Flight of the Bumble Bee

[inveterate]

Is anyone else out there taking the piano exam the AMERICAN, piano exam this week??
In fact any piano players out there, I'm so frustrated, It'z not that the songs are hard. I just can't seem to play them fast enough.. Namely "Flight of the BUmble BEE" I heard a midi file, and it'z helzz fast, and a violin one.,,, THEY ALL HELL FAST, is there any key to play it FAST OMG < I"M FREAKED OUT... i can't play but only like .5 the speed at which I hear it, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh

 

[Platypus]

practice it slowly so none of the notes are wrong with a metronome.
increase it a tick at a time until you feel comfortable at the next setting and move on in this fashion.

it takes a lot of practice, it will not come overnight.

 

[amoeba]

it is a hard piece. and if you can't play it fast enough, it means you haven't practiced it enough.

 

[DainBramaged]

Practice, my dear.

 

[amoeba]

make Sergei proud and practice.

 

[hondAS2ooo170]

u suxor at the piano


i dont play

 

[amol]

practice makes perfect

and i'm taking to California Certificate of Merit test this week, only thing is, it's the Piano Theory test . . .

the Performance test isn't for another 3 weeks!

 

[yhelothar]

You're having trouble playing it on piano?
I saw this guy play it on a tuba.. he only has 4 keys mind you, and the travel distance is 5 times longer each key than your piano key.
Ah well, I still have trouble playing it on the flute

 

[amoeba]

Originally posted by: Amol
practice makes perfect

and i'm taking to California Certificate of Merit test this week, only thing is, it's the Piano Theory test . . .

the Performance test isn't for another 3 weeks!

I always found theory harder than Performance for some reason.

 

[villageidiot111]

Try playing it on the trumpet. I still can't play it very fast.

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: amoeba

Originally posted by: Amol
practice makes perfect

and i'm taking to California Certificate of Merit test this week, only thing is, it's the Piano Theory test . . .

the Performance test isn't for another 3 weeks!

I always found theory harder than Performance for some reason.

Theory is easy . . . though I don't like the Ear Training part, that's usually where I miss 100%! :|

 

[JoeKing]

when I learned to play it I broke it up into sections and just played a few measures over and over again until I got it to about the speed I wanted then I moved on to another line or two. Once I got that one down I would combine the two esctions and play them together until I could get it to how I liked. Rinse repeat. If you've got 3 weeks you shouldn't have a problem getting it down.

 

[amoeba]

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: amoeba

Originally posted by: Amol
practice makes perfect

and i'm taking to California Certificate of Merit test this week, only thing is, it's the Piano Theory test . . .

the Performance test isn't for another 3 weeks!

I always found theory harder than Performance for some reason.

Theory is easy . . . though I don't like the Ear Training part, that's usually where I miss 100%! :|

yeah the Ear training always got me. The composition also got me too. I never took the california certificate of merit, how hard is it ? and how many grades are there?

 

[Squisher]

You gotta hear Jennifer Batten's version on the guitar.

 

[Semidevil]

wow, what is this exam thing? fill me in

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: inveterate
Is anyone else out there taking the piano exam the AMERICAN, piano exam this week??
In fact any piano players out there, I'm so frustrated, It'z not that the songs are hard. I just can't seem to play them fast enough.. Namely "Flight of the BUmble BEE" I heard a midi file, and it'z helzz fast, and a violin one.,,, THEY ALL HELL FAST, is there any key to play it FAST OMG < I"M FREAKED OUT... i can't play but only like .5 the speed at which I hear it, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh

then it IS hard you numbnuts.

and how old are you, please don't type liek "it'z" or "helzz" or FAST OMG < I"M FREAKED OUT.

 

[jedimaster582]

thats a crazy song we had to play that in middle school band

 

[inveterate]

umm, Yea, sorry, pardon my internet lingo. I intend to stop it after Highschool. n, ah,, Shittz

 

[inveterate]

is there a thing where you can overclock a piano to make it work faster. like greasing keys or something? JKJKJK

 

[SchrodingersDog]

meth?

 

[amoeba]

Originally posted by: inveterate
is there a thing where you can overclock a piano to make it work faster. like greasing keys or something? JKJKJK

you are the one that needs overclocking, not the piano. The piano is just a piece of doped silicon.

<---- uber nerd.

 

[inveterate]

lol, where can i jack up my VOLTAGE, I'd love to improve my memory performance. My read and write speed could use a boost too. LOL

 

[Fingolfin269]

I have a piano but dunno how to play it. Maybe I should learn.

 

[AntisociaL]

The Great Kat!
Look up her version on guitar if you want to hear fast

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

Luv that piece. I've been looking for renditions/variations of it by various non-piano artistes... Vanessa Mae (violin), Great Kat (electric guitar), but the best one so far has got to be Al Hirt's Green Hornet. (edit) not forgetting that interesting one by Bobby Mcferrin And Yo-Yo Ma also.