I was at Mozarts for open mic night last night; it went splendidly. i received vast instruction from a Muso, and learned the fourth chord that makes modern music [it is the major 7th]
so now i can reduce all songs to four chords rather than three in order to play by ear. [not including the minors]
after attempting to sing 2 1/2 songs, i realized that the entire keybord has been transposed three or four tones lower.
this terned out to be due to the age of the piano, and the fragility of the strings; the tuner could not safely apply as much tension to the strings as needed [about 100kg per string] and so had to adjust the entire set of strings to a lower tension and thus pitch.
it is the rest home piano that is from Lundin
i played it yesterday for grandpa
there was also a Pat there listening
and both were free with their advices on how to play chopin
but everyone plays chopin differently
and i also have my brothers instructions on how to play the chopin piece he is vicariously living through me [he is unable to play anymore] it was lovely, having a lesson with Grandpa; he greatly enjoyed the nocturne that he seemed to be PERPETUALLY playing for the last 20 years, and i played several parts several times for him. it is fun to play.
Lovely.
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