Yiruma

[Blaaaaaaaah]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhN7SG-H-3k

Really nice piano piece. =3 Too bad the youtube is a bit soft.

[Pritcher]

Nice. I love piano music; if I were ever to bother trying to learn an instrument it would be piano.

[Blaaaaaaaah]

Haha yeah, I know how to play piano but because I stopped more than a year ago, I think I forgot how to play it anyway @.@" Well, I'd know how to play it, but it'd take forever to learn and I don't think I'll be bothered to do that.

BUT I just found the sheet music for it so I might try it anyway XD

[-Brandon.V-]

I really wish I could play piano. All I know how to play is the entire Mission Impossible theme.

[Pritcher]

Go for it. Everyone should have some sort of creative outlet. Why'd you stop playing Blaaah?

I don't really have any natural musical talent I don't think. I guess if I tried and practiced hard enough I could get fairly good at it but I don't have the patience for it. Can't draw either and never tried acting, so that leaves me with writing, which I do on occasion though I'm probably not too great at that either.

About a month or so ago I got all into video editing, I guess that can count as creativity. I made a couple Bleach amvs then lost interest again. Now I'm messing around with Photoshop just for the heck of it. I tend to get into a lot of things for a while then lose interest, as a result I now know a little about a lot things but not a lot about anything in particular.... I wonder if I'm ADD.

[Blaaaaaaaah]

Me too! I sometimes try a bit of this and that but never stayed long doing it.

I stopped playing because I have started to lose interest. Well, the last exam I did was a Performer's cert (which is like a step after 8th grade), and I JUST passed. I got a mark of 72 when you need a mark of 70 to pass, LOL! And I guess I was losing interest because I couldn't seem to play any better (or I didn't try hard enough). I guess a reason for that was my teacher. I mean, we went along fine (after all, I did start learning from her when I was like... 6), but I don't like how she gives me so much pressure and I had a pretty hard time. It has gone to the extent where I no longer played the piano because I enjoy it, but it was something I'm forced to do instead. Also, it was very expensive! $55 (Australian dollars) for one lesson (of course, it was cheaper when I was doing lower grades). I spent 1.5 years on performer's cert, and the exam was like.. $200+ from memory.

Soo I guess there's no point wasting money on it anymore! But yeah, my main reason would be my teacher. I guess I was finally old enough to realise she wasn't really the best teacher out there, but I never really thought of changing teachers since I have followed her for so long.

Plus, I never really got my support from my family for it. She wasn't all that "yesyes go for it!" when I asked to continue playing after 8th grade. I guess she was right. Funny though, on my exam day where I got to practice on the piano I was going to play on, she said it sounded really good (since it was in a big hall and it was a lovely grand piano) and wanted me to keep playing. =________=" Nah didn't listen to her anyway XD

Ouch that was a long post. I didn't mean to type that much. I guess I got carried away.

[Pritcher]

S'ok, I asked, lol. At least you broke it up into manageable paragraphs and not just a massive wall o text like some people do. I hate that.

That's a shame though, but I don't really blame you. I probably wouldn't have responded well to that sort of teaching either. It's one thing to push a student and challenge them, but if you go too far they start to look at it like a chore and if you have no more passion for it then it's all over.

I would probably be more of the self-taught type anyway. You could always practice a little on you own, more as a hobby. Better to learn a little at your own pace and actually enjoy it.

[Blaaaaaaaah]

Yup! If you ever wanna teach yourself an instrument, I heard that learning a guitar is pretty good. My friend has been teaching himself the guitar and I think he's going alright with it (and he has no musical background as well).

[Belaslav]

Lol, I'm probably the only guy here who actually plays piano here. Although, I'm no pro yet.

Hey what do you think of this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9Ob-dBkelU

And here the original for reference:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMVlByK67Bo

[phizzie]

Lol, I'm probably the only guy here who actually plays piano here. Although, I'm no pro yet.

heh i play and teach noobs. (for money of course 8D)
btw anybody have the scores to this?