Grand Piano

Advantages: Music is great!
Disadvantages: When the piano goes out of tune!

...Well, pianos ayyy?! I love the piano, I have one at home, and Ive been playing for a year now. Not very long, but I'm learning very well, and have learned alot of songs, from pop to classic, to classic to alternative. I also make up my own musical tunes and songs. I dont know what I would do without music! lol. Music helps me to relax, and unwind after a tiring, stressful day. You see I'm not the type to really read music properly, I haven't learned that yet! but I play by ear, so if I hear a song, or tune or whatever, I can almost straight away play it back, with the chords and everything. Quite a talent Ive got there, I know. My music teacher at school has told me how proud she is of my practical skills in piano playing. But she said I do need to improve on the Theory side of music. E.G: scales, bars, time signatures, etc. She...

Matt1000 17.03.2003 · Read review
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Review of Yamaha GA1 - 4´ 11 Grand Piano

THE PIANO TEACHER - (LA PIANISTE)

Advantages: Excellent physcological study of character.
Disadvantages: Grim, brutal, shocking scenes of a sexual nature.

... The Piano Teacher The Piano Teacher is a subtitled film of the Phycological Drama genre. Released in 2001 it is also known by it's French name La pianiste. Directed by Michael Haneke, it is based on the novel by Die Klavierspielerin which won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 2004. Graphic in it's content this film delves into the darker side of sex, including fetishism, bondage, and sado/masochism. It also touches on the delicate subject of genitalia self harm. This is not a light film, and is not recommended for family viewing. ~ I will be reviewing FILM ONLY Synopsis This is a tale revolving around a professor at a music conservatory in Vienna. Her name is Erica and she is played played by the wonderful actress Isabelle Huppert, Who has an impressive 75+ films under her belt. Erica is...

Morning_Becomes_Electra 20.01.2008 (25.01.2008) · Read review
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Review of The Piano Teacher

Let the piano do the talking

Advantages: interesting story, excellent acting,
Disadvantages: expected more

...I went into this movie knowing about the oscars it had won and having been recommended by several friends, I expected something good. As a fan of period films, this movie is set in the 1850's, New Zealand. Ada (Holly Hunter) is a mute who with her young daughter Flora(Ann Paquin) braves the dangerous journey across the world. We see the movie start with them landing with all their belongings, including the priceless piano. Life begins in the leafy forest with her new Husband, Stewart (Sam Neill). Life is not what she expected in this remote area. Things take a turn for the worse when her new Husband sells her piano a neighbour, George (Harvey Keitel). George however, tells Ada she may earn back her piano by giving him piano lessons. Through the lessons, we see a turbulant but intreging relationship form. This movie wasn't what I...

rafomania 16.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Piano (DVD)

The Piano

Advantages: A great film to watch, a very emotional film which is gripping to watch..
Disadvantages: none

...The film, The Piano, is a film that tells a story about a young woman’s journey from oppression to freedom. The main character, Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter), is sold off in marriage to marry Alisdair Stewart (Sam Neil) and is thus sent away from her home to New Zealand. She is accompanied by her 9 year old daughter, Flora (Anna Paquin) and her beloved piano. When Ada arrives on the beach of the New Zealand coast she is dressed in black dress and bonnet standing beside her beloved piano (her daughter on top), Ada provides a stark contrast with the vast backdrop of the crashing sea and grey skies. Ada has not spoken ever since her lover was killed by lightning. She communicates through her piano and sign language, understood by her daughter. The way in which she uses the piano reflects her mood in a very strong and clear manner...

silvajade 27.07.2004 · Read review
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Review of The Piano (DVD)

THREE GOOFS AND A PIANO!

Advantages: Great 'life affirming' read
Disadvantages: None I`ve found

...a little promise. One day I would find a romantic location somewhere and install myself therein with a piano, devoting my time to reaching my fullest potential on this instrument." But why did he want a house abroad? Well, ever since his early efforts on the piano as a teenager Hawks had always dreamt of owning a little home in the middle of nowhere and installing a piano in it. There he could practice to his hearts content surrounded by the clean air and idyllic surroundings he thought necessary to inspire the best from him. Of course this being Tony Hawks he didn't go about things the easy way - having purchased a house he decided it would be more of an ethereal experience to transport the piano from London himself. What follows can best be described as a catalogue of comical incidents reminiscent of a Laurel and Hardy film as Hawks...

tractor-boy 14.09.2006 (21.10.2008) · Read review
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Laugh and Learn Baby Grand Piano

Advantages: encourages babies to learn through play by stimulating baby's curiosity to learn
Disadvantages: none

...The award-winning Laugh and Learn range from Fisher-Price the Baby Grand Piano! The Baby Grand Piano is certainly a grand way to explore music, learning and imaginative fun! Like all toys in the Laugh and Learn range, it has two different modes of play - music and learning. Babies will not only enjoy creating concerts, but will learn about numbers, counting, opposites, colours, tempo, pitch, music styles, and more! A friendly dancing character comes to life as baby plays and he can flip the pages of the interactive songbook. Baby can keep time and replay songs with a metronome pal and can move the slider to learn high and low pitch. By turning the dial baby can hear fun music and sounds. With colourful light-up keys, charming sing-along songs, and lots of activities, there's plenty for baby to discover and enjoy. Suitable...

zoey18822 16.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Piano

The Piano

Advantages: Great tunes
Disadvantages: Recorded quality and overall blandness

...Jane Campion's The Piano is about a mute-by-choice Scotswoman Ada played by Holly Hunter (who won an Oscar for her performance). She journeys to the jungles of nineteenth-century New Zealand to marry a man she's never met, played by Sam Neill. Once there, she is horrified to find her beloved piano left on the beach until a man named Baines (Harvey Keitel) offers to let her play it in exchange for romantic favours. The music was composed by Michael Nyman, noted as a modernist and a minimalist. This is by far the most popular of Nyman's compositions, because of its easily accessible melodies and especially for the solo piano music. Nyman writes: "I began creating Ada a folio of material that I imagined she had in her head, that her fingers carried around with her, almost as if she had been the composer of it. It had to be "possible" mid...

berlioz 05.05.2004 (06.05.2004) · Read review
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Review of Nyman: The Piano Original Soundtrack

  A Grande Design!!

Advantages: The Bodywork and standard features
Disadvantages: My Passenger Electric Window!

...I have decided on a break from my normal Beauty product reviews. I have been considering writing a review on my Car for a while but the fact that I don't have a scrap of technical knowledge had put me off. Please do not be fooled into thinking this will be a Jeremy Clarksonesque review - It really won't be! Anyway I have decided to bite the bullet and fancied a challenge so prepare yourself for a girls guide to the Grande Punto! So why a Punto then? Several years ago I learned to drive and passed my test in a Punto. After passing my test and thinking I would be most comfortable driving a car I was already used to I decided to purchase a Punto. I also needed a reliable car which was fairly cheap to run and wanted a small model which had easily obtainable parts should the need arise. My first was the first basic three door shape. I...

vixsta14 12.07.2006 (29.07.2006) · Read review
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Review of Fiat Grande Punto

Superb Portable Piano

Advantages: Superior natural sound quality, not bulky, new interesting and useful features
Disadvantages: none

...Yamaha P-85S Digital Stage Piano is the best thing that our church acquired. The antiquated piano that has been with at the church since it was established is too bulky and heavy so the Board decided to buy a portable piano for our outdoor church programs and activities. We have always trusted Yamaha brand when it comes to musical instrument but I never imagined this Yamaha P-85S Digital Stage Piano could be this enchanting. This is marvelous with its superior, natural sound quality that inspires all the musicians and singers in our Church. It is conveniently slim with a built-in speaker which makes it easy to pack and bring anywhere. Its elegant black color matches the splendor of the sound it creates. It also has innovative useful features that makes it more exciting like it's sound recording feature that allows you to play back...

wonderlily 18.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Yamaha P-85S Digital Stage Piano

Tap , tap a tune on this piano.

Advantages: Good little toy
Disadvantages: notes not very clear

...Tap tap, tap a tune on this baby piano baby. You can buy this toy for £9.99p at most stores look online these are so many http://www.mailorderexpress.com/LittleTikesBabyTap-A-TunePiano.asp, and http://www.amazon.co.uk/Baby-Tap-A-Tune-Piano/dp/B00002QUNX do. This toy is suitable for a child aged between 6 months and 3 years old depending on their development. We have this toy in a special needs school Now this tunefull toy is made of plastic its very strong. The piano is red with a white keyboard. There are no legs on this grand piano as the shape of this toy is like a piano. It measures about 8? x 8? x 4?. So your child can carry this around and you could take it to granny to show of your Childs musical skills. This toy is good you can play it anywhere on the floor at a table or on the high chair table. There are 4 keys...

mumsymary 21.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Little Tikes Tap-a-Tune Piano