why is it trombone players...

Listen to that old Spike Jones piece, The Sneezin' Bee. His trombone player plays Flight of the Bumble Bee (and quite good).

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yea I forgot about that mo'fuggin piano.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLrxPZwV99M

 

The trombone makes me think of farts.

 

Haha. At work today I randomly walked to the Steinway and started playing Maple Leaf. I'm a HUGE Joplin buff, at least when it comes to learning his pieces.

 

I was just about to post The Maple Leaf Rag. Heh.

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The trombone is the horn I want in my next tattoo

 

You play?

I just bought a keyboard back around Christmas time. I've wanted to learn to play piano since as long as I can remember. It's more difficult than I thought it would be, but I'm also progressing faster than I thought I would.

You have any pieces you would recommend for a beginner? (Something a bit challenging, don't want to be bored to death.)

BTW, maple leaf rag is definitely on my list of songs that I eventually want to be able to play. Love it.

 

The trombone is a mistake. just like anyone who enjoys the sound. everyone loves trumpet though!

 

hey its just trombone, how hard can the key get for them anyways. its not exactly a 'lead' instrument if you know what i mean

 

Trombones are hip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm-QOWPx4cQ

 

I find trumpet pretty boring actually.

 

How can you not like Freddie Hubbard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp6S6yOD6qM

 

Because trumpets are boring?
I'm really not into most of the monophonic instruments...

 

I started playing piano when I was 7 (if you don't consider the prior 7 years of just banging around - my great-grandmother was a music teacher). So, I've been going on with piano for about 15 years now.

When it goes to beginner pieces, I really don't remember any. I was trained classically, but later developed a Jazz/Ragtime infatuation with piano about 2 or 3 years ago. I remember Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 (Moonlight), Mvt. 1 being one of my first full classical pieces I learned. It's not difficult - depending on your level, I suppose. It took me a bit longer to learn the 3rd movement though. There was this little Native American tune that I learned and played all the time, but I'll be damned if I could remember what it was.

I would suggest going to a music shop and searching through the beginning piano books. Some of them are really good. Just flip through them and see what you think you could accomplish, but make sure it's not stuff that's too easy. Go for the more difficult things in or around your level. Practice your scales too and make sure you have proper fingering when you do them, and depending on if you want to get into jazz, work on syncopation, particularly with your left hand. The left hand/bass is essential to be mastered in ragtime piano.

I would also suggest getting to a real piano and playing that as much as possible. You'll be amazed at how better it is than a keyboard once you really learn what to feel for in the instrument. To this day, I still can't play a keyboard (even an expensive Korg or Yamaha) even close to as well as I can a piano. My fingers tend to just slip all over the place because of the loose action.

 

Yeah but that's what everyone else is for! trumpet or sax or some lead instrument gets backed up by a section of Rythem. it's a team effort, just someone has to shine haha