dizzyfingers

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by dizzyfingers 7y ago
I’ll never forget being introduced to this piece in my first semester of music college. It was at the weekly composition departmental, we were going to listen to a few pieces and discuss. When the professor played this it shattered my naive
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by dizzyfingers 7y ago
I am fascinated by tarantula hawks, the first time I saw one flying I thought it was a black humming bird! I’ve watched one hunt a tarantula and drag it 25 yards across a yard to it’s layer. The deep blue black and contrasting copper wings
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by dizzyfingers 7y ago
I like this article for what to do in the moments of practice, but for a more complete plan this post that was nested in the OP is pretty important in describing how often and in what manner you should do this. http://www.calnewp
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by dizzyfingers 7y ago
>> I imagine that in doing so I was unconsciously reproducing one of the best impacts of certain kinds of therapy: creating the acknowledgement that yes, I feel the way I feel, that is mirrored by my environment in some way, and it’s
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by dizzyfingers 7y ago
Any body remember when Alone was writing The Last Psychiatrist?
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by dizzyfingers 8y ago
I’ve followed HN for around 10 years now but even basic stuff like this can come across as jazz to me. Funny thing is I understand jazz at a professional level. I feel foolish because I use godaddy, because they have good customer service a
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by dizzyfingers 8y ago
The only thing I'll add to this is the benefit of working with a metronome. With 88 keys and 10 fingers there is a lot pianists can get distracted by but when you strip it down to RH/LH eighth notes starting at 30 bpm you can real
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by dizzyfingers 8y ago
I see a lot of discussion here regarding the influence of listening to music but I am also curious about the influence of rhythmic training. This year I added rhythmic training as a warm up to all of my piano students lessons. I've bee
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by dizzyfingers 10y ago
I worked for Carnival as a pianist for a couple years after college to save money and it was an excellent physical reminder of how many people are in this world. I saw those ships turn over ~3,000 people every 5 - 7 days and according to Ca
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by dizzyfingers 10y ago
I agree with your momentum theory but furthermore it seems to also have a strong synesthetic element. As I mature as a musician these synesthetic experiences become more vivid while in the midst of making music. The best unscientific metaph
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by dizzyfingers 10y ago
Have you heard of the architect Christopher Alexander? His life's work seems to be close to what you are describing. I'd highly recommend the 4 volume series 'The Nature of Order.' I've always felt that there is a w
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by dizzyfingers 10y ago
Its probabaly not your voice, it's more likely that you could use some ear training, try musictheory.net
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by dizzyfingers 10y ago
Is anyone else here familiar with the work of Christopher Alexander? I'm specifically thinking of his 4 volume 'The Nature of Order.' Feels like low hanging fruit for all of us musicians who grasp for existential clarity as t