This month, we have a change in date for our meeting. It will be on the 27th starting at 3:30 with a business meeting as usual. We will continue the technical on Grand Piano Regulation, completing the 37 steps of regulation.
Time: 3:30
Place: Hilbert Pianos
40 Pleasant Street
Bristol, VT
We have been discussing a new monthly meeting day instead of Tuesday. It seems as if Wednesdays work better for most members. We should finalize this decision in the business meeting.
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- How to get max performance from the uprights action.
- How to make an action part from scratch and/or how action parts are made
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- Pitch discussion: What constitutes a pitch-raise? What’s the standard? How to deal with pitch raise, new vs. old pianos, pitch sources and how to use them
- Quality re-capping of Bridges and bridge replacement
- Stripped Screw Repair, Bench Repair, How repair improper repairs
- The piano action: why is it designed the way it is? Led by Ed Hilbert
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Piano Rhythm Techniques
Rhythm is an essential ingredient of music. A musician must know how to create alluring tunes and must possess the
sense of rhythm.
A pianist can play the right keys but if the timing is not right, then music can be meaningless and unpleasant to the
ear.
Here are a few ways to keep steady rhythms:
1. Loud counts!
Another way in learning rhythm and keeping track of it is counting out loud. Counting loudly makes our minds
comprehend the rhythm pattern and it is imprinted in our minds. If a pianist begins to count the rhythm in a musical
composition from one to four and then repeats it again and again, then the rhythm begins to flow into the keys of the
piano, as well. A pianist can relate the notes to the beats, in the music scores, easily, when he/she keeps count of the
beats.
2. Clap, Tap, catch rhythm!
A person can grasp the intricate musical rhythms by clapping one's hands, clapping on one's laps and by tapping one's
feet. This is an effective way in learning rhythm. Sometimes the rhythm in a song, changes in the middle of the song.
This can be challenging but a pianist or a musician can get back in rhythm by clapping or
tapping. When one plays on complicated music composition, one can take some time to clap and get back one's
rhythm and timing.
3. Imaginary piano!
To get accustomed to the rhythms, playing on an imaginary piano is of immense help. A piano player can select a
song and then play an imaginary piano. The rhythms can be played on an imaginary piano. This exercise allows a
pianist to understand musical rhythm patterns better. A pianist who has learnt the art of playing on an imaginary
piano can grasp the beats, even if the music slows down or speeds up and he can play on time.
4. Rhythm Accompaniment/Metronome
Do you have a keyboard that comes with rhythm accompaniment?
This is no doubt one of the best way to keep a piano player rhythmically straight!
You are probably aware that most piano player are solo player.
We don't get to play in a band or an orchestra. The best way to imitate an ensemble setting is by using a rhythm
accompaniment tool.
Yoke Wong
Take Your Piano Playing To The Next Level
http://www.YokeWong.net
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