"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
k...
"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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On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 00:11:52 -0000, "Donal"
wrote this crap:


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


Yes, ... on the clarinet!!!


Ever notice how gay guys like to play the clarinet?






Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

"Horvath" wrote in message

Ever notice how gay guys like to play the clarinet?

No, but we bow to your in-depth knowledge of the subject, wrought from years
of in-the-field research.

"Wally" wrote in message
k...
"Horvath" wrote in message

Ever notice how gay guys like to play the clarinet?

No, but we bow to your in-depth knowledge of the subject, wrought from
years
of in-the-field research.

I believe that Horvath plays the Skin Flute!

CM

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:49:04 GMT, "Overproof"
wrote this crap:


"Wally" wrote in message
. uk...
"Horvath" wrote in message

Ever notice how gay guys like to play the clarinet?

No, but we bow to your in-depth knowledge of the subject, wrought from
years
of in-the-field research.

I believe that Horvath plays the Skin Flute!

I've heard that you give lessons.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:16:40 GMT, "Wally" wrote this
crap:

"Horvath" wrote in message

Ever notice how gay guys like to play the clarinet?

No, but we bow to your in-depth knowledge of the subject, wrought from years
of in-the-field research.


That's cuz gays hit on me all the time. If you were good-looking,
you'd know about that.






Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

"Horvath" wrote




That's cuz gays hit me all the time. If you had good-looking tits,
you'd know about that too.






Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

"Horvath" wrote in message
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Ever notice how gay guys like to play the clarinet?

I bet that you are an expert mouth organist.




Regards


Donal
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