My own Goals

Jordan wrote:
Yeah, we also got a bunch of sources for art here in Canada (or should I say North America, lol). Because honestly, foreign people call us "Americans" and I don't blame them because Canada is in North America. In my opinion, we're pretty much equal to people in USA.

Anyway, back on topic. Art is very cool, although I'm more of a musical artist rather then a drawing artist. Regardless, I'd love to learn some day and I appreciate it for the web links!

Well I said in America not specifing someone being American or Canadian. You are right you can have access to the same resources as the US residents can. But you are right North America is a lot more precise way to say it.
I would never offend anyone's national pride.

maggiekedves wrote:

Jordan wrote:
Yeah, we also got a bunch of sources for art here in Canada (or should I say North America, lol). Because honestly, foreign people call us "Americans" and I don't blame them because Canada is in North America. In my opinion, we're pretty much equal to people in USA.

Anyway, back on topic. Art is very cool, although I'm more of a musical artist rather then a drawing artist. Regardless, I'd love to learn some day and I appreciate it for the web links!

Well I said in America not specifing someone being American or Canadian. You are right you can have access to the same resources as the US residents can. But you are right North America is a lot more precise way to say it.
I would never offend anyone's national pride.

Nah, I'm not offended. USA is pretty amazing, I love New York! Anyway, if there's any other links that you can find relating to art, I'd appreciate for you to post them.

Jordan wrote:

Nah, I'm not offended. USA is pretty amazing, I love New York! Anyway, if there's any other links that you can find relating to art, I'd appreciate for you to post them.

Ive heard Canadians can be offended easily but it is good u r not

Well if I would know I would need those art sites I found before I would have saved them ... but if I will run into one I will let you know... I also have tons of ebooks I might have something in this topic too... nowadays I concentrate more on the photography topic and most on the piano ( just to keep priorities )

maggiekedves wrote:

Jordan wrote:

Nah, I'm not offended. USA is pretty amazing, I love New York! Anyway, if there's any other links that you can find relating to art, I'd appreciate for you to post them.

Ive heard Canadians can be offended easily but it is good u r not

Well if I would know I would need those art sites I found before I would have saved them ... but if I will run into one I will let you know... I also have tons of ebooks I might have something in this topic too... nowadays I concentrate more on the photography topic and most on the piano ( just to keep priorities )

Send me some ebooks when you have the time!

Jordan wrote:

maggiekedves wrote:

Jordan wrote:

Nah, I'm not offended. USA is pretty amazing, I love New York! Anyway, if there's any other links that you can find relating to art, I'd appreciate for you to post them.

Ive heard Canadians can be offended easily but it is good u r not

Well if I would know I would need those art sites I found before I would have saved them ... but if I will run into one I will let you know... I also have tons of ebooks I might have something in this topic too... nowadays I concentrate more on the photography topic and most on the piano ( just to keep priorities )

Send me some ebooks when you have the time!

Send me an email so I would know yours

I private messaged my email to you. By the way, this thread is getting to be off-topic, so I might lock it pretty soon. I think it'd be better to save chatting for the chat box.

My goal is to preform one day. Stage, piano and audience.
Dont need to be to the whole world. But be able to play grade 8 +..
Dont know how realistic it is to manage to play 8 - 9 + when i started to play now at the age of 23, but. I saw in a list that Fur Elise is Grad 3???

Now that I have practiced it for 1month (played totally for 3)
i can play this song, whole verson, at a pretty fair level. A little hesetation in the solos, but the first solopart i actually play at perfect speed at least 2/5 times now. The second solopart needs more practice because I usually get an error in there, still I also played this "perfect" if im lucky hehe And the last solopart, the cromatic scale is really commin along speedwise after I saw Andrews Youtubelesson with the cromaticscale practice.

Ah... But the the question is:

Is it good progress after 3 months? To play this peace fairly good?

I often record my playing so i can listen to it, and direct myselfe and compare to videos on youtube. Since I dont have a teacher yet.
Would like for an answer on this, since I dont got any musicly interested frends or somthing like that to help me out or anything =)

Tnx

thomandy wrote:My goal is to preform one day. Stage, piano and audience.
Dont need to be to the whole world. But be able to play grade 8 +..
Dont know how realistic it is to manage to play 8 - 9 + when i started to play now at the age of 23, but. I saw in a list that Fur Elise is Grad 3???

Now that I have practiced it for 1month (played totally for 3)
i can play this song, whole verson, at a pretty fair level. A little hesetation in the solos, but the first solopart i actually play at perfect speed at least 2/5 times now. The second solopart needs more practice because I usually get an error in there, still I also played this "perfect" if im lucky hehe And the last solopart, the cromatic scale is really commin along speedwise after I saw Andrews Youtubelesson with the cromaticscale practice.

Ah... But the the question is:

Is it good progress after 3 months? To play this peace fairly good?

I often record my playing so i can listen to it, and direct myselfe and compare to videos on youtube. Since I dont have a teacher yet.
Would like for an answer on this, since I dont got any musicly interested frends or somthing like that to help me out or anything =)

Tnx

Hey! ^_^

That's EXCELLENT progress to be able to play that piece after only 3 months VERY good! ^_^

Nice to hear =) Now my only problem is that my account has (10 000,-) 1500 bucks, and that wont get me a good piano ((
And I want a babygrand like the one you got Andrew
Hehe... Bid you 1500 for it ;p
I guess you can afford to loose 20500,- Now that you got your teachingcarrer going =)

well, you could buy a pretty good digital piano for $1500 ^_^

noooo!!! my baby is NOT for sale

Yes, im looking at a digital piano now actually.. Its about $2500, but I can rent it for $100 a month, and when I decide to buy, I get the whole amount back. It is also free delivery.

Its a Yamaha CLP 240

Jordan wrote:I private messaged my email to you. By the way, this
thread is getting to be off-topic, so I might lock it pretty soon. I
think it'd be better to save chatting for the chat box.

well then u need to make an off-topic topic The chat box is not practical if we are not there at the same time
.. do you need to be that strict? This is the social paradise part and
not the piano part... this can handle a little off-topic, right?

You need to let the new members to confess their goals and dreams too

I agree with you maggie As long as one gets a bit on topic after alt the off-topic, hehe

^_^ Hey Jordan, I wouldn't worry about it to much it's not like this is complete spam or anything, this is just a do whatever kind of forum anyway ^_^

I think it'd be too strict to lock it up when we've got such a good conversation going on here

1uc wrote:let me see...

1. Learn as much as possible about music theory so I could compose my own pieces.
- HERE is one VERY old from like the world B.C. I composed this little etude in 2005 i think

2. To be able to play the piano until death do us part Also to have everything under control while playing, you know: proper rythm, left hand, right hand, each finger, peddaling etc. TO BE MORE RELAXED

3. Apart from music I'd like to become an independent artist ((digital) painter, character designer...) or animator - thats probably not going to happen because I live in a country without any animation studios.

4. I would also like to find my self a nice wife someday lol although I'm only 20 so I don't have to worry about that yet ...i think

5. My final goal would have to be... well it's more of a wish...to die a natural death on the bed while sleeping, not for some annoying disease. BUT till then...LIVE MY LIFE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

I think your goals are very interested! Oh and, you want to be a animator? Try out Flash 9 and start animating with it, I used to animate with it back in 2003-2004 but I quit because I'm not that much of a drawer. I enjoyed scripting with Action Script though.

I am actualle having a problem with my piano. There is a strange sound when I play the one key - C# so I got it redelivered, changed the piano. And The sam thing on my new one. It isnt there all the time, but comes and goes. Any idea?????? Frustrated*
It is as told over - Yamaha CLP 240 - It shoulnt be like this

Just as if someone is shaking a bag of smaller rocks when I play the note... So strange it appears on the exact same key, maby a bad shippment of pianos?!

thomandy wrote:I am actualle having a problem with my piano. There is a strange sound when I play the one key - C# so I got it redelivered, changed the piano. And The sam thing on my new one. It isnt there all the time, but comes and goes. Any idea?????? Frustrated*
It is as told over - Yamaha CLP 240 - It shoulnt be like this

Just as if someone is shaking a bag of smaller rocks when I play the note... So strange it appears on the exact same key, maby a bad shippment of pianos?!

It could be that frequency of that specific key isn't translating well to the audio speakers and that's creating the rattling sound.

I'm voting for Admin Andrews post, it's prolly not the key itself, but the speaker.

Admin Andrew wrote:

thomandy wrote:I am actualle having a problem with my piano. There is a strange sound when I play the one key - C# so I got it redelivered, changed the piano. And The sam thing on my new one. It isnt there all the time, but comes and goes. Any idea?????? Frustrated*
It is as told over - Yamaha CLP 240 - It shoulnt be like this

Just as if someone is shaking a bag of smaller rocks when I play the note... So strange it appears on the exact same key, maby a bad shippment of pianos?!

It could be that frequency of that specific key isn't translating well to the audio speakers and that's creating the rattling sound.

Well it is on two or three other keys aswell, but not as loud as the C# -
But since this was a problem I changed piano... And its just the same on the new one, then if what you are saying is right, this must be on all the pianos in this production, becouse I dont think Im THAT unlucky to get two pianos with the exact same foult

VictorCS wrote:I'm voting for Admin Andrews post, it's prolly not the key itself, but the speaker.

Maby so... But on two different pianos?! Wich means, two different speakersystems - Its strange, Im going to contact Instrument Forum tomorrow. This needs an exlenation

It could be the sound itself, sometimes, on my synth, I can make sounds that make weird "pops" when I play, and they usually just occur on 2-3 keys.

Have you tried different sounds? Another piano sound? ( If you can pick different sounds ).

VictorCS wrote:It could be the sound itself, sometimes, on my synth, I can make sounds that make weird "pops" when I play, and they usually just occur on 2-3 keys.

Have you tried different sounds? Another piano sound? ( If you can pick different sounds ).

I can choose other sounds, but havnt tryed it out. But still, it isnt really like that. And still strange to occure on two different pianos. And Im not going crazy either, couse my dad also hears it very clearly hehe - But I will try other sounds just to check it out. But even if its just the sound it selfe it shouldnt be like that on a new piano worth over 2000$ - 16 000 kr

A few weeks ago I suddenly wanted to learn a musical instrument. Haha I think Guitar Hero made me "musically aware" if you will, cause after that I started paying attention to beats, etc.
I was first stuck on a flute or piano but then I saw a video that swayed me over to the piano. XD Some guy playing old cartoon themes and hearing TMNT! Then I searched for Mega Man 2: Wily's castle for piano and it sounded great! XD
I guess my goal is to just play songs I like. I want to play music for others...Haha I'm having problems explaining it. I want that satisfaction of knowing what I just did and feeling proud of that.

I understand exactly what you mean One of my biggest "dreams" is to play some of the hard zelda songs, that is REALLY nostalgic for me. But at the moment they are to dificult, and at a to high tempo.

I know how to play Indiana Jones Loved that movie when I was a child hehe And Mega Man :D Loved those games. Used to play it alot with my friends. And we acted as the nija turtles ALL the time, unfortuantl I was always Splinter when we where many
Liked Leonardo and Donatello best hehe Ah well...

Got a bit carried away there, walking down memory lane
But, point was - Know wxactly what you mean Its all about the feeling inside yourselfe, and if you can transfere that to others as well, thats just awsome

Haha I liked how you put that! That's exactly it!
For me it was Raphael but you can't look down on Splinter, he could easily take out everyone! :p

Oh, not looking down on Splinter of course Hes awsome, but then I didnt get to be my favourite, and also... Everyone had to fight me, since I "was the best fighter" hehe