Girls attracted to-->Talented men Piano players-->Talented men By ommiting the middle of the equation, Girls attracted to-->Talented men-->Piano players We get, Girls attracted to-->Piano players Is this a viable equation? And if it is, why am I still a bachelor after so many years of piano playing? Heck, I should be in one of the important case studies for this research.. :( To put this equation in a graphical way, can these two pictures be combined together in any sensible way? This is an open challenge to all you photo modification experts out there.. :D I started ...

Here are some nice articles around the internet found by Pianologist, enjoy reading.. be-jazz is another regularly updated blog about jazz. I stumbled upon the post with some nice funny quotes from jazz musician Phil Woods and Max Roach. Would be fun to check it out. Incompatible Quotes   Iwasdoingallright.com has been along the same lines with pianologist for a long time when it comes to stressing the importance of ear training in jazz improvisation. In this article, supporting evidence were given from interviews with acclaimed jazz musicians. Play by Ear Supporting Evidence The Piano Place ...

This post provides a few tips and tricks for advance reharmonization techniques on Charlie Parker's Confirmation In this post I will demonstrate how I applied some reharmonization techniques to this popular Charlie Parker number, Confirmation. In order for the chords to sit well with the melody, I slowed down the tempo, thus bringing out the "color" of my reharmonization. Charlie Parker's Confirmation is filled with ii-V-I chord progressions throughout, leaving it wide open for plenty of reharmonization ideas. Here's my playing: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op6XLLeR3ks] REHARMONIZATION TECHNIQUES APPLIED Chord Substitution (at 0m10s) The original chord progression here is as ...

Ever wonder how to compose or do a song arrangement from scratch?? You've come to the right place. In this series of posts, I will show you: 1) How to compose a song, the melody and chords 2) How to do a complete song arrangement from scratch I've just received a nice lyric without any melody or chords to go with it yet. And I will show you step by step how I compose a song base on this lyric. On top of that, I will show you how I arrange the song, ...

Are you looking for some inspiration for writing lyrics, or maybe choosing a catchy song title? Well, this post will surely NOT help you. :) But it is guarantee to give you a few good laughs on a bad- hair day. To do that, I've took the effort of searching through the internet for some of the whackiest, craziest lyrics or song title just to entertain you guys and also myself, partly because I'm also having a bit of a writer's block on my songwriting endeavour. The thing I like about these ...

I love you porgy is a nice composition, with music by the great George Gershwin, and beautiful lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Dubose Heyward. I stumbled upon another wonderful solo piano version of this song by 7notemode on youtube, which is just begging for a transcription. Comparing between the trancription and a standard lead sheet would be very educational for those trying to master reharmonization techniques. But first, let us enjoy this video of doug mckenzie accompanying a jazz vocalist on this song.   [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=axfsaxAd3QE] I never really figured out the title of this ...

Starting bid at US $250,000, king of rock and roll, Elvis Presley's piano is on auction.From Elvis Presley's music room in Graceland, serial #70545, and refinished to Elvis' personal specifications under his direct supervision in white with gold highlighted trim; together with a piano bench, the white vinyl covered cushion on gold colored metal legs.  Together with certificate of authenticity from Jack Marshall, Ron Blackwood, George Klein, Ted Sturges, and C B Colthard.Elvis Presley bought this piano as part of his original furnishings of Graceland.  He kept it in the ...

It looks more like a typewriter to most people. But it is indeed the latest keyboard based on Janko keyboard layout designed by Paul von Janko back in 1882. As a pianist, you will appreciate what this innovative, yet having centuries old history keyboard can help you achieve finger stretch over 11th notes! Chromatone is a Japanese company that created the CT-312. Indicated in the name, it has 312 keys!! about 4 times the size of 88-keys piano. But don't worry, it was stacked up nicely for you to stretch ...

From August to January 2008, Universal Music will run an experiment to sell thousands or albums and tracks available in MP3 format without protection. With artists include 50 Cent, the Black Eyed Peas, and Amy Winehouse, the company is taking a great step to join the revolutionary wealth system in music industry. What do you think? When there is digital rights management (DRM), consumers are still able to crack the files, swap it peer-to-peer and even make it available through bit torrent. With or without DRM, music piracy will still ...

There is nothing better than listening to live orchestra performance. There is an event schedule on 14 Sept 2007, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic will perform at Second Life website. You can be the virtual audience. Make sure you are properly dressed up during your presence. T-shirt and jeans might not be allowed. Full story at BBC News. More news: Animusic Animation Latin Jazz Funny Cartoon Play piano with PC keyboard Technorati Tags: second life, orchestra liveSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Listen to Live Ochestra Performance at Second Life", url: "http://pianologist.com/piano-news/listen-to-live-ochestra-performance-at-second-life/" });