Mark is an accomplished and versatile pianist. In his early years he was known for his fast finger-work and the ability to play with his arms crossed while sitting on the floor facing backwards. This made him a pianist to watch as much as listen to. More recently, Mark has performed at a wide variety of venues and settings, in various musical styles, as a solo pianist and with group/band line-ups. Mark can create anything from mellow background music to full-on Boogie-Woogie, from singalongs to the blues.
Some comments about Mark...
“He’s mustard.” GC – Thailand
“I tried to take a photo but his hands were just a blur.” Dr IM – Glasgow
“He’s probably the best pianist in the world.” EG – Surrey
“Dad, you’re a fast typist.” Daughter – Wiltshire
“Best boogie ever.” Spectator – Minnesota
“Hey everybody, the piano-ist is here!” Publican – Ibiza
“I’d love to have that amount of independence between my left and right hands.” JG (pianist) – Kent
Disclosure and Barring Service: yes
Music Festival for performers and guests Our 10th
18-06-2022 12:30PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
11-12-2021 01:00PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
08-01-2022 01:00PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
12-02-2022 01:00PM
Tuning Temperaments
How many piano tuning temperaments are there?
There are countless variations, but most fall within three major categories;
1. Meantone, which generally concentrated the dissonance into a few unusable intervals (often called "wolf" intervals), so that the others could be Just. These are often called "restrictive" tunings, since there are certain intervals that are not usable. Good intervals are really good, bad ones are really bad. The Meantone era was approx. 1400-1700
2. Well-Temperament, which gives more consonance to the most often used keys, and more dissonance to the lesser used ones. Though not equal, these tunings are "non-restrictive" because all intervals can be used. The intervals range from Just to barely acceptable. Well-temperament refers to a genre, not a specific tuning. The Well-Tempered era is approx. 1700-1880.
3. Equal Temperament, which spreads the dissonance equally among all intervals.
There is no difference in consonance or dissonance between any keys, thus, there are no good ones or bad ones. Equal temperament represents a complete average. Dates of its acceptance are debated, but there is ample evidence that it was widely available by 1900 and is the predominate tuning on keyboards, today.
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