Toot your horn...

Never much of a musician, though I love listening to music. I'm better at responding to music ie dancing

Grade school-- tried to play the glockenspiel in the school orchestra (my last name was Glockner); ummm, short/painful experience, haha

Took Guitar lessons and could play at a very basic level

Participated in handbells with my church for a time. Did *ok* You'd be surprised how hard it is to hit ONE note at exactly the right time.

If I could wave a magic wand, I'd play the cello. But, hey, I'll let more talented people play and I'll sit and listen =D

BTW, if you enjoy classical music and a good laugh, check out Brett Yang and Eddy Chen YouTubes (best known as Twoset). They are very talented, knowledgeable and have a quirky sense of humor that just rounds it all out. I've learned a lot about music watching their videos
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Wow Win...is this really you?!! :love: Beautiful....I am so impressed!
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Thanks. Interesting trivia: Bach was a church organist before he started composing & he originally wrote that Prelude around 1720 for organ, which requires a very different arrangement for a percussion/string instrument like a keyboard. Other musicians of the era often arranged his works for other instruments.
Since piano doesn't have that "Echo" effect of an organ, I found a way to simulate that effect in the middle section by lightly holding down the pedal, which lifts the dampers slightly off the strings, creating the echo.
 
Chet said:
I tried to teach myself to play the guitar several times without luck. It was probably because I'm left handed and guitars are strung for righties. Also, a childhood accident left me with a wrist where the bone never fused right after a fracture. Coupling that with a lack of talent, it was hopeless from the start.
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That's what discouraged me, as a leftie. I loved playing baseball, but the schools back in the 60s didn't buy left hander gloves for gym class, so I'd have to use a right hander glove, catch the ball then quickly sling the glove off my hand and shift the ball so I could throw it with my left hand. As an adult playing slo-pitch in a community parks n' rec league, of course I bought my own glove, but had to re-learn catching and throwing.
BTW, some of the the world's best guitarists are left handed.
 
win231 said:
Thanks. Interesting trivia: Bach was a church organist before he started composing & he originally wrote that Prelude around 1720 for organ, which requires a very different arrangement for a percussion/string instrument like a keyboard. Other musicians of the era often arranged his works for other instruments.
Since piano doesn't have that "Echo" effect of an organ, I found a way to simulate that effect in the middle section by lightly holding down the pedal, which lifts the dampers slightly off the strings, creating the echo.
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"Since piano doesn't have that "Echo" effect of an organ, I found a way to simulate that effect in the middle section by lightly holding down the pedal, which lifts the dampers slightly off the strings, creating the echo." The sign of true musicianship. 🎹🎵🎶
 

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