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Feb 25, 2006 17:31

in a continuing effort to alter homeostatic conditions and reinforce patterns of neuronal activation within my hippocampus, i've decided that i'm going to learn to play the piano. it honestly doesn't look that hard, and i think i can pick it up quickly, given that i have a brain-the-size-of-a-solar-system ( Read more... )

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doowladnas February 25 2006, 23:49:50 UTC

Not that you aren't already, you'd be one sexy ass motherfucker in pinguin tails giving a piano concert. However, seeing as how my piano expierence is limited to the one hander "I dropped my DOlly in the dirt", I can be of little service. Howevever, I dated a guy who took piano lessons at the community college in Waco. Perhaps you could take a night class of kickass piano classes at Blinn? :)

vaxocentric February 25 2006, 23:57:04 UTC

good suggestion
i'll see if blinn offers anything
maybe a post is texasaggies or cityofbcs would turn something up as well..

vaxocentric February 25 2006, 23:59:09 UTC

also, i'm thinking that i can get started learning the basics on my own, and then maybe get a couple lessons once i develop some bad habits.. like using my penis to press the keys.

doowladnas February 26 2006, 18:27:23 UTC

Or smoking stogies. Also with your penis, of course.

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notwhoy0uthink February 26 2006, 00:06:28 UTC

I have an old electric keyboard you can have if it still works...thought I don't know if you'd actually want it...since I got it when I was about 8...if it does work it is VERY old. Might be a good thing to start with thought before you spend money and possibly find out that you hate playing the piano, ha!

Again, I'd have to see if it still works...

notwhoy0uthink February 26 2006, 00:07:19 UTC

PS it's not a tiny fisher price one, it is like the one you posted only not as cool.

vaxocentric February 26 2006, 18:44:40 UTC

absolutely! now that i think about it, i seem to recall my brother having a starter casio keyboard.. i wonder if that's still around. i'll let you know about yours -- appreciate it!

dorkyturtle February 26 2006, 06:10:40 UTC

I can give you lessons... IF YOU PAY ME IN RAPE DOLLARS.

vaxocentric February 26 2006, 18:43:05 UTC

would you take a rape-check? zomg lolz

loopy4jazz February 26 2006, 07:01:15 UTC

If you're going to buy/steal your own keyboard, go ahead and get one with the full 88 keys. It doesn't have to have any super advanced features, but less than 88 keys will be irritating if you actually do get into it. I've got some materials and stuff if you're interested. Let me know what you're thinking about doing. Do you want to learn to play music off of a page or do you just want to learn chord progressions so you can figure out songs by ear?

vaxocentric February 26 2006, 18:42:06 UTC

the 88-key ones seem to be twice as expensive (i.e. starting at ~$400), and i can't seem to justify that. but then again, i'm completely ignorant on the matter! i'm prepared to spend ~$500 if i keep it up for about a year -- so that's my tentative plan.. is it total crap?

i don't know about learning sheet music versus chord progression.. again, totally ignorant on it. probably sheet music, since i would expect that would be easier and more fundamental to learn.

thanks so much for your comments -- they've been very helpful!

b_phil February 27 2006, 14:11:06 UTC

I would go for Chord Progression (whatever the heck that is) just because I like to sit at a piano and tool around until I can play the theme song to Once Upon a Time in Mexico or Wing Commander until someone tries to hit me with a ping pong ball (ahh, the joy of pianos that share rooms with ping pong tables).

loopy4jazz March 2 2006, 13:58:45 UTC

Chord progression basically teaches you two things. You learn all your basic major and minor triads (Do Mi So, etc. for those of you who remember the Sound of Music) and then you learn ways to put them together. All song writing is about a bass line with chords on top of it. But ultimately, any time you spend playing around with the piano is going to improve your ear and help you pick out melodies.

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crumbelina March 3 2006, 23:13:57 UTC

hey friend! =) Fancy finding you. Hope all is well in your world....what that world exactly consists of right now, I'm afraid I don't know...I'm a bit out of the loop. However, I'm trying to get back in it. Do I get snaps for that? =) As far as the piano goes...I'd say get a classical keyboard for now. They're great to learn on and far more economical than a full piano. But that's just my advice.

vaxocentric March 5 2006, 22:00:18 UTC

hey crum! glad to see you on LJ -- this is an awesome medium for keeping in touch with people. thanks for your advice! i hope everything is working out for you