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Post by meta on Feb 26, 2007 5:20:06 GMT -5
cewek: First off, I think your son is lucky to have a mother that encourages his chosen instrument! My mum still has nightmares of my old drums ringing out loud in the apratment...she always said (in such disdain), 'oh *meta* why cant you just play the harmonica...and it fits right in your pocket'. Anyhow, just to get things a bit more clear, is he doing straight percussion (as in timbales, bongos etc..) or drum set ( standard modern several piece drum kit)? Whatever it is, as with all instruments, rudiments are the key and foundation. Boring yes, but essential..But at his age, try to encourage the fun of the instrument, and let him experiment as well. If he truly loves it, a teacher can really help at the basic/novice stage. No secret to getting good though..its all in the practice. Being in a band will definately teach and encourage him too! As for buying stuff..you may find that branded pieces can be quite expensive. If I have any advice to give you, I say dont go for cheap knock offs, buy entry level branded pieces. I learnt the hard way...Bought some stuff cheap, it sounded like pain and I could not resell it later for anything worthwhile. A practice pad for now though should be good enough until he is willing to commit more (this could be quite soon though). From there, slowly adding new elements to his kit will make him appreciate it more and keep the interest going! Feel free to ask me anything, specific or otherwise! All the best to your son and your ears/sanity
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Post by cewek on Feb 26, 2007 7:15:53 GMT -5
Thankyou Meta -thats really helpful.I appreciate it. As far as I know its the normal drumkit deal-one single one on a stand? I don't know if its snare or bass? Its one that you have at waist height on a stand anyway. We are in an apartment too...heheh.
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Post by rob on Feb 26, 2007 8:19:28 GMT -5
^^^ look forward to listening to all those links when i'm not firewalled
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Post by mukashi on Feb 26, 2007 9:18:54 GMT -5
Here's a small clip. Mind my sight reading; I know there's no dynamics+phrasing in the recording. The piano's severely out of tune too. Don't get me started on how much I hate those pianos...the sound gives me migraines , even when someone actually good is playing. I have to work on my showmanship a bit. But some constructive feedback/brutal honesty would be nice. I babble... But seriously, you might want to turn the volume down before you hit play. vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2011024828your self-deprecation aside... I really like the piece. I've heard it before, i feel like in a movie or something... and the fact that I can't remember where it's from just kind of adds to the evocative, "i don't know what" sense. From Wiki: Film * Moonlight Sonata is the name of a 1937 movie starring pianist Paderewski as himself and Charles Farrell. The plot involves plane crash survivors staying in a Countess's house overnight, and the film features Paderewski, the former Prime Minister of Poland, performing at the piano. * In the film Misery it is used in the famous "hobbling" sequence. * The musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown features a song, Schroeder, that uses the sonata (albeit transposed a whole step lower) as its music; Schroeder plays the first movement as Lucy awkwardly adds her own words. * In the early part of the Japanese movie Casshern, the first movement of the sonata is played in the background. * In the movie The Pianist Adrien Brody's character hears a German officer play the first movement of the sonata while hiding out in an abandoned building. Later he will be discovered by the officer and will play Chopin's G minor Ballade for him. The officer will spare his life because of this musical link between them. * Jamie Foxx plays the first movement of the "Moonlight" Sonata in the 2004 Ray Charles biopic Ray. * In Guy Ritchie's movie Revolver first movement of the Sonata is used in the bullet-time assassination scene in restaurant. * In the film Elephant, the first movement of the Sonata is used on many occasions, including a scene where Alex practices piano. * Gary Oldman, as Beethoven, plays "Moonlight Sonata" on the piano in the movie Immortal Beloved. * In the 2005 animated film Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, whilst in the house of his fiancée Victoria Everglot, Victor van Dort plays a piece that bears striking resemblance to the first movement of the "Moonlight" Sonata, to the extent that it is often supposed to be the sonata itself. * The piece also features during slow time-progression sequences in the film K-19. * The main musical piece in the Korean hit horror film, Phone, or "Pon", based on a popular South Korean urban legend about a high school student who commits suicide and haunts her school, playing piano when nobody is around. The piece is played multiple times throughout the film, used to symbolise the essence of love, lost. The main character learns to play the 1st movement of the Moonlight Sonata, for her lover. * The piece was used in the last scene of the film The Truman Show, as Jim Carrey is "leaving the world." * In the movie Far & Away, Nicole Kidman's character is playing lively ragtime music for company and suddenly switches to the Moonlight Sonata, much to the disappointment of her mother. * Parts of the first movement are used throughout the film Being John Malkovich. * It may be heard in the film Crimson Tide. * In the UK film "London to Brighton" it features in the scene as the two girls enter the millionaire's house. * In the film SLC Punk!, the first movement is played during the scene where Stevo and Sandy drop acid in Memory Grove Park. * In the film Psycho II Anthony Perkins's character plays the first movement of the piece on his piano. * In the short film Cashback.
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Jaded Lady
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Post by Jaded Lady on Feb 26, 2007 11:36:56 GMT -5
@ Serge (thank-god for that name-changing thread, otherwise I wouldn'tve known what to address you by, lol): Never really noticed how many times that the 1st has shown up in films. I was going to put it in cheezy songs since it's so overplayed... My fav is the Gary Oldman one. jenming: I'm betting if the very beginning was captured, you would have recognized it. But yes, it's the First Movement from Beethoven's Moonlight Aside: I've sort of developed a ruthless sense of severe objectivism from being in what I'm in ... but then I have to generalize my comments to make them approachable, so I yeah I can see how it may come across in writting as overkill/phishing. But I don't know of very many people here and I'm sure a lot of them have been playing longer than I have. I sort of wanted to frame the criticism before it actually happens and also to make it known that I'm aware of faults.
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Post by rob on Feb 26, 2007 12:02:31 GMT -5
Aside: I've sort of developed a ruthless sense of severe objectivism from being in what I'm in ... but then I have to generalize my comments to make them approachable, so I yeah I can see how it may come across in writting as overkill/phishing. But I don't know of very many people here and I'm sure a lot of them have been playing longer than I have. I sort of wanted to frame the criticism before it actually happens and also to make it known that I'm aware of faults. I'll admit i can be a really judgemental ass but when a person posts their music or their art or writings that are very personal, its completely infallible in my view. It's an expression that cannot be debated or critiqued by anyone other than the creator. i'm firewalled from the recording, but it could be utter sh*t in your view and I'll probably still like it. I had fish sticks for breakfast this morning for God's sake! Whatever it is you do or create, post more of it!!!!
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Post by jenming on Feb 26, 2007 20:57:33 GMT -5
Wow. no wonder it sounded familiar. my guess was that these were the ones which did it for me: From Wiki: Film * In the film Misery it is used in the famous "hobbling" sequence. * In the 2005 animated film Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, whilst in the house of his fiancée Victoria Everglot, Victor van Dort plays a piece that bears striking resemblance to the first movement of the "Moonlight" Sonata, to the extent that it is often supposed to be the sonata itself. * Parts of the first movement are used throughout the film Being John Malkovich.
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Post by Jaded Lady on Feb 27, 2007 1:13:36 GMT -5
Silly me. I forgot :S @ Jenming: Thanks. Glad it was affectly positive.
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Post by rob on Feb 27, 2007 12:58:42 GMT -5
aw, frig. here i am at 2am at an internet cafe in singapore and you deleted it
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Jaded Lady
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Post by Jaded Lady on Feb 28, 2007 0:55:06 GMT -5
^ Well I hope you did yourself good and walked across the street to the bar and had a good time.
I'll repost a long version and then you have my permission to be a judgmental ass and give me some advice.
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Post by D.A on Mar 3, 2007 2:57:42 GMT -5
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Post by moo on Mar 3, 2007 8:10:22 GMT -5
^ i like it.. it has a dark, droning feeling to it.. lemme know when ur done i wanna listen hehe..
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Post by D.A on Mar 3, 2007 18:32:47 GMT -5
cheers man, yeah for sure I'll let you know when its done (or if I ever get it done for that matter...)
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Post by moo on Mar 3, 2007 21:13:01 GMT -5
^ wat are u using to make tunes anyway? im kinda intersted.. i spend quite a bit of time dj-ing and mixing tracks myself
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Post by BayBoy415 on Mar 3, 2007 21:48:59 GMT -5
Hey, how do you post music onto this forum? Specifically how do make it so you just click on a link and it starts to play?
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