Dragon Piano
Armanda Kicks
My answer is an entity I am calling the Piano Dragon. He is a piano-playing ninja who sneaks out into the night to fight criminals only to return in the mornings to play nocturnes on his piano, cuddle with is cat, devour sushi, and take long, blissful naps.
Maybe a cunning mermaid who rescues fellow sea creatures from fishing nets and oil spills?
Or perhaps a master chef who hunts for nefarious hedge fund managers and climate-killing oil barons and feeds their flesh to the rude, pretentious, and blissfully unaware guests at the Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, FL?
For better or worse, my imagination has given birth to the Piano Dragon. I have featured sketches of this alter-ego in this post. He is constantly scowling for reasons I have yet to discover, and naturally, he always wears his ninja outfit.
These days, I make every effort to stay away from my cell phone and all of its temptations. When I am bored, daydreaming is my default activity, and what comes out of it are ideas for songs, films, food and snacks, and occasionally, ninjas. Boredom, walking by myself, and long drives in my car seem to be portals into these whimsical and delicious places.
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Maybe a cunning mermaid who rescues fellow sea creatures from fishing nets and oil spills?
Or perhaps a master chef who hunts for nefarious hedge fund managers and climate-killing oil barons and feeds their flesh to the rude, pretentious, and blissfully unaware guests at the Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, FL?
I spent some time out on our creek over the last few days. It is a small tributary that feeds water into the larger Wilmouth Creek and gathers any overflow trickling down from the miniature mountain that towers behind our house. (It\u2019s called Short Mountain for a reason. I guess it\u2019s more like a tall hill.) I really love our creek. It\u2019s almost completely shaded by trees and provides a lovely refuge from stifling summer heat. I often stand in it for a few minutes to cool my feet. It is one of my happy places where I live.
Daniel McFarlane was searching for a fresh and unique way to engage his students when he decided to create his own compositions. He quickly discovered that his students were enthusiastic about the fun and catchy pieces he wrote, which led him to continue composing until he had developed a comprehensive piano method and a wealth of resources that thousands of teachers and students adore today.
Ryan Peterson has been a piano tuner since 2012 after first becoming interested in tuning pianos in 2009. With a background in teaching bicycle mechanics, Ryan brings a methodical mindset and a love of sharing knowledge and skills to the rich musical culture of New Orleans.
I am a music director / pianist and we had Halloween costume parades both on Sunday 29th and Tuesday 31st, so I jumped right in. I really enjoyed putting my dragon together, thank you for sharing your genius! I have made a number of your patterns, please keep them coming!
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Steinway Commemorative Edition Piano Charm of The Dragon, designed by the distinguished Chinese scholar Mr. Tian Jiaqing, was just unveiled on October 10 and exhibited for the auction preview from October 25 to 27 at the Conference Center of Beijing International Hotel. Charm of The Dragon, the first Steinway Commemorative Edition Piano for China, is a perfect combination of the rich Chinese culture and long history, as well as a symbol of modern piano building.
Taking the idea of the ancient Chinese dragon that stands for vitality and integrity, Mr. Tian designed a dragon logo for the Steinway concert grand piano. Both the music stand made like a traditional Chinese fan and the bench modeled after the matching desk of the traditional Chinese instrument Guqin embody the exquisite furniture style designed and made by Jiaqing. Beyond that, the platform that holds the music desk features foldable signature books at the both ends, so that future performers can leave their written testimonials on it. On the wooden pages, handwriting will penetrate into the grains of the wood, and so will never disappear as time goes by. With the uncompromising Steinway dedication in the building of the piano, Charm of The Dragon itself is an extremely outstanding Steinway concert grand piano in terms of sound and musical performance.
The collector who has successfully won out and owned Charm of The Dragon can not only get satisfaction from the superior sound and artistic pleasure from this Steinway Commemorative Edition Piano, but also enjoy the special tracking service provided by Steinway & Sons. The company will offer the exclusive transport and tuning service for Charm of The Dragon on any important musical occasions, as well as professional consulting service regarding the piano maintenance.
Undoubtedly, Steinway pianos have been the most valuable pianos in the world and collected by major museums worldwide such as Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and Piano Museum of Manhattan. Several presidents in the history of the United States of America, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S Truman and Ronald Wilson Reagan all treated Steinway pianos as precious treasures in their collections. The unsurpassed quality of Steinway pianos, in particular the extremely strict material selection, the innovative 128 technical patents and the superior traditional handcraftsmanship, ensures its great investment value and potential. Steinway Commemorative Edition Piano Charm of The Dragon will definitely have its own story to tell in the generations to come.
About Steinway & Sons
Since its founding in New York in 1853, Steinway & Sons has been considered the world's premier piano manufacturer. Known for their exceptional craftsmanship, Steinway & Sons pianos are built in one of two company-owned and operated factories: Astoria, New York and Hamburg, Germany. Steinway & Sons pianos are still constructed primarily by hand, using many of the techniques developed over 160 years ago. Today, Steinway & Sons also offers the Boston and Essex piano lines, Listen, a magazine for music and culture lovers, and the Steinway & Sons record label. For more information, visit www.steinway.com.
That's the question seemingly asked by YouTuber Jachael123, who hooked up a real-life MIDI keyboard in order to play his way through the blocky world of Minecraft. As shown in the highlights reel video below, he managed to work his way up from hitting trees to hitting the ender dragon, using only the power of the black and white keys. I can't say it's the most tuneful piece to listen to, but it sure is entertaining. Must be a modern composition.
This isn't the first time someone has played Minecraft using a piano keyboard - as explained in the full playthrough on Jachel123's secondary channel, the inspiration for this endeavour came from YouTuber Dylan Tallchief, who managed to get one working back in August 2019. Jachael123 asked to use Tallchief's key-binding preset (using the program Bome MIDI Translator Pro), and took it to another level by completing the entire game with the piano. From my brief search around the internet, Jachael123 appears to be the first person to have completed Minecraft with a piano.
The way this works is that some of the keys allow the player to move the cursor up and down, while others are bound to what would normally be used for movement on PC (WASD). Apparently it feels pretty slow to control, "like using the arrow keys on your keyboard", or "just like using a controller, but the movement isn't as smooth".
"B4 made my mouse move five pixels per 200ms to the left while being held, C#5 did the same but upwards, D5 was down, and F5 was right", Jachael123 explained on Reddit. "D#5 was scroll down so I could go through my hotbar easily, and C5 and E5 were left and right click respectively. That's how I was able to move my mouse in-game and in my inventory."
The playlist explains Jachael123's struggles in full, and the final ender dragon battle is particularly impressive - particularly given the piano controls made it difficult to avoid looking at endermen. Jachael123 even managed to pull off some impressive moves using a water bucket to break his fall. The entire effort took seven and a half hours, while the final fight last one and a half hours - during which Jachael123 died "at least five times". As my piano teacher would say, practice makes perfect.
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