[Laia]

okay, i saw this on the Guitar page and Bass page and i think it's only fair that we get one too

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Name: Laia

Age:17

Years Playing: 3 years (in may)

Accoustic or Electric?: Electric (although i enjoy playing anything with 88 keys)

Current Keyboard(s): Roland RS-9, Peavey DPM3, some kind of no-name miniature grand

Favorite Sound(s): Tin Whistle, Piano/String combo, Perc. Organ

Longest It Took You Learn A Song: about 3 days (and i still don't quite have the timing down...arrgg!!)

What Song Was It: A song a friend of mine wrote

Hardest Song to Play: The Happy Song (it a very cool song, but i feel like a complete dork playing it on keyboard!)

Favorite Song to Play: a toss up between Angels Fall Down by Skillet or Psalm 3 by Salvador (simply because i do the guitar part on keyboard just to get a good groan out of the guitarists)

Favorite Key to Play In: D, G, Am, Em

Least Favorite Key: B, E, C#

Transposer (yes or no): No! it throws me off and as a friend of mine would say "It's a crutch!" (yeah, my friend says this as he adjusts his capo...)

How Many Songs Have You Written: 6 so far

Do You Play In A Band: The Praise band at church and i join up with another local band when they need a keyboard player and ask me nicely

How Many Songs Can You Play: um, no the question is how many can i name in one post?

Can You Sing And Play: yep yep

Dream Keyboard: Korg Triton 88-key

Your Style: Rock, Folk (though i'm somewhat all-purpose when it comes to the praise team at church)

Biggest Influence: my family was a big influence (everyone plays some kind of instrument)

[MJ_Avalanche]

Name: Mike

Age:16

Years Playing: Try 4 months. I've only really been playing for this semester of school. Gotta love college.

Accoustic or Electric?: How about a weighted key electric. That works for me.

Current Keyboard(s): Casio WK-1630

Favorite Sound(s): Electric Piano, Jazz Guitar and E. Piano, Jazz G. with a Pad all layered together. Makes some cool sounds.

Longest It Took You Learn A Song: A day

What Song Was It: Boring stuff from my piano book.

Hardest Song to Play: The Legend of Zelda Theme.

Favorite Song to Play: Tetris Song A.

Favorite Key to Play In: Anything that's regarded as a good guitar key. Oh, and Gb (kidding!)

Least Favorite Key: Anything I can't play in yet.

Transposer (yes or no): I do it so much on guitar, that it's second nature on the keys. So, yes.

How Many Songs Have You Written: 1... and it was for my theory class.

Do You Play In A Band: Not with keys.

How Many Songs Can You Play: 20?

Can You Sing And Play: Haven't tried.

Dream Keyboard: This new keyboard we got at church... Yamaha Motif ES-88... Holy cow, that thing is crazy.

Your Style: Whatever's written on the staff... That's my style.

Biggest Influence: My Sightsinging instructor. Best piano player I've ever seen.

[smhatahy]

Name: Akshay

Age:17

Years Playing: 11 years.. actually maybe 12

Accoustic or Electric?: i cant decide..

Current Keyboard(s): Yamaha PSR2000

Favorite Sound(s): Grand Piano layered with a Pad

Longest It Took You Learn A Song: umm there was the stupid classical music i had to play while i was learning piano... took me months

What Song Was It: already mentioned

Hardest Song to Play: i dunno?

Favorite Song to Play: ummm.. i like playing Jars of Clay and Newsboys

Favorite Key to Play In: C and Am (duh), C#, Em, F, G

Least Favorite Key: B!!!!!! arghhhhh!!!! and D# and F# and G#

Transposer (yes or no): yes.. my church sometimes changes keys in the middle of a song.. dunno why?? but yeah..

How Many Songs Have You Written: not much of a songwriter yet

Do You Play In A Band: praise band at church.. also lead singer..

How Many Songs Can You Play: as many as i hear?

Can You Sing And Play: yes

Dream Keyboard: Roland Fantom

Your Style: Everything.. cept im unsure about rap..

Biggest Influence: ummmm.. Jars of Clay and Newsboys

[MrCrabby]

Name: Mark

Age:17

Years Playing: Approx. 12 years

Accoustic or Electric?: Acoustic. Baby grand.

Current Keyboard(s): Cheap Casio. Not touch-sensitive, and doesn't have weighted keys.

Favorite Sound(s): Plain ol' piano, piano & strings, slap bass, electric organ.

Longest It Took You Learn A Song: about a week. Not counting the songs I never finished learning.

What Song Was It: Turkish March - Mozart

Hardest Song to Play: That I know how? K545 - Mozart

Favorite Song to Play: Whatever I most recently wrote.

Favorite Key to Play In: F#, Bb, C#m, D, E (etc. Any key, really)

Least Favorite Key: Gb

Transposer (yes or no): Yes. I can transpose anything instantly in my head.

How Many Songs Have You Written: Probably about 15 or 20, just music though.

Do You Play In A Band: The youth ministy's band at my church.

How Many Songs Can You Play: Umm.......I can play just about anything, worship-music-wise. My classical repetiore is much more limited.

Can You Sing And Play: Most definitely

Dream Keyboard: Anything better than I have now. Probably a Triton.

Your Style: Varies from rock, to soft acoustic feel.

Biggest Influence: Paul Todd. Lives near me and visits my church regularly. The guy plays like 6 keyboards at a time!

[s0233425]

Name: Ross

Age:19

Years Playing: Approx. 5 years [2 by ear]

Accoustic or Electric?: Acoustic. Grand.

Current Keyboard(s): eh, no piano ;-( but my church has a brand new yamaha c1 grand piano!!

Favorite Sound(s): Piano?

Longest It Took You Learn A Song: 6 months [for real!]

What Song Was It: Hungarian Rhapsody - Franz Liszt [it's a killer!]

Hardest Song to Play: See above

Favorite Song to Play: There is a redeemer

Favorite Key to Play In: G, G and G again!!

Least Favorite Key: B [what else?!]

Transposer (yes or no): Yes, everything is transposed into G ;-)

How Many Songs Have You Written: 2 just rubbish ones for higher music

Do You Play In A Band: The youth and adult praise band.

How Many Songs Can You Play: eh...if it's in G then it's as good as played!

Can You Sing And Play: Well sort of, but the words kinda drift off during the tricky bits!

Dream Keyboard: eh, I dream of a full on Grand piano.

Your Style: I have no personal style, I only emulate what I hear.

Biggest Influence: Dino Kartsonakis, Keith Green [two contrasting styles]

[smhatahy]

G, G and G again!!

C's easier..

[Nate]

Name: Nate (AKA KeyboardFreak)

Age: 19

Years Playing: 4ish? Maybe 5. I don't really remember.

Accoustic or Electric? I play both and enjoy playing both.

Current Keyboard(s): Roland XV-88, Roland AX-1, Yamaha Clavinova at church (don't know model number), various acoustics at school including a Steinway that I play during my lessons.

Favorite Sound(s): Rhodes and Wurlitzer... especially with tremolo.

Longest It Took You Learn A Song: Learn a song well? Probably about six months.

What Song Was It: Three Preludes for Piano by Kent Kennan. A twentieth-century piece of piano music that I learned last semester and played this semester for a recital.

Hardest Song to Play: See above.

Favorite Song to Play: Currently In Christ Alone by Stuart Townend. It's a beautiful song. I have too many favorite songs, though.

Favorite Key to Play In: Db

Least Favorite Key to Play In: Ab

Transposer (yes or no): Sure, when it is helpful. Often, I will learn a song well in one key and then find out that the key I learned it in is difficult for our congregation to sing to, so I'll put on the transposer on our Clavinova and just play as I'm used to playing.

How Many Songs Have You Written: 4 or 5.

Do You Play In A Band: Yes.

How Many Songs Can You Play: Too many to count.

Can You Sing And Play: Yes.

Dream Keyboard: A real Wurlitzer 200A.

Your Style: Folk-rock most of the time.

Biggest Influence: Rich Mullins, and Josh Moore from Caedmon's Call.

In His love,
Nate

[CheshireCat]

Originally Posted by KeyboardFreak

Do You Play In A Band: Yes.

Really? Do tell!

Chesh

[Nate]

Originally Posted by CheshireCat

Really? Do tell!

My brothers and I play at our church on a regular basis, and we also play for things such as VBS, Youth Camp, etc, etc.

That's it. Nothing too fancy.

In His love,
Nate

[Bass_Thug]

Name: Adam

Age:21

Years Playing: around 14-15 I guess

Accoustic or Electric?: Electric... I love the sound choices and drums included on my trust Casio!

Current Keyboard(s): Casio WK-1800, Baldwin Upright Piano, play Kurtzweil (can't remember much else about it) or a Baby Grand at piano (can't remember the brand)

Favorite Sound(s): B3, Grand Piano

Longest It Took You Learn A Song: probably a couple of days

What Song Was It: some classical piece I learned years ago for a piano lesson

Hardest Song to Play: some jazz arrangements of hymns I picked up at Lifeway

Favorite Song to Play: probably the heart of worship... not difficult but sounds beautiful on piano/keyboard

Favorite Key to Play In: C, D, G, any flat keys

Least Favorite Key: E, many of the sharp keys with "lots of 'em"

Transposer (yes or no): Occasionally... I used it the other night during a worship service on a BSU trip... my music was in a different key from the guitar player's, so I transposed to his key so I wouldn't have to think about it and just continue to play my arrangement

How Many Songs Have You Written: working on a couple, plus I reharmonized "There is a Fountain Filled with Blood"

Do You Play In A Band: The Praise band at church... well, I play bass most of the time, but for the first 2 years there I played keyboard... I play some keyboard in our chapel band and in the Baptist Student Union

How Many Songs Can You Play: uh, lots i reckon...played a lot through the years...

Can You Sing And Play: yeah

Dream Keyboard: The new Casio WK-3500

Your Style: Rock, Praise and Worship, Jazz

Biggest Influence: my dad... he has helped make music fun

[PianoMan]

Name: Drew aka PianoMan

Age: 18

Years Playing: 10-11

Acoustic or Electric? Mostly acoustic, but electrics can be fun.

Current Keyboard(s): Petrof Baby Grand

Favorite Sound(s): The plain regular grand sound.

Longest It Took You Learn A Song: Over a year working hard on it every day.

What Song Was It: Un Sospiro by Franz Lizst

Hardest Song to Play: See above. I still have trouble with it

Favorite Song to Play: Un Sospiro, MacDowell's Praeludium, Dino's My Tribute

Favorite Key to Play In: I dunno.

Least Favorite Key to Play In: I dunno.

Transposer (yes or no): Never used one before

How Many Songs Have You Written: none so far.

Do You Play In A Band: Yes, but playing guitar. I would play keayboard but I don't have access to one.

How Many Songs Can You Play: Lots

Can You Sing And Play: never tried

Dream Keyboard: I don't know enough about actual keyboards to know. Something with good Piano, B3 and solo violin sounds.

Your Style: Not sure...

Biggest Influence: none really

[Rainer.]

Name: Jon

Age: 13

Years Playing: I once took lessons when I was 7. I then quit after a month of learning. My older sister is a very avid pianist, having played for at least 15+ years. I picked up a bit from her. But recently, in the past 4 months or so, I re-discovered piano playing. Picked it up from my own knowledge of theory and guitar playing.

Accoustic or Electric?: I prefer an acoustic piano, but whatever works

Current Keyboard(s): An old Baldwin Upright.

Favorite Sound(s): Just the piano sound. I like playing some rock organ too

Longest It Took You Learn A Song: I don't know

What Song Was It: see above

Favorite Song to Play: Just whatever I come up with.

Favorite Key to Play In: Tonally, there's not a ton of difference, but I like C 'cuz it's easy.

How Many Songs Have You Written: No full songs. Fragments, yes.

Do You Play In A Band: Nope

Can You Sing And Play: Depends on the simplicity of what I'm playing. Generally, no

Dream Keyboard: Ask me again when I have some more understanding of keyboards. I love playing grand pianos in large open rooms, though.

Your Style: I'm not quite sure yet. All different styles.

Biggest Influence: My sister.

[switchfootrox11]

Name: Leah

Age:14

Years Playing: 8 years, almost 9

Accoustic or Electric?: doesn't matter to me, as long as it works

Current Keyboard(s): um...i not really sure, and for me to be sure it'd require some effort to look across the hall and see what kind i have. and if you now me well, you'll know im too lazy to go check.

Favorite Sound(s): grand piano

Longest It Took You Learn A Song: um about a month prob

What Song Was It: some prelude

Hardest Song to Play: see above

Favorite Song to Play: anything that requires fast movements up and down the keyboard

Favorite Key to Play In: C, D, G, Am, anything really it doesn't matter much

Least Favorite Key: B and E

Transposer (yes or no): haven't used one

How Many Songs Have You Written: um try none, well at least not any whole songs

Do You Play In A Band: not officially

How Many Songs Can You Play: um, there's way to many to keep count

Can You Sing And Play: yeppers, but the singing sucks

Dream Keyboard: don't have one

Your Style: don't really have one, i like playing just about anything

Biggest Influence: um no one really, i just decided one day that i wanted to play piano, and i liked it so im still playing it.

[NorgieGirl]

Name: Meredith

Age: 15

Years Playing: 8?

Acoustic or Electric?: I'd have to say acoustic

Current Keyboard: C. Kurtzmann & Co. upright...

Favorite Sounds: Grand piano in a echo-y room

Longest it took you to learn a song: about 3 months

Hardest songs to play: uh probably the maple leaf rag by Joplin...with a small hand, you get cramped up after playing all those octaves!

Favorite song to play: Chopin's Raindrop Prelude or Solace, by Joplin! As for worship songs, probably As The Deer.

Favorite key to play in: Am or C-flat

Least favorite key: C-sharp...for some reason, this key is hard!

Transposer?: ick

How many songs have you written: one when I was seven..typical up and down the C scale type. haha

Do you play in a band: for worship at my Bible study

How many songs can you play: uuuuuh...no say, senor.

Can you sing and play: I CAN sing and play, but that doesn't mean you'd enjoy hearing me! lol

Dream keyboard: I forgot what it's called but my piano teacher has a very cool keyboard that I've fallen in love with!

Your style: um... improviser!!

Biggest influence: my teacher and my mama

[smhatahy]

C-flat

commonly know as B?