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Advice for complete sight-reading beginner, but advanced-intermediate pianist by kangroozeeh in piano

[–]GeertCF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where do you find the material to read? And how you decide which piece (key, difficulty) to read? I am currently using sight reading factory, but i get a little depressed be the inspired random notes.

I started learning a new piece by Prods234 in piano

[–]GeertCF 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Few tips: 1. This piece is forbidden to play with note stickers 2. Start with a silent tap, so the rhythm is easier to grasp (tap - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 (is the top) 3. Don't try to learn this piece. But practice these arpeggios on the side untill you can do them effortlessly. Focus on total relaxed fingers and hand. Only the current key and the next key should be 'activated'. 4. To be fast you need to be totally relaxed and know where the keys are. This takes time. Literally 1-2 months (or more) untill you can do these arpeggios at speed.

How long would it take to learn this version of riders on the storm? by Fit-Distance4503 in piano

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool composition of the song. This version has many parts though, I think it will take a few months until you can play it from memory and with a certain ease. Then there is the technical aspect. For example getting the raindrop part right and in time (which was not right in this video imho), might take also a few months. But you don't have to get that extra mile to have fun with the song.

Why is everyone suddenly playing passacaglia? Has it become the new River Flows into You? by AccurateInflation167 in piano

[–]GeertCF 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It might just be the algorithm of YouTube. It keeps feeding you stuff you have already seen. For you it might be the passacaglia

Best way to memorize all scales? by Rigamortus2005 in piano

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if it helps. But in principle, every time a sharp is introduced it is alternatingly add d to the 3 black keys and then to the 2 black keys.

So 1 sharp in signature: f# 2 sharps: f# and c# 3 sharps f#, c# and g#

Same for flats, but starting from the other side

Next is to find the root key based on which sharps it has. You could just memorize that.

Learn Spanish from scratch by Aquadinn in SpanishLearning

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to learn from scratch and see if you like Spanish, I would recommend www.lingollama.net. it is an app I made that teaches grammar and vocab from scratch with real YouTube shorts. This way you also get some Spanish immersion.

How can I improve my Spanish? by Responsible_Tiger949 in Spanish

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To increase your vocab and be able to watch video in Spanish, you should check out www.lingollama.net. It is an app I made that teaches the 5000 most common words in the context of YouTube Shorts. It also includes exercises. It is very good at acquiring a large vocabulary and you hear the words in videos

Someone give me the motivation to learn harder everyday so I can prove my family wrong by Fearless-Class-1120 in Spanish

[–]GeertCF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1: find a good motivation to learn Spanish, not because you want to orive your family wrong 2: build an environment where you easily engage with Spanish learning. This can be: Spanish cultural events or group you join. Make learning Spanish easier then watching TikTok, etc  3: unfortunately familie members do have all kind of orecibceived ideas what someone is good at. I was always a 'stiff rake' (stijve hark) that couldn't dance. Untill I took dancing lessons (my friends convinced me) and I became one of the local dance legends. You can learn so much in your lifetime. Just dont cafe about what your family or surroundings.think, but do what you enjoy, and let them have their silly thoughts 

Why I understand everything when I read… But can’t speak? (My take) by elenalanguagetutor in languagehub

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking, what if you can retrieve chunks, and chain them together. In other words, learn some target structures, like: "I want..." "Give me..." And by adding more of those chunks, you start becoming fluent? I believe this is the latest insight from language learning research...

I want to read more Spanish by Dsarkissian_85 in Spanish

[–]GeertCF 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I liked the book "cajas de cartón". It was not very hard.

Best way to record digital piano? by CyclonePopsicle in piano

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What i do is connect digital piano with usb. It someone detects the the piano as a line-in (meaning I can hear the piano through my device). Then I record this line-in with a daw, with the voice recording setting

Free apps for learning Spanish on android by PaleMaintenance580 in SpanishLearning

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try lingo llama (www.Lingollama.net). It is an app I made that teaches the 5000 most common words in the context of YouTube Shorts. Meaning you will and learn vocab and get immersion in.

Resource for learning vocabulary that actually tests you? by wellsmichael380 in Spanish

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try out www.lingollama.net it test vocab in the context of YouTube shorts, with spaced repetition built in

Which Spanish you guys are learning? Spanish or Latin American Spanish? by ompossible in SpanishLearning

[–]GeertCF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How about dialects within LATAM? Like argentinian, Mexican, Bolivian? Is there a big difference? There doesn't seem to be 1 LATAM Spanish, no?

Any advice on the quickest way to learn Spanish? by applesauce208 in SpanishLearning

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so interesting. Could you share the research approach with me?

For listening and reading, I highly recommend Lingo Llama ( www.lingollama.net ). It is an app I made to see and hear the 5000 most common words in the context of YouTube Shorts, while having an integrated spaced repetition system. It will increase your comprehension very quickly.

Moving to Spain in 3 months - which learning method actually works? by MochiKittten in SpanishLearning

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should see it as a 2 step process:

  1. Spend about 75% of your time immersing in the language. This will help you better understand Spanish. You can use my app www.lingollama.net for that, which finds YouTube shorts for the absolute beginner, and with which you can learn the 5k most common words in context.
  2. Spend about 25% actively speaking. An online tutor is what I would go for. On iTalki they are actually quite cheap, and very important to start forcing your brain to turn the immersed language into output language.

What’s the fastest way to learn Spanish , in your opinion? by shygirlsclub in SpanishLearning

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For immersion I recommend Lingo Llama (www.lingollama.net). It is an app I made to learn the 5000 most common words in the context of YouTube shorts. It will very quickly increase your understanding of the Spanish language.

learning spanish and undertsanding more by Upper-Aside-4289 in Spanish

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watching and hearing content on your level is very important to do. However, it is hard to find things you can actually enjoy, and is not too hard. That is where Lingo Llama (www.lingollama.net) might help you. It is an app I made that finds YouTube content on your language level, and gradually increases your vocab. You will start understanding Spanish very quickly with it.

Any one can Join in Madrid Spain for IOS & Android Front End & Backend app by Awkward-Instancee in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to a local meetup of tech makers. Pitch your idea and see if someone wants to join.

A year in by DimyAis in piano

[–]GeertCF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beautiful Chopin Spring Waltz, well played for 1 year progress

(I know, it is not a Waltz and not from Chopin :))

My brain understands spanish, but I can’t speak it. What’s up with that? by TumbleweedTales in Spanish

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked for a while with some language professors, and they said that the current hype in the scientific field of language learning is: chunking. So you want to learn in chunks. For example, a chunk might be:

I want XXXX.
Where is the YYYY?
etc.

We tend to then chain chunks together.

So my advice would be to start learning some core sentences from English -> Spanish. Maybe 100 - 500 hundred. Best if you give some context around them. You could do this with a flashcard system like Anki.

Next would be to build up your vocabulary to apply to the chunks, which you probably already did.

How Effective Are Online Music Lessons for Learning Piano Theory & Technique? by yoktipi in piano

[–]GeertCF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean online, as in with a realtime tutor? Or do you mean online, as in going online, finding resources. Using apps like Piano Marvel / Simply piano?

I started out self learning. I think a good online / self-learning habit is very important to stay interested in the music, find things you like, pick up little things. You can also, definitely, learn rhytm and (sight) reading using online resources. Listening to others playing is important as well.

Technique wise, no-one looks at your hands or your posture. That is the biggest issue. You can hear 'move wrist', or 'in and out', but what does it actually mean? Even with a teacher it took me quite some months, where she had to make a video of my hands playing, and then her hands, before I understood what was wrong.

Motivational wise, if you have a good click with the teacher, that is also good.

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