"Clyde Slick" <Mr.clydeslick@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On 26 Apr, 11:56, Jenn <jennconductsREMOVET...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> In article <-aydnSkWRMwA-o_VnZ2dnUVZ_qain...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>>
>> "Soundhaspriority" <nowh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> > I am interested in learning, hence the following question: Does the
>> > academic
>> > literature indicate any genuine advances in teaching techniques? The
>> > music
>> > lesson business has always been clouded by gimmickry, which I am
unable
>> > to
>> > see through. What should I look for?
>>
>> I'm not aware of any, but that's really outside my area of expertise.
>>
>>
>>
>> > My hands have rather limited spread, and my aspirations are limited;
I
>> > simply want to be able to hear my musical thoughts. Perhaps I might
do
>> > some
>> > new-age fiddling with composition.
>>
>> Large hands aren't really an issue. I would look for a teacher or a
>> class that specializes in instruction for adults.
>>
>> Good luck! It's cool that you want to learn.
>
> Find a teacher that can relate to the genre of music you wish to play.
Rachmaninoff, Boulez, Barraque, 2nd Bartok concerto, Ravel's Gaspard Le
Nuit, Horowitz's Carmen Variations,
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. I have about a month, since I'm already booked
for a concert :)
Seriously, I am not a dextrous person. I inherited 1/2 of a musical
archetype from my dad's side, but my hands are small and not particularly
fast. My handwriting is horrendous. Yet I probably have perfect pitch, and
in my teens, musical dreams were common. So I'm sorta locked in. About two
years ago, I assembled a computer piano using a Fatar 880 weighted
keyboard,
Steinberg's "The Grand" sampler, and I used my practical knowledge to
reduce
the latency commonly associated with such setups, so that it closely
approximates a real piano. It has a Sugden amp, Wharfedale Diamond 7
Anniversaries, and it has sat, mostly unused.
I seem to have the ability to play classical favorites, one note at a
time,
sightless with one hand, but playing multiple notes at one time, and using
both hands, requires serious brain rewiring. I wonder if there has been
any
psychological research on the best learning procedure?
Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
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