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Tag Archives: Janko keyboard
Serious noodling
The whole point of having an intuitive instrument is to be able to follow the promptings of your Inner Ear without having to stop and think. Which scale is this? What note am I starting from? And much less: which … Continue reading
The Philosophy of Fingering
Many moons have passed since I was last on speaking terms with film composers, so I was unable to ask John Williams if he was aware that his Imperial March for the latest Star Wars movie uses one of those … Continue reading
The elephant in the music room
This is a rant that I wrote some fifteen years ago, so some of the technological references are somewhat dated. But the rest still applies. Stop the ivories trade! Many young people who begin piano studies or who just fool around … Continue reading
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Tagged Daskin keyboard, Janko keyboard, janko piano
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Get your first scale free?
Remember all those collections they use to sell at the newsagents, offering you a free binder with the first instalment? As if you wouldn’t end up paying for it in the end! The idea was that once it was in … Continue reading
Getting towards a tipping point
Paul von Jankó was a man ahead of his time. His ideas fell on stony ground and he ended up spending the last 17 years of his life laboring on a Turkish tobacco farm. Perhaps to get away from his … Continue reading
Intervallic Awareness for Improvisers 