Comments on: Hampstead Heath http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:34:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Roseann Campbell http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/pianos/hampstead-heath#comment-2083 Roseann Campbell Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:17:12 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/?page_id=550#comment-2083 I came across this piano one evening, it was a perfect full moon and I had the great company of a close friend. I decided it deserved a poem http://roseannsky.wordpress.com/ thank you for this great idea I came across this piano one evening, it was a perfect full moon and I had the great company of a close friend. I decided it deserved a poem

http://roseannsky.wordpress.com/

thank you for this great idea

]]> By: Liz & Angela http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/pianos/hampstead-heath#comment-2072 Liz & Angela Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:56:54 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/?page_id=550#comment-2072 My mum (Liz) has been playing the piano for about a year now and although she has not had any lessons (and could not read music before she started learning) she is now playing really well and building up a great repertoire. We decided that the Hampstead Heath piano should be the site of her first (open air) concert! The chosen piece? Nelly the Elephant! As there were some time constraints, we merged the concert with our routine run over the heath (hence the running outfit)...and it was a huge success...so proud of my mum! <!-- image_comment_id: 1136 --> My mum (Liz) has been playing the piano for about a year now and although she has not had any lessons (and could not read music before she started learning) she is now playing really well and building up a great repertoire.

We decided that the Hampstead Heath piano should be the site of her first (open air) concert! The chosen piece? Nelly the Elephant!

As there were some time constraints, we merged the concert with our routine run over the heath (hence the running outfit)…and it was a huge success…so proud of my mum!

]]> By: Denis Fernando http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/pianos/hampstead-heath#comment-1985 Denis Fernando Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:52:34 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/?page_id=550#comment-1985 Another great location for a piano - lots of people come here when its sunny and there are great acoustics which mean it rings out across the park. Being on a bandstand to perform is also very special. Unfortunately the front has been torn off and hammers have been broken in the piano meaning the higher and lower end of the piano is not working. Please bring the piano back to this location next year and chain it shut so it cant be vandalised! I still managed to play music I have composed including my single (see the street pianos video for the single attached) and got great reaction from passers by. The single is available on iTunes www.myspace.com/redcablesunday <!-- image_comment_id: 1089 --> <!-- video_comment_id: 336 --> Another great location for a piano – lots of people come here when its sunny and there are great acoustics which mean it rings out across the park. Being on a bandstand to perform is also very special. Unfortunately the front has been torn off and hammers have been broken in the piano meaning the higher and lower end of the piano is not working. Please bring the piano back to this location next year and chain it shut so it cant be vandalised!

I still managed to play music I have composed including my single (see the street pianos video for the single attached) and got great reaction from passers by. The single is available on iTunes

http://www.myspace.com/redcablesunday

]]> By: mitchman http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/pianos/hampstead-heath#comment-1979 mitchman Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:43:52 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/?page_id=550#comment-1979 I tried this piano tonight. Unfortunately it's in an appauling condition. It's really battered. So many keys are broken. All of the lower bass register from lower E down to bottam A don't work. You can see through the panels where the actual hammers have snapped off. It's such a shame. Most of the keys in the top two octaves are broken as well. I managed to attract the attention of the local kids playing football somehow. I did 'Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone' in A minor which just about worked. The upper b natural was duff though and kept not sounding. Such a good location for a piano as well. It echos out so far! After I left I heard one of local football kids trying chopsticks until I got about ten minutes walk away! I tried this piano tonight. Unfortunately it’s in an appauling condition.

It’s really battered. So many keys are broken.

All of the lower bass register from lower E down to bottam A don’t work. You can see through the panels where the actual hammers have snapped off. It’s such a shame. Most of the keys in the top two octaves are broken as well.

I managed to attract the attention of the local kids playing football somehow. I did ‘Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone’ in A minor which just about worked. The upper b natural was duff though and kept not sounding.

Such a good location for a piano as well. It echos out so far! After I left I heard one of local football kids trying chopsticks until I got about ten minutes walk away!

]]> By: Sue http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/pianos/hampstead-heath#comment-1968 Sue Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:10:47 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/?page_id=550#comment-1968 Taking Friday as leave from work, I travelled across town to find the Hampstead Heath piano. The piano seat was occupied by an elderly gentleman, with his back to the piano, reading his paper. What was I to do? Wait? or disturb his peace? Plucking up my courage, I asked if I could share the piano seat with him; we had a conversation, and I dug out my music books and started to play, exploring traditional hymn tunes, hoping to find some common ground. Bunessan hit the spot. He told me he used to play the viola, cello, piano, and other instruments. He hadn't known we were allowed to play the piano. He demonstrated what I was doing wrong (playing with only one hand, and not playing multiple notes together.) I confessed I did not know what the pedals are for; he told me about the sustain pedal, and I tried it. We both had our hands on that keyboard, and looked at the workings of the piano together, and reminisced about the player piano. It was a good meet. Taking Friday as leave from work, I travelled across town to find the Hampstead Heath piano. The piano seat was occupied by an elderly gentleman, with his back to the piano, reading his paper. What was I to do? Wait? or disturb his peace?

Plucking up my courage, I asked if I could share the piano seat with him; we had a conversation, and I dug out my music books and started to play, exploring traditional hymn tunes, hoping to find some common ground. Bunessan hit the spot. He told me he used to play the viola, cello, piano, and other instruments. He hadn’t known we were allowed to play the piano. He demonstrated what I was doing wrong (playing with only one hand, and not playing multiple notes together.) I confessed I did not know what the pedals are for; he told me about the sustain pedal, and I tried it. We both had our hands on that keyboard, and looked at the workings of the piano together, and reminisced about the player piano. It was a good meet.

]]> By: Angels of Kaos http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/pianos/hampstead-heath#comment-1942 Angels of Kaos Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:38:27 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/?page_id=550#comment-1942 And five minutes later the bandstand was invaded by a posse of teenagers jumping to the beat. The pianist played on... (missed the Angels of Kaos here? Catch them at the Drill Hall on July 17th) <!-- image_comment_id: 1077 --> And five minutes later the bandstand was invaded by a posse of teenagers jumping to the beat. The pianist played on…
(missed the Angels of Kaos here? Catch them at the Drill Hall on July 17th)

]]> By: Dalia Levi http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/pianos/hampstead-heath#comment-1934 Dalia Levi Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:46:11 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/?page_id=550#comment-1934 It was getting dark but luckily a man who had stopped on his bike offered his bicycle lamp! <!-- image_comment_id: 1073 --> It was getting dark but luckily a man who had stopped on his bike offered his bicycle lamp!

]]> By: Dalia Levi http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/pianos/hampstead-heath#comment-1933 Dalia Levi Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:40:47 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/?page_id=550#comment-1933 I followed its suggestion and played amongst the clouds... <!-- image_comment_id: 1072 --> I followed its suggestion and played amongst the clouds…

]]> By: Dalia Levi http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/pianos/hampstead-heath#comment-1932 Dalia Levi Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:36:42 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/?page_id=550#comment-1932 A walk in the park lead us to a piano that looked over the city. <!-- image_comment_id: 1071 --> A walk in the park lead us to a piano that looked over the city.

]]> By: Chigusa http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/pianos/hampstead-heath#comment-1910 Chigusa Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:42:43 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/london2010/?page_id=550#comment-1910 Feeling the breeze around us, we played a duet of some Scottish and Irish folk songs with flute and piano. It felt so good to play in the nature! <!-- image_comment_id: 1055 --> Feeling the breeze around us, we played a duet of some Scottish and Irish folk songs with flute and piano. It felt so good to play in the nature!

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