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Marc wonderful approach above to the piano. Ironically while walking my daughter to school this morn I was just relaying piano technique and its uniqueness to be a wonderful foundation for music. Its all there in front of you with its polyphony. I studied formerly in my college years and just improvise these days. Not much to share here that in a serious way Luis echoing Marc, just sit down and explore. Its like a. Friend said to me once re a conversation on 12-string guitar technique. In my response to how to approach 12-string,.don't think about it'. Jim On 1/6/11, antonyhequet@yahoo.com <antonyhequet@yahoo.com> wrote: > what I found most useful is developping a tactil feel for the piano, had >a > great > jazz teacher who had me playing triads and seventh chords chromatically >or > in > circle of fifths, spelling put the shapes in my mind visually > > C major triad white white white > c# major triad black white black > > one hand at a time > both hands together > > spreading seventh chords between two hands > adding extensions > > what is important is having the feel of the shape in your hand and a >mental > image of the chord C# Maj BWB > > Also very useful for Jazz type reading chord plus melody... > > You will notice there are a lot of great blind jazz and blues pianists. >It > is a > percussive and touch instrument, don't forget it... > > Antony > > > > ________________________________ > From: mark francombe <mark@markfrancombe.com> > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Sent: Thu, January 6, 2011 1:50:22 PM > Subject: Re: Piano lessons advice (O.T.) > > On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote: > > My totally un-educated advice is to Stick With C for reading! At least >>initially. Reading a score is simple in the key of C because then each >>note is played at the pitch it is written as. Other keys use b or >>cross marks to imply that a note written as a certain pitch has to be >>transposed when played. > > This is a bit unclear Per. I think what you are trying to say is that, >while > written music doe NOT require that you "transpose when played", it does >ask > that > you remember which notes are play as Sharps or Flats (b's or #'s). The >first > bit > of notation on any stave of music is the treble (looks like a f) or bass > (looks > like a C) clef. This tells is it played above or below middle C and WHICH > NOTES > are played. > > the next is the time sig.. no prob there usually drawn one note above the > other.. and THEN... there is a signifyer of WHICH sharps and flats >should be > played throughout... this is basically saying what key the piece is in. > > > Markl > > > > -- > mark francombe > www.markfrancombe.com > www.ordoabkhao.com > twitter @markfrancombe > http://vimeo.com/user825094 > http://www.looop.no > > > > -- Sent from my mobile device *From Brooklyn To Glindran*, a new World/Free Jazz recording by Jim Goodin & Peter Thörn. Proceeds from the sale of this CD will benefit JDRF International. jimgoodinpeterthorn.bandcamp.com. woodandwiremusic.wordpress.com