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Re: Touch Pianist

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Post by Matticus_Rex »

Google Play app link says "We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server."

Surprisingly satisfying -- I think my heart rate dropped a good 10 bpm in a few minutes of playing. I'd love a little map to know how far I am in the song, and some way to work pedals for dynamics for more advanced users; I don't play piano, but I'm a musician and am familiar enough with many of these pieces to have opinions on the expression. If I could map it to custom keys that would be perfect -- I happen to have flight pedals. Obviously that's atypical.

Re: Touch Pianist

#102

Post by Matticus_Rex »

dceddia wrote: post #84
danpalmer wrote: post #45

I'm not sure I get it. On desktop I just click to play the next beat? On mobile there's no audio (in Safari or Chrome). And the track selection appears to be broken? Have I missed something? What's the pull here?

It doesn’t make sounds on my mobile Chrome either (iOS) but I’ve noticed other sites don’t either. I’m guessing there’s a setting somewhere that I denied once long ago and now it can’t play sounds :/ If anyone knows what that might be please let me know!

Is your phone on silent?

Re: Touch Pianist

#103

Post by david927 »

theoperagoer wrote: post #89

This is so cool. I'm a huge classical music fan. I wish you could distinguish between "right" and "left" hand keypresses to control each line separately

yes! This was my request as well.

And maybe a "learn" mode where you can see the original timing or the timing of a famous interpretation, like ghosts in video games.

Love it! Thanks so much for doing this.

Re: Touch Pianist

#104

Post by dceddia »

Matticus_Rex wrote: post #102
dceddia wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It doesn’t make sounds on my mobile Chrome either (iOS) but I’ve noticed other sites don’t either. I’m guessing there’s a setting somewhere that I denied once long ago and now it can’t play sounds :/ If anyone knows what that might be please let me know!

Is your phone on silent?

Hahah yes, yes it was.

Re: Touch Pianist

#106

Post by jimbob45 »

mccoyc wrote: post #76
johtso wrote: post #23

Great choice of song! If you ever have access to a piano, I highly recommended trying to fumble your way through Beethoven's moonlight sonata, even if you don't know how to play piano. Not quite sure how to put it into words, but it's absolutely exhilarating hearing your own fingers produce these huge sounds and intense chord progressions. Every time I managed to find the right chord I'd get such a rush. "Oh no he di…

The first movement is one of the only pieces I can play on the piano. Yes indeed, anyone can learn it! I came from a musical family, but never really put the effort into learning the piano. I'm not sure where I heard this, but Beethoven wrote this for one of his students that he was in love with. The first movement was purposefully written for a newcomer to be able to play--such as for whom he admired, but the third…

The 3rd movement is not one of the hardest pieces to play. It’s like medium-hard. It’s not even the hardest sonata - that would be the Hammerklavier.

Re: Touch Pianist

#108

Post by thih9 »

erikpukinskis wrote: post #97
volkk wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

that's sad. a yearning musician should be able to learn and play whatever they want and whatever makes them feel a certain thing. moonlight sonata evokes something in me i can't explain (which is probably why it's a legendary piece). having strong opinions on what to play when learning feels so gatekeepy. i would have dropped that teacher quickly

Yes, but a teacher I think has the right to decide that after teaching the same song 500 times they never want to hear it again. I think people can be allowed one song they are tired of.

I’d guess the reason would be different, I think that a person that gets bothered by music repetition would not work as a music teacher.

You might avoid moonlight sonta, but then it’s 500 servings of fur elise.

Re: Touch Pianist

#109

Post by glitchc »

x0n wrote: post #75
glitchc wrote: post #74

Nah, it's no good. Especially with the Moonlight Sonata. Each chord in a bar requires both left and right hand notes. I try to press a key with each hand, but that counts as two keystrokes, whereas it should only count for one. It teaches the wrong muscle memory, definitely some work needed around chords.

You is doing it wrong. This game is not about chords, it's about tempo.

Unfortunately it doesn't feel like a game. It's a bit too close to the real thing. The multiple dots often beg for a multi-finger press. If it's really meant to be a tempo game, why not show one dot, chord or otherwise?

Re: Touch Pianist

#110

Post by globular-toast »

johtso wrote: post #23

Great choice of song! If you ever have access to a piano, I highly recommended trying to fumble your way through Beethoven's moonlight sonata, even if you don't know how to play piano. Not quite sure how to put it into words, but it's absolutely exhilarating hearing your own fingers produce these huge sounds and intense chord progressions. Every time I managed to find the right chord I'd get such a rush. "Oh no he di…

I can't not cringe slightly when someone calls something like Moonlight Sonata a "song".
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