The piano , an instrument for the rich?
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bongman
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oh yes, true but there are people who can do it.tany said:
Julian Lennon, son of John Lennon, is one celebrity
who taught himself to play the piano.
But where is he now???
Too late for goodbye,
Valotte, Saltwater... where is this guy??? *sigh*
he inherited a portion of John Lennon estate, so no need to work lo?
DoubleBlade
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I'm referring to upright pianos
serialninja
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err....
a) the violin isn't that hard. but then i've been studying the violin since i was 4, so perhaps my perspective is askew.
b) like all instruments, violins range from cheap to expensive. my first violins were cheap, but my latest violin bow alone costs over $1k. so violins span the entire range from cheap to expensive and how much you spend on your violin (or any instrument for that matter) is a combination of both perspective and spending power.
just because one violin costs thousands and thousands doesn't mean all violins do. anyone can learn the violin no matter what their spending range is. it's just a matter of finding one within your budget.
no instrument is social-class exclusive.
a) the violin isn't that hard. but then i've been studying the violin since i was 4, so perhaps my perspective is askew.
b) like all instruments, violins range from cheap to expensive. my first violins were cheap, but my latest violin bow alone costs over $1k. so violins span the entire range from cheap to expensive and how much you spend on your violin (or any instrument for that matter) is a combination of both perspective and spending power.
just because one violin costs thousands and thousands doesn't mean all violins do. anyone can learn the violin no matter what their spending range is. it's just a matter of finding one within your budget.
no instrument is social-class exclusive.
DoubleBlade
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My friend's father bought a Tuba for his bro at around 27k USD 8O
DoubleBlade
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Usually acousitc intruments tend to cost much more than their electronic counterparts mainly because of the amount of workmanship involved and the kind of materials used...
Cheez
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Like what my MEP teacher told me about 20 years ago - music is an expensive hobby. If you want to excel in it, there's no way it's going to be cheap.
I don't really know where this thread is heading. Anyway, when I learned the piano at 4, my parents weren't rich. We stay in a rented apartment. But still, they got a Kawai for me. Of course I can't afford the expensive piano - but at least I get to play the grand every week in my piano teacher's place.
I don't think the issue is rich or poor. The issue isn't about more skills involved in piano playing. All musical instruments require skills. Somebody mention the violin as difficult - well, it has 4 strings and a guitar has 6. The only different is the bow and the fingers - which I don't think makes playing the violin more difficult than the guitar. Same with the piano - guitar uses 2 hands and most of the 10 fingers - so does the piano.
I think eventually (and sadly), it all comes to image and market. You see and hear guitars everywhere in rock/pop or whatever music you have. If all the music scenes involves only keyboards and pianos, I'm pretty sure people will take up the keyboard/piano on their own without any problems. All musical instruments are the same - need determination, patience and practice. If everybody plays the keyboard, I'm pretty sure the price will also go down making it more affordable.
Of course, wind instruments are slightly different since it also depends whether the person's lips had the particular embouchre for a particular instrument.
I don't really know where this thread is heading. Anyway, when I learned the piano at 4, my parents weren't rich. We stay in a rented apartment. But still, they got a Kawai for me. Of course I can't afford the expensive piano - but at least I get to play the grand every week in my piano teacher's place.
I don't think the issue is rich or poor. The issue isn't about more skills involved in piano playing. All musical instruments require skills. Somebody mention the violin as difficult - well, it has 4 strings and a guitar has 6. The only different is the bow and the fingers - which I don't think makes playing the violin more difficult than the guitar. Same with the piano - guitar uses 2 hands and most of the 10 fingers - so does the piano.
I think eventually (and sadly), it all comes to image and market. You see and hear guitars everywhere in rock/pop or whatever music you have. If all the music scenes involves only keyboards and pianos, I'm pretty sure people will take up the keyboard/piano on their own without any problems. All musical instruments are the same - need determination, patience and practice. If everybody plays the keyboard, I'm pretty sure the price will also go down making it more affordable.
Of course, wind instruments are slightly different since it also depends whether the person's lips had the particular embouchre for a particular instrument.
DoubleBlade
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I guess we have this impression that if we play an instrument for the first time and find it hard to play , we tend to generalise it as a "difficult instrument". Of course , when we pick up an instrument , we will find it hard to coordinate initially but once we get pass the basics through constant practice , you then start to think ,"hey it isn't so hard after all"
I too had an impression that the keyboard/piano is difficult to play and use to be amazed by kiddos as young as 7 years old making music on the keyboard/piano. dividing one's own concentration over 88 keys was like a nightmare to me but of course through constant practice , you'll soon find yourself getting past the hard part and progressing further with confidence
I too had an impression that the keyboard/piano is difficult to play and use to be amazed by kiddos as young as 7 years old making music on the keyboard/piano. dividing one's own concentration over 88 keys was like a nightmare to me but of course through constant practice , you'll soon find yourself getting past the hard part and progressing further with confidence
DoubleBlade
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So that might explain why I always end up like this when I post stuff about keyboards and piano.
But I can assure you that behind all these philosophical threads going on , I still do practice rather than doing the usual "all talk no action"... :wink:
But I can assure you that behind all these philosophical threads going on , I still do practice rather than doing the usual "all talk no action"... :wink:
DoubleBlade
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hahaha...nah I only compose new songs when I'm confident that I've reached my target for practice sessions for the week for whatever pieces my teacher gives me... 
