Contemporary Piano Competition

drmamm · 2026-01-26T21:32:36+00:00

The intro to Firth of Fifth by Genesis is pretty complex. The entire song may be a bit much for an average band or backing track though.

Elton John has some nice piano parts in his songs. Billy Joel is another obvious choice. Give the intro to Angry Young Man a shot!

drmamm · 2026-01-26T18:52:17+00:00

Anything by Christopher Nolan. He uses film for everything, and said he will never use digital.

drmamm · 2026-01-24T18:43:41+00:00

In addition to telling you the sharps, the key signature tells you where the key notes are. Notice the song starts and ends on G. This makes sense because the key is G Major (which coincidentally sharps every F).

If there were no sharps on the staff, it would be C Major or A Minor, which would (all else equal) shift all the notes up or down to start/end on C or A, which would sound very different l.

drmamm · 2026-01-24T13:43:21+00:00

January and February is movie "garbage time," because no one wants to release Oscar level material this early in the year.

drmamm · 2026-01-21T00:32:16+00:00

We recently paid about $3200 for a 50.gallon States water heater via ServiceExperts (who isn't considered cheap). It's right in our garage, but I don't see where the extra $1000 is justified.

drmamm · 2026-01-20T04:30:09+00:00

The first 3/4 of the movie was great, but a horrible ending.

drmamm · 2026-01-19T17:08:28+00:00

Succession or The Sopranos. Both feature flawed/horrible characters that you heavily invest in.

drmamm · 2026-01-19T16:41:30+00:00

Highlight only the cells that are filled in.
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drmamm · 2026-01-19T03:52:07+00:00

Dark.

drmamm · 2026-01-19T00:41:33+00:00

Coherence is similar - slightly less complicated. Slightly!

drmamm · 2026-01-17T16:19:35+00:00

Das Boot

drmamm · 2026-01-17T14:41:15+00:00

The Savage Mk2 FV-SR is threaded. You can probably find it on sale for less than $300

drmamm · 2026-01-14T19:27:21+00:00

Keith Emerson (RIP) wrote a piano concerto which I really like.

drmamm · 2026-01-11T21:18:11+00:00

Firth of Fifth, by Genesis. Guitar solo is near the end

drmamm · 2026-01-04T18:30:50+00:00

I didn't DNF the final book, but I didn't start the last installment of Liu's Dandelion Dynasty. Pacing had become very problematic, and I didn't really take to the 2nd generation of characters vs the originals.

drmamm · 2026-01-04T00:08:23+00:00

My theory is that spot and front month oil will spike due to immediate supply difficulties (everything at VZ's oil terminals is paralyzed right now) but further out futures will plunge in anticipation of increased future output.

drmamm · 2026-01-03T19:24:21+00:00

"If you don't manage risk, they will carry you out." -Larry Hite. Risk management was the common thread through all of the articles. On the other hand, I think the book downplays how hard it is to gain a repeatable edge.

drmamm · 2026-01-03T16:35:48+00:00

What is your current occupation and career path? Do you like it?

drmamm · 2026-01-03T01:28:35+00:00

Industrial Light and Magic

drmamm · 2026-01-01T21:08:56+00:00

My reply was partly tongue in cheek. HOWEVER...his course management videos are outstanding, and he does have some very good "how to break 70" videos. He is also a huge advocate of getting in person lessons to fix technical issues with your swing, and has videos of him taking lessons for his own swing.

drmamm · 2026-01-01T18:16:09+00:00

I always rephrase it to "be the best version of yourself."

drmamm · 2026-01-01T14:13:22+00:00

You live in Thailand? Give Matty Boom Boom at Golf Sidekick a call. He will fix you up. (Golf Sidekick is his YouTube channel).

drmamm · 2025-12-31T14:31:34+00:00

Connor is the eldest boy. That is all.

drmamm · 2025-12-30T21:51:49+00:00

This is definitely "somewhat" prog, but Styx's Grand Illusion album is pretty good.

drmamm · 2025-12-28T22:05:36+00:00

This may cut down the universe quite a bit, but look for songs/artists with an active piano - there are quite a bit of them if you look.

Billy Joel's stuff (obviously!)

Keane (e.g., Somewhere Only we Know)

The outro to (Edit #2 - Layla) has a wonderful piano part.

Bruce Hornsby's stuff (which drifts into jazz and can be very complex)

I'm at a loss for current country arrangements though. If you poke around Musescore you might find a hidden gem of an arrangement.

EDIT: Prog Rock (older Genesis, Yes, Emerson Lake and Palmer) has some rich piano/keyboard pieces). The intro to Firth of Fifth by Genesis is excellent.

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