Hello Rob!

** On Monday 06.10.25 - 09:50, Rob.Mccart wrote to NIGHTFOX:

I can play House.. on the piano as well. I can pluck out a
tune on the piano but that's the only complex song I learned
to play properly on it.

Have you ever tried playing Take Five? My left and right hand
coordination is too merged to play the piece. The 5/4 time was
a bit of challenge beyond the norm too.

I only mastered a few pieces in their entirety. But I figured
out a cool compromise by playing medlies of the beginnings of
some pieces that I could remember and just played them in
different order to make them sound like a unique performance.
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Have you ever tried playing Take Five? My left and right hand
coordination is too merged to play the piece. The 5/4 time was
a bit of challenge beyond the norm too.

That is one of the most awesome-est songs ever. ;)

Mike


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Hello OGG!

** On Monday 06.10.25 - 09:50, Rob.Mccart wrote to NIGHTFOX:

I can play House.. on the piano as well. I can pluck out a

>> tune on the piano but that's the only complex song I learned
>> to play properly on it.

Have you ever tried playing Take Five? My left and right hand

>coordination is too merged to play the piece. The 5/4 time was
>a bit of challenge beyond the norm too.

Is it the Jazz piece by Dave Brubeck you are referring to or is
there another Piece by that name? And on Piano?

Jazz in general is pretty difficult to play on Piano, probably
on most instruments when playing it alone. A lot of music
isn't going to sound good unless you are playing most of the
music from more than one instrument. On guitar you can pluck
away a tune one note at a time but it's pretty empty unless
you are adding other parts to it, as best you can.
i.e.. Bass and Lead at once..

And, as I said, I really only leaned one piece well on piano.
I've played hundreds of pieces on guitar..

I only mastered a few pieces in their entirety. But I figured

>out a cool compromise by playing medlies of the beginnings of
>some pieces that I could remember and just played them in
>different order to make them sound like a unique performance.

That can be interesting, and whatever pleases you is the main
thing unless you are playing for others, especially playing for
others for money. I did that a few times but it wasn't something
I wanted to do seriously. I never pictured myself as a rock star.. B)

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Have you ever tried playing Take Five? My left and right hand

>coordination is too merged to play the piece. The 5/4 time was
>a bit of challenge beyond the norm too.

Is it the Jazz piece by Dave Brubeck you are referring to or is
there another Piece by that name? And on Piano?

While I cannot speak for what Ogg meant, the Brubeck piece is the one I am familiar with, and it is in 5/4 time.

There is a piano part that, IIRC, plays throughout most of the piece, as
there is on most of the songs from that album. To the casual listener,
Take Five on piano would be difficult but also probably a lot of fun if you have those skills.

And, as I said, I really only leaned one piece well on piano.
I've played hundreds of pieces on guitar..

I tried my hand at both over time... was never very good at either! :D

Mike


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Rob,

Is it the Jazz piece by Dave Brubeck you are referring to or is
there another Piece by that name? And on Piano?

That's the one that came to my mind.

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Have you ever tried playing Take Five? My left and right hand

>coordination is too merged to play the piece. The 5/4 time was
>a bit of challenge beyond the norm too.

Is it the Jazz piece by Dave Brubeck you are referring to or is

>> there another Piece by that name? And on Piano?

While I cannot speak for what Ogg meant, the Brubeck piece is the one I am

>familiar with, and it is in 5/4 time.

That was the only one I found quickly. I listened to it and it's a good
jazz piece, probably older than most people know though. (1959)

There is a piano part that, IIRC, plays throughout most of the piece, as

>there is on most of the songs from that album. To the casual listener,
>Take Five on piano would be difficult but also probably a lot of fun if you
>have those skills.

What's the saying, if you're good it IS easy.. B)

And, as I said, I really only leaned one piece well on piano.

>> I've played hundreds of pieces on guitar..

I tried my hand at both over time... was never very good at either! :D

At least you are consistent... B)

I'm not as adventuristic as I was in the past. I have a sinus thing
these days which makes it almost impossible to sing anything that
requires any voice range so I tend to just pluck away at tunes while
watching TV in the evenings..

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Hello Rob!

** On Wednesday 08.10.25 - 12:13, Rob.Mccart wrote to OGG:

Is it the Jazz piece by Dave Brubeck you are referring to or is
there another Piece by that name? And on Piano?

The one by Brubeck Quartet, yes.

Jazz in general is pretty difficult to play on Piano, probably
on most instruments when playing it alone.

I have the music sheets for piano. The left hand maintains the
singature 5/4 part, and the right had attempts the rest of the
melody. I could play the left hand and right hand parts
separately, but not together! :(
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Jazz in general is pretty difficult to play on Piano, probably
on most instruments when playing it alone.

I have the music sheets for piano. The left hand maintains the
singature 5/4 part, and the right had attempts the rest of the
melody. I could play the left hand and right hand parts
separately, but not together! :(

Maybe it is a piece that'd be a good one to have someone else playing the
other part?


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Jazz in general is pretty difficult to play on Piano, probably

>> on most instruments when playing it alone.

I have the music sheets for piano. The left hand maintains the

>singature 5/4 part, and the right had attempts the rest of the
>melody. I could play the left hand and right hand parts
>separately, but not together! :(

It does sound tricky. You are one up on me since you can read the
music. I tend to work things out by ear and limit myself to songs
that I like and can do a decent job playing.. as in, there's a
LOT pf music I might like but I wouldn't insult the original
performer's by doing a poor job of it. B)

Again though, I'm talking guitar and there are a lot of ways
to play a guitar, with a bar and multiple finger picks, or using
your left hand to for the chords and using a single or several
finger picks, and by playing bar chords up and down the neck
rather than using proper fingering to form what chords you
need mostly in the first 3 or 4 frets..

I am generally jusing a single pick (or finger) with an occasional
extra note thrown in. I think learning using bar chords is easier
but I never got into it. It may be easier but there's a certain
talent in getting clean sound with them as well.

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