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From: Blue Chip
Date: Sun Mar 30, 2003 3:23am
Subject: Re: [Derren Brown] Re: Question to Terry...
Heeeyyy
Here is a MAJOR clue... 221 2221 ..hmm does that pattern look
familiar? ..everything will be all-white when you C
And I have to concur that Beethoven's Moonlight is possibly the most
beautifcul piece of music ever composed. A Minor helped me understand that
it is (comparatively) easy to play too.
At 22:39 29/03/03 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello Kb,
>
>"I want to learn how to play the piano, what's the best way to learn
>how to do that? is it through private lessons, or learning on my own,
>or what? I've only got a Casio keyboard (not a full piano), but the
>keyboard is pretty good."
>
>Ok, I started by teaching myself using the following book "The
>Omnibus Complete Piano Player (The Complete...) Kenneth Baker ".
>
>http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0711961646/ref=sr_aps_books_1
>_1/026-0320322-8170841
>
>After studying that specific book, I started to use my modelling
>method to model top classical players.(glenn gould's "piano dancing",
>chopin's mental patterns, liszt's postures and use of metaphors etc.)
>
>Since you don't know my modelling method, here is what you can try
>kb; Once studying the said book, page by page (if you skip ahead
>you'll miss something, it progresses in such a way that little
>elements of knowledge are added - so take your time, trust me its
>quicker that way), you'll have enough basic knowledge to know if you
>want to learn more. You might be happy at this point and not need
>anymore study. You'll be able, if you go step-by-step, to play the
>moonlight sonata etc. ie your goal.
>
>If you do wish to learn more, you might try and seek out a teacher -
>basically look for a teacher with the most letters after their name.
>Don't mess around with a small time teacher, go for a top
>teacher...normally charge £20 per hour (hence i suggest you start
>with the book, cheaper and works!)
>
>I do teach but cannot take anymore pupils at the moment or i'd teach
>ya. The way I teach is via modelling, trance and nlp, so you learn
>all the major and minor scales in about 20minutes, without even
>knowing you were learning :o)(the reason I've have said this is to
>let you know its possible and quite easy to do - (clue) look for
>patterns and then generalise across areas).
>
>I won't go into details about my specific music teaching techniques,
>but here's a tip - always search for patterns and try and code those
>patterns with numbers (thats a BIG clue :o) - numbers are easy to
>generalise in music. And keep the patterns as simple as possible,
>then you'll be able to cope when it gets complex/advanced.
>
>"I've only got a Casio keyboard (not a full piano), but the
>keyboard is pretty good."
>
>Thats fine, I started with a small keyboard. And since you have this
>keyboard, use its resources! As you play, keep time by using the
>drums etc. If a piece suggests the sound of a violin, then use a
>violin sound. When you sit at a real piano, you can think about
>hearing those sounds and your music will come to life.
>
>"I want to learn it mainly for classical music... like "Moonlight
>Sonata" - That's beautiful, one of my favourites!!"
>
>The book I suggested teaches various tunes/styles. It will teach you
>to be able to play various styles, including classical. To play any
>music you need a technique, art flows FROM technique. Technique is
>the execution of specfic patterns/models. Anyone who says technique
>is not important, tends to have very little technique. :o) I go by
>what works.
>
>Other tips - visualise things in your mind as you play. When you
>learn about "chords"...like C major, play it with you eyes closed and
>see a specifc colour for C major and so on. Strategy - You are
>anchoring external sounds to internal images.
>
>Remember to breath! - some people when playing, and learning in
>general, forget to breath. Your brain kinda needs the air. :oP
>
>Get confident at your level of knowledge. Dont worry if it seems
>simple to others etc. You are at YOUR level. You are progressing.
>Once confident with a piece of knowledge, use it and then go onto the
>next step. Step-by-step.
>
>ok, I'll stop there. And for those of you who are not interested in
>music/piano but read the above....you might have noticed some methods
>you can generalise to YOUR studies, can you not?
>
>Regards TerryrreT
>
>ps. Also, check online for FREE piano lessons. When I started there
>was no www.
>
>--- In a previous message killerb_0187
> wrote:
> > Hi Terry,
> >
> > You seem to be in a very helpful mood from your recent posts, so
>I'm
> > gonna anchor that state to me (a visual one, i believe)!! :D
> >
> > Right, before I begin, this is NOT a post related to Derren, so
> > please ignore it if that's what you're looking for.
> >
> > The only reason why I'm posting this, and not e-mailing Terry
> > personally is because it might be a useful question to some of
>you...
> >
> > Right, Terry....
> >
> > I want to learn how to play the piano, what's the best way to learn
> > how to do that? is it through private lessons, or learning on my
>own,
> > or what? I've only got a Casio keyboard (not a full piano), but the
> > keyboard is pretty good.
> >
> > I want to learn it mainly for classical music... like "Moonlight
> > Sonata" - That's beautiful, one of my favourites!!
> >
> > And if you could make me a model of yourself that'd be great! >;)
>
>
>
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| 3887: Re: Question to Terry... | killer_b0187 | killerb_0187 | Sun 30/03/2003 | 3 KB |
| 3888: Re: Question to Terry... | na | notthatsmart2003 | Sun 30/03/2003 | 3 KB |
| 3917: Re: Question to Terry... | Blue Chip | cs_bluechip | Sun 30/03/2003 | 4 KB |
| 3933: Re: Question to Terry... | killer_b0187 | killerb_0187 | Mon3/31/2003 | 4 KB |
| 3942: Re: Question to Terry... | killer_b0187 | killerb_0187 | Mon3/31/2003 | 4 KB |
| 3947: Re: Question to Terry... | Blue Chip | cs_bluechip | Mon3/31/2003 | 4 KB |
| 4044: Re: Question to Terry... | killer_b0187 | killerb_0187 | Wed 02/04/2003 | 5 KB |
| 4045: Re: Question to Terry... | killer_b0187 | killerb_0187 | Wed 02/04/2003 | 2 KB |
| 4068: Re: Question to Terry... | Blue Chip | cs_bluechip | Wed 02/04/2003 | 5 KB |
