Q. So I'm in a piano class. (First year)
I have my semester final in a few weeks. We practice on keyboards not actual pianos and they aren't touch sensitive so I can push hard or soft and achieve the same tone.
But for our final we have to play on a grand piano.
And what I'm wondering, is how do I make the chords sound louder?
On my electric keyboard there's a pipe organ setting. And I love it because when I play my music on the pipe organ setting it just has a way deeper sound on the chords.
Can I do this on the piano too?
A. Well, you'll never get a grand piano to sound like a pipe organ...
However, Yes, there is a way to make chords sound deeper on a grand piano, but I'm not sure if you're going to be able to achieve it to the extent you wish on your first time ever touching a grand piano (or when you have not practiced on one for very long). As you mentioned, and as is true, you can get louder or softer on a grand piano by changing the force of your touch. However, there is more to the quality of the sound than just how loud or soft you press. The way you apply the force is also extremely significant. My teacher refers to this as "dropping into the key." You don't want to just smack down on the piano as hard as you can, it'll be very undesirable. What you want to try to focus on is allowing your wrists to have some give. Take a little time sinking your hands into the chords, and allow a little bit of a spring or rebound after hitting the bottom, but so you are still playing the notes. This produces a greater quality sound, but it often takes years of practice. But, to be honest, I can't even play on a non-touch sensitive keyboard anymore because of how different it is. You're going to notice the keys are a LOT heavier when you first start playing. Hopefully you get a run-through before you perform, because, honestly, it can be very difficult to make this adjustment. I wish I could help you more, but it is also very dependent on the piece your playing. For example, a "deep sound" is very different when you are talking about chords in a piece like, say... Moonlight sonata, versus a piece like Rachmaninoff's prelude in C# minor. One is delicate, flowing, the other is sharp, with a flow when you get into the ppp section. And, accordingly, each requires a bit of a different technique to the way you apply the force to the keys. It often takes years of practice to get used to the switches. It is not nearly as easy as hitting a button.
I wish you the best of luck, though, and I hope you are able to achieve the sound you intend!!
WARNING: If you're talking about a sustained sound, I warn you against using the pedal. Proper pedal use is absolutely beautiful, but apply the pedal to songs in which it doesn't belong and you will ruin the piece entirely.
What are the piano chords for safe and sound?
Q. I just need the chords I can use. Thanks! :)
A. ...the same as the guitar chords.
A C major chord is a C major chord is a C major chord.
piano chords?
Q. I'm learning to play a song on the keyboard and i got the chords from the net. The problem is that there is only 'C', 'Am', 'F' etc written over the line of the song. What i want to know is have i to play only the chord cause if thats it then its just not sounding right. i'm really confused how you play it. eg.
Gm Dm
I was on your side when nobody could hold us down
Is dat all i'm supposed 2 play?
A. The composer of the chord symbols would have intended that the piece be written for guitar, yes, but if you intend to sing along with it whilst playing it on the keyboard, try, in your left hand, (don't just play the chords, as it can sound "perky or plain" on a keyboard with voice), try to play the the broken chord of Gm, but use {G, Bflat, G}, going up the scale. Play those three notes before the words and sustain them while you're singing, or play them whilst you sing the "I was".
For the D minor, again, for keyboard and voice, don't just play the simple chord{D,Natural,A}, but play the broken chord (one after the other, in quick succession or slowly) with the notes {D, Fnatural, D} or {D, A, D}, going up, repeated or sustained for the length of the rest of the phrase, whatever your liking.
But with the change between the two chords, Either play the Gminor broken chord before the "I was" while sustained (held down), or quickly, or sing the first two words slower to fit the three notes. Then, play the lower D whilst you sing the "on", then follow it with the F natural or A then D, repeated or just held while you sing the rest.
I hope that's not too complicated, but it should work.
see what you think.
Eg. -Note, the letters are notes, not chords, and the B is a B flat note, the F an F natural
GBG DFD DFD
I was on your side when nobody could hold us down
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