Notice: Im afraid there currently are no sheet music for the playlist that is on the group page. I am, however, in the process of trying to transcibe some of them myself but it is slow progress as I have limited experience in this field =P and I am also busy with other stuff. If anyone has experience in transcribing music or just would like to help me transcribe some of them, give me a pm please. it would be much appreciated =D -- deathsevil





Welcome to the group, Pianists! =D

I made this group because I enjoy playing the piano and hopefully to find other people who share simliar interests =P
I mostly play piano music from different anime's and such. Here's where I find most of my sheet music:

Josh Agarrado's site :http://josh.agarrado.net/music/anime/
Probably my favourite site. Over hundreds of different transcriptions by him, then also hundreds of submissions by different people.



Pico scores: http://www.pico-score.com/
Less sheets, but still nevertheless contains some that aren't included in Josh's site. There's some really nice music in this from different animes including Kanon, Clannad and Air. Main problem is that it's in Japanese ^_^ [You can go to google and type in pico scores, then click 'translate this page' beside the main link. Put your pointer over the images for the description to come up. It should be just about enough to let you navigate your way around =P



Touhou Sheet music:
http://mafioness.hp.infoseek.co.jp/onngaku.htm
Has lots of Touhou sheet music but unfortunately again the site is in Japanese =( but fortunately it isnt too hard to nagivate. Choose the sheet you wish to print from the list on the left hand side and then choose the difficulty you wish to attempt. The first list of difficulties requires Kawaii (a transcription software like Finale) for the .sdf files which comes with audio. Or alternatively the second list of difficulties have the .pdf versions. These pieces shouldnt be attempted by the faint of heart! Especially the Lunatic ones =P
http://www.geocities.jp/withleafan/score.html
More sheets. This site requires Kawaii music reader. Some very nice songs =) also in Japanese =P
http://pianoscore.sakura.ne.jp/music.html
Still more sheets =P This one is also in Japanese but doesnt require Kawaii. All sheets are in .pdf format.
Please note: for the Kawaii music reader to work, your computer's non-unicode language may need to be changed to Japanese. The file can be downloaded here http://www.kawai.co.jp/cmusic/download/freedownload/scp4.exe









Tidbits of Piano History:

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with felt hammers. The hammers immediately rebound allowing the strings to continue vibrating at their resonant frequency. These vibrations are transmitted through a bridge to a soundboard that amplifies them.

The piano is widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment. It is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal. Although not portable and often expensive, the piano's versatility and ubiquity have made it one of the most familiar musical instruments. It is sometimes classified as both a percussion and a stringed instrument. According to the Hornbostel-Sachs method of music classification, it is grouped with Chordophones.

The word piano is a shortened form of the word pianoforte, which is seldom used except in formal language and derived from the original Italian name for the instrument, clavicembalo [or gravicembalo] col piano e forte (literally harpsichord with soft and loud). This refers to the instrument's responsiveness to keyboard touch, which allows the pianist to produce notes at different dynamic levels by controlling the speed with which the hammers hit the strings.

_Courtesy of Wikipedia_



A bit of Piano Trivia...

It is rumoured that Mozart once composed a piece that required the player to use both hands and his/her nose.



Another something to think about...

You're playing the piano. You play a white key. There's a black key to the right of this key, but not to the left of it. If the key signature tells you to play this note as a flat, you would play an E natural. What root note are you playing?



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