Comments on: Keys for the future http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/20070118/keys-for-the-future/ Where we discuss everything about music in Maldives Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:43:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Niumath http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/20070118/keys-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-64210 Niumath Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:46:12 +0000 http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/?p=212#comment-64210 Hello there all, Keyboardist, esp you. Does that person have to be 'young'? How about around 43? I chanced upon this site today and couldn't help reading all this. I am, you could say, a pianist and a maldivian. In fact i am a pure classical pianist. Classical music is of such a serious nature and such an alien genre to the Maldives music scene i am scared to go back to Male' with this career of mine. Playing the piano had always been my dream ever since i laid my eyes on the piano at the Montessori School i attended. Ever since i'd always fantasized about it. And 36 years later fate landed me in Sri Lanka and for the past 7 years i've been an ardent and serious student of purely classical piano. I started with John Thompson's Piano for Little Fingers. Since then I have sat for a number of Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music, London practical exams and now i am at my Grade 8 level. I am the proud owner of a pro-concert upright, Kawai, (reconditioned of course but it's the best i can afford to buy, but it's my most precious and proudest possession). I have achieved a life time dream, believe it or not. I am rather handicapped in many ways, as i haven't cared to play any other type of music except classical and i am forced to remain faithful to every note, direction and timing on the sheet music. So i am not a versatile player and you can't ask me to modify and do great things on the piano. Classical music is serious serious music and can bore many a person to death. But once i got into it and came to know, love, appreciate, study and play great works of composers from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic era; Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Schubert, Strauss to name a very very few, i lost interest in all other types of music and i became an old bore to many people. But i have found happiness, adventure and a whole new life in this wonderful thing i do here in Colombo. It's my wish to go back to Male' someday soon and teach little children as well as adults, classical music. Everyday hase been a wonderful adventure for me and i know i am truely blessed. I just want to share with you my musical experience, and this is not in the intention of boasting but to give inspiration and hope to all other dreamers like me. Niumath Hello there all, Keyboardist, esp you.
Does that person have to be ‘young’? How about around 43? I chanced upon this site today and couldn’t help reading all this. I am, you could say, a pianist and a maldivian. In fact i am a pure classical pianist. Classical music is of such a serious nature and such an alien genre to the Maldives music scene i am scared to go back to Male’ with this career of mine.
Playing the piano had always been my dream ever since i laid my eyes on the piano at the Montessori School i attended. Ever since i’d always fantasized about it.
And 36 years later fate landed me in Sri Lanka and for the past 7 years i’ve been an ardent and serious student of purely classical piano. I started with John Thompson’s Piano for Little Fingers. Since then I have sat for a number of Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music, London practical exams and now i am at my Grade 8 level. I am the proud owner of a pro-concert upright, Kawai, (reconditioned of course but it’s the best i can afford to buy, but it’s my most precious and proudest possession). I have achieved a life time dream, believe it or not.
I am rather handicapped in many ways, as i haven’t cared to play any other type of music except classical and i am forced to remain faithful to every note, direction and timing on the sheet music. So i am not a versatile player and you can’t ask me to modify and do great things on the piano. Classical music is serious serious music and can bore many a person to death. But once i got into it and came to know, love, appreciate, study and play great works of composers from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic era; Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Schubert, Strauss to name a very very few, i lost interest in all other types of music and i became an old bore to many people. But i have found happiness, adventure and a whole new life in this wonderful thing i do here in Colombo. It’s my wish to go back to Male’ someday soon and teach little children as well as adults, classical music. Everyday hase been a wonderful adventure for me and i know i am truely blessed.
I just want to share with you my musical experience, and this is not in the intention of boasting but to give inspiration and hope to all other dreamers like me.
Niumath

]]> By: fulhu http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/20070118/keys-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1296 fulhu Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:00:59 +0000 http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/?p=212#comment-1296 Zeroc, I suggest you put a new ad post for a keyboardist under classifieds for a better response. Good luck! Zeroc, I suggest you put a new ad post for a keyboardist under classifieds for a better response. Good luck!

]]> By: zeroc http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/20070118/keys-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1239 zeroc Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:25:50 +0000 http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/?p=212#comment-1239 I totally agree to this thread. Power of keys is what led Pink Floyd songs into Fame. By the way, We are in need of a Keyboardist, Anyone interested to join our band (blues/rock) please call or SMS 960-7788444 I totally agree to this thread. Power of keys is what led Pink Floyd songs into Fame.
By the way, We are in need of a Keyboardist, Anyone interested to join our band (blues/rock) please call or SMS 960-7788444

]]> By: fulhu http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/20070118/keys-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1210 fulhu Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:21:18 +0000 http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/?p=212#comment-1210 The question of whether few bands play with keyboardists either because the rest of the band and/or the public either dispproves using keys or there just arent good enough keyboardists is debatable. Whilst its a circular argument, one reason why our music scene havent diversified from the mainstream guitar dominated pop/rock music to genres such as jazz and classics is due to lack of good keyboard players. For my part I do encourage every musician regardless of the instrument they play to familiarise with the basics of keyboards. Its a powerful and easy tool to have in the musical arsenal to visualise theoretical concepts such as chord formation theory, modes and scales. The question of whether few bands play with keyboardists either because the rest of the band and/or the public either dispproves using keys or there just arent good enough keyboardists is debatable. Whilst its a circular argument, one reason why our music scene havent diversified from the mainstream guitar dominated pop/rock music to genres such as jazz and classics is due to lack of good keyboard players.

For my part I do encourage every musician regardless of the instrument they play to familiarise with the basics of keyboards. Its a powerful and easy tool to have in the musical arsenal to visualise theoretical concepts such as chord formation theory, modes and scales.

]]> By: Lifeandcoffee http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/20070118/keys-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1207 Lifeandcoffee Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:44:53 +0000 http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/?p=212#comment-1207 our band needs a keyboardist and its really hard to find one. For some reason its seems they are distinct, But i am sure there are people who have interests in keyboard but they have some issues of their own i guess. ( to coming forward) our band needs a keyboardist and its really hard to find one. For some reason its seems they are distinct, But i am sure there are people who have interests in keyboard but they have some issues of their own i guess. ( to coming forward)

]]> By: The Keyboardist http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/20070118/keys-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 The Keyboardist Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:17:00 +0000 http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/?p=212#comment-1205 some of the local metal bands like grotesque and nothnagel have used keyboards in live shows, but nowadays its not easy to find a talented keyboardist even though we find quite a lot of guitarists this is what everybody says. If there were young talented keyboardists around i'm sure the bands could use them. its just that they are rare. some of the local metal bands like grotesque and nothnagel have used keyboards in live shows, but nowadays its not easy to find a talented keyboardist even though we find quite a lot of guitarists this is what everybody says. If there were young talented keyboardists around i’m sure the bands could use them. its just that they are rare.

]]> By: TheDA http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/20070118/keys-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 TheDA Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:00:57 +0000 http://www.musicinmaldives.com/blog/?p=212#comment-1204 yeah if they want to play the real thing, play it properly without ommitting the keyboardist. but alas nobody seems to care. if you've ever seen people like jordan rudess perform live you would know how 'gaddaa' a keyboardist really is yeah if they want to play the real thing, play it properly without ommitting the keyboardist. but alas nobody seems to care. if you’ve ever seen people like jordan rudess perform live you would know how ‘gaddaa’ a keyboardist really is

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