and you seem extremely comfortable with it. It seems as natural as walking. How long have you been playing? Also, added you to the poll. :)
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11 years so far.
Thanks for the consideration!
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That's pretty awesome O.O
Next time you should sit on the piano at the end of the Pirates of the Caribbean :P
I've been playing for almost 8 years myself, although admittedly I didn't have too much interest in playing during the earlier years :P
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I don't sit on the pianos anymore. It hurts their legs, and the strings.
On a side note, the piano I used while I lived at home for 10+ years is in dire need of having the hammer felt replaced. Its worn down to the red part on lots of the keys.
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I don't sit on the piano anymore, either.
It hurts me to hear it.
Will, I understand. I've broken a few strings on a well-made piano, so yes I felt like a truly dedicated pianist :)
My hats off to you, my friend! I'm relearning how to play piano as we speak, and that's why I don't have any newer videos. You can probably tell that I do not have the ease or mastery you have. But I do have significantly more potential and capability, and determination. You're looking at the next Marc Andre Hamelin :)
I'll update the polls! You're certainly going to win, and in fact I'm voting for you. :)
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I have broken a few strings just from playing, but in fairness they were several decades old at that point.
I'm more proud of breaking two hammers. They're the easiest to fix, since you're just splicing wood.
I wasn't expecting this much of a reaction, to be honest. Those recordings have lots of mistakes :P
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Our recordings have a lot of mistakes too :P
You say you don't have his level of mastery, dapianokid?
I thought you could play that Turkish March :p
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I have broken a few strings just from playing, but in fairness they were several decades old at that point.
I'm more proud of breaking two hammers. They're the easiest to fix, since you're just splicing wood.
I wasn't expecting this much of a reaction, to be honest. Those recordings have lots of mistakes :P
Mine has a lot of mistakes, too. Plus, I mean I look like I'm dying because of how much energy I'm using. Relearning the piano has made it so natural for me lol.
epic7, I can indeed play it, but I am not as relaxed or as free to emote as he is.
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I hereby acknowledge my piano deity overlord: Willrandship
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I hereby lay down my hat, and eject from the throne (in a rather awesome fashion) for the time being. Here, they call this a "crown"
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Hey I'm no god. I'm just good.
By the way epic7 isn't that you who write sheet music? You should give me some.
Well, I'm currently arranging some of DJ Omni's music for piano :P
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Trio? Or quartet?
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Mostly solo, some duo/trio probably
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Imma gonna start composing a trio or quartet.
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Inspired by Dapianokid, I started learning Rachmaninoff's Elegie :3
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I'll begin his Sonatas in B flat minor in about a year. My teacher is a concert pianist and Liszt and Rach sonatas are his favorites from the genre :)
Piano has been my main focus since I halfway left.
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Inspired by Dapianokid, I started learning Rachmaninoff's Elegie :3
On a side note, I want that player piano!
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Lol we should start a new one of these. Cause I've never seen this topic before, but I'd definitely like to show off. :devil:
I've got a lot of stuff to play, but unlike a lot of the others here. I do pieces that are either REALLY fast, written by me, or are from video games.
My main pieces are : Skyrim (arranged myself), Halo 3 unforgotten, Halo 3 One Final Effort, Halo 3 ODST Another rain, A lot of really fast improv (my favorite), and Mine cart madness from Donkey Kong Country.
Anyone want to see them?
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Yes of course we do want to see. :P
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That. Also: I pointed you to this topic in the first place :P
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I play as well, but don't think I'll bother with a video.
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Oh yeah I better not forget that sorry pimath!
Here's is one of my favorite pieces to play, but its is not that impressive.
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I am curious how each of you would do with a piano cover of Through the Fire and Flames by Dragonforce. :P
Nice stuff though :D
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DJ, I have done that one before. I even have the music for it still. It's 40 pages long. <_< (that's because it was the full band arrangement)
But hey, I'll learn it again just because... right? :P
Hey here's another vid (TERRIBLE quality)