[MusicTlk] Introduction and a Couple of Questions

[Ned O'Brien]

nls bard,in their music section under instruction have some great courses
for learning most all instruments by ear. If you want a fantastic keyboard
course, try the two done by bill irwin
good luck
ned

On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 12:07 PM Sarah Meyer via MusicTlk <
musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I'm new to this list but not new to the Federation. :) I wanted to
> introduce myself and to ask a few questions.
>
> I have been singing for as long as I can remember, and I started
> playing piano when I was almost 4 years old (I'm nearing 30 now). I
> only took piano lessons for about 5 years when I was little, so I've
> mostly now just played by ear and learning from YouTube videos. I have
> written some songs and hope to write more. I've also started learning
> to play the guitar, though this is very slow going.
>
> Here are my questions:
> 1. I recently bought myself a new keyboard; it's a Cassio Privia 160.
> It's an 88-key and what I love about it is that it has weighted keys.
> I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about this keyboard and how to
> navigate the settings on it. I found the manual online but am having
> trouble making sense of the instructions. Above the keys, there is a
> row of buttons: the power button, the volume control dial, a function
> button, a start/stop /demo button, a record button, metronome/duet
> button, a grand piano (concert) button, grand piano (modern) button,
> and grand piano (electric) button. There are apparently 18 different
> tones or sounds that this piano can make by pressing the function
> button with a certain corresponding key from the keyboard. I tried it
> yesterday and was able to find a different tone but can't figure out a
> system to it. According to the manual, there are also numbers you can
> enter for the pre-recorded songs if you want to practice playing
> along. Pressing the function key in combination with keyboard keys
> seems to be the method for adjusting the metronome tempo, splitting
> the keyboard into duet mode, operating the two-track recorder, and
> more. What I'm wondering is if anyone has experience with this model
> and its accessibility.
>
> 2. I am also wondering if anyone has any recommendations for learning
> the guitar. I know a few chords, and that's it. I started to learn to
> read Braille music a few years ago but didn't get very far, and as a
> grad student (not studying music professionally), I unfortunately
> don't have the time to invest in learning a whole new code right now
> and will need to learn by ear. I've heard of the Bill Brown resources,
> but it appears that the very introductory or basic foundational
> book/CD is not on BARD. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you in advance, and I hope you have a blessed day!
>
> Sarah
>
> --
> Sarah K. Meyer
> Graduate Student, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
> Ball State University
> sarah.meyer55 at gmail.com
> (317)402-6632
>
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