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It would be nice to see some video footage for those visual learners, but nice work so far!

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I was checking out his teaching style and it is certainly unique but I can see how visual learners would go for that kind of teaching technique. However, most of what Shawn is teaching seems to be music with regular crochet and minim beats. In the blues syles of which ragtime and barrell are relativ...

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The CA-71 is a newer upgraded version of the CA-7. The CA-71 would have features like 192 note polyphony, extra pre-recorded classical music pieces as well as some other fancy software running inside known as "Virtual Technician" aswell as lessons and finger exercises for personal practice...

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Happy 2nd Birthday to the Digital Pianos Forum!!!

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Yes, this one is quite old - probably like 5-6 years now. Looking at the back of the piano I don't think it was this adjusting feature. It's sensible enough if I turn up the volume, but the problem just is that the keys feel a sluggish, as you described it. The adjuster wouldn't be down the back of...

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If I'm not mistaken, the Roland HP1700 has been out and about for a number of years? Some of the keyboards before 2000 had a sluggish feel to them. In attempt to weight them, they didn't really consider the importance of creating a counterweight of some kind so that the keys responded to the touch r...

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Sure

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- G∅: Not sure what this is. I have seen G- which is G minor or GΔ which is Gmajor7 but never with a square. I just got a new monitor this afternoon and re-read this post. The symbol looked like a square on my old monitor. Anyway... the G∅ means "G half-diminished" so msytery solved after...

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I have had similar problems connecting my CP300 to a computer. I can use it for music editting software like Finale or Sibelius but I have not been able to use it with a music production software. This seems to be a fairly common problem with MIDI users and Yamaha keyboards and I too would have thou...

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That's okay. I remember our teachers always going on about using vous unless you have been invited to "tutoyer"! :) Well it seems that you have online advertising covered and I think if anyone is going to buy it online, your range of adverts will certainly give them a good chance of doing ...

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Contemporary composers, particularly in Jazz I have to say, use all sorts of ways to notate chords that aren't immediately recognisable to people who are used to reading the universal chord layouts. No doubt someone will post here and say that they're not strange to Jazz pianists, but if you're play...

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Comment allez-vous? Ca fait un bail que je n'ai pas parlé le français! Alors, maintenant, je vais saisir l'occasion! :) Quand j'étais a l'université, j'étudais le français jusqu'a la fin de la premiere année de ma licence. Comment se fait-il que vous voyagerez au Japon? Est-ce que vous etes un étudi...

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I think Kurzweil do that just to stand out! I mean the K2600 is a magnificent workstation and controller, yet Kurzweil opted for that pealescent/metallic purple for the outer casing! However, they are good pieces of equipment. Personally, provided that the keyboard isn't sprayed pink and studded wit...

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It'd make you think that Yamaha must have skimped on something there when they designed the P60! That is not really good enough, even for an entry level stage/personal digital piano!

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That's a very respectable deal!

Well done!

markymark

Keep an eye out for a bargain!

The replacement model, the YDP140 is on its way that is if it isn't out in the stores yet, as this will probably devalue the RRP for the YDP131, not that I'm sure there are too many lying in storerooms....

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It depends on your budget.... Yamaha used to do a Motif which was great for gigging - had the sounds and sequencing/production power and was capable of interacting with your computer software. The new XS model builds on that (you can see a demo on the Yamaha Europe website) which goes into all the s...

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You're so impatient, Openwood! :wink: I've been waiting to hear back from my contact at Yamaha since Saturday but have not heard anything from him! I know that you can get stands for these keyboards. When I bought my CP300 last year, I didn't get a stand cos Yamaha are selling these as "additio...

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Casio keyboards have improved a lot over the years, but they tend to lag behind in terms of keyboard action and realistic sound quality when compared with the likes of Yamaha. The Yamaha DGX620 would be worth checking and there could be some deals on this as the DGX630 has just been released! If thi...

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Theory at Grade 6, 7 and 8 becomes increasingly 'hairy' and extremely technical, sometimes too technical to be useful. Most boards will permit you to carry on practical examinations in Grade 6-8 without having completed the accompanying theory. In fact, I can think of two boards that will permit ent...

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What did you go for in the end?

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If you can get a CLP220 in the 300-400GBP range, it'd be more than reasonable - you'd be flippin' lucky. I would say that the CLP220 will devalue substantially over time as the CLP320 establishes itself, but it is both a waiting game and a gamble to an extent. You can see that the CLP120s are still ...

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Wow! This really is resurrecting an old post! I think you're right Anthony. As I think I said in my post, they both have their strengths, so much so that I would say there is a case for having both an acoustic and digital piano. I have a P121N and a Yamaha CP300. I enjoy both of them, although the C...

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The seller is being a little optimistic in hoping that he'll get 700GBP for the CLP120 he has. When they started, they were introduced at 1199GBP or so. It really depends on how long he has owned the keyboard - judging by the cut-off date, we can guess he has a three year old piano. However, the CLP...

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If ability is not the issue, as a rule of thumb, effort and motivation have to be the next port-of-call when deciding on the progress of a pupil. I remember someone asking about motivating children in an earlier post. You can click here to follow the discussions and ideas: http://www.uk-piano.org/pi...

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I don't know when the CLP120 was introduced, but I can tell you that it was discontinued by Yamaha around 2005. I know that there was a CLP121 around during the early 90s but the fact that you can still buy the CLP120 online would suggest that this is not associated with that range - I mean, there i...

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If you apply for a permanent post in a school, as part of the application form, you should be given a consent form to permit the local policing authority to check their records for previous convictions, as part of the "Criminal Background Check", that would suggest unsuitability to work wi...

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Would it be justified if I started charging £30 per full hour? Or do I equate to an unexperienced teacher due to a few years' break in my teaching career, and hence should charge less? I'm breaking up my posting as the last one is rather long! In response to your question, 'No!' I'm assum...

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In order to teach in schools in the United Kingdom, you have to have QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) which can be achieved via a B.Ed., PGCE or a specialist instrument tuition qualification which can be done via most of the main music boards in this country, i.e. Trinity Guildhall, London College of ...

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Unless you are playing for a choir at a very sophisticated style and level, I really couldn't imagine many sung pieces being beyond Grade VII at the very most. For an adult choir, Grade V or VI would be the general bench mark for the required level of playing from accompanists. Fellowship (FLCM, FTC...

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The YDP151 is an imported and now discontinued model and is becoming increasingly hard to find locally and now also on the internet. Any you get will be reduced significantly from their original rrp. Have you played one before. If not, I'd seriously recommend that you do before trying to buy online ...

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The YDP151 is an imported and now discontinued model. Any you get will be reduced significantly from their original rrp. Have you played one before. If not, I'd seriously recommend that you do before trying to buy online for example. Do a search in Google. Tried myself and found a few websites commi...

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I remember reading somewhere that suspended chords must not have a major third on them, but yet jazz musicians WILL include it in suspended chords if the player wants to add some dissonance. For start then, the E would be missing and the sus (or 11th) could be moved down to use c,f,g,b,d,a as the bu...

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I think they were around during the early 90s. Unfortunately you can't upgrade a digital piano. By its nature and the intention of its design, and upgrade is a new digital piano which is why I always encouage people to think wisely before buying when money-saving is the main issue. A cheap digital w...

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Usually, furniture pianos will have two pedals included on a pedalboard. Stage pianos come without a furniture stand as they can be mounted on a retort/X-stand and can be connected up with a standalone pedal unit like the FP3 or FP4 from Yamaha for example. By the way, did you think about the Yamaha...

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by the way, i would have to disagree with marky mark over one particular example he used, he referred to a c maj 13 as "c,e,g,b,d,f,a", i would class that as a c sus (maj13); to me c maj 13 is "c,e,g,b,d,a" For Jabarr's benefit, I think I need to highlight that this is only an o...

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If you are wanting to improve your technique, you should at least attempt the set fingerings and see how they go. By that I don't mean try once or twice and then give up. The fingerings are not written by muppets and mostly have an inherent technique attached to them. If you have to change anything,...

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You are right. In fact, Yamaha are getting ready to upgrade their CLP range very soon as well. If money is a factor, you could get a redundant model cheaper than the new release which tends to be overpriced at its first unveiling. As for your shortlist, I would go with the YDP-131. Wouldn't be keen ...

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I spend a lot of time when writing posts to make sure what I'm saying is not inaccurate or casual in anyway - did you read the whole post? If you're going to quote me, at least don't try to sum up what I'm saying by referring to an isolated, out-of-context phrase: by the way, i would have to disagre...

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Sorry, dave! I'm only joking!

We've all been there! Well, that is with the likely exception of Gill. If she was in any way as aggressive when she started playing as she is now, I'd say she walked into do Grade 1 practical and walked out with blood-stained Grade 6 certificate!

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Marky; Dave's doing ABRSM. He's cracked the pieces, has the recordings, but doesn't have a teacher. So this may be a concerted effort on the part of the UK Piano Page; we just need to decide on the venue for the party when he passes! :) Well Margherita Pracatan did really well for herself wooing cr...

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I was going to suggest software for your MIDI cable! Make sure that you have the most up-to-date version of Musicsoft. Something else that I've done in the past is muddle up the connections. Have you made sure that your IN jack is going into the OUT socket on the keyboard and that the OUT jack is go...

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I've been doing a little bit of asking round... Apparently Yamaha is about to launch the new CLP300 series. There is word about 5 layer dynamic stereo-sampling piano sounds as opposed to the 3 layer sample on the current top of the range CLP280. Apparently, the range hasn't been launched in USA yet,...

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To be honest, I didn't know they were bringing out an upgrade so soon; although I probably shouldn't be completely surprised by that either. The CLP200 range was show-cased in UK around May 2005. I remember hearing a Yamaha district manager say that Yamaha tend to upgrade on two-yearly cycles and do...

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Which board are you planning on using? Trinity Guildhall for example have made huge changes to their aural testing. Their tests used to be rather complicated and tested skills that would be utterly useless owning to the fact the everyone checks their melodics before committing it to manuscript paper...

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Are you turning the digital piano on after or before the computer has been turned on. Sometimes having the keyboard on first and connected will get a better response from your computer. I have had similar problems in the past but that was owing to my computer hardware. Has you computer been upgraded...

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Posts like this come up quite a lot. Have a read through some of the other threads on which I have offered advice already: http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-forums/viewtopic.php?t=5730 http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-forums/viewtopic.php?t=5672 http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-forums/viewtopic.php?t=5323 At ...

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What was this budget again? 200 GBP??? I think you're starting to see for yourself that if you want quality, in an instrument, your going to have to raise the bar a bit, financially speaking. My concern about the YDP models is that the YDP131 is entry level as an instrument and I wouldn't sure as re...

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Hey Grenache! Thanks for that info - I haven't heard of this software. I had been looking through a music catalogue for school requisitions and need to decide what I want. Something like Cubase is too technical for upper Key Stage 2 age group. Will look for this online and see if there is a demo or ...

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If you were to look very closely at hymnals and identify the notes being played in a hymn, you would be surprised how much of the melody and harmony is based on the principals of chords anyway. Even rather technical classical music can be analysed in the same way to identify the presence of chords (...

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