Piano

Piano is a skill that took me years of practice in order to achieve a high level of proficiency. Though I often shirked my duty, only with hours of practice could I see the minute details that give a piece its character. Yet as high school started and my academic coursework became more challenging, my time was limited. I decided to stop playing the piano to focus on school work and extracurricular activities. However, sonatas and nocturnes kept getting stuck in my head. They taunted me,…

absolute piano music, my feeling is very complex and I have a lot of words to say. First of all, I want to appreciate the composer and pianist. That is because both of you created the wonderful music for us. I thank for your contributions to the human race. So I just want to say how much I appreciate both of you and I want to also say that stay strong. History will remember both of you. In the second place, I want to talk about the piano music in some specific areas. This piece of the piano…

3.3 Piano Figuration 3.3.1 Use of Percussive Figuration Prokofiev first used percussive figuration in Sarcasms Op. 17 and Toccata Op. 11 written in the same year. At the beginning of Sarcasms, the Tempestoso is depicted by the percussive introduction. The harsh percussive sound in the interval of the augmented fourth is not only reinforced by ff, but also projects an intense emotion. The dynamic contrast in the first four measures further heightens the intensity. Ex. 3.9 Sarcasms Op. 17 No. 1…

Steinway has held the title of best piano brand for quite some time. They strive for excellence in all areas of piano creation, and do a great job of that. But is Steinway the best piano for everyone? No. For professional pianists, perhaps. But for the average family looking for a highly esteemed piano for their children to become Mozart prodigies, Kawai is the better option. The brand offers more by way of touch, tone and durability for young families than Steinway does. Kawai and Steinway…

When I was younger, in the sixth grade, I started piano because my parents had forced me. When I first went into the piano class, I was very intimidated by the older kids because they were in middle school while I was still in elementary school and they were also experienced. I had no experience whatsoever and the piano instructor, Mr. Hayward announced that the piano recital will be in five weeks. I was panicking and shocked at the same time. I also had a lot smaller hands than my peers, making…

Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, op.83, composed by Johannes Brahms. In order to analyze this piece properly it is best to know the rondo within the piece. It helps to determine repetition and the featured alternating episodes. For this piece you can hear ABABA, which makes it a dynamic piece to listen to.When listening to the First A and the Last A sections you can here how similar they are. When you pay close attention to the Middle A you notice more instruments in this area.…

“The Piano,” directed by James Campion, talked about a woman name Ada McGrath, who was a mute since she was six years old. Her daughter and herself were sent to New Zealand for an arranged marriage to a wealthy landowner. However, she soon fell in love with a local worker on the planation and his name was George. Within the psychological disorder, from the moment I watched the film, it talked about how Ada, who has a disability with speech impairment. By expressing to others she plays on…

I was inspired to play piano and follow in her footsteps. I watched as my mom's hands flew across the piano in a series of graceful movements. It amazed me! I knew of few people that played piano! Statistics show that if you play Mozart's pieces in your right ear, you will do better at math and in your right ear, you will excel at language and English. Who would have ever thought that music could increase my learning skills in English and math? My favorite parts about piano are learning the…

it could be an heirloom passed down in a family for generations. In The Piano Lesson, Berniece feels as if she has a strong emotional bond to the piano: it literally has her family’s history carved on it. This piano, traded for two of her ancestors by Sutter, Papa Boy Walter and Mama Berniece, has been a part of their family for generations. She feels a heavy and substantial, emotional and sensitive attachment to this piano and she doesn’t let anything happen to it (5). Yet…

The Piano Lesson by August Wilson explores the conflict within a family to sell their long-held piano. The inciting incident occurs when Boy Willie tells his sister Bernice that he plans on selling the piano. Berniece is completely opposed to this prospect. The piano has a history through their family and she finds that it is a tradition that she must keep alive. The crises occurs when Sutter’s ghost prevents Lymon and Boy Willie from being able to move the piano. Boy Willie finds this…