The piano is something that has been played by many people for a long time. Do you know how to play the piano?
Yes I do, I like playing the piano as it is unique in that it has a keyboard rather than strings or wind.
I have never even tried. I have seen others play, though.
I find it interesting that the piano was called a pianoforte, considering that the word 'forte' means loud in Italian, but 'piano' means soft
Well that is quite the difference. The piano is definitely a soft sound. Relaxing to listen to people play, I think, anyway.
Yes, definitely. Although the first pianos had a much quieter sound than the ones that are widely available now.
Is it hard to learn to play the piano?
I find it can be complicated due to the number of keys on the keyboard. Most of the challenge is trying to master your hand positions to keep the tempo of the melody.
What about the foot pedal on the piano? Is it hard to coordinate using that while actually playing?
Piano pedals
Piano pedals are foot-operated levers at the base of a piano that change the instrument's sound in various ways. Modern pianos usually have three pedals, from left to right, the soft pedal (or una corda), the sostenuto pedal, and the sustaining pedal (or damper pedal). Some pianos omit the sostenuto pedal, or have a middle pedal with a different purpose such as a muting function also known as silent piano.
The development of the piano's pedals is an evolution that
this hot solo, people go nuts, but I don't write songs that suit that, and I am not interested in that. I can do it if I have to, but I don't like it." Mike Mills' melodic approach to bass playing is inspired by Paul McCartney of the Beatles and Chris Squire of Yes; Mills has said, "I always played a melodic bass, like a piano bass in some ways . . . I never wanted to play the traditional locked into the kick drum,