LearnJazzPiano.com archives: How Fast Do You Play?

jazzvirtuoso -- 02/28/2007, 15:23:05 -- #33387

All this talk about Virtuos's go me to thinking. How fast do some of the members here play? I can play a three ocatave major scale run in c in about 1 sec and a half. Has anyone else ever timed themselves? Just curious. Yea I know it a rather superfical question, but oh well, i'm bored. Humour me! :) JV'

CynBad -- 02/28/2007, 15:52:31 -- #33387

I have been clocked at 179.63 miles per hour.

Whacky -- 02/28/2007, 16:16:15 -- #33387

I can play all 52 white keys in a row with one fingernail in less than a half second.

Dante -- 02/28/2007, 16:25:55 -- #33387

My midi player plays even faster...

pphilip -- 02/28/2007, 16:43:27 -- #33387

Yeah...but how slow can you play?  Betcha can't.

Dante -- 02/28/2007, 16:46:10 -- #33387

No I can't play slow.

Jazz+ -- 02/28/2007, 17:03:03 -- #33387

I always measure speed in terms of eighth notes played at metronome markings like 300 bpm, not how many octaves I can play in 1.5 seconds. I personaly don't much like listening to fast tempos, that's partly why I am not a big Eldar fan.

fcbuccino -- 02/28/2007, 17:10:31 -- #33387

I can play Half-assd

Bud -- 02/28/2007, 21:46:03 -- #33387

I can play the Minute Waltz in 30 seconds. lol

CynBad -- 03/01/2007, 10:48:30 -- #33387

One interesting point: Martha Argerich is the only pianist (I know of) that fit the entire Liszt Sonata onto one side of an LP. LMAO

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