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Piano

Talented Musician Rocks Three Instruments at Once [Video]

In the video above, a young woman (the uploader description identifies her as Taiwanese) manages to play piano, violin, and what appears to be a guzheng [Chinese plucked zither] with incredible rhythm, coordination, and gusto.

(via Reddit)

Musicians Are Geeks Too: Ragtime Mario, Harry Potter, and Star Wars

This particular musician is improvising in the Stride style of the Ragtime genre of Jazz.

Harlem Stride Piano, Stride Piano, or just Stride, is a jazz piano style that evolved partially from ragtime. The left hand may play a four-beat pulse with a single bass note, octave, seventh or tenth interval on the first and third beats, and a chord on the second and fourth beats… Unlike earlier “St. Louis” pianists, stride players’ left hand often leapt greater distances on the keyboard, and they played faster and improvised.”  — Wikipedia

Flipping difficult.” — Susana, resident Geekosystem piano nerd

(via Neatorama.)

The Blind Man Who Can Play Any Piece of Music After Hearing It Once [Video]

Derek Paravicini is a blind autistic savant with perfect pitch who can play any song on the piano after hearing it only once; the video above provides some insight into his life and showcases his talents. Long video, but it’s worth it.

(via Best of YouTube | Artist’s website)

Chatroulette: Piano Improv Edition

Are you tired of the endless iterations upon iterations of Chatroulette-related humor? Maybe so, but if you are a fan of musical comedy, laughter, and hooded sweatshirts, you may enjoy Chatroulette Piano Improv, wherein a hoodied fellow called Merton (who disavows all comparisons to Ben Folds) improvises piano songs for all of the people he meets on Chatroulette.

Sample lyric: “Man in the dark with his headphones on doesn’t want no one to see him / Sittin’ out late at night on Chatroulette.” Chatroulette response: NO HEADPHONES / LIAR / LIAAAR.

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