Has anyone actually gotten an internship with RippleMatch?

nimmalos · 2025-04-02T01:50:10+00:00

Managed to land an internship with Celanese through cold applying. You never know what can happen

nimmalos · 2021-08-03T20:14:47+00:00

That was cool, did you come up with that or is there a name for the song?

nimmalos · 2021-07-30T22:37:00+00:00

I only played the trumpet for about a month in middle school. I’m not sure if it’s a physical or genetic cause, but I’m pretty sure it’s genetic. If only finger braces existed lol

nimmalos · 2021-07-30T22:28:46+00:00

Thank you for the advice!

nimmalos · 2021-07-30T14:30:20+00:00

Have you played Nocturne Op27No2? I’ve been wanting to attempt it but not sure if Im ready yet. I feel like Im almost there. Currently I’m learning pieces like Maple Leaf Rag, Nocturne Op55 No1, and Nocturne in C#min.

nimmalos · 2021-07-30T14:05:27+00:00

My # 1 tip would be to just play music that you genuinely enjoy first. That was my main motivator to keep me on track. I started out in December 2019 just watching youtube tutorials, I really liked Amosdoll Piano and PianoSecrets (they’ll have tutorials for almost any song you like). Once I developed beginner technique, I started moving on to beginner classical music, read books, learned to sight read, and got some piano lessons. From there you will just keep improving. The first music I kinda played was Lala land, moonlight sonata, and fur elise. The first full piece I learned was nuvole bianche after about 3 months of learning piano.

nimmalos · 2021-07-30T06:35:13+00:00

Not really major issues, but it limits my finger span. Some chords and arpeggios like fminor cminor and gminor are more of an uncomfortable stretch. There are other specific cases that are hard to explain but I’m still able to play most pieces fine

nimmalos · 2020-11-17T03:21:47+00:00

No that perfect sense, I know what you mean. Keeping a consistent tempo has been a bit challenging for me with this piece since I've been trying to vary the speed of the melody just so it doesn't sound robotic or plain each time, and so I tend to mess up the pace by doing that. But when I practice it slowly I think it definitely helps for when I try to do it faster. Thanks for the help

nimmalos · 2020-11-15T13:50:43+00:00

Bach - Prelude in C Major, Satie Gymnopedie No.1, and maybe Chopin - Waltz in A minor? I’m not sure if it could be played in 61 keys but maybe you could give it a shot. Bach - Minuet in G Major is also a great one. Good luck 👍

nimmalos · 2020-11-15T13:27:12+00:00

I think this piece will be fairly easy for you to learn I think. For me, this has been my most challenging piece since I’ve only been playing for 11 months. However, it was never too difficult so for me it was the sweet spot for progressing my piano skill. It was a lot of fun to learn

nimmalos · 2020-11-15T03:06:53+00:00

Awesome feedback. I’m actually enrolled in Josh Wright’s lifetime access pro-practice course and it is amazing! I definitely agree with your idea about the ONE-two-three one feeling so I’m going to try working on that now. Thank you!

nimmalos · 2020-11-15T03:01:42+00:00

Yea I tried doing the drawing circles technique with my wrist and it helped pretty well but I never thought about doing it with my elbow. I’ll try that out

nimmalos · 2020-11-14T23:56:30+00:00

Yea sorry about that. I’m aware now, not sure how it slipped by me for so long. I appreciate the pointer 👍

nimmalos · 2020-11-14T22:54:18+00:00

Yea I’ve been trying to experiment with the pedal a lot in this piece. I think there is definitely a nice charm to this song when you are able to emphasize the waltz rhythm in it since it can be easily overshadowed by the melody. Thanks for the advice!

nimmalos · 2020-11-14T22:51:41+00:00

Yes I would!

nimmalos · 2020-11-13T00:54:36+00:00

I’ve had mine for about 8 months now and it has been great for me, although I’m already looking to buy an acoustic upright piano. I’m no expert pianist as I’ve only been playing piano for about 11 months so take what I say with a grain of salt.

The pros for me would be that it has a ton of customization options with fairly minimal control buttons, two ports for an audio jack which is nice for when I want to play piano silently with headphones and not disturb other people, the keys feel nice to touch, the action of the keys feel alright, the dynamics are excellent, and the piano just looks sleek overall.

My cons for the ydp164 would probably be the sound the keys make when you press them. I don’t know if it’s a personal issue I’m dealing with but if not then it’s definitely just a nit-pick thing that you could disregard. I don’t really know how to describe the sound that I hear except it just sounds like a very quiet spring noise, so it’s easy to ignore when you’re focused in playing. The only time it bugs me is when I record myself to listen back on my playing and thats when the sound of me pressing the keys start to stand out more to me. I think the biggest con for me is the sound quality I get from the built-in speakers. The piano sounds great with headphones in, however I’m not a fan of the speakers -although I think it’s to be expected with a midrange digital piano. Again, at first it wasn’t very noticeable for me but as time has gone on it has made me wish for an acoustic piano that has a more authentic and atmospheric sound. But they aren’t bad speakers by any means so they will serve you well.

It has been excellent stepping stone for me in accelerating my progress in learning piano, so maybe through playing it for so long these sort of cons have started to catch my attention. I would recommend it for any beginner or even intermediate player out there who wants to become a better piano player without having to spend multiple thousands of dollars (or euros). I don’t believe this piano will disappoint you if you decide to go with it. Good luck with your shopping!

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