Anyone play Piano/Keyboard?

[LeperousDust]

I'm playing the piano again after a 6 year hiatus, and I'm obviously very rusty, so now i don't have a piano teacher nor the money to pay one () where does one go for pretty decent learning online. Something all the way up to grade 8 would be fantastic since i used to play to grade 7 and i wouldn't mind if i maybe finished that. This is one of those wish I'd never stopped moment really...

I'm also looking for sheet music too. I don't care where it comes from either and prefer it all to be freely available (one way or another ).

Danke Schon!

[vix]

Bah, I found a great site for modern sheet music the other week and can't remember what I Googled for to find it. I'll have a think and post back.

Keyboard player here, but self taught, parents could barely afford the equipment let alone the lessons.

[Greenlizard0]

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

I'm playing the piano again after a 6 year hiatus, and I'm obviously very rusty, so now i don't have a piano teacher nor the money to pay one () where does one go for pretty decent learning online. Something all the way up to grade 8 would be fantastic since i used to play to grade 7 and i wouldn't mind if i maybe finished that. This is one of those wish I'd never stopped moment really...

I know what you mean. I stopped at Grade 5 and loved the freedom on practice nights for around two years or so. Then A-Levels and then degree stuff came along and I really really wished I hadn't given up.

Damnit, my parents were right

[Garp]

Originally Posted by Greenlizard0

I know what you mean. I stopped at Grade 5 and loved the freedom on practice nights for around two years or so. Then A-Levels and then degree stuff came along and I really really wished I hadn't given up.

Damnit, my parents were right

I wish I'd kept up the violin, but I stopped playing it around the same time I picked up the guitar. Now I'm helpless at it, and it frustrates me because I was up to grade 6 before.

[Darrin]

My son is a self taught composer and player. Not much help here, but if you get back into it, Noteworthy Composer is a good program for hooking the keyboard up to the computer (especially since I have a Key for it and it's a download. Hint, hint).

[Fayshun]

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

I'm also looking for sheet music too.

Personally, I'd get some decent music.

Ba-dum-tish!

Thankyou, I'm here all week.

[Chuckles]

I'm in exactly the same boat actually. Got to grade 8 (but never took it) when I was 17 but never really played since I left home. I was thinking of getting a Juno-D and getting back into it at home, but then using it as a synth in my band.

[FakeSnake]

Originally Posted by starscream

I'm in exactly the same boat actually. Got to grade 8 (but never took it) when I was 17 but never really played since I left home. I was thinking of getting a Juno-D and getting back into it at home, but then using it as a synth in my band.

a Juno-D???
dont be a poofta

get a decent analogue if you want an analogue

Keyboard player here.. although very rusty now
have a couple of keyboards.
Roland Juno-60
Korg 01w/fd
Korg Triton 88 Studio

[phykell]

Originally Posted by starscream

I'm in exactly the same boat actually. Got to grade 8 (but never took it) when I was 17 but never really played since I left home. I was thinking of getting a Juno-D and getting back into it at home, but then using it as a synth in my band.

Yamaha P120 - 88 keys, graded hammer effect from eBay for not a lot of cash plus a lot of voices too.

[LeperousDust]

Originally Posted by phykell

Yamaha P120 - 88 keys, graded hammer effect from eBay for not a lot of cash plus a lot of voices too.

I managed to score a DGX620 for £350 off the bay, which i'm more than happy with! Basically i was just after a hammer action and that's all, but whilst looking for cheap stuff on ebay i saw that going at (what i though was) a silly price, so sniped and won, and over the past week or so i've been so very impressed with it

Phykell, i have been previously tutored and i was studying for my grade 7 before i packed it in because i was young and stupid As it stands i'm not really after any more qualifications as it goes, but i do want to read up on my theory again. Chord composition etc... It interests me and it's helpful when i'm just playing around.

I'm just looking to play popular music at present really, i've got all the coldplay sheet music, so i'm just busying my way through that. Everyone loves coldplay! I've got a ton of other "popular sheet music" as well, but after checking out a few songs from the collection some of them are poorly written/composed, and obviously not the real sheet music. I may look into a few classical pieces sometime in the future, this is probably the main reason i entered for grades, i enjoyed playing the music in the books!

Originally Posted by Will

If I wasn't so overly protective of my sister I'd have suggested she gives you piano lessons as she's beyond grade 8 and bloody good (and goes to Edinburgh uni). SO that doesn't really help you much!

Wait you've got a sister in Edinburgh Uni, funny you kept that quiet . Wait? So overly protective, who do you think i am!?! I'm shocked!