Well done! I don't think many of us are too up on classical pieces. Hugh

Hi Tony,

One of my favourite pieces, so thanks for posting.

Hugh

Hi Tony,

The advantage of playing an organ is that you have two different sounds available at all times. Just move from one keyboard to the other. Tony .. you are a very talented player and I take my hat off to you.

Hugh

Hi Ken,

The classical ones are always the most difficult to play, and you have carried that off well.

Hugh

Hi Charles,

You have a great orchestra there! Your string sounds at the start are so realistic. Your idea of developing the piece so the whole orchestra could play it has come off really well.

Hugh

Hi Ken,

We're trying!

Hugh

Hi Michael,

That's a really smart way of doing it!

Hugh

Very good question, Ken. Don't rush to look at the answer! Think about it. There was one orange still in the basket.

hugh

Guitar Here's a great sounding Guitar, played by TDP Member Arthur on a Tyros 4. With the 'Initial touch' ON he has played this piece in such a way that you can even hear his fingers moving up and plucking the strings. La Playa Do a right-click to open this up in a New Tab https://app.box.com/s/i5r...

Update on Oldham Community Radio Oldham Community Radio - JULY 2020 The Winner of the TDP MAY 2020 Challenge is featured in their JULY 2020 broadcast. JULY 2020 EDITION 3 Do a right-click to open this up in a New Tab https://anchor.fm/communitykeyboards/episodes/2020_July_Edition_3-eftpov After cli...

Carloss, You know, I always write the scores for my songs, just so I'm able to play a certain song. It has to be said .. you're brilliant! As I don't read music I certainly couldn't write it. Am I correct in saying that if you record your composition as MIDI then you can get a program that will 'pro...

Of course you can build up a piece of music without using a STYLE which has more going for it as you move along through the song. Here is a Classical piece played by TDP Member Torben Goldin ( torben ) which, being classical, lends itself naturally to building it up towards the end. This is what Tor...

Here's one by TDP Member George, playing Circle of Life (from The Lino King) on his Genos keyboard. Starts with an interesting 'African' rhythm accompanying Pan Pipes, and then he builds the piece up as he goes along.

https://app.box.com/s/xuhd9vcffg39k5rfsvm55fejl3e8ubu2

Hi Carloss,

Nice piano. Are all your compositions for playing on the piano? Or do you sometimes compose pieces for other instruments?

Hugh

Hi Carloss, I think the best way of describing your playing is ... relaxing music. Is this 'composition' just something that comes to you as you go along? ... or could you repeat it and play it exactly the same? Mind you, I wouldn't know whether you had or whether you hadn't played it the same. Hugh

Brian, What you have been putting up here is very interesting, and shows how one can create music a different way. We have always said that the TDP Forum is ' all about the music ' and not ' all about the keyboard '. It's the finished product that we are aiming for, not how it was created. So if the...

Peter,

What an amazing recording that was! Loved all the harmonies in the piece. You all came over so well! No .. I didn't spot which one was you even though I had the video up to FULL SCREEN.

Must be quite a technical effort to put all your contributions together and get them synchronised.

Hugh

Hi tony,

Yes, glad you put that first one up. A lovely memory for you. Then for the others (except one) you are playing my favourite organ.

Hugh

Hi Torben,

What a fantastic 'beat' that piece has! Makes you want to get up and dance! And such a lovely voice to go with it.

Hugh

The MP3 Ian sent me is now available to view/download. It's in the Board Shooting the Breeze and General Chatter.

Click this LINK to go there directly.
Do a right-click to open it up in a New Tab.
http://www.tierce-de-picardie.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=152&t=8924

Hugh

The interview I did with Ian Wolstenholme for Oldham Community Radio was broadcast on 06/07/2020, and information about this is here: Do a right-click to open this up in a New Tab. http://www.tierce-de-picardie.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=348&t=8917 Ian had also sent me an MP3 of just the interview wi...

Ian Wolstenholme, a TDP Member ( organbroadcaster ) is producer/presenter of organ/keyboard programmes on Oldham Community Radio (99.7FM). Ian interviewed me asking me questions about the Tierce de Picardie Forum. This interview could only be heard in the Oldham/Manchester area (it is a local , inde...

Hi Ken,

One of my favourite hymns. Nice to hear you playing your organ.

Hugh

I have been talking to Don Wherly ( DonW ) and he was saying to me that of course if some of these 'Classical' composers had been around today they would have made use of all the present day musical experiences in their compositions. I'm sure he's right, as they were musicians first and foremost and...

TDP Member Ian Wolstenholme puts together and broadcasts the monthly Organ & Keyboard programmes on Oldham Community Radio, 99.7FM. His first broadcast this month features Andy Gilbert, Organist and Music Teacher, who is also a Member of TDP. Click on the arrow below to listen to Ian interviewin...

Thanks for doing that, Carloss. It's much easier to follow .. with the chords.

Hugh

Brian,

This shows you can create music without pressing any white and black notes?

Moving on to another synthesizer which had it's origins in the Minimoog.

The History of the Prophet Synthesizer



Hugh

I can't leave you in suspense like this. Watch this to see how it is done. The Perpetual Puzzle - explained zsGWpaAYW3g Any the wiser? He did tell you at the end. It's all to do with the frame . If you want a clue, watch this 3D explanation on how another puzzle is done. Put the principle explained ...

Brian ( Brian007) has found another video, not of the Moog this time, but something similar. Tangerine Dream - Love On A Real Train (State Azure Cover) ZRSNy8DcIDk And here's another one that I have found. Tangerine Dream - The Dream Is Always The Same (State Azure Cover) c5LTIhXqA5s I think the tit...

Brian, Years ago when I went to music/keyboard shows, where the manufacturers had all their products and were demonstrating them, I had no idea what they all were, and was totally put off getting something that made weirdy sounds. I didn't play in a band, and didn't compose music so couldn't see a u...

Hi Brian, I suppose the Mellotron was early days of 'sampling' ie. they recorded a sound from a real instrument onto tape, one 'sample' for every note of the chosen instrument .. and then when you played the notes the tape head ran down the tape and played what was recorded on it. Mechanically, it m...

Hi Carloss, A very relaxing piece of music to listen to. And thanks for posting the written music for it. How did you do this? Can you print music from a Midi File? I think most of us would struggle with not having chords written on the music. I have put your PDF music so it shows in your post. Hugh

The piece below is played by Mr Clitheroe on his PSR-S900 keyboard. Watch carefully as he plays. This is what I said about it: Nimble fingers! What a great piece of music to listen to! Looks as though you're using 'single fingered chords' in the left hand? And a memory 'hold' .. or do keyboards do t...

Follow the life of the Minimoog Synthesizer from its inception through its prolific contributions to poplular music throughout the last 4 decades. A Brief History of the Minimoog Part I sLx_x5Fuzp4 Chronicling the influential artists who used the Minimoog Model D to explore new genres and discover ...