Episode 9
Piano practice is something that all piano learners have to do. Unfortunately, there is no instant way of going from not being able to play to giving Lang Lang a run for his money without many thousands of hours of practice.
Making practice fun
School is back for Term 3, which means this will be back into a normal rhythm but also much busier. My regular piano lessons will be starting back this coming week, and I’m looking forward to learning some new things over the coming term. Before the holidays, my piano teacher mentioned that she would be running a showcase concert in the middle of September. I don’t think I’m ready to perform in front of members of the public yet, even if those members are also piano learners. I’ll let you know my thoughts.
Roland FP-90X with stand and pedals
This week’s review is the second of two parts, and it’s of my new Roland FP-90X electric piano. In this part I’ll review some of the functions I’ve been investigating on the new piano.
If you listen to classical music, you're no doubt familiar with Deutsche Grammophon's place in classical recording. The company has been around for over 100 years and has recorded just about every piece of classical music. You can imagine. A large fraction of my classical music collection is made up of Deutsche Grammophon LPs and CDs. In fact, the very first CD I ever bought was a Deutsche Grammophon recording of Holst’s The Planets. Deutsche Grammophon's Stage Plus service combines many of its audio recordings with a very large range of video recordings of concerts and operas. Along with the musical content, there are also documentaries and interviews. There are many historical performances and, as the company has been associated with so many European orchestras and conductors, there are often multiple versions of any given piece. All the recordings and videos are presented in the highest quality available, with 4K video, Dolby Atmos and lossless audio.
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