"Wally" wrote in message
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Donal wrote:

Are you musical?

Yup, played guitar for about 25 years. Occasionally compose stuff using
MIDI.

I try to, too. However I'm not creative enough ... yet! Mind you, I'm
getting there ... slowly.




Regards


Donal
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"Donal" blathered thusly:

Mind you, I'm getting there ... slowly.


That's to be expected in a Beneteau.

CN

"Donal" wrote in message news:cri3gu$ch2$1

Yup, played guitar for about 25 years. Occasionally compose stuff using
MIDI.

I try to, too. However I'm not creative enough ... yet! Mind you, I'm
getting there ... slowly.

What do you do, Donal? Play an instrument? Compose?

"Wally" wrote in message
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"Donal" wrote in message news:cri3gu$ch2$1

Yup, played guitar for about 25 years. Occasionally compose stuff
using
MIDI.

I try to, too. However I'm not creative enough ... yet! Mind you,
I'm
getting there ... slowly.

What do you do, Donal? Play an instrument? Compose?

I'm learning the piano. When I started four years ago, I thought that it
would take a year to become reasonably proficient.

I'm still hoping that I will be reasonably proficient within a year....



Regards


Donal
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"Donal" wrote in message news:crkl6g$shc$1

I'm learning the piano. When I started four years ago, I thought that it
would take a year to become reasonably proficient.

I'm still hoping that I will be reasonably proficient within a year....

I would describe 'reasonably proficient' as being the point where the
equipment becomes transparent - when you can play stuff that gives you a
buzz without having to think about the actual playing. It's like having a CD
player that can change the feel of the music instantly through mind control.
Took me a good ten years or more...

Do you read dots? Take lessons? Compose? Play by ear? Improvise?

Here's some of my MIDI-based stuff...

http://www.wally.myby.co.uk/music/Ba...reamsFront.htm

Some nice tunes there, Wally...are you a Taddy clone?

"Wally" wrote in message
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"Donal" wrote in message news:crkl6g$shc$1

I'm learning the piano. When I started four years ago, I thought that it
would take a year to become reasonably proficient.

I'm still hoping that I will be reasonably proficient within a year....

I would describe 'reasonably proficient' as being the point where the
equipment becomes transparent - when you can play stuff that gives you a
buzz without having to think about the actual playing. It's like having a
CD
player that can change the feel of the music instantly through mind
control.
Took me a good ten years or more...

Do you read dots? Take lessons? Compose? Play by ear? Improvise?

Here's some of my MIDI-based stuff...

http://www.wally.myby.co.uk/music/Ba...reamsFront.htm

"katysails" wrote in message news:NimDd.73248

Some nice tunes there, Wally...

Thanks.


... are you a Taddy clone?

My influences are many and varied, but I'm a clone of nobody.

"Wally" wrote in message
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"Donal" wrote in message news:crkl6g$shc$1

I'm learning the piano. When I started four years ago, I thought that
it
would take a year to become reasonably proficient.

I'm still hoping that I will be reasonably proficient within a year....

I would describe 'reasonably proficient' as being the point where the
equipment becomes transparent - when you can play stuff that gives you a
buzz without having to think about the actual playing. It's like having a
CD
player that can change the feel of the music instantly through mind
control.
Took me a good ten years or more...

Do you read dots? Take lessons? Compose? Play by ear? Improvise?

I don't take lessons.... yet. I try to compose, but I'm "creatively
challenged". I'm beginning to be able to play by ear.

I've been using a book called "Learn to Improvise the Blues" by Tim
Richards. It starts with very basic stuff and works up to some difficult
music.

I take breaks to try and learn stuff like Bach's "Tocata and Fugue", and I'm
currently doing "Air on a G string".


Here's some of my MIDI-based stuff...

http://www.wally.myby.co.uk/music/Ba...reamsFront.htm

Very nice!! What kind of keyboard do you use? I've got a Yamaha CVP-096,
which only gets used in "Grand Piano" mode.




Regards


Donal
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Can you play 'Chopsticks' yet?

Scotty

"Donal" wrote in message
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"Wally" wrote in message
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"Donal" wrote in message news:crkl6g$shc$1

I'm learning the piano. When I started four years ago, I
thought that
it
would take a year to become reasonably proficient.

I'm still hoping that I will be reasonably proficient within a
year....

I would describe 'reasonably proficient' as being the point where
the
equipment becomes transparent - when you can play stuff that gives
you a
buzz without having to think about the actual playing. It's like
having a
CD
player that can change the feel of the music instantly through
mind
control.
Took me a good ten years or more...

Do you read dots? Take lessons? Compose? Play by ear? Improvise?

I don't take lessons.... yet. I try to compose, but I'm "creatively
challenged". I'm beginning to be able to play by ear.

I've been using a book called "Learn to Improvise the Blues" by Tim
Richards. It starts with very basic stuff and works up to some
difficult
music.

I take breaks to try and learn stuff like Bach's "Tocata and Fugue",
and I'm
currently doing "Air on a G string".


Here's some of my MIDI-based stuff...

http://www.wally.myby.co.uk/music/Ba...reamsFront.htm

Very nice!! What kind of keyboard do you use? I've got a Yamaha
CVP-096,
which only gets used in "Grand Piano" mode.




Regards


Donal
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"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
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Can you play 'Chopsticks' yet?


Yes, ... on the clarinet!!!



Regards

Donal
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