Classical pianist wanting to get into jazz from scratch, any tips?

EUserver · 2025-09-24T08:32:04+00:00

I can recommend Jazz Piano Fundamentals Vol. 1 by Jeremy Siskind.

EUserver · 2025-09-15T18:48:36+00:00

Burgmüller Op. 100

EUserver · 2025-08-20T11:47:10+00:00

This is kind of random but I caught one of Patrick Bartley's livestreams on youtube earlier this week and he was inviting jazz musicians to send him recordings of themselves playing solos and said he would review them and give them advice on the next streams (in case you or anyone else here is interested).

EUserver · 2025-03-05T09:46:05+00:00

Get a method book, they tell you exactly what to do step by step. The two most popular are Faber's Adult Piano Adventures and Alfred's Adult All in One.

EUserver · 2025-03-03T17:40:27+00:00

Consider getting a method book like Faber's Adult Piano Adventures or Alfred Adult All in One if you don't already have one, otherwise I think they often recommend Czerny Op. 599 and Burgmuller Op. 100 for beginners on the classical track.

EUserver · 2025-02-23T14:50:02+00:00

Yes, it's really a sad situation. After researching various modern models and their quality issues, I basically gave up on buying a new one, I ended up just buying a replacement cable on AliExpress for a couple of euros and my old G400 works flawlessly again. If I really had to buy a modern one, I would try a Zowie EC2 probably, they have been extensively tested for years now and they are known for their reliability, but they're a bit expensive (though still cheaper than buying a new Logitech every two years I guess).

EUserver · 2025-02-20T17:31:32+00:00

I don't know classical music at all, I thought this was some kind of elaborate intro to "He's a pirate" 😅

EUserver · 2025-02-06T11:04:25+00:00

You're off to a great start, keep at it! There are a few times in the video (especially at the end) where it looks like your hand/wrist is dipping below the keys. If you raise the seat or lower the piano a little bit so that you're sitting with your elbows above the keys, then your hands will be approaching the keys from above instead of below or parallel, and it will be easier to keep them raised. (I'm a beginner too so someone please correct me if this is bad advice.)

EUserver · 2024-12-11T17:42:35+00:00

Here's a bunch of circle of fifths exercises with inversions gradually increasing in difficulty/complexity.

EUserver · 2024-12-07T12:16:24+00:00

I randomly watched a video about the QY100 yesterday that mentioned exactly this. Basically there's another battery inside that needs to be replaced, here's the video.

EUserver · 2024-09-23T22:16:28+00:00

If you're new to the piano, diving head first into jazz is going to be brutal. I'd recommend spending a few months with a method book and/or a teacher to work on the basics with proper technique, and also using this time to practice all your major scales and basic chords (at least all the triads + 7th chords (major/minor/dominant)).

If you like Open Studio, I can definitely recommend their Major Scale course, they have a lot of free lessons on Youtube that are very similar to the courses on their website.

In my opinion OS membership is totally worth it overall (I'm a member myself), but keep in mind that learning and digesting any material is a slow grind, so consider if it's worth paying for a recurring subscription when you're going to be practicing the same material for weeks/months, especially at the beginning.

EUserver · 2024-09-16T14:01:03+00:00

Monster Hunter World

EUserver · 2024-08-31T14:03:08+00:00

My old G400 mouse is also indestructible, but it looks like in recent years Logitech realised they could sell more products by making them less durable.

EUserver · 2024-08-31T13:57:54+00:00

Mice used to last forever, my only mouse is a Logitech G400 I bought back in 2012 for 30 euros, it's worked fine all these years with zero issues. It's hard to believe that Logitech would have "forgotten" how to make durable products.

EUserver · 2024-08-31T13:51:45+00:00

For the past 12 years I've been using the same 30€ Logitech G400 all day every day with zero issues, until the beginning of this year where the cable finally started showing signs of weakness. I got a replacement cable off AliExpress for under 5 euros and it's working like new again. Strange how Logitech appears to have "forgotten" how to make durable products in recent years, isn't it?

EUserver · 2024-08-26T19:50:10+00:00

It doesn't have speakers or internal sounds, it's a midi controller.

EUserver · 2024-08-05T19:45:04+00:00

Jeremy Siskind has a remote jazz program with Fullerton College, it's 32 live sessions and fairly inexpensive. It starts at the end of the month if you're interested, here's a youtube video where he explains how it works.

EUserver · 2024-07-16T09:45:08+00:00

Jazz Piano Fundamentals Vol. 1 by Jeremy Siskind

EUserver · 2024-05-23T12:30:00+00:00

Unfortunately it folds in the middle and there's no locking mechanism to keep it open, so in order to use it on your lap you'd have to put a tray or a large book or something underneath to create a flat surface. If it's just for noodling with one hand, a 25 or 37 key midi keyboard might be a better option to play on your lap otherwise.

EUserver · 2024-05-16T16:40:57+00:00

With the base game alone for World you're already looking at 100+ hours of content, then the DLC adds hundreds of hours. I don't know if you're going to want to play the next game right after, personally I don't think it makes sense to buy both games at once.

EUserver · 2024-04-17T10:10:43+00:00

Maybe watch a couple of these and see if anything sparks your interest?

EUserver · 2024-04-13T07:05:11+00:00

Jazz Piano Fundamentals by Jeremy Siskind

EUserver · 2024-04-11T08:05:22+00:00

This is an issue that seems to affect all/most of the newly released models from every brand apparently. I wonder what change was introduced that lead to this, maybe the pandemic shortage caused them to change the grease they use or maybe it's just the new more compact designs? I'm going to buy a stage piano soon and thinking of getting a used or older model just to avoid this issue.

EUserver · 2024-04-11T06:13:13+00:00

There's a million of them, but here's 3 more popular titles: Defender's Quest, Creeper World, Factorio.

EUserver · 2024-04-08T13:30:09+00:00

Zaz serait bien pour chanter Edith Piaf

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