Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
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Playing the silent system will probably put less wear on the tuning, but don't ignore the fact that it is still an acoustic piano that needs regular tuning. New pianos will often need more frequent tuning as the strings have not fully settled.
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Read More »Hello, I wonder if anyone could give me some advice. I recently bought a brand new Kawai silent system piano, after putting up for years with a cheap digital. I wanted an acoustic but soundproofing issues, and neighbours that complain about anything !meant that I would have the option of acoustic benefits but I can use headphones when needed. We will be moving next year and then I could use it as solely acoustic but needs must just now. I basically paid extra ( which I know I won't ever get back ) to have the luxury of an acoustic just now that I can play while my living arrangements are the way they are...For the last 4 weeks since I got the piano I have been primarily using the head phones. Very occasionally I take the silent system off ( when the neighbours are out ) and the tone produced is pretty shrill and bright.. The shop I bought it from said it would take a while to mellow down and ajudst to the surroundings. It is also in a bare room with no carpets and no curtains...it just sounds really bright and echoey...kind of sharp sounding..not pleasant ( my teacher's Kawai sounds lovely and mellow ) also the model I tried in the shop had a lovely tone, ( acoustic only ) but I had to purchase a brand new piano that they would fit the silent system into ...I couldn't get a second hand silent piano in my town ( I had been looking for nearly a year, they don't seem that common where I live) anyway a long winded post but what I would like advice on is... 1- As the silent system engages a bar inside that the hammers hit off and not the strings themselves...if I only play it as the silent system, (90 % of the time) will the strings ever 'mellow out' and should the tone change? And it will sound less 'bright' ?(not sure of the right terminology ) 2- does the silent system stop the piano needing tuned as often.. ? ( again since the strings are not being struck..so is there less wear and tear on them.?) 3- do you think the bare room is a factor? I have put the piano on a rug and a blanket over it.. It still sounds the same. I feel a bit disappointed, I have spent a lot of money ( for me) and truth be told I much prefer the tone when I am wearing the headphones. But I can hear the difference and it is still a bit artificial and digital sounding...Another problem is the silent system makes the piano keys heavier so I do like to try it on acoustic when I can. I don't want to call a tuner out and spend money if it could recitfy itself over time. Any advice would be appreciated.
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The I (tonic), IV (subdominant) and V (dominant) chords (primary triads) together encompass all seven tones of the tonic's major scale. These three...
Read More »The 12 notes are C, C-Sharp (D-Flat), D, D-sharp (E-Flat), E, F, F-Sharp (G-Flat), G, G-Sharp (A-Flat), A, A-Sharp (B-Flat), and B.
First strike middle C, then play the next seven white keys in succession, going (to the right) up the keyboard. C, D, E, F, G, A, B and the next key you played would be a C, one octave higher. This is where the pattern of keys repeats itself. You just played a C major scale, in fact. Here are the note names for the C major scale: Moving up from C, you have the notes D, E, F, G. When you get to G, think “Go” as in “go back to the beginning of the alphabet, A and B.” The most important musical scales are typically written using eight notes, and the interval between the first and last notes is an octave. For example, the C major scale is typically written C D E F G A B C, the initial and final Cs being an octave apart. Two notes separated by an octave have the same letter name and are of the same pitch class.
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