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Post by: TrueTears on March 12, 2009, 11:17:12 pm
hehe anyway here's just a link when i was playing the piano when i was 13 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMDzG0TGpr8

Now that i look back at myself, i look so bad -_-
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Post by: dekoyl on March 12, 2009, 11:20:12 pm
Wow five years ago and already playing like that.
What are you now, TrueTears? LMus?
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Post by: TrueTears on March 12, 2009, 11:25:45 pm
Wow five years ago and already playing like that.
What are you now, TrueTears? LMus?

lol yeah i think i got Lmus in year 8 ish A mus year 7
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Post by: Edmund on March 12, 2009, 11:30:17 pm
Wah!!!!!!!!!!! :D
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Post by: ninwa on March 12, 2009, 11:56:55 pm
wow that's amazing!

I'm 19 and I probably couldn't play that piece ...

...

*ninwa is depressed now
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Post by: costargh on March 13, 2009, 12:06:01 am
your incredible

(both u and ninwa)

:)
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Post by: TrueTears on March 13, 2009, 08:29:15 am
lol no way ninwa > me anyday

ninwa is like the best in AUS
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Post by: excal on March 13, 2009, 10:00:34 am
lol no way ninwa > me anyday

ninwa is like the best in AUS

2nd best according to ANAM :(
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Post by: TrueTears on March 13, 2009, 11:15:29 am
No. 1 in ANAM sux lols ninwa ftw!
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Post by: ninwa on March 13, 2009, 11:37:24 am
what?!
best?
2nd best?!

I WISH
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Post by: costargh on March 13, 2009, 05:37:44 pm
whats ANAM
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Post by: TrueTears on March 13, 2009, 05:38:44 pm
ANAM = Australian National Academy of Music

meh piano competitions are too rigged and all about politics nowadays...
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Post by: ninwa on March 13, 2009, 06:26:25 pm
OH excal was talking about yamaha?
how do you know about that excal?

ninwa is REALLY scared now
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Post by: Gloamglozer on March 13, 2009, 06:35:58 pm
Woah!  We have two amazingly-gifted piano players!  Excellent job, TT and ninwa.  :D
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Post by: TrueTears on March 13, 2009, 06:39:45 pm
Woah!  We have two amazingly-gifted piano players!  Excellent job, TT and ninwa.  :D
haha thanks

OH excal was talking about yamaha?
how do you know about that excal?

ninwa is REALLY scared now
Oh yeah btw, Excalibur, what instrument do you play? piano too ?
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Post by: hard on March 13, 2009, 06:45:10 pm
wow multi talented truetears... good stuff
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Post by: jess3254 on March 13, 2009, 07:17:17 pm
Wow! :D

I wish I could play the piano like that.
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Post by: costargh on March 13, 2009, 07:19:08 pm
I've never told anyone but I'm actually a classically trained pianist, been studying since 2 years old. One day you'll all hear it... :P
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Post by: Flaming_Arrow on March 13, 2009, 08:09:54 pm
Pro!
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Post by: Gloamglozer on March 13, 2009, 09:47:55 pm
I've never told anyone but I'm actually a classically trained pianist, been studying since 2 years old. One day you'll all hear it... :P

Frederic Francois Chopin, I presume?  :P

Cos' TT is Ludwig Van Beethoven in disguise.
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Post by: ninwa on March 13, 2009, 10:27:47 pm
NOOO NOT GAYTHOVEN! T_T
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Post by: TrueTears on March 13, 2009, 10:36:04 pm
NOOO NOT GAYTHOVEN! T_T
LOL haha I have never been that interested in his sonatas x.x
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Post by: costargh on March 13, 2009, 10:41:43 pm
Can someone please link me to the best youtube video of someone playing piano?
or the best piano player. Either one
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Post by: Over9000 on March 13, 2009, 10:41:58 pm
Wow TT, thats awesome piano playing, I looked up some other people playing that same piece and you were right their with the pros, keep it up  ;)
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Post by: TrueTears on March 13, 2009, 10:42:34 pm
Can someone please link me to the best youtube video of someone playing piano?
or the best piano player. Either one
li yun di... omg he is so pro

search li yun di la campanella on youtube, its amazing...
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Post by: hard on March 13, 2009, 11:06:42 pm
could i potentially study music(piano) at uni as like a breadth of diploma or something from knowing nothing at all?
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Post by: costargh on March 13, 2009, 11:10:02 pm
could i potentially study music(piano) at uni as like a breadth of diploma or something from knowing nothing at all?
Probably not, nonetheless it'd probably be a waste of time at Uni.

You'd be better off financially and from the point of view at going at your own pace by getting lessons and studying music books.
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Post by: hard on March 13, 2009, 11:11:13 pm
could i potentially study music(piano) at uni as like a breadth of diploma or something from knowing nothing at all?
Probably not, nonetheless it'd probably be a waste of time at Uni.

You'd be better off financially and from the point of view at going at your own pace by getting lessons and studying music books.
yer i fail at everything related to music so i'd probs end up wasting money and the tutors time. ehhh there goes my music dreams.
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Post by: IntoTheNewWorld on March 13, 2009, 11:11:58 pm
I remember reading somewhere you need a grade 7 or something AMEB grade, I don't think Unis can be stuffed teaching from scratch.
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Post by: TrueTears on March 13, 2009, 11:13:49 pm
Well, if you like music then go for it, you never know hard :P you might start to really get into it
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Post by: /0 on March 13, 2009, 11:29:51 pm
Can someone please link me to the best youtube video of someone playing piano?
or the best piano player. Either one
My fav pianist is czifffra
Youtube cziffra playing his own arrangement of flight of the bumblebee, it's mad, but hard on the ear... there's also him playing the Sabre Dance.
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Post by: TrueTears on March 13, 2009, 11:52:11 pm
Can someone please link me to the best youtube video of someone playing piano?
or the best piano player. Either one
My fav pianist is czifffra
Youtube cziffra playing his own arrangement of flight of the bumblebee, it's mad, but hard on the ear... there's also him playing the Sabre Dance.
wow he absolutely blitzed that flight of the bumblebee.
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Post by: ninwa on March 14, 2009, 10:09:44 am
Can someone please link me to the best youtube video of someone playing piano?
or the best piano player. Either one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifKKlhYF53w

don't listen to anyone else, that is the best performance of anything out there
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Post by: vexx on December 07, 2009, 06:07:23 pm
i have no idea how i came across this thread, but you, TT, are amazing- i want to know how good you are now. and from what i've read, i want to see ninwa play too... im so jealous ;_;
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Post by: TrueTears on December 07, 2009, 06:09:48 pm
lol ninwa is easily the best in AUS.
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Post by: vexx on December 07, 2009, 06:17:11 pm
ooh well you are both amazing^^;

ninwaaa, you should film a vid of just your hands playing piano, and wear a huge coat disguising your face/body....:P
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Post by: qshyrn on December 07, 2009, 06:36:45 pm
lol ninwa is easily the best in AUS.
are there such things as 'piano rankings?' i know nothing about music- dont even know where middle c is.
btw: u seemm pretty good
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Post by: TrueTears on December 07, 2009, 06:38:09 pm
lol ninwa is easily the best in AUS.
are there such things as 'piano rankings?'
Not really but most pianist know each other from competitions and can tell who is better etc.

I've seen ninwa play so much live, I can easily say she is the most talented pianist I've ever seen :)
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Post by: vexx on December 07, 2009, 06:40:57 pm
lol ninwa is easily the best in AUS.
are there such things as 'piano rankings?'
Not really but most pianist know each other from competitions and can tell who is better etc.

I've seen ninwa play so much live, I can easily say she is the most talented pianist I've ever seen :)

awesomeeee
that makes me want to see her play more.
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Post by: Edmund on December 07, 2009, 06:48:11 pm
lol ninwa is easily the best in AUS.
are there such things as 'piano rankings?'
Not really but most pianist know each other from competitions and can tell who is better etc.

I've seen ninwa play so much live, I can easily say she is the most talented pianist I've ever seen :)
I haven't seen ninwa play but obviously she's the best. But where can I watch her play   :2funny:
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Post by: ninwa on December 09, 2009, 12:33:19 am
Okay your wish is my command. Here is a video of me playing Tchaikovsky's Concerto No.1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeoT66v4EHg
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Post by: Noblesse on December 09, 2009, 12:40:32 am
Okay your wish is my command. Here is a video of me playing Tchaikovsky's Concerto No.1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeoT66v4EHg

OMFG NINWA IS THE BEST!
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Post by: ninwa on December 09, 2009, 12:53:41 am
YES I AM

everybody should watch that video and appreciate the absolute beauty of that piece... not to mention the wonderful talent of the pianist... which uh is of course me
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Post by: ninwa on December 09, 2009, 01:26:04 am
lol ninwa is easily the best in AUS.
are there such things as 'piano rankings?' i know nothing about music- dont even know where middle c is.

No, but there's a group of pianists who are generally regarded (internationally) as the best. Most of them would have won respected international competitions.

Middle C is near where the keyhole is on the piano :P
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Post by: redmosez on December 09, 2009, 04:40:04 am
You guys are both amazing!

I've been playing piano for about a year now and can honestly say it's the most frustrating/fulfilling Instrument I've ever played.

Side note: There's supposed to be a correlation between ability in mathematics and playing piano :)
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Post by: IntoTheNewWorld on December 09, 2009, 10:50:31 am
Side note: There's supposed to be a correlation between ability in mathematics and playing piano :)

that makes sense, I fail at both
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Post by: redmosez on December 09, 2009, 10:54:00 am
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that makes sense, I fail at both

Haha awww! If it makes you feel any better I'm not very good either :(
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Post by: vexx on December 09, 2009, 12:13:13 pm
Okay your wish is my command. Here is a video of me playing Tchaikovsky's Concerto No.1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeoT66v4EHg

that was exquisite.
(the kitty is so cute)

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Post by: ninwa on December 09, 2009, 01:48:46 pm
Side note: There's supposed to be a correlation between ability in mathematics and playing piano :)
LIES

I'm still stuck on exercise 1A of my specialist maths book. :(
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Post by: EvangelionZeta on December 09, 2009, 02:00:12 pm
You guys are both amazing!

I've been playing piano for about a year now and can honestly say it's the most frustrating/fulfilling Instrument I've ever played.

Side note: There's supposed to be a correlation between ability in mathematics and playing piano :)

lol, all of the best pianists I know suck hard at maths. 

The "best" of them all got 50 in Literature and 49 in English though.  :p
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Post by: redmosez on December 09, 2009, 10:28:12 pm
On another side-note, did anybody read Maestro as part of their year 12 English text?

I really liked that book.

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Post by: TrueTears on December 09, 2009, 10:37:50 pm
I've been playing piano for about a year now and can honestly say it's the most frustrating/fulfilling Instrument I've ever played.
So true, TBH I don't like any other instruments besides piano. Nothing even comes close IMO, piano just sounds so elegant.
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Post by: schmalex on December 09, 2009, 10:38:49 pm
could i potentially study music(piano) at uni as like a breadth of diploma or something from knowing nothing at all?

yes, you could (at the university of melbourne)
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Post by: squance on December 09, 2009, 11:18:43 pm
could i potentially study music(piano) at uni as like a breadth of diploma or something from knowing nothing at all?

yes, you could (at the university of melbourne)

My friend who is doing Engineering is also doing a Diploma of Music (Piano) :D :D
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Post by: redmosez on December 10, 2009, 12:26:39 am
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So true, TBH I don't like any other instruments besides piano. Nothing even comes close IMO, piano just sounds so elegant.

I enjoy acoustic guitar as well, maybe because I've been playing it for longer. I do admit piano sounds heaps more elegant.
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Post by: vexx on December 10, 2009, 12:43:56 am
Question: if you have some experience with piano, but little, what breadth subjects can you do in music at UoM?
i looked through the list and they are all in a performance group needing level 7++
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Post by: /0 on December 10, 2009, 12:46:33 am
I think the piano is one of the more abstract instruments, which makes piano music more profound, but also harder to relate to. When I listen to impressionist piano music in particular, it is like being drawn into the transcendental world of my thoughts. It allows me to enter a deeply contemplative state, which is simultaneously unsettling and breathtaking.
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Post by: ninwa on December 10, 2009, 02:55:52 pm
I think the piano is one of the more abstract instruments, which makes piano music more profound, but also harder to relate to. When I listen to impressionist piano music in particular, it is like being drawn into the transcendental world of my thoughts. It allows me to enter a deeply contemplative state, which is simultaneously unsettling and breathtaking.
I have synesthesia (in relation to music notes), so listening to music for me is literally like a swirl of rainbow colours in my mind :)

(though it only really works with classical music)
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Post by: ninwa on December 10, 2009, 02:57:52 pm
Question: if you have some experience with piano, but little, what breadth subjects can you do in music at UoM?
i looked through the list and they are all in a performance group needing level 7++
You could do a concurrent diploma in music?
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Applications for entry into the Diploma should be made directly to the Faculty of Music upon acceptance into their main degree program. Admission is by audition, and applicants are asked to prepare a 15-minute program of 2-3 contrasting works chosen from the classical repertoire (not contemporary popular or jazz). A sample program might include works from the Baroque, Romantic and Twentieth Century repertoires. Applicants may also be asked to demonstrate some technical work. The audition panel will not hear all of the program and will make its own selection from the works prepared. Auditions are usually held in early February each year.
http://www.bmus.unimelb.edu.au/bmus/enrich/dip.html

^ I wish I could do that :(
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Post by: vexx on December 10, 2009, 03:16:23 pm
Question: if you have some experience with piano, but little, what breadth subjects can you do in music at UoM?
i looked through the list and they are all in a performance group needing level 7++
You could do a concurrent diploma in music?
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Applications for entry into the Diploma should be made directly to the Faculty of Music upon acceptance into their main degree program. Admission is by audition, and applicants are asked to prepare a 15-minute program of 2-3 contrasting works chosen from the classical repertoire (not contemporary popular or jazz). A sample program might include works from the Baroque, Romantic and Twentieth Century repertoires. Applicants may also be asked to demonstrate some technical work. The audition panel will not hear all of the program and will make its own selection from the works prepared. Auditions are usually held in early February each year.
http://www.bmus.unimelb.edu.au/bmus/enrich/dip.html

^ I wish I could do that :(

Wow thanks ninwa! This sounds amazing. I'd actually love to do this, except the audition part is a little scary.

hmm, i wonder how the grading works, considering it could be hard to do very well in these music subjects (i'll just try hard at my other subjects to raise my GPA then .___.)

i just looked around the page, and called up about how good you need to be to get in.
and yeah she said you need to be quite good, around level 5/6 with a very good ability to read music.
:P i have a year to practice! aha

this would actually be sooo fun.
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Post by: ninwa on December 10, 2009, 05:16:43 pm
Wow thanks ninwa! This sounds amazing. I'd actually love to do this, except the audition part is a little scary.

hmm, i wonder how the grading works, considering it could be hard to do very well in these music subjects (i'll just try hard at my other subjects to raise my GPA then .___.)

i just looked around the page, and called up about how good you need to be to get in.
and yeah she said you need to be quite good, around level 5/6 with a very good ability to read music.
:P i have a year to practice! aha

this would actually be sooo fun.

I wonder if they'd take Monash students... cos if they do, I'd consider doing it too...

I know people doing music at Monash, and apparently it's quite easy to get HDs in the performance exams. But then again that's Monash, which (no offence) is quite inferior to UoM music :P
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Post by: vexx on December 11, 2009, 11:30:08 am
Wow thanks ninwa! This sounds amazing. I'd actually love to do this, except the audition part is a little scary.

hmm, i wonder how the grading works, considering it could be hard to do very well in these music subjects (i'll just try hard at my other subjects to raise my GPA then .___.)

i just looked around the page, and called up about how good you need to be to get in.
and yeah she said you need to be quite good, around level 5/6 with a very good ability to read music.
:P i have a year to practice! aha

this would actually be sooo fun.

I wonder if they'd take Monash students... cos if they do, I'd consider doing it too...

I know people doing music at Monash, and apparently it's quite easy to get HDs in the performance exams. But then again that's Monash, which (no offence) is quite inferior to UoM music :P

haha, i wouldn't know which is more inferior or not. but i would imagine music is moreso because is part of the VCA?
i may have to dream about it because i probably wont get in. unless i spend this year perfectly three classical pieces *thinks*
im so gonna try ha.