Darren New wrote:

> Weirdly enough, my Windows doesn't recognise the .ogg extension, but if 
> I rename it to .mp3, it plays. Clearly I have a codec set up that didn't 
> put the right extensions on or something. Good to know.

Oh...kay then, that's pretty random!

>> Hey, c'mon - 2:30 of continuous playing with hardly any wrong notes, 
>> missed notes or even pauses. 
> 
> If that was 12 takes, I'm quite impressed.

This was roughly the 12th take or so, yes. (I deleted all of the 
previous ones.)

It's strange - I can sit down and play the music endlessly for 2 days 
straight, but as soon as I hit the record button, I start making 
mistakes all over the place. :-S Most irritating!

>> As an aside, the top line alone has 32 notes per bar. Surely no human 
>> being can actually *read* that fast. 
> 
> It's kind of like reading out loud, or typing what you're 
> reading without looking - once you've done it enough, it goes right from 
> eyes to fingers without conscious interpretation.

Heh. When I was at school, one night I was in the chappel playing Bach's 
Toccata & Fugue in D minor. Some twat decided to run past and turn off 
the lights. Everybody was astonished when I continued playing without so 
much as missing a beat.

However... this only works if one note is near another. My hands "know" 
how wide the keys are. But if I need to move my whole hand to a 
different part of the keyboard, I still need to be able to see where I'm 
going. If that makes sense...

> But for someone who doesn't practice at least 3 hours a day for several 
> years, it's pretty impressive what you've got there with that little bit 
> of work.

Thanks! I spent literally *days* decoding the score and rehersing the 
playing. ;-)

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