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(Message started by: Lizzie2 on Aug 17^th, 2005, 3:48pm)

Title: My Music
Post by Lizzie2 on Aug 17^th, 2005, 3:48pm

So - I need some ideas....

What do you think is the best way to introduce my neighbors to the fact that I am a classical pianist who also plays the flute, clarinet, and sings opera/broadway/pop music??? [smiley=laugh.gif]

Yeah...I have hardwood floors too!

However, I live on the first floor of the building - and I can't say I'd feel toooooooo badly - whenever someone goes in and out of the front or back doors, the door slams shut so loudly that I practically jump out of my skin. It's happened at least 100 times today alone!!

Hmmmm.......Andrew Lloyd Weber or Chopin? Either one could potentially be an interesting 'introduction' to the new neighbors. ;)

Carrie :)

Title: Re: My Music
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Aug 17^th, 2005, 3:49pm

Definately Andrew Lloyd Weber.

Title: Re: My Music
Post by Jimi on Aug 17^th, 2005, 3:56pm

I was thinking more on the lines of Jerry Lee Lewis........something like *Great Balls of Fire*

Title: Re: My Music
Post by nani on Aug 17^th, 2005, 3:58pm

on 08/17/05 at 15:56:09, Jimi wrote:

I was thinking more on the lines of Jerry Lee Lewis........something like *Great Balls of Fire*

Good grief!! That's exactly what I was thinking.
Now I'm scared... :o

Title: Re: My Music
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Aug 17^th, 2005, 3:59pm

Innagaddadavida baby!!! ;;D

Title: Re: My Music
Post by Jimi on Aug 17^th, 2005, 4:04pm

There you go Carrie. Confirmation...Nani and I saw a vision of you tickling the ivory's and kicking back the stool.

Title: Re: My Music
Post by ghost62 on Aug 17^th, 2005, 4:13pm

I'm going to that concert :o ;) ;;D ;;D ;;D

Title: Re: My Music
Post by Lizzie2 on Aug 17^th, 2005, 4:17pm

Well I don't have the music for Great Balls of Fire...

Will Linus and Lucy work? That one I can play.... :)

There's some Charlie Brown special where Schroeder plays the 2nd movement of the Beethoven Sonate that I played on my recital in May 2004. I was so excited the first time I ever heard that!! haha

Title: Re: My Music
Post by Frank_W on Aug 17^th, 2005, 4:19pm

Something by Liszt, Saint-Saens, Rachmaninoff, or any of the other adherents to the "School Of Big Thunder." Hee hee...

[smiley=headbanger.gif] [smiley=sgrin.gif] [smiley=jammin.gif]

Title: Re: My Music
Post by clarence on Aug 17^th, 2005, 4:25pm

Limp Bizkit

either that or Copacabana.

Casey

Title: Re: My Music
Post by kissmyglass on Aug 17^th, 2005, 5:46pm

Crank up some Grand Funk Dude.... :)

Title: Re: My Music
Post by Charlie on Aug 17^th, 2005, 6:22pm

http://subscribe.smileygenerator.us/all/albums/HoosierDude//piano.gif?SSImageQuality=Full

Little Richard?

Charlie

Title: Re: My Music
Post by Lizzie2 on Aug 17^th, 2005, 8:40pm

So Frank's the first here (I think) to hear my piano/vocal skills! We were chatting on the phone today and I put the phone on speaker so he could hear my rendition of "Past the Point of No Return" from Phantom, 2 songs from "Aida" (The Past is Another Land and I Know the Truth)...and then he heard snippets of Bach, Beethoven,and Saint-Saens.

He also got some piano suggestions over the phone for practicing the songs he wants to learn.

Mostly I think I talked his ear off - having 2 very hyper people on the phone at the same time sure is fun! LOL

Frank - you have to give your music critic's review now. :)

I would have kept playing piano, but my mom came over with her 2 best friends to help plan all the rearranging of my apartment! Holy kerap I have a lot of work to do - first step is to learn how to stop being a slob with all the clutter. But I can't help it - a cluttered place is indicative of a cluttered mind - which is definitely me!

So I'm going to try to keep it neat! I took a bunch of pics - will post them tomorrow maybe. 8)

Well...workin tomorrow and the next day and the weekend..........can't wait till next week and some time to maybe sleep a little!

If I ever get a mini-disc recorder, I'll get some of my piano vocals recorded so people can hear - the only electronic recordings I have right now are my cds from my 2 piano recitals while at Penn State - oh and Fubar (Shawn) has a disk to go in the disklavier that allows him to 'see' my playing - that was pretty fun to make. :) It's like an electronic player piano - except instead of music roles, it plays off of what I record on the disk.....all my mistakes too, though!!!

Title: Re: My Music
Post by Kevin_M on Aug 17^th, 2005, 9:41pm

Get a harpsichord and follow along to Addams family reruns. Put "Wednesday" on your mailbox.

Title: Re: My Music
Post by Melissa on Aug 17^th, 2005, 9:45pm

Chopsticks ;;D

Title: Re: My Music
Post by Carl_D on Aug 17^th, 2005, 9:59pm

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana!

Though my choice would probably be Slipknot, Korn or BLACK SABBATH!!!!!!!!!!

[smiley=headbanger.gif]

Rollin' wit da changes,
Carl D

Title: Re: My Music
Post by cootie on Aug 17^th, 2005, 11:54pm

Ever hear someone do Metalica on a fiddle ? Seen a chick play it at jam nite one nite........didn't know that was possible and it was quite a show stopper. Fiddler on the spoof Pam

Title: Re: My Music
Post by sandie99 on Aug 18^th, 2005, 12:25am

on 08/17/05 at 15:49:30, ExplodingEyeBall wrote:

Definately Andrew Lloyd Weber.

I agree. How about Memory? ;)

Title: Re: My Music
Post by Frank_W on Aug 18^th, 2005, 7:13am

on 08/17/05 at 20:40:50, Lizzie2 wrote:

AND IT WAS AWESOME!! [smiley=headbanger.gif]

Quote:

He also got some piano suggestions over the phone for practicing the songs he wants to learn.

Yes! Thank you!

Quote:

Mostly I think I talked his ear off - having 2 very hyper people on the phone at the same time sure is fun! LOL

It was great! :)

Quote:

Frank - you have to give your music critic's review now. :)

I've never heard anyone play and sing like you, Carrie. Your voice, your playing... Phenomenal!! I would give anything to be able to play like that. In fact, after listening to you sing, "Past The Point Of No Return," I spent yesterday evening playing from my "Phantom Of The Opera" book, and I'm taking it to my piano lesson this evening. *BEAMING!*

Quote:

If I ever get a mini-disc recorder, I'll get some of my piano vocals recorded so people can hear - the only electronic recordings I have right now are my cds from my 2 piano recitals while at Penn State - oh and Fubar (Shawn) has a disk to go in the disklavier that allows him to 'see' my playing - that was pretty fun to make. :) It's like an electronic player piano - except instead of music roles, it plays off of what I record on the disk.....all my mistakes too, though!!!

I would love copies. :)

Title: Re: My Music
Post by Lizzie2 on Aug 18^th, 2005, 11:49am

Thanks Frank!

Next time I expect to hear YOU play over the phone.....especially now that you're all back into practicing again! :)

Singing things like Past the Point of No Return...really really really makes me miss my days of music theatre, and what I could have done, had I ever taken dance lessons as a child. My mom had taken ballet and piano lessons as a child, but she didn't like ballet in particular - so she never had me start it. We know now that I would have loved it!

Can't sing today because I sound like a frog. Woke up this morning with a fever and my lungs full of junk....so I had to call out of work and cancel one of my doc appts this afternoon.

I'm going to drink lots of tea and at least heal the vocal cords haha

Thanks again for listening!! :)

Carrie :)

Title: Re: My Music
Post by Frank_W on Aug 18^th, 2005, 12:32pm

on 08/18/05 at 11:49:06, Lizzie2 wrote:

Thanks Frank!

Next time I expect to hear YOU play over the phone.....especially now that you're all back into practicing again! :)

I've never been out of practice, but I am re-doubling my efforts. :)

Quote:

Can't sing today because I sound like a frog. Woke up this morning with a fever and my lungs full of junk....so I had to call out of work and cancel one of my doc appts this afternoon.

I'm going to drink lots of tea and at least heal the vocal cords haha

Thanks again for listening!! :)

Carrie :)

I hope you're feeling better soon! Thanks for the conversation and the concert! :)

[smiley=hug.gif]

-Frank

Title: Re: My Music
Post by rextangle on Aug 18^th, 2005, 1:41pm

Well, unless your neighbors are blind, they should have seen the piano movers.
Start playing everything by Chopin in a minor key... "Tristesse", #1 in B flat minor, Op.9, #.1, A minor, Op 34 # 2, you get the idea
Once you realize that their depression level has gone up, cheer them up with some Great Balls of Fire...
works everytime. ;)

Title: Re: My Music
Post by Frank_W on Aug 18^th, 2005, 2:23pm

on 08/18/05 at 13:41:44, rextangle wrote:

Well, unless your neighbors are blind, they should have seen the piano movers.

And in that case, feel free to play as loud as you want, 'cause they can't see you. LMAO!

Title: Re: My Music
Post by ghost62 on Aug 18^th, 2005, 2:38pm

Her ya go play this for them really loud

http://www.guzer.com/videos/numa_numa.php

Title: Re: My Music
Post by Lizzie2 on Aug 18^th, 2005, 5:42pm

on 08/18/05 at 13:41:44, rextangle wrote:

LOL Nocturn Op.9 No.1 in B-flat minor? Is that it? I played that my freshman year of college - I LOVE that piece!!! My grandma's favourite piece that I've ever played is the other one in that set - the famous E-flat major. I know there probably isn't a person here who hasn't heard it - but I can't really describe it out in words,and I don't know how to find a sample link of it! :)

We didn't have a piano mover - unless that's my dad's new job. LOL The clavinova comes apart so that him and my mom brought in the top (which is the entire piano keyboard, etc) and then the bottom which has the pedals, etc - so then he put it back together and stood it up against the wall. Nobody said anything when I played piano yesterday, though! :)