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Performing Arts

February 23, 2007

Playing Different Voices On Keyboard?

koreansuperman859 asked:


I’d like to learn how to make full use of the 10 or so voices I have on my Yamaha keyboard. I’ve played piano for a number of years and can read music and learn music (slowly, but I can almost always learn a given piece given some time).

However, I’ve always just been that – a piano player. I’d like to know how to play good string pieces on my keyboard (I like the string voice on my keyboard, and the demo is pretty sweet).

Are there any books specifically for playing string pieces on keyboards? Or do people simply buy string books and then play them on keyboard? I can’t play any strings (well, other than guitar) so I’d like a book that taught piano players how to make use of string voices on the keyboard (what to do, what not to do, etc so it sounds good). Other voices would be welcomed as well, although the other voices are more ‘piano-like’ so it’s pretty easy to take a simple piano piece and change the voice without changing the piece. Strings are too different.

Any advice?

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Blues

February 10, 2007

Any free piano sheet music online which sounds difficult to play but relatively simple for Grades 4-5?

sweet_sunshine asked:


I like to play the piano. In fact I learnt music till Grade 8. Unfortunately my sight reading is at an undesirable level…

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Software

February 9, 2007

Is there a computer program that can help me sight read music?

Claytuhn asked:


I want to improve my sight reading skills, and was hoping to find a program that could playback rhythms for me.

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