My name is Dotan Negrin and this is my space. Read stories from my travels across the World. Listen to my music. Look at photos of my beautiful dog, Brando. Lets have a discussion about the piano and music! Message me!
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I was in Georgia for the first time and went to a house party at some persons house who i just met. Everyone started singing this song and I never heard it before in my life. They were all surprised that I never heard it. I told them I’m from New York. And they understood.
I was in Georgia for the first time and went to a house party at some persons house who i just met. Everyone started singing this song and I never heard it before in my life. They were all surprised that I never heard it. I told them I’m from New York. And they understood.
Song of the Day #132- Turk Murphy’s Jazz Band- My Heart
I got into the old style- Dixieland Jazz when I was in New Orleans. This song has that same quality I heard on the streets of that beautiful city.
Song of the Day #132- Turk Murphy’s Jazz Band- My Heart
I got into the old style- Dixieland Jazz when I was in New Orleans. This song has that same quality I heard on the streets of that beautiful city.
Song of the day #131: Bittersweet Symphony (covered by Brad Mehldau)
WOW. I love Brad Mehldau that much more because of this… Whats so amazing is that he makes the piano sound like a synthesizer. I like that Brad has transcended the idea of Jazz and brought it to younger generations. I got to meet and speak to Brad once at Birdland in New York CIty and the things he told me blew my mind. What an incredible man!
Song of the Day #130: Carl Czerny: Étude in D minor, Op. 740, no. 37.
Song of the day #131: Bittersweet Symphony (covered by Brad Mehldau)
WOW. I love Brad Mehldau that much more because of this… Whats so amazing is that he makes the piano sound like a synthesizer. I like that Brad has transcended the idea of Jazz and brought it to younger generations. I got to meet and speak to Brad once at Birdland in New York CIty and the things he told me blew my mind. What an incredible man!
Song of the Day #130: Carl Czerny: Étude in D minor, Op. 740, no. 37.
We NEED to remove our addiction to OIL as an energy source! We need to come together to find a solution to end the Oil Monopoly.
It makes me so sad to see our world being destroyed for mere profits. Have you see Shell’s recent ad campaigns— The ones where they state that they are working to create a cleaner, safer energy. Well unfortunately there is a HUGE oil spill off the coast of Nigeria and its quite possibly worse than the recent BP oil spill in the Gulf.
When will we learn from our past mistakes? How many more oil spills will it take before we make the proper changes in our world?
We NEED to remove our addiction to OIL as an energy source! We need to come together to find a solution to end the Oil Monopoly.
It makes me so sad to see our world being destroyed for mere profits. Have you see Shell’s recent ad campaigns— The ones where they state that they are working to create a cleaner, safer energy. Well unfortunately there is a HUGE oil spill off the coast of Nigeria and its quite possibly worse than the recent BP oil spill in the Gulf.
When will we learn from our past mistakes? How many more oil spills will it take before we make the proper changes in our world?
Song of the Day #130: Carl Czerny: Étude in D minor, Op. 740, no. 37.
Check out the left hand in this piece. Definitely a good one to learn if your right hand is stronger than your left (My case).
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Song of the Day #130: Carl Czerny: Étude in D minor, Op. 740, no. 37.
Check out the left hand in this piece. Definitely a good one to learn if your right hand is stronger than your left (My case).
Brought to you by: animus-perplexus.tumblr.com
Here is something to mess around with when you’re bored…
The state of Ohio become a piano and every county is a key! Play chords using different categories using the demographics of each county. Play a song of your choice and watch as each county lights up. Or how about a route from one city to the next.
This is hours of Ohio fun!
Here is something to mess around with when you’re bored…
http://www.cartogrammar.com/flash/piano/Piano.html
The state of Ohio become a piano and every county is a key! Play chords using different categories using the demographics of each county. Play a song of your choice and watch as each county lights up. Or how about a route from one city to the next.
This is hours of Ohio fun!
If you haven’t seen this yet, check it out. The video got over 4,000 views in less than 7 days.
October 20, 2011
A Celebration in Union Square
I met one of the Jewish guys in San Francisco and he came over to me while I was playing in Union Square, NYC. I decided to play Hava Nagila and we got together to do the Hora in Celebration of the Holiday Sukkot.
(Source: pianoacrossamerica)
October 20, 2011
A Celebration in Union Square
I met one of the Jewish guys in San Francisco and he came over to me while I was playing in Union Square, NYC. I decided to play Hava Nagila and we got together to do the Hora in Celebration of the Holiday Sukkot.
If you haven’t seen this yet, check it out. The video got over 4,000 views in less than 7 days.
October 20, 2011
A Celebration in Union Square
I met one of the Jewish guys in San Francisco and he came over to me while I was playing in Union Square, NYC. I decided to play Hava Nagila and we got together to do the Hora in Celebration of the Holiday Sukkot.
(Source: pianoacrossamerica)
Erik Satie- La belle excentrique, Grand Ritournelle
I truly believe that Jazz music emerged from the collision of Classical music and African American sounds from the late 1800’s. Music almost always comes out of the music that preceded it.
Listen to this piece by Erik Satie and then listen to the Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin. Hear the resemblance? Both pieces use a similar interval with the octaves in the left hand.
Do you know of any other examples like this?
Erik Satie- La belle excentrique, Grand Ritournelle
I truly believe that Jazz music emerged from the collision of Classical music and African American sounds from the late 1800’s. Music almost always comes out of the music that preceded it.
Listen to this piece by Erik Satie and then listen to the Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin. Hear the resemblance? Both pieces use a similar interval with the octaves in the left hand.
Do you know of any other examples like this?
Is this really our Country?
THINK…
THINK…
Is this really our Country?
THINK…
Final Fantasy Dissidia: Keeping The Peace/The Order That Must Be Protected - Takeharu Ishimoto.
Final Fantasy Dissidia: Keeping The Peace/The Order That Must Be Protected - Takeharu Ishimoto.
We’re looking for collaborators/writers/bloggers who LOVE the piano.
Hi my name is Dotan Negrin and I started this blog: The Piano. At this moment, we have over 3,000 followers and I havent had time to upload some great informative posts because I was too busy traveling across America for 5 months.
Now that I’m back home, I am looking for people to collaborate with. What we need to keep this fantastic blog going is people who may be interested in writing a post once a week that has to do with the piano. The goal is to create a forum and a community of piano lovers so you can share your work and the work that inspires you.
Message me or reply if you are interested. This can be a great opportunity to make friends, learn more about music, and possibly get more followers.
If you are interested I will put some money into this blog so that the theme looks nice and is easily navigable.
