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Sunday, 7 February 2021
ABRSM Grade 1 and 2 C Major Contrary Motion Scales Tutorials
This blog will highlight two tutorial videos to help you from scratch become competent in the Grade 1&2
C Major Contrary Motion Scales. The main difference is that at Grade 1 - it is one octave, whilst at grade 2, it'll be two octaves.
Grade 1 Tutorial on C Major Contrary Motion Scale
Grade 2 Tutorial on C Major Contrary Motion Scale
Friday, 5 February 2021
Legend actor and pianist Christopher Plummer 1929-2021
Christopher Plummer, who played Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, was overdubbed in his singing rendition of Edewlweiss in the film.
Picture above of Plummer, playing piano at the Bristol Hotel, in Salzburg after shooting the Sound of Music
Plummer was a talented pianist and was studying to be a concert pianist before turning to acting in his youth.
Here's Plummer playing the piano (Rachmaninov) in between shooting the film Elsa and Fred in 2014.
He's also playing some Mendelssohn here 1 minute in.
Wellerman - Sea Shanty Piano Tutorial for complete beginners
Hi folks, in case you've noticed, there's a Sea Shanty craze going on that started on TikTok.
Check out the following mashup which has had over 3 million views!
Ok so if you want to learn how to play please follow this tutorial, it's designed for complete beginning pianists.
Monday, 11 January 2021
New flagship digital pianos 2020-2021 Kawai Es920 and Roland FP-90X
Kawai ES920 vs Roland FP-90X Digital Piano Comparison - Feature Rich Flagship Digitals 26 June 2021 video by Merriam Pianos
Roland FP-90X In-Depth Review and demo - 25 June 2021 Merriam Pianos Roland FP-90X This flagship model has the PHA 50 keyboard action, usually reserved for the high end LX digital pianos. FP-90X Demo and review For full specifications see the Roland website.
Next is Kawai ES920 Digital Piano Kawai ES920 in-depth interview - 40 minutes! Kawai ES920 - Merriam Pianos - Review Kawai ES920 - Alamo Music review Kawai ES920 demo by Merriam Pianos - with line out demos Kawai ES920 vs Yamaha p515 For an overview of the Roland FP-30x FP-60x and FP-90x see this video below.
Roland FP-90X In-Depth Review and demo - 25 June 2021 Merriam Pianos Roland FP-90X This flagship model has the PHA 50 keyboard action, usually reserved for the high end LX digital pianos. FP-90X Demo and review For full specifications see the Roland website.
Next is Kawai ES920 Digital Piano Kawai ES920 in-depth interview - 40 minutes! Kawai ES920 - Merriam Pianos - Review Kawai ES920 - Alamo Music review Kawai ES920 demo by Merriam Pianos - with line out demos Kawai ES920 vs Yamaha p515 For an overview of the Roland FP-30x FP-60x and FP-90x see this video below.