Comments | midgar_skyline: HOLY CRAB :O

midgar_skyline

HOLY CRAB :O

Aug 17, 2008 01:33

Wow. (O.O)

My piano-aspirations are to be able to play Tatakau Monotachi like this one day. Right now, this song is so difficult I can't even get the opening bars down right before my hands (and right foot) start spasming in abject terror. ^^;;

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Comments 3

bohemianbeauty August 17 2008, 14:27:22 UTC

Keep practicing Hyuu~~, you could get that down, it's not *too* difficult! The parts in songs like that which used to kill me were the 8th octave notes [of which there are a LOT in the FF songs] and its because I have small hands. Since then my hands have stretched out [thank you guitar XD] so its not so bad to handle anymore.

Pedaling on the other hand... well I've always believed in that being more of a personal opinion to when you want to use it for sustaining notes, etc. I know you *have* to use it for some songs [i'm classically trained for goodness sake so it was pretty unavoidable in those cases ^^] but when playing for fun I've always done what I felt sounded right.

But HAY, i didnt even know you played piano! We should chat about that sometime; its amazing how often i feel like gabbing about those 13 years of my life i can't ever get back >< but it may just be because i LOVE talking about music ^^

midgar_skyline August 17 2008, 21:27:59 UTC

You, My Dear, ;) would undoubtedly SQUIRM in discomfort if you heard me play the piano. In complete honesty from one 'musician' *cough* to another, I've only ever had 2 years worth of training on the piano back when I was 11-years-old and officially only reached Grade 2 (all my examinations just KEPT GETTING DELAYED *peeved*). PLZ DON'T HURT ME :'O

Hmm... Well looking at the sheet music for Tatakau Monotachi, there's not any pedalling notation (as opposed to say, Chopin), however I tend to pedal anyways. I always go by what I think sounds good and obviously certain parts of songs sound better sustained (i.e. particular chords and portions). On the other hand my instructor used to tell me to break a pedal at the end of a chord and down again before the next one started if there was a succession of them; well that prevents the notes of mixing into one another and becoming horribly jarring and desconstructive, but... I just tend to play by ear now. 8DD;; PLZ DON'T KILL MEEEE~~ ToTAnd if that wasn't enough to put you in a grave before ( ... )

bohemianbeauty August 17 2008, 23:17:08 UTC

Ah~ I hardly believe that. Music is such an important part in my life that I commend anyone who has any such knowledge of the sort, from the beginner to the virtuoso. Even those who know no instrument but their own voice ( ... )