Hey guys. I'm starting a new piece and before I go any farther into it, I want to at least get a fingering that makes sense. my question is, how would you finger the arpeggios in these 4 measures?


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So I was making notecards for my Piano Lit test by cutting and pasting the first couple measures onto notecards.

Well, I accidentally put the following bars on the wrong card, and now I don't know which piece the music comes from!

Can anyone identify this piece? I'm certain it's Chopin, but that's about all I know! Thank you!!


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This is an awfully specific question, but I'd be grateful to anyone who has suggestions. (Now that I think of it, is there a community out there where pianists can ask for piece-specific advice ( Read more... )

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Hello!
I've been playing piano for 9 years now, but I still can't compose music or play by ear.
On Youtube a lot of people "play by ear" and make these beautiful beautiful piano covers, and I just don't see how to do it.
And some people do commit their music to sheets but I don't know how to recreate the sounds and make a cover!
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 I'm very interested in Baroque music, and I would love to play some on the piano.  So if any of you have any suggestions of a Baroque piano piece (well, a harpsichord or organ piece suitable for the piano) of about Grade Seven standard, I would love to hear some suggestions.  Thanks in advance.

I have an adult student who is essentially a beginner. He knows theory and notes in treble cleff, but obviously doesn't have the dexterity on the keys and isn't good at reading notes in bass cleff yet. He's into '80s rock, is in a band where he plays guitar.  My question is, what do I give this guy to play that will help him learn but keep him ( Read more... )

So I'm starting school this January at a junior college to get my reqs out of the way, then I'm off to a University for music theory and composition. I've been advised by my cello teacher that it would be in my very, very best interest to invest in a keyboard and get some piano lessons going. I don't mind doing this since I love the piano, and do ( Read more... )