Moderators: Feg, Gill the Piano
Hi GillLinzy, the Steck was often a pianola; they were built like brick wotsits, because they had to withstand a battering from the pianola mechanism. Is yours an ex-pianola?
Luckily it got into the house OK! All I know about it's history is that it used to be in a pub, as a regular piano, before my piano teacher bought it, and now it's here. Interesting to think about all the people that would have either listened to it playing itself, or played it themselves!I have to say, I was taught the same way and in that respect am a traditionalist!Grenache wrote:That's an interesting fingering, Joseph, when I was taught many years ago (and I haven't had lessons for a while), it was to use 1 on the white notes, 3 on the black notes and 2 for C and F (for the right hand).
I'll have a go at your suggestion later when I can get off this computer.
Thats Interesting actually. I was having a bit of trouble in my piano lesson today relearning the conventional way of doing chromatic scale fingering, the way Marky and Grenache are talking about. I have been using Joseph’s way of doing them, which I think is easier as the fingers full in succession and the hand keeps it natural postion. But my teacher was saying 'no don't do it like that' so I need to relearn to play that piece the way she wants to keep her happymarkymark wrote:I have to say, I was taught the same way and in that respect am a traditionalist!Grenache wrote:That's an interesting fingering, Joseph, when I was taught many years ago (and I haven't had lessons for a while), it was to use 1 on the white notes, 3 on the black notes and 2 for C and F (for the right hand).
I'll have a go at your suggestion later when I can get off this computer.
. Nothing wrong with anything experimental or innovative if it makes playing the piano easier. If it wasn't for those kind of ideas we would still be playing with fingers 1-4 only now wouldn't we!markymark wrote:These concert pianists and their innovative experimentist mentality, phaw!
and of course you can't use the thumb on the black keys either - if you are a traditionalist .To an extent, but then again, an examiner is not going to be looking over Joseph's shoulder to assess fingering. The fingering I mentioned is the standard issue fingering for chromatics for both ABRSM and Trinity Guildhall.Moonlight wrote:Nothing wrong with anything experimental or innovative if it makes playing the piano easier. If it wasn't for those kind of ideas we would still be playing with fingers 1-4 only now wouldn't we!
markymark wrote:Not sure what you mean about playing with fingers 1-4...
Yeah, thats what I wanted to write: 'if you're a traditionalist'markymark wrote:
BTW, you should have a question mark at the end of that last sentence... if you're a traditionalist
Long time no see! 
As they are editorial/advisory you are free to ignore 'em; they can't touch you for it!dave brum wrote:I still don't get why there are dynamic markings in a Baroque piece (Grade 3 11-12, Prelude in C - Bach)
It's alright - I know this method of practice well. It's how I got to Grade 8 violin & piano etc as a teenager. Practice like mad the night before and wing-it at lessonsGill the Piano wrote:Don't tell anyone I said this, but last-minute practice fuelled by terror and adrenalin works better for me than carefully regimented hours of practice! You'll be fine...
Forum had some serious technical issues this week but things are getting back to where they were.dave brum wrote:So nice to have it back, eh! Now Markymark, put down that bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon and that fag, there's some serious moderating to do!
