Piano Guidance
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"Rap God" by Eminem (USA) packs 1,560 words into a fast and furious 6 min 4 sec – that's a tongue-twisting average of 4.28 words per second! In one 15-second segment alone, "Slim Shady" spits 97 words (6.46 words per second) at "supersonic speed".
Both genres originated in the Southern United States around the late 1800s to early 1900s, with blues arriving first, then jazz a little later.
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Read More »"Rap God" by Eminem (USA) packs 1,560 words into a fast and furious 6 min 4 sec – that's a tongue-twisting average of 4.28 words per second! In one 15-second segment alone, "Slim Shady" spits 97 words (6.46 words per second) at "supersonic speed". Excluding the 26-second intro (spoken by an unknown vocalist) and an indeterminate number of words rapped by Eminem in the intro's background (likely to be 22, all included in the total of 1,560), "Slim Shady" actually raps 1,460 words in 5 min 38 sec (4.31 words per second) in the verses/choruses of the track. "Rap God" finds Eminem spitting rhymes about Monica Lewinsky, Dale Earnhardt and a host of fellow rappers including 2Pac, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Run-DMC, Dr Dre, Rakim, Pharoahe Monch, Fabolous, Ray J and Heavy D & The Boyz. In all, 43 figures from the world of rap/hip-hop are name-checked/referenced by Eminem. Taken from The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem's eighth studio album, "Rap God" debuted at Number 5 on the UK's Official Singles Chart on 26 October 2013, and at Number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on 2 November 2013, as well as charting in numerous other countries around the world. It was the rapper's seventh Top 10 debut on the Hot 100, eclipsing Lil Wayne (six) for the most Top 10 debuts on the Hot 100 (male). "Rap God" also helped Eminem set the record for the most simultaneous Top 20 hits on the US Hot 100 as a lead solo artist. "The Monster" (No.3), "Berzerk" (No.15), "Survival" (No.16) and "Rap God" (No.17) were all in the Top 20 on 16 November 2013. Only The Beatles, with six simultaneous Top 20 hits in April-May 1964, can better Eminem's achievement among lead artists. 50 Cent, T-Pain and Lil Wayne have all had four songs in the Top 20 at the same time, but all were featured artists on at least one track. Eminem performed "Rap God" at the inaugural YouTube Music Awards in New York City, USA, on 3 November 2013.
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Read More »The piece is demanding, and while it's not crazy difficult like other Liszt or Ravel, it's not too much to handle.
Nobody is really ever ready for this piece. But, I heard a 14 year old kid absolutely dominate this piece in a competition once.. so it can be done. The challenge of this piece is in the RH tremolos in the Friska section. Other than some crazy trilling during the Lassan section, there's really not much about it that's too hard. It's an endurance race. The trick is to stay relaxed the whole time so that you don't run out of gas before the end. That's easier said than done. I was 23 when I played this piece in a recital. But I attempted to play it many times before (I took a shot at it when I was a freshman or sophomore in high school... but it didn't work out too well) Like you said, it's time consuming. It might not be a good idea to focus all your effort on one piece right now. Your main objective should be to learn as much repertoire as you can - in order to build up a base. You could seriously spend a year trying to learn HR #2 and have only mediocre results. Just IMO Doesn't hurt to pick at it now and then though. Why not try an easier one like #11 or #13 (my all time favorite). Even #15 is easier than #2 (in my opinion) - but it's still God awful hard. The final three Rhapsodies (I can't remember their numbers) are good as well. They are a little bit shorter, less technical and less "gypsy-ish".. you might want to try those out as well.
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