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LONG, LONG AGO, before music videos became the talk of the town, a beautiful heroine walked out through the clouds in a dream sequence and the good-looking hero gawked and they sang. Visit here now http://certain-songs-blog.blogspot.com
The song played itself into the collective thought of the nation and one of the reasons was that the picturisation laid the foundation of strong visuals for strong music, generally a mainstay for many an immortal number. A couple of generations after Awara caught the attention of a nation that thrives on dreams, we continue to produce great music and our cinematography is improving by leaps and bounds.Music videos have entered our bloodstream and, in cinema, the director not only gets a captive audience to watch his film, he can also experiment and have fun filming the song sequences, without which no self respecting Indian film is complete.
Yet, we have seen many great songs that, when heard, enter our hearts, occupy our thoughts and present themselves as song on our lips. But when we wait for an hour in the theatre to see how well it is picturised, we are woken up, a liffle dazed. Rehna tu from Dilli 6 is to my mind a path breaking song in Indian cinema; it has a great tune, is deeply passionate and resonant, and mixes old Indian tunes with the latest technological wizardry The lyrics are fantastic and it had the potential to redefme the way Hindi film songs are played out. So we waited, after the movie began, to find the song playing itself into obscurity as Rishi Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan are driven through the streets of Delhi and end up having beer and playing a game of pool in an old house. Good acting, great cinematography, poignant scene. But what on earth was the song doing there? And, more importantly, what was the scene doing in that song???
And I flashback to a couple of years ago when the soundtrack of Guru was released. A brffliant number, Dum tara, was an auspicious note to set up the movie for release. And then the song and even Mani Ratnam, that genius of filmmakers, failed us. The song fell, and the movie went through with itself. An opportunity to carve itself into the annals of Indian film music went abegging. Recently, two fine numbers, the peppy Khabar na/tin from Dostana and Kahin toh from Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na both looked like, to borrow a football term, penalty kicks shot wide. The set-up was there, the inahaul was created and then lost with absurd goings on, onscreen. Perhaps the songs would have been happiest being in our memory with our own thoughts around what might have been. Too bad, we went to watch the film, so we remembered the film and forgot the song.
Rewinding to the RD Burman era, many songs were themselves powerful enough to move the film forward, but scant respect for the screen shots was visible.Roz roz aankhon tale from Jeeva, Tu tu ham vahin from Yeh Vaada Raha and Kya yahi pyaar hai from Rocky were all wasted opportunities to score. That the songs still remain on our lips is true testimony to the sheer quality of the music. A word of advice for incipient filmmakers: please do watch how Guru Dutt, Vijay Anand and V Shantaram made the songs organic to the film. It is not always true that the context of the film decides if we hum the number to our grave. However, in an age when the music video itself has become a profession and great videos have rocketed average songs to the top of the charts and mediocre artistes to stardom, our expectation from good directors to back up the music with deep and relevant screens is justified. Otherwise, like the ironically named Rehna tu, the song might not remain in our memory.. Hai jaisa tu… thoda sa dard tu, but no sukoon. Visit here now http://certain-songs-blog.blogspot.com
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Playing the Piano by Ear is Awesome!
If you don’t know how to play the piano by ear, you don’t know what you’re missing. If you do play the piano by ear, then you are the cream of the crop. I say that because this skill is the dividing line between an O.K. piano player, and a great piano player. Many sight readers can sight read very effectively. The only problem is, when you take away their sheet music they are completely lost. How is it that they can play the piano very well with a piece of paper in front of them but are completely stumped? It’s because they don’t really understand what they are doing. They understand how to translate the notes written on the score sheet onto the keys on the piano but many don’t understand how or why they do what they do.
It is good to have the sight reading skill however learning to play piano by ear can compliment sight reading a great deal. An advantage that ear trained piano players have is, they learn to play the piano by using sound and the actual piano. From the start the piano is being learned, not to hit notes in response to what the paper is telling you. Music theory is learned by playing by ear, often without the pianist even knowing what they have. I use this skill myself. I’ve seen many sight trained musician who could not tell play simple two chord songs. They just didn’t understand how the piano was designed and that there is a logical system that can be applied to the piano. I use this very system whenever I hear a song or play a song. And the great part is all songs have this structure. Learn what the structure is composed of on the piano, and you will be able to play any and every song that you hear.
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Sight Reading Vs Playing the Piano by Ear – Which One is Better?
Difficulty Sight Reading – There is good amount of effort required to learn to sight read. This is why many people learn to sight read when they are very young. You must know all the notes and know all the chords otherwise you will not be able to translate the notation on the score sheet to your hands. Playing by Ear – It is easier to learn to play the piano by ear. Once you know the basics you can continue to build on them. Even someone who doesn’t know how to play the piano and doesn’t have a clue what the notes are, can start to play in a relatively short time. The chord and note names can be learned later. Long Term Value Sight Reading – This skill needs to be worked on daily in order to maintain it otherwise you will lose it. Many great piano players are sight readers. You can play many songs that are written as long as the notation is written down. This is good especially when you need to play something you’ve never heard before. Playing by Ear – This skill can be an added bonus to sight reading. Playing the piano by ear is very good to have especially if there is no sheet music. You can just jump in and start playing. Fun Factor Sight Reading – To me sight reading is fun when you understand what you are doing. I feel this skill is more for getting the essentials of the piano and less about fun. If you’re playing the piano, you are going to have fun, regardless. Playing by Ear – This is by far the most fun you will have on a piano. You will learn to play the piano by hearing and playing sounds. In addition to that, you’ll enjoy the freedom and creativity this skill will bring to you piano playing. My name is Bryan and I’ve been playing the piano for over ten years. To learn to play the piano by ear go to http://www.lifesmusic.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Bryan_Smitty
