Getting the most from this great hobby!
Piano Solo? Piano can sometimes be a lonely hobby … do you ever want to play with your own band, ensemble or even orchestra? Well, these days you can quite easily create your own if you’re willing to spend the time. Keep reading to learn how. We pianists spend hour upon hour alone practicing. For...
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Piano playing essentials I’m a firm believer in using the technology (such as iPads) available to us all now to enhance our enjoyment of our great piano playing hobby. It’s possible to use an iPad or other tablet to replace many of the things any pianist needs – things like Sheet Music, a Metronome, a...
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There are so many flawless versions … You might think there is no benefit to the wider world in us recording ourselves playing and then publishing on YouTube or Facebook. Clearly, we amateurs aren’t likely to produce a rendition as faultless as our favourite pianists, however, that doesn’t mean that we aren’t some of the...
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This blog post is to go with my YouTube Video on how we can get around odd mistakes when we’re trying to record ourselves playing. I often find that I can never seem to get a piece right end to end – even when I’ve managed it many times before during practice. From Facebook groups...
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This post is to go with my YouTube Video on improving your home recording visuals. When I first started to create short videos to post on my Facebook Page of myself playing the pieces I’d learned, one thing that was really apparent was that visually, watching someone play piano isn’t vastly engaging for your eyes...
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This blog post goes with my YouTube video showing how to add Equalisation to a piano recording. As I’ve indicated before, Video and Audio production used to be very much reserved to only those people who could afford expensive equipment and, more importantly, had very finely honed skills that took years and years to develop....
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An essential step in Audio production is to add reverberation to recordings of your piano. This blog post is to go with my YouTube video on adding Reverberation to a home audio recording of the piano. Keep reading – this is easy to do! I feel it very important to urge you to keep reading...
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This post is to go with my YouTube video aimed at showing how we can overcome the Smart Phone’s most serious drawback in video production – the poor quality of the Audio you get through the built in mic. It is possible to convert your phone into a powerful recording device using a great smartphone...
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Any pianist knows that playing piano can be a lonely occupation – lots of hours work with often a limited audience for the output. However, in the new digital world, there are lots of ways to share with Family and Friends – and even the world at large. This article will get you started on...
How things have changed … Since those many years ago when I first played Piano, we have seen massive changes in technology which now make things either much easier than they were before or, for the first time, actually make them possible. If you’re not really a fan of technology, please, just bear with me...
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