In article <slrnd91p9i.ah.slvrmn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Albert Silverman <slvrmn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On 2005-04-29, Jean <alertjean@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Ok the question is simple..
>> As a beginner in Piano I just want know how to play a song in piano
>> after listening to the song first.I know to play piano while looking
>> at the sheet music but its virtually impossible for me to play some
>> popular song without having sheet music.
>
>Most individuals who have this ability acquire it by listening to this
>type of music over a long period of time. Almost subconsciously, they
>learn what to listen *for*, as opposed to just "hearing" the music. They
>"discover," again subconsciously, that this type of music is based upon
>"chords," which change with time. These chord changes tend to fall into
>rather specific and (in "popular" music) quite simple patterns.
>
>But your problem is no doubt that of being able to identify a "chord" as
>it unfolds over a relatively short interval of time. This involves metric
>accents, beats, and the relative time durations of the various tones. You
>will have to learn these things, whether consciously through instruction,
>or subconsciously (which takes a lot longer) through extended listening.
>
>Of course, the way to speed things up dramatically is to find a music
>teacher who understands the principles which underlie such music and can
>point them out to you as you learn to play. But if you get someone to
>teach you these principles, make sure that the one whom you select for
>this purpose is teaching you the *right* thing. This has nothing to do
>with reading the notes properly or learning rhythm or putting your
fingers
>on the right keys, etc.
>
>In other words, what you *don't* want for this job is a teacher who is
>*teaching you how to read the music and play the piano*. You want a
>teacher who understands at least elementary principles of musical
>composition.
>
> THESE ARE NOT THE SAME THINGS.
>
>
>Albert Silverman
>(Al is in Wonderland!)
>where there are teachers and teachers and teachers and........
>
>
>> Also I am wondering how
>> famous composers compose all those fantastic pieces of music
>
>They learn the principles of music.
>
>>
>> Jean
Al, please do not crosspost to rec.music.compose, which is chartered
for the discussion of practical matters of actual composition of music,
not for your unique form of newbie-browbeating.
--
Matthew H. Fields http://personal.www.umich.edu/~fields
Music: Splendor in Sound
To be great, do things better and better. Don't wait for talent: no such
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