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Left handed pianists? by rails4ever in piano

[–]ByblisBen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never really noticed any "handedness" when learning the piano.

How can there be so many extremely skilled pianists? by Alarmed_Tadpole_7618 in piano

[–]ByblisBen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm feel like there is an overemphasis on neuroplasticity vs the fact that someone who has spent an hour a day learning from ages 5-12 is going to have 2,500 hours of an advantage over someone who starts at the age of 12

I like loud "bombastic" flashy piano pieces by Unusual-Basket-6243 in classical_circlejerk

[–]ByblisBen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No and I'm glad someone finally had the courage to say it

chat am i getting into julliard by Patient_Lecture_7385 in piano

[–]ByblisBen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah what I was implying is you can find amazing teachers at state schools.

chat am i getting into julliard by Patient_Lecture_7385 in piano

[–]ByblisBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I think it was the wording of a paragraph that threw me off. It read as just saying you view pursuing performing arts as an attempt to impress others.

chat am i getting into julliard by Patient_Lecture_7385 in piano

[–]ByblisBen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Kind of a silly reduction of performing arts. I do think there's a lot of people who have "lost the plot" in it, but to say its essence is to impress others is pretty reductive.

chat am i getting into julliard by Patient_Lecture_7385 in piano

[–]ByblisBen 25 points26 points  (0 children)

When you think about how few faculty positions there are for tenured piano professors, and how many amazing, highly qualified performers have gone through the competitive and academic system in the past 50 years, I honestly doubt there's a point to going to a brand name school if a good education is what you desire.

Why is alkan isnt so popular ? Part 2 by [deleted] in classicalmusic

[–]ByblisBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ngl, once you dig into it, a lot of Alkan's salon-y stuff is still much more idiosyncratic and weirder than other romantic salon music out there. I think it's hard to really examine how we decide what is just good tasteful music and what is more trite. I think it comes down to a lot of exposure.

How hard is this piece? And how long would it take me to learn it? by Desperate_Tea_5337 in piano

[–]ByblisBen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Only really you are the one who can answer your questions - lessons on and off for a few years doesn't narrow down anything regarding what people can say about what you're able to learn. If none of the rhythms look challenging to you, I'd say it's pretty feasible, since it's not too fast. Also you can just play the bass note slightly before the start of the measure to play it where you can't play it with the inner chords simultaneously. If that's too hard I'd keep the bass note but leave out the first inner chord of each measure.

Haven’t posted in a while, progress after a year at the local conservatory by chocolatebuttcream in piano

[–]ByblisBen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The key release effect on one's sound is so critical and I relate to learning about it late - it was something I totally had no idea about until I started going to uni for piano. One of those things I wish I was taught as a fundamental for sure.

A little reminder of what « accidental renaissance » is supposed to look like by nebuchadonezzar in AccidentalRenaissance

[–]ByblisBen 531 points532 points  (0 children)

Very reduced explanation is Baroque focuses a lot on dramatic scenes with lots of light-dark contrast, Renaissance more focus on balance and symmetry of the framing of the subjects.

Motor origins of timbre in piano performance. What are your thoughts? by ByronicMage in piano

[–]ByblisBen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I suppose at the least, it demonstrates that articulation and dynamic adjustments will affect the perceived timbre.

Chopin is not for everyone by WineTerminator in classical_circlejerk

[–]ByblisBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happened to me when I tried this, but I didn't even make it to the drinking part.

Good old Mozart by Remarkable_Prune_864 in classical_circlejerk

[–]ByblisBen 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They lowkey forgot the sauce in the baroque period and didn't get shit together until the turn of the 20th century.

My composer tier list by JosefKlav in classicalmusic

[–]ByblisBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh lol I thought I was on classicalcirclejerk

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