#piano

Everybody told me this 'girl on the piano' thing was never going to work. ↗

— Tori Amos

#piano #music

Play always as if in the presence of a master. ↗

— Robert Schumann

#performing #piano #music

If, while at the piano, you attempt to form little melodies, that is very well; but if they come into your mind of themselves, when you are not practising, you may be still more pleased; for the internal organ of music is then roused in you. The fingers must do what the head desires; not the contrary. ↗

— Robert Schumann

#melody #music #piano #music

He lived in a dreamer's world of ivory keys and messy shirts, unconcerned with the people around him. ↗

— Claire Legrand

#keys #music #piano #music

I play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar. ↗

— Mike Figgis

#classical guitar #guitar #i #piano #play

For the most part, pianos are female to me. Sometimes they're dykes, and they're always good fun. ↗

— Tori Amos

#female #fun #good #me #most

I was two and a half when I first climbed up and sat at a piano. ↗

— Tori Amos

#first #half #i #piano #sat

When I was recording from '70 to '82, I always played piano and laid the tracks down. But I used to talk to the other musicians while the track was playing. ↗

— Roy Ayers

#down #i #i always #laid #musicians

I got started when I was 3 years old because my father was a music teacher and my lessons were free. Instead of learning to walk, you learn to play the piano. ↗

— Carla Bley

#father #free #got #i #instead

I actually write film music because I'm classically trained on the piano so as well as songwriting I also write actual film music that could be used for movies like war movies and love movies. ↗

— Vanessa Brown

#actually #also #because #classically #could