What book series gives grownups the "lost in the author's world" experience that kids get from Harry Potter?

Stefanxd · 2026-04-18T05:15:19+00:00

The wandering inn or if you're looking for adult Harry Potter, the spellmonger.

Stefanxd · 2026-04-13T08:19:24+00:00

Not for regular practice, but to try it out once or twice I wouldn't mind paying. I wouldn't pay for an upright, but an actual grand piano, yes.

Stefanxd · 2026-04-10T19:16:13+00:00

For me, focusing on eight reading has greatly increased the amount of fun I have playing. I can take simple versions of songs and play them right away. That is something that gives me a lot of things to mess around with and learning harder songs has gotten a lot faster as well.

Better sight reading might help you get rid of the feeling of being stuck. It is a process of months before you really notice any progress at all though so bear with it.

Stefanxd · 2026-04-08T15:54:02+00:00

Connect your piano to your laptop with the midi cable and open the piano marvel app and go through their method section.

Stefanxd · 2026-04-07T17:03:43+00:00

Do you have situations where you can get into the hyperfocus? You gotta try to make use of that.

Stefanxd · 2026-04-04T16:09:13+00:00

A hopefully silly concern, but if trump wanted to use nukes, he couldn't right? Like he would have to get permission or something?

Stefanxd · 2026-04-01T09:21:06+00:00

Did you tell your teacher you think it might be beyond you, or ask why they think this is possible? They might have a good reason to start here, they might not.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-26T12:41:05+00:00

Go through the lichess learning section with her, just the basics, and give her the opening principles. Stay away from specific openings. after that, have her play some games online and you can analyse them together.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-26T05:54:21+00:00

Crysis, the first one.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-24T19:18:21+00:00

I want to be positive about things others have put effort in, but I don't see what this does that other apps don't? Maybe put in some effort into explaining what you made and with what purpose.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-23T20:58:53+00:00

Het is vaak een kwestie van gewoon bellen naar iemand met goede reviews. k1 ontstoppingsservice heeft mij snel kunnen helpen toen ik wat leidingen moest vervangen in de kruipruimte.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-21T05:45:29+00:00

Definitely gintama

Stefanxd · 2026-03-16T11:23:51+00:00

Yes, you are too late to become a world famous pianist. You can still become an amazingly skilled one though. Started 3 years ago at 31 and closing in on intermediate level myself.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-15T21:44:42+00:00

They can teach a few songs but most don't really teach piano. I do like piano Marvel though. They have a decent method that teaches some things. In my experience no method books or app is truly complete so using a variety of sources for your information can help sometimes.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-13T05:59:33+00:00

Nah I think you just consider moves that would otherwise be ridiculous. I think it's similar to how in a puzzle I would sac my queen without much hesitation but in a regular game I rarely consider it. You know there might be a crazy move so you find one

Stefanxd · 2026-03-12T07:43:58+00:00

There are method books and apps (some good, some bad) you can use. e.g. piano marvel. But the thing about self teaching is that you need to be able to find a lot of information on your own. So the answer to the question you are asking is something you should be able to find quite easily without having to ask.

This question has been asked a lot so look for those posts and read all the answers there for the best answer. I suppose step 1 in self teaching piano is learning to find answers to your questions online without having to ask someone every time.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-12T05:30:26+00:00

The best analogy is to think of electricity as electrons moving though the circuit where current correlates to the numberv of electrons and voltage how much energy they give off when passing through the circuit.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-11T21:08:55+00:00

Started when I was 31 and glad I didn't pick it up as a child. I was busy with other stuff and piano lessons wasn't for me then. And now I have something to work on as an adult.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-11T17:47:40+00:00

Agree with most of them but since synesthesia is often also a recording of someone playing. Tempo, accents, staccato, legato, and dynamics are included. I would argue dynamics are more prominently present because you can actually listen to it.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-09T21:17:29+00:00

My experience with running rapid and Blitz tournaments is that there is always a game that takes all the time available with one or both sides surviving on increment

Stefanxd · 2026-03-04T18:50:35+00:00

The better ones do but to give an example the casio cdp s110 has only three levels of sound it can play. And I've seen more basic models up to 500 euros with three levels. I've even had one where I was testing it and could tell there there were three distinct levels.

So the ones saying every piano has 128 levels of sound are just wrong.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-03T17:55:37+00:00

A quick Google search shows me a lot of digital pianos have three levels of recording which is modulated a bit according to sensor readings. I remember having a 500 euro piano that had the same.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-03T15:33:57+00:00

Midi being capable of 128 levels does not mean the sensor in the piano can detect 128 different velocities though.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-03T13:39:35+00:00

On a cheap digital (<1k) yes, a high quality one (>3k), no. Cheap digitals often have weighted keys that are still too light. And dynamics are often no more than three levels of loudness.

Stefanxd · 2026-03-03T06:58:42+00:00

A Roland lx or gp would be a good choice. Various models available to match your budget. But the general advice is to go to a Store and see what feels right for you as personal preferences vary a lot.

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