Q. I have no idea what song to learn at the moment..I want the piece to be nice,romantic but not too slow though...
A. What standard of piano are you? There's a beautiful piece called 'To Zanarkand' by Nobuo Uematsu which you can play with various tempos, starts slow but picks up with lots of arpeggiated chords. I learned to play it at when I was about grade 4 standard, although I'd only actually done grade 2.
Here's a video someone's recorded of playing it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGqTA2Uae3s
Learning to play Piano?
Q. Hi.
I am learning to Play Piano, however I don't know the right path to take. I'm stuck between sheet music and learning by ear, or both. I like classical music, but some more modern stuff too, particularly video game music. I have managed to pick up at least half of "to zanarkand" by ear (because half the sheet music was wrong) although I am having trouble picking up the last few arpeggios or chords.
Anyway, I'm 17, took Piano lessons for 1 year when I was 9 but played by sheet music. I practice about 1-2 hours a day, depending.
Do you think it's too late to learn Piano by ear? How hard will it be to develop an ability to pick up complex songs accurately or compose/improvise? Or would it be better and more accurate to learn to read sheet music and play. Or learn a but of both?
I just want to know your thoughts that is all. ;)
A. The short answer is that you should do both.
The long answer is this: if you want to be good at both, you could try learning more about music theory (how music is put together, how to read chord notations or guitar tabs, why chords sound the way the do, etc). This will help you understand the structure of what you hear when you play things by ear, and can actually make that process much easier. In addition, you'll learn to analyze what's happening in the sheet music that you learn from if you'd like to play classical music, which will also make it easier to play other songs by ear. Either way, a well rounded musician will be able to read music and play by ear. To do one without the other would be like learning to either read or speak a language. To really be fluent, both have to be present!
Can someone recommend anime piano songs that meet the following standards?
Q. I need some "sort of easy" anime (doesn't have to be anime, just the style) piano songs that don't have a lot of chords, sharps/flats (maybe one or two), or pages. For example- like "Alone" Gensomaden Saiyuki, "Sadness and Sorrow" Naruto, and "Here to stay" Bleach. I like songs that were meant to be played on the piano.
I already go on those two sites, but thanks anyways!! :)
A. I don't play the piano but my younger sister does. I'll ask her for some recommendations. Here are some that she said you might like:
"Sango's Theme" from Inuyasha
"Futari No Inori" from Gakuen Alice
"Game Over" from Final Fantasy XII
"To Zanarkand" from Final Fantasy X
"Dearly Beloved" from Kingdom Hearts
"Thunder Plains" from Final Fantasy X
"For Fruits Basket" from Fruits Basket
You can find them in these websites:
http://www.ichigos.com/
http://josh.agarrado.net/music/anime/
- you might have to look around Yahoo! if they aren't in those websites
Enjoy! :)
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