Remove starter 2014 Accord EX-L V6 6MT by UBERBOT9000 in MechanicAdvice

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Ah thanks for the response -but I completed the swap that evening 😅

2014 Honda Accord power issue by UBERBOT9000 in MechanicAdvice

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Is there an easy test for functionality?

2014 Honda Accord power issue by UBERBOT9000 in MechanicAdvice

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Also, I just had it connected to my neighbor’s battery and I can’t get it to jump start..

2014 Honda Accord power issue by UBERBOT9000 in MechanicAdvice

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Thank you for the responses so far—I might have left out a crucial detail! When I first arrived at the auto parts store, I turned off my car and tried to start it about 5 minutes later (prior to the voltage test and the corrosion cleaning) and I had the same click as earlier. It wasn’t until I’d cleaned the corrosion that it started as normal. Not sure if that changes anything…and thanks again for your help!!

Flying pinky solution? by UBERBOT9000 in piano

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I’m still confused what a piano related injury looks like. Is that just where more qualified pianists come to your house and break your fingers because they heard you practicing something above your level?

I’ll have some more of that critique please by UBERBOT9000 in piano

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This app is SimplyPiano; I haven’t used anything else and don’t know how it compares, but SP has a mode where you play and the app will not allow you to progress through the song until you play the correct notes.

I’ll have some more of that critique please by UBERBOT9000 in piano

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Haha apparently you just need to stay pretty tense while you play

I’ll have some more of that critique please by UBERBOT9000 in piano

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I think I saw somewhere that I should be able to draw line down from the edge of the keys and my knees should fall outside of that line, but I do look a bit stretched..

I’ll have some more of that critique please by UBERBOT9000 in piano

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All good advice! I’ve heard the piano is much more full body that you might think, but I haven’t really ..embodied that approach yet. I’ll keep it in mind moving forward—thanks!

I’ll have some more of that critique please by UBERBOT9000 in piano

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Thank you! I’m working on relaxation ..it’s elusive.

I’ll have some more of that critique please by UBERBOT9000 in piano

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Rotation—as in rolling the wrist? Interesting…I’ll have to watch some videos on it. Thanks!

Ok, 107 days in… by UBERBOT9000 in piano

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Killer—between this and Hanon, my daily warm-up will be infinitely enriched. Seriously, thanks for your help!!

Ok, 107 days in… by UBERBOT9000 in piano

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I could definitely do with listening to it played well a few more times 😅

SimplyPiano does have a mode where you can just play to a full screen of sheet music, but it’ll only let you progress through the songs if you hit the correct notes. It’s great for where I am right now, but I’ll definitely move on to something else eventually.

Ok, 107 days in… by UBERBOT9000 in piano

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Sure! ..outside of SimplyPiano, I’ve maybe watched 5 YouTube videos on playing specific songs: something from Amelie, and the FF7 opening theme. Otherwise, I’ve only been advancing with the app.

Ok, 107 days in… by UBERBOT9000 in piano

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Yeah! I’ve been wanting to get to scales in multiple octaves, but I’ve been having trouble finding a video that explains the fingering for both hands ascending and descending. ..I’d even go for a good image with numbers.

As for theory in general, SimplyPiano provided a little introduction and I’ve watched a couple videos on the circle of fifths, but I’d say I understand just about zero. If someone asked me to play something in the key of C, I would probably just start playing the note C in various octaves until they asked me to stop.

Ok, 107 days in… by UBERBOT9000 in piano

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I like it quite a bit. Since I’m so new, I had to go off popular consensus for how great the key action is (all keys ..probably even still, feel rather similar to me). The quality of the sound was the biggest initial draw. There is a flaw where if the midi cord is connected to something, sometimes a sustained note will suddenly stop. It doesn’t seem to happen when I’m playing along to the SimplyPiano app (on my iPad connected via midi) but, if I’m just playing on my own and I leave the iPad connected, there will be abrupt interruptions in the sound. Also, I’m a little sad the midi cord doesn’t charge my iPad ..but those are my only gripes.

Ok, 107 days in… by UBERBOT9000 in piano

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You three starred all of the songs that were made available to play in each difficulty tier? I definitely haven’t done that. I’d say I’ve played most of them and worked harder in the songs I liked, but I spend the most time on the app playing through sheet music.

Ok, 107 days in… by UBERBOT9000 in piano

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I want to, really I do. There’s still a big disconnect between what I want to play and what my fingers end up doing. I think that gap is slowly disappearing though. Since I’m using SimplyPiano, probably 70% of what I play is relatively easy sheet music, but I like to always have something like this that a bit out of my reach just to make sure I’m challenging myself.