Tape myself? e.... ah... I would so not watch it. Besides it`s just a tape for a solo performance, just a prior submission kind of like a proposal. Plus it doubled as my university tape audition for York University.

I found that using my MD and a mic to record eliminated most of the fuzzy sound and that it picked up a lot more of the dynamics and the subtleties of the piece itself. Of course when I transferred it to tape it made it fuzzy, but if I wanted better quality I would just change it to mp3 format on my computer and send it in.

I`ve never taped myself. I`ve wanted to. It would be cool to tape the sound, `course. The only voice record type thing I have is on my compu.

Okie, dokie people! Let`s get this message going again!!!!!

Well, hum, I`ve never tried recording using the computer before, I`m sure it would be so much easier to edit using the computer. However my piano is too heavy to lug down the stairs!

I did my audition recording using my MD and it turned out alrightish, not great, but better than a tape!

How about a suggestion for what I should learn for my next solo? I just did the Fantaisie Impromptu on Thursday for a performance so it`s on to the next one!

Hmm, any genre? I like Mozarts (I think) Turkish March. Wouldn`t mind playing myself one day.

No genre in particular.. just please please not Bartok!

Want something fairly challenging, and interesting to play. I have until May after all! I love a challenge and something I can do in a reasonable amount of time would be great to look into.

I suggested to some Dud in an other forum that if you`re in a lower greade like 3 (pity me!) you could try something in a higher grade like 10 (smiles in awe at wonderful, big people)

Well... um.. I`m already in grade 10 piano! and the last piece I played for a solo (Fantaisie-Impromptu - Chopin) was from I think, the ARCT performer`s list. So I`m already trying harder pieces, however, when I played this piece, I wasn`t "mature" enough as a pianist, as I lacked a little bit of something in it, perhaps feel, or quality, but the notes were all accurate.

I`d like to try a piece of some difficulty that would be similar. Hopefully after playing the Chopin piece, I have become a bit better as a pianist and a performer.

I don`t know of a pieces much harder than classical. Pitiful me is only in grade 3, hoping to be in grade 10... one day.

What`s the feeling about digital pianos here? I recently bought a technics digital piano, mainly for budget reasons but also because it`s so easy to record. I record with a band and it used to take ages to get a satisfactory mic set up with a real piano.
It`s supposed to be sampled on a Steinway grand - the touch is a bit on the light side, but the sound is good although sometimes lacking in `color`.
Of course I would prefer the real thing any day, but for the money I have to say I`m impressed.

Sometimes I do have to play on one, whenever we travel for concerts and such, and sometimes, they are not that bad, the Yamaha Clavinova`s are alright, well some of them are.

The reason for the digital piano`s is as you just said, easier to record than a normal piano, because you can just plug it in and the digital sound will record. Piano is one of the hardest instruments to record (really I tried and I failed!) that`s why there is such a big market for digital pianos, plus the fact that some of the decent ones are cheaper than a regular piano even if it does lack in touch or sound.

I wish my keyboard had a simple record button and ivory keys!

Thanks for the feedback. I am not a big fan of digital pianos, but if it makes the piano playing experience accessible to more people then it can`t be a bad thing. Myself, I am quite happy to record for my band with a digital piano for the ease of use, and because I don`t record anything particularly demanding. And to be honest the acoustic pianos on offer at most of my recording sessions aren`t that great. The digital pianos sound a bit clinical, and perhaps lack character, but are always reliably in tune!
I have played the Yamaha Clavinovas and also several Rolands, but I`m always drawn to the Technics range in that price bracket. If I had the money, I would be buying Kurzweil (very convincing) or maybe the real thing!
Anyone else have an opinion on digital pianos?

What`s you`re band called?
Not much to say on digital pianos. There are 3 very simple keyboards in my house. (Just keyboards, with voice buttons and wacky demo songs) They are begginer level, so couldnt really be called digital pianos.

pianos suck and you guys playing them are all huge geeks