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CarstenKuss Group: Musicians Posts: 362 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: June 17 2001, 16:59 This is not closely MO-related, and it's for musicians only. Olivier, if you think this shouldn't be here, then please delete or move it. OK. In the Raft webcast, on Olivier's question, Mike picks up his newest guitar and plays some notes spontaneously. Now my question: When someone asks you to test a guitar (keyboard, drumset, violin, etc....), what is the first thing you play on it? -Carsten- -------------- -Carsten- Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: June 17 2001, 21:58 I'd probably just strum across the open strings of a guitar or other plucked stringed instrument. Maybe with a piano or keyboard I'd just pick a random key... But then, I move in for the chord Actually, it depends on the sound - that's the purpose of testing out the open strings/random keys. It then makes me think "I wonder if it would sound good if I played...this...". So it's all a bit random...but I'll probably go for a nice chord, most of the time . Back to top

Dervish_D Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: June 19 2001, 06:08 Uh oh, I had the funny experience that the attempt to play something bombastic, melodic or impressiv spontaneously, always fails. This could be because I am actually not a skilled musician. However I like my role as a composer... Thus my conclusion is, not to get involved into such a situation, where I have to play something and everyone EXPECTS something from me. If it's unavoidable I try to prentend that I don't know anything about music and I am totally unable. Then I play a key, the octave, a chord. Hit the pedal and everybody feels satisfied... Back to top

CarstenKuss Group: Musicians Posts: 362 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: June 19 2001, 14:56 Yes, Dervish_D, I also think something complicated isn't the right thing to start with. But my reason is different from yours: If you play something complicated, you have to concentrate on playing and not on listening to the sound. And that's what you want when testing an instrument, isn't it? So you do something simple. But what is simple? - That depends on who you are. This is why I thought this might be an interesting question. Had to think about it some time. But then I found out: - on acoustic guitars, I play an open e minor chord, almost always. I let it ring, a long time. Then I start some finger-picking. - on keyboards, I press some mid-range key, holding it down a looong time, waiting what happens. Then I probably say: "What a weird sound..." -------------- -Carsten- Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: June 19 2001, 19:22 As I am mainly a keyboardist, when I test keyboards I put the piano sound on and make some arpeggios...just to check how the piano sound is. Then, almost always, I play a piece I've composed by myself....Elton John-style. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

ChiRho Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: June 20 2001, 04:25 When I was looking for a violin (3-4yr ago), the first things I played on each were (in order: open strings, scales, arpeggios On another note ( ) if I perform, I like to use some of Mike's stuff to warm up and get the fingers moving. Something like a slightly botched Top Of The Morning or TB finale usually suffices, though JMJ's Second Rendez-vous (only 2-3 minutes of it) usually gets a look in as well. -------------- <P>Mr. ChiRho Email to chirho@mine.nu.almost (guess what drops) Visit ChiRho Network Central [URL=http://www.chirho.i12.com/]http://www.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Check the forums (topic suggestions still welcome[URL=http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/]http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Back to top

ChiRho Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: June 20 2001, 04:29 When I was looking for a violin (3-4yr ago), the first things I played on each were (in order: open strings, scales, arpeggios On another note ( ) if I perform, I like to use some of Mike's stuff to warm up and get the fingers moving. Something like a slightly botched Top Of The Morning or TB finale usually suffices, though JMJ's Second Rendez-vous (only 2-3 minutes of it) usually gets a look in as well. -------------- <P>Mr. ChiRho Email to chirho@mine.nu.almost (guess what drops) Visit ChiRho Network Central [URL=http://www.chirho.i12.com/]http://www.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Check the forums (topic suggestions still welcome[URL=http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/]http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Back to top

ChiRho Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: June 20 2001, 04:32 When I was looking for a violin (3-4yr ago), the first things I played on each were (in order: open strings, scales, arpeggios On another note ( ) if I perform, I like to use some of Mike's stuff to warm up and get the fingers moving. Something like a slightly botched Top Of The Morning or TB finale usually suffices, though JMJ's Second Rendez-vous (only 2-3 minutes of it) usually gets a look in as well. -------------- <P>Mr. ChiRho Email to chirho@mine.nu.almost (guess what drops) Visit ChiRho Network Central [URL=http://www.chirho.i12.com/]http://www.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Check the forums (topic suggestions still welcome[URL=http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/]http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Back to top

ChiRho Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: June 20 2001, 04:37 Could whosoever has authority to do so please delete two copies of above post (sorry) Quote Upon reaching 100 posts, ChiRho has just received a telegram from some stranger purporting to be the Queen of England -------------- <P>Mr. ChiRho Email to chirho@mine.nu.almost (guess what drops) Visit ChiRho Network Central [URL=http://www.chirho.i12.com/]http://www.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Check the forums (topic suggestions still welcome[URL=http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/]http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Back to top

Man In The Rain Group: Members Posts: 405 Joined: April 2002 Posted: April 12 2002, 20:24 honestly, i play that hypnotic sequence from sentinel (C,E,B,E,A,B,G,A,E,B,E,G,A,E,B,E etc)...its just ingrained in my memory, i don't tap my fingers on desks, i tap those notes!... -------------- Hergest Ridge 165 - Ommadawn 038 - Incantations 243 Back to top

raven4x4x Group: Members Posts: 1535 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: May 07 2002, 05:20 The only instrument I ever get to play is the keyboard, and I don't even own one (have to go to a school holiday program ) It really would depend what the keyboard was set to. Not being musical in the slightest, I usually play either a random note, or whatever would sound coolest. I have been trying to play the Far Above the Clouds bell tune, but I've only figured out the first 4 or 5 notes. I do only get to use the keyboards at most 4 times a year though. -------------- Thank-you for helping us help you help us all. Back to top

raven4x4x Group: Members Posts: 1535 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: May 07 2002, 05:21 Quote This message was edited by raven4x4x just after it was posted twice by accident -------------- Thank-you for helping us help you help us all. Back to top

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