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Roland Atelier AT-900/AT-900C Organs

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With a new “Articulation Voice” sound set, driven by Roland’s new proprietary SuperNATURAL technology, the AT-series breathes unprecedented sound into the Violin, Trombone, Cello, and Tenor Sax voices, while new physical Harmonic Bars provide authentic, hands-on control of expressive organ playing with new organ tone sets.

Buying A Keyboard

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One of the benefits of playing on a keyboard with weighted keys is that if you never played an acoustic piano before you should easily be able to adjust quickly because your hands will be used to it. Synth style keys also have their advantages. Because they’re not weighted it’s a lot easier to play them faster.

Rocket Piano � the Ultimate Piano Learning Kit

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With all of the information in this package there really is no excuse to delay learning to play your piano. The Rocket Piano team has given the reader five high quality books, two fun educational games and access to hundreds of recorded sound files that will have students playing popular songs like a professional in no time.

A Study Of The Piano - Method Of Touch Part 3

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When each finger has learned to act independently, that is, to fall "into" its key without having moved any of the other fingers, and without having any feeling of desire to move any of the others, it may then try to play with a louder tone than was at first possible.

A Study Of The Piano - Method Of Touch Part 2

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The hand may at first have some difficulty in acquiring this flat position, as previous neglect or bad training may have done much to stiffen the muscles.

A Study Of The Piano - Method Of Touch

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The position of the seat, with regard to that of the piano, is in front of the middle of the keyboard, and the line of the edge of the seat must be parallel with that of the edge of the keys.

Playing The Piano Part 3 - The Damper

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The key, as long as it is kept down by the finger, exercises a restraining influence on the damper, and the finger may therefore be considered to have some slight extra resistance offered to it by the weight of the damper.

Playing The Piano Part 2

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When acted upon by any sufficient weight, the piano key moves downwards, and when freed from this weight it moves upwards to its previous position.