Q. Is there one that teaches chord proficiency like Mavis Bacon teaches typing? With the aid of a MIDI controller.
A. I loved the old Miracle Piano system. You got a MIDI-compatible keyboard and software that included games that were fingering exercises.
The company went under, though, and the company who bought up the rights hasn't continued it. When my kids got old enough to start learning, I started looking at the newer programs but I haven't found anything that even came close to Miracle's program. You might find an old version on eBay.
What makes a harp unique compared to other instruments, mainly the piano?
Q. I listened to several videos of harps, and they all sounded like a Piano.
Why would someone chose the harp over the piano? The piano seems easier and much easier on the fingers.
Also, what makes the harp more unique compared to the piano? For example, a Violinist can use vibrato and glissando, while a pianist can use multiple chords and uses a pedal to keep a note sustained while playing other notes.
A. Dan's reply was only partly correct.
The harp does not only have natural pitches. For instance, I play on a pedal harp. I tune it to all flats and then control the key changes with my feet. I have every pitch, chromatically, that a piano does.
People choose the harp for different reasons. One is for scholarship money. Due to its rarity, harpists are almost guaranteed a scholarship of some amount. Many older people take up the harp for therapy. Kids often choose the harp, like I did, because it looks nice. It is much harder on the fingers than the piano. I stuck with it, though because I loved it(and because of the wow factor). It is unique and sets me apart from others. It is also more portable than a piano(somewhat). Mine weighs only about 90 lbs.
The harp does have many unique sound effects. Since it is strung, it can be played with different objects including paper, screw drivers, and paint brushes. I can also play harmonics and I play near the soundboard for a unique sound(aka pres de la table pronounced pray-da-la-tob).
The biggest sound difference, though is a glissando(aka running the index finger or thumb over all of the strings). When you try it on a piano, firstly, all you can get is in the key of c. The harp allows key changes between glisses. I would love to see a pianist play a b-and-e-sharp glissando, like in the purple bamboo. That can be found on youtube.
Hope this helped!
is it easier to teach yourself to play the guitar or keyboard/piano?
Q. i know a lot of people who teach themselves to play the guitar using online lessons or books or both. can you do the same thing to learn to play the piano/keyboard... or do you need formal training?
in people's opinion, what's more difficult to learn to play... the guitar or piano/keyboard?
thanks!
A. Hey there!!
I used to learn the piano when i was a kid. And when my teacher got married and moved away, I started self-learning the guitar. After a year i got formal guitar lessons. In my opinion, learning the guitar by yourself is easier.
Yes you're right. People can can books and stuff for guitar. It's really easy. I've tried looking up piano lessons online for free and there isnt much.
Piano is a harder instrument to self-learn because you need to know the positions and you really need someone to be there explaining then to you where as the guitar you can just get chord charts and it tells you the fingering and everything!
So in my opinion, guitar is easier to self-learn! :D
Good luck!
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