與Dr. Geoffrey Wright的一次主修課,曾經被巴爾的摩太陽日報報導,沒想到篇幅還蠻大,也挺詳盡的。有很多台灣學生曾經拿過他的大班課。老師昨天退休了,祝福老師身體健康萬事如意福如東海壽比南山,投資賺大錢。從此仙居涼爽,不被世事所煩擾。
It is just after 2 p.m. when Wright realizes he is late to a piano lesson. Wright's student, Wan-ching Li, is preparing for an important recital, and today's session will be used to polish her technique.
Wright swoops into the classroom, says a quick "hello," then stops short -- and plops onto the floor. From there, he cranes his neck, and peers up at the belly of a baby grand.
The piano is brand-new and has been equipped with a small box with ports for cables: a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), standard equipment in the music profession, used to transfer sound data from musical instruments to computers. Wright grins like a boy with a new train: "This is cool."
Li is warming up, her fingers lightly touching the keys as she plays scales, then chords. As have most Peabody students, she has been involved with music nearly all her life: She began piano lessons at age 3, studied organ and composition in college, then worked as a production assistant at a recording company. Now 29, Li has come to Baltimore from Taipei, Taiwan, because she wants to create art that combines music and technology.
She begins playing "Caution to the Wind," a piece written in 1987 by James Mobberley for piano and tape-recorded accompaniment. The composition is delightful and raucous; at one point, Li karate chops the piano and, at another, she slams the keyboard cover.
The piece also demands machine-like precision.
Each stroke of Li's fingers must coincide perfectly with the music made by her inanimate partner, which plays on no matter what. "It is really hard to synchronize with the tape," she says later. "I have to put a stopwatch on top of the piano and watch it as I count seconds to make sure I am completely accurate. It doesn't allow me much freedom."
But at the recital, Li will play a second piece that illustrates what she and others mean when they talk about increasingly responsive interactions between man and computer.
The composition is called "Duet for 1 Pianist," and was written by Jean-Claude Risset for piano -- and computer. Playing duets with a computer is different from being accompanied by a tape
recorder. Information about each piano key Li touches, and the force with which it is struck, is transmitted by the MIDI to a computer. Based upon how and what Li plays, the computer decides which notes to play and how and when to play them. "With a computer, I can play in real time. I don't need to follow a recording."
She plays: Her small hands flying up and down the keyboard, her notes by turns full and rich, light and clear. The computer plays: Its synthesizer producing crescendos and trills that complement her music.
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同時也有2部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過13萬的網紅itsAmanda!,也在其Youtube影片中提到,There’s no score available, this cover was done by ear. 周杰倫6首經典情歌串燒來了! 明明就、青花瓷、擱淺、楓、手寫的從前、退後 周杰倫的歌比一般歌手的歌不容易聽膩 不管是旋律、和弦、還是歌詞都很特別 所有歌的key我都是照著原本的 沒有升...
keys and chords 在 Robynn Yip Facebook 的最讚貼文
Blog 4
I have a second confession to make. I actually quite admire Taylor Swift. I know, I know. I know she gets a lot of hate, and a lot of people don’t necessarily see her music as “real music”, whatever that means. I know liking her music is sometimes seen as “uncool”- how dare any serious musician say they like her stuff, it’s only for silly teenage girls. But if I’m honest, fewer and fewer people treat the whole Cantopop market as “real music” as well, so perhaps we kinda do share that in common. 🤷🏻♀️ So who am I to diss it? I actually really admire her, and definitely count her as one of my previously unspoken inspirations. I do resonate with the way she writes... because it’s kind of the way I write.
I recently watched her NPR Tiny Desk Concert, and if you don’t know about Tiny Desk, perhaps you could check it out and be inspired - it’s a YouTube channel where artists and musicians perform in a tiny cramped space behind a work desk - and it’s brilliant. I love the rawness of it, the realness of it, and the closeness of it. It takes what happens on a big stage into your average office work space. It was a surprise to see Taylor Swift there, because it usually features up-and-coming artists or jazz musicians, performances of which I enjoy thoroughly also. But this was a surprising one, and so I clicked. I admit I even got a tad bit emotional after watching it, not because of anything else but the fact that I can resonated with so so much the stuff she said about songwriting and her creative process, and I enjoyed how she picked the songs and played completely alone, stripped down and raw, in the songs’ demo versions. In between songs, she shared thoughts and her creative process so openly and vulnerably, and how she wrote her songs as self-therapy, usually with just one instrument, in her pajamas, in the middle of the night. In that format, she somehow still managed to find a dominant spot in the mainstream and manufactured pop world - and that was so reassuring for me because that’s how I have written a TON of my songs.
Very, very early on in my career, before R&K, one producer once said to me, “you’re not the best singer, you’re not really a great guitar player, piano you’re a little better but still not that great... but with everything put together, mayyyybe you would be able to become a little bit of something.”
And for me, to see someone like Taylor Swift do so well in this world, someone who doesn’t belt like Beyoncé, doesn’t shred on the guitar like John Mayer, doesn’t play keys like Alicia Keys, doesn’t riff like Ariana Grande... for someone like Taylor Swift to be the mega success that she is... is undeniably impressive, and downright inspiring to me. She doesn’t use fancy techy gear, she doesn’t use fancy chords, she doesn’t do fancy grooves or sing fancy riffs. She just writes songs like she writes her diary - but she’s also smart and catchy and commercial about it. She is an amazing storyteller of her own life, and without necessarily being the best at singing or any instrument, she was the best at telling her unique stories. With everything put together, and a strong belief in herself - she has used this creativity of hers to garner millions and millions of fans all around the world.
Sometimes, the mastery of a craft looks different for different people. Sometimes it’s not about technical perfection. Sometimes, those who are imperfect, broken, hurt, but headstrong, open, authentic, courageous, and unapologetic are more interesting. It’s like found their own way to harness their scars or life experiences, and turn them into doors leading to their eventual evolution through creativity. They tell stories instead of showing off. It’s reassuring and also comforting that this still sells, with this much competition in the market, and resonates with me so much.
I then watched the TED talk by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love after the tiny desk because Taylor said she watched it with tears when inspiration didn’t come. And I just teared myself also. Touched tears. Tears of inspiration. Tears of joy in finding people that seem to think like me, who share the weight of my worries, but are successful and made an impact in the world. I found myself nodding viciously in agreement idiotically in my own living room, when they share the anxieties, insecurities and fears that typically consume the mind of creatives. I am definitely an overthinker so I’m a victim of all that was mentioned. Ok, you’ll have to watch it to understand. But it felt like I was meant to listen to this. It’s based on the daunting feeling of failure when inspiration doesn’t come, or feeling like your best work is “untoppable” and therefore your best days are behind you. But inspiration isn’t from within you. Inspiration is this mysterious force in the universe, and you just have to catch it when it comes, and even when it doesn’t, just keep showing up for your part of the job anyway until it does. And when time comes, let inspiration, this outer force in the universe take over. You don’t have to be sad for writing a bad song, or too proud for writing a good one. Don’t beat yourself up, and just keep doing what you do. Leave that fear behind you. Absolutely life changing.
And with this, I’m gonna go turn on my water tap of inspiration and try to work on some songwriting now. Thanks for checking in 🙂
Till next time.
Choose love, and bring light.
xRobynn
#robynnblogs
Do share what you think on what my next confession should be. 🙂
keys and chords 在 Tomo Fujita (Official Fan Page) Facebook 的最讚貼文
Song Writing Advice with Theory, Scales & Chords relationship
https://youtu.be/x1YqreCNJMI
I was listening audio today two songs are using same chord progressions in different keys. I wonder how many of you really understand some structure or song writing process using a little theory behind these chord changes. So I made two parts and use 4 notes from Pentatonic scale.
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keys and chords 在 itsAmanda! Youtube 的精選貼文
There’s no score available, this cover was done by ear.
周杰倫6首經典情歌串燒來了!
明明就、青花瓷、擱淺、楓、手寫的從前、退後
周杰倫的歌比一般歌手的歌不容易聽膩
不管是旋律、和弦、還是歌詞都很特別
所有歌的key我都是照著原本的 沒有升高或降低
這也算是我其中一個強迫症🤣
每次彈cover我絕對不改key
因為我覺得人家歌手寫那個key一定有他的道理 所以我就是一定要照著他的key彈!
人家每次問我最喜歡聽誰的中文歌
我一定立馬回答周杰倫:))
他的歌我聽最多 所也才有辦法做接歌
之前在我IG精選動態也有即興彈周杰倫的接歌過
但那每首歌只需要彈15秒 所以很容易
這次彈這個一鏡到底 連著六首
我只能說 差點沒被我自己搞死🤣
因爲一鏡到底 沒有修音的緣故
所以有些微錯音還請大家多多包容🧡
希望你們喜歡這次的cover!
Here is a mashup of six songs I’ve pieced together from Jay Chou! @周杰倫 Jay Chou
I played all the songs with its original keys because I feel like there must be a reason the singer chose these keys for the songs.
Jay Chou has been my favorite Taiwanese singer since I was young - you won’t get tired of his songs easily because the melodies, chords and lyrics are just so unique.
I actually improvised Jay Chou’s songs on my Instagram before (you guys can still see it on my Instagram Highlight.) That was easy because I only had to play 15 seconds for each song:))
But now, there are six songs in a row, with a duration of 11 minutes in total (all done in one take)...so you might hear some wrong notes:p
Anyway, I hope you guys will love this cover the same as I do👾💞
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keys and chords 在 Charis Chua Youtube 的最讚貼文
*CHARIS 蔡佳靈
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Vocals & Keys: CC
Elec. Guitar/Mixing: TC
Videography: TC
Editing: CC &TC
#laurendaiglerescue #拯救
You are not hidden你並非隱形的
There's never been a moment you were forgotten 你從來沒被遺忘
You are not hopeless 你不會絕望
Though you have been broken 雖然你心破碎
Your innocence stolen 你的世界不再純真
I hear you whisper underneath your breath 我聽到你低聲說的話
I hear your SOS, your SOS 我聽到你求救的訊號
I will send out an army to find you 我會不計一切來找你
In the middle of the darkest night 在最深的黑夜中
It's true, I will rescue you 相信我, 我會拯救你
There is no distance that cannot be covered 沒有所謂的遙遠
Over and over 我會一次又次的跨越
You're not defenseless 你並非毫無防衛
I'll be your shelter我會成為你的避難所
I'll be your armor我會成為你的盔甲
I hear you whisper underneath your breath 我聽到你低聲說的話
I hear your SOS, your SOS 我聽到你求救的訊號
I will send out an army to find you我會不計一切來找你
In the middle of the darkest night在最深的黑夜中
It's true, I will rescue you相信我, 我會拯救你
I will never stop marching to reach you我不會停止前進到你身邊
In the middle of the hardest fight在最艱難的戰鬥中
It's true, I will rescue you相信我, 我會拯救你
I hear you whisper underneath your breath 我聽到你低聲說的話
I hear you whisper you have nothing left 我聽到你說你什麼都沒了
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