South Korea Pianist ~Yiruma

I have told you about a song called "River Flows in You" before. Now I will tell you about the pianist of this song. His name is Yiruma.

Yiruma is the stage name of I Ru-ma (born February 15, 1978), who is considered to be the world's greatest South Korea pianist and composer. The name "Yiruma" translates into accomplishment in Korean.

Yiruma leads the modern piano movement through his expressive and introspective songs.

"Ballade Pour Adeline"

“Ballade pour Adeline" (French for "Ballad for Adeline") is a 1976 instrumental composed by Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint. Paul de Senneville composed the piece as a tribute to his newborn daughter, Adeline. The first recording was by Richard Clayderman and world wide sales now have reached 22 million copies in 38 countries. This ballade was also played as the theme piece of a Philippine program on the GMA Network in the 1983 to 1996, "Lovingly Yours, Helen" hosted by the late Helen Vela, and is featured in the final scene of Gayniggers from Outer Space.

Who is Richard Clayderman?

Richard Clayderman (born Philippe Pagès on 28 December 1953, Paris) is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint, instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie soundtracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of most popular works of classical music.

About Maksim Mrvica

Maksim Mrvica (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈmaksim ˈmr.ʋitsa]; born May 3, 1975) is a Croatian pianist. He plays classic crossover music.

Mrvica took up piano lessons from the age of nine from Marija Sekso and gave his first public performance in the same year. Just three years later he gave his first concert performance of Haydn’s Piano Concerto in C major.

When war broke out in 1991, both Mrvica and his professor were determined that this would not disrupt his music studies. In spite of the war and surrounding turbulence, Mrvica entered in, and won, his first major competition in Zagreb in 1993.

Top 10 Pianists Ever

There have been many pianists in the 500 years since the piano was invented. However, the majority of them were mediocre, some were good and a very few were absolutely stunning. Many of those who made it to this list began their musical training at a very young age which allowed them to perfect their talent early on. This article will take a look at a handful of the most amazing pianists ever.

What is Chord?

Chord is same with cord or accord. It has the same meaning. It means accompaniment. Chord consist of 3 tones so the sounds more "wide". Generally we play chord with left hand and right hand for the melody.

Basically there are 2 ways to play a chord. The first is "Block chord". We play all the notes simultaneously.

The second is "Broken Chord". We play the chord separately, one by one. But we can develop ways to play chord with other styles such as pop, jazz, blues, and any more.

Basic Techniques of Playing Piano

There are 5 basic techniques in playing piano :

1. FINGERING (hand and finger forms, relaxation of arms & shoulders) Exercises for this fingering, intended to make, we as musicians, especially piano or keyboard player, finger and hand position when playing we are in the correct position.  Also to shape our fingers over the keys when playing piano or keyboard is in perfect position. Finger exercises include Ladder Tone and Cadence.
2. TOUCHING (touch of the pad, Legato, staccato, phrasing, dynamics and expression) Exercises for Touching is intended to make, we as musicians We understand our interpretation in playing music. Not play music, but music that should come out from our hearts. We know where we should be able to play loud or soft. Playing with no pressure or disconnected or broken and / or with the appropriate accent. There are dynamics, feeling and expression, especially piano or keyboard player.
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Relax For A Moment

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I've been join try out for the National Exam. I went home at 16.00 and arrived at 16.25. I'm very tired...

But I will have math test tomorrow. There are homework too. So I can't take a break... I have to finish my homework and study fot math test...

Although there are so many things I have to do, do homework and study, I still take a time for posting in my blog and also play the piano...

There is no day without playing my piano... Hehehe...

Back To Piano Lesson

I will start my lesson in piano again today... ^^

I didn't join my piano lesson for several times. Because there are additional lesson and examination at school.

I have to miss it...

How to read Musical Notes

A lot of people say that read musical notes or piano sheets is hard and complicated. But in fact, read musical notes is very easy. If you have know how to read it, you will be accustomed to read it.

Each tone is represented with letters.

My First Blog... ^^

Hi all...

This is my first blog... ^^

This blog contains everything about music, especially piano...

Why piano?