I don't know what to say yet, but if anyone knows Final Fantasy Music, and wants to learn to play some themes on piano, maybe we should learn them! >.>:heh:

i would like to, only i play the violin, i think i could transpose the music though, if i really tried. The treble clef notes are identical after all.

Please enlighten me of what this thread is for, thank joo.

I've no clue whatsoever, i think he means try and play finial fantasy music, maybe??

ahh!
sowwie =(

I didn't mean to sound too simple. This thread as it's called, is just for those interested in learning FF music =]

Ummm... It's simple: Find a transcription online (ichigos.com or someplace that offers your instrument, or just transcribe it yourself), print the music off, read the notes, then pull/strike/blow/buzz the music until it sounds right! I think that's all there is to learing how to play FF music.

=(..so basically this thread is useless...;-;.......okay...=(..I tried....oh well...*sad puppy face*.....

It is not that it's useless, just that there are other places you can ask these questions. Like in a general piano thread you could ask how to master a passage in Eternal Harvest; it's just that there are other places without this spcific of a subject that you can ask and post such things.

I see..=(

It's alright, we all make mistakes, and it would be neat if there was a way we could all teach each other to play the different songs.

Wonder if we could *muse*

Actually we could..like let's say two or more people wanted to learn to play umm Aeriths Theme, and if anyone knows it he or she would become the teacher, and you know, kinda try to explain how the song should be played and what to do to master it, you know ,all that fun stuff, =] I know how to play a lot of FF themes from FF7 to FFX-2 =]

Allright. How would you interpret Final Fantasy X's "To Zanarkand" song?

Well I'm not saying like interpreting the whole song, I mean if someone is going to try to learn To Zanarkand, they would have to know a little bit at least, about piano and fingering and stuff. I mean, as we know, To Zanarkand is a hard them for those who have never played a keyboard or a real piano. Nonetheless, for people whom have trained a little bit, or have played other songs, mayber easier or a little bit harder, To Zanarkand wouldn't be much of a challenge. Now that theme, has easy parts and hard parts. Interpreting the theme doesn't mean, have a stragety for every note. It means adapting the hand and fingers to certain parts of the song.

hi I just signed up with ichigos sooo yea the title of this thread caught my eye...I'm learning to play to zanarkand on piano :heh:

Well I'm not saying like interpreting the whole song, I mean if someone is going to try to learn To Zanarkand, they would have to know a little bit at least, about piano and fingering and stuff. I mean, as we know, To Zanarkand is a hard them for those who have never played a keyboard or a real piano. Nonetheless, for people whom have trained a little bit, or have played other songs, mayber easier or a little bit harder, To Zanarkand wouldn't be much of a challenge. Now that theme, has easy parts and hard parts. Interpreting the theme doesn't mean, have a stragety for every note. It means adapting the hand and fingers to certain parts of the song.

Zanarkand was the first song I ever learned how to play on my piano. I don't think it's hard to learn, considering I don't even know how to play the piano correctly, read notes, or properly put my fingers on the keys. So to all you Zanarkand learner peoples, umm, GO LEARN IT.

:P

the chords are so hard to play!!! my hands are really small and I don't even know how to play 4 far distanced notes at once

i kinda don't like to zanarkand that much. its boring to me. I just improvise my own arrangements of songs I listen to from the OSTs, and often try and play the piano collections songs. man, they are harder then they sound...

I'm sooo sorry I didn't answer to you sowwie haven't been online in like a week sowwie! hehe but yay for Zanarkand! let's talk =] IM me in HekutairuYurieru in AIM hehe but let me know =]

To be honest, I don't think anyone really understands music here as much as they think they do. People always rant on arrogantly here about how good they are at playing. It's really quite sad. I remember reading someone saying To Zanarkand was easy to play. It may be simpler than other pieces but it's still hard to play well. I'm trying to memorise this song but I can't be bothered to learn the last page :heh:

Wait...why are you dissing other people if YOU can't play the last page of Zanarkand? If they say it's easy, it probably is for them! Not all of us are good at playing the same songs!

hehe wow, it's okay people =] To Zanarkand is a good theme, that almost everybody agrees. Nonetheless not everyone is on the same piano skill level right? therefore, for some people the theme is hard and for some the theme is easy, it can't get any simpler than that =] hehe

EXACTLY!!!

Wait...why are you dissing other people if YOU can't play the last page of Zanarkand? If they say it's easy, it probably is for them! Not all of us are good at playing the same songs!

If you read properly, it says I can't MEMORISE the last page. I can play it perfectly with the music. I'm not dissing everyone. I know some people here are actually good.-_- I'm not saying I'm good either though. I've got to be a fool to diss others if I can't play it.

If you read properly, it says I can't MEMORISE the last page.

I can't be bothered to learn the last page :heh:
Actually it doesn't.

Hey people, please don't argueeee lol it's okay guys =]

OK, sorry.

wow it's been a long time x______x...haven't played piano in like a week >_<

To Zanarkand is a simple piece to play, but to actually master the piece I find very hard. To get the piece flowing, the lifting of the pedal at the right time is very hard and I find myself getting very discouraged everytime I play it because compared to the OST, my playing of it sounds like shit. Sure anyone can easily recognize the piece I am playing, but it just doesn't sound "flowing" as Noir7 put it. Anyone can play a piece, but few are able to capture all its glory.

To Zanarkand is a simple piece to play, but to actually master the piece I find very hard. To get the piece flowing, the lifting of the pedal at the right time is very hard and I find myself getting very discouraged everytime I play it because compared to the OST, my playing of it sounds like shit. Sure anyone can easily recognize the piece I am playing, but it just doesn't sound "flowing" as Noir7 put it. Anyone can play a piece, but few are able to capture all its glory.
I think it's the same for any piece. People talk about how easy the violin, or the piano, or the guitar, or the flute or whatever is to learn... but to capture everything is very difficult.

I know that I can play piano well for someone who never practices; I can read all of the notes and plunk out songs on the first try. But I would never play it in public because I can't do full justice to any of the pieces I can play.

Anyone can play notes, but not everyone can play music.

Anyone can play notes, but not everyone can play music.

I agree on this one and with a couple other comments that have been placed out. A piece may be simple to play in notes, rhythm, etc but interpretation is a whole other element. Putting emotion and feeling into a piece is something seriously everyone can not do. It takes time, patience and lots of practice. I mean, you can play a piece with its notes and rhythms and tempos perfectly but if you do nothing with dynamics or articulation, what's the point?
Also, back on getting Final Fantasy pieces, if you seriously have no idea how it goes, try grabbing an MP3 or midi, there's plenty of them out there. ^_^

Wow haven't been here in soooooooo long x_x I'm sorry guys. Just a bit busy with school work too. I've master To Zanarkan =) yay! hehe

Wow haven't been here in soooooooo long x_x I'm sorry guys. Just a bit busy with school work too. I've master To Zanarkan =) yay! hehe

Congrats! I really need to memorize the last page of To Zanarkand... ^_^

Oh god... FF sheet music. Most of my musical goals in life come from FF7. The official piano arrangements for One Winged Angel, J-E-N-O-V-A, and Those Who Must Fight in particular. I've either perfected or am close to perfecting other easier songs like Tifa's Theme amongst others... but omfg, those three are quite a workout to get up to speed. Eternal Harvest is another tough one I want to get down eventually. They really translate to piano beautifully. *says this while the piano-version of the FF7 Main Theme is playing on Winamp*

anyone going to pass me on some of your scores for me to play? *twiddles thumbs in boredom*

aww come on guys, Zanarkland isnt that hard, as many teachers tell me.... play right hand first, then the left, then wen u think u got it right, play em together, and also, most of zanarkland is repeating certain groups of measures. So it makes it easier that way, Better yet..... u know wat? just take the main melody of the song, forget the harmony parts written on the sheet. Just make up ur own hehehe^^ make it ur own difficulty.

"IT ISNT ABOUT HOW GOOD U CAN PLAY ON PIANO, IT's HOW GOOD U CAN USE THE PIANO." if u get wat i mean, then keep this in mind at allllll times, it is a great encouragment to everyone, and wen somone else plays sheet music better than u and somone says, he plays better than u, just say this simple phrase. and most likly will freeze em in surprise heheh :) so improvise yall, thats most important thing every pianist must know. and if ur talkin about hard piano try playing the Inuyasha "Every Heart" piano vers on ichigos. woooooow.... @.@ sheesh talk about damn!

I am currently working on those foursongs scortia was mentioning ( those who fight, J-E-N-O-V-A, eternal harvest, and one-winged angel ) . Here's my trick. START SLOW! here's what you do, go so slow with either hands together or invidual, that you can't mess up. IF you do, start over and go slower. When I was practicing the begining of J-E-N-O-V-A, I took out my metranome, and started at 50. Then once I got 50 I went to 60 and so on. It works I promise! You just have to have time and patience to sit down and play each part hands seperatly and gradually get it. ^-^ FF songs are not easy!

Im having trouble with those who fight from advent children. My right hand playing isnt loud enough so all oyu can hear is the left part.

Try practising more with the right hand first, and does by any chance ur left hand bigger thanur right? or ur wrist, cuz this might be cause for ur troubles for a lot of pianist have trouble with situations like this, and take not long to adapt to if noticed. But if not, Id practise with right hand more, or it may be becuz the left hand harmony is going by notes instead of course is it? cuz if it its that lol then ur left hand my be tempted to get that right instead of right. I have troubles like that too, but anyway. I think the right hand practice thin is better.

I am currently working on those foursongs scortia was mentioning ( those who fight, J-E-N-O-V-A, eternal harvest, and one-winged angel ) . Here's my trick. START SLOW! here's what you do, go so slow with either hands together or invidual, that you can't mess up. IF you do, start over and go slower. When I was practicing the begining of J-E-N-O-V-A, I took out my metranome, and started at 50. Then once I got 50 I went to 60 and so on. It works I promise! You just have to have time and patience to sit down and play each part hands seperatly and gradually get it. ^-^ FF songs are not easy!
Tell me... wat type of metronome u have is it electronix one that does diffrent beep tones? or is it a plain that just keeps beeping monotonly. Becuz id recommend the mono, the multi tone beep one can be a real nuisance a lot with all the noise and will drive u crazy @.@, or id just get the clasic one :)

Try practising more with the right hand first, and does by any chance ur left hand bigger thanur right? or ur wrist, cuz this might be cause for ur troubles for a lot of pianist have trouble with situations like this, and take not long to adapt to if noticed. But if not, Id practise with right hand more, or it may be becuz the left hand harmony is going by notes instead of course is it? cuz if it its that lol then ur left hand my be tempted to get that right instead of right. I have troubles like that too, but anyway. I think the right hand practice thin is better.

Well, I broke my wrist on my right hand and since then my left is a lot stronger so that might be it. Thanks!

Is there an easy Final Fantasy song to play?

I'm still learning how to play piano. ;-;

I've been trying to play "To Zarnakan" for a long time now. Possibly 3 months. I just can't get the last page. It's so confusing. I've tried to slow down and play each hand separately many times without success. Also I got distracted whenever I heard another good song, like Eternal Snow ~Full Moon~ for example. Anyway my level of piano is quite low so I don't think I can teach anyone

Just a tip for the beginners; When learning a new piece, try to learn it in an easy key signature (major songs in C and minor songs in Am) and then as you go, transpose to its original key. I've been doing this as long as I can remember, and as I progressed I could pick out any melody (and sometimes harmony) from a song and play it in those easy keys :)

:sweat: Right now did any play the game final fantasy X-2, I want to play the piano part ,you know when you turn on the game,theres that music where you choose new game or load,im trying to find that music ,does any body know?....please help me.just private message me k,thanks

To Zanarkand is one of the most famous piano piece of Final Fantasy it seems!
This piece is very beautiful, and has a great melody easy to remember.
When you hear it, it seems easy to play.
Actually, if you manage to read notes quickly, you can master the piece in 2 days. But this is not the case of every body, and I agree that this piece is not easy to play for most of people.
Several of my friends and relatives try to play this piece, and the same problems come again and again: hard to keep the independence of the 2 hands, using of pedal not successful, etc..
It depends if we talk about the FFX Piano Collection or the OST version... The Piano Collection is a more difficult because of the fast notes at the left hand in a short passage near the end.

Well, playing the notes is the first step, hard to achieve. The second step is to play musically. This is a mysterious step, because you can be technically very good without any musical feeling, and vice versa. I guess that to play with heart is an alternative title for the 2nd step ^_^

Has anybody has played songs from FFX-2 Piano Collection here?

To Zanarkand is one of the most famous piano piece of Final Fantasy it seems!
This piece is very beautiful, and has a great melody easy to remember.
When you hear it, it seems easy to play.
Actually, if you manage to read notes quickly, you can master the piece in 2 days. But this is not the case of every body, and I agree that this piece is not easy to play for most of people.
Several of my friends and relatives try to play this piece, and the same problems come again and again: hard to keep the independence of the 2 hands, using of pedal not successful, etc..
It depends if we talk about the FFX Piano Collection or the OST version... The Piano Collection is a more difficult because of the fast notes at the left hand in a short passage near the end.

Well, playing the notes is the first step, hard to achieve. The second step is to play musically. This is a mysterious step, because you can be technically very good without any musical feeling, and vice versa. I guess that to play with heart is an alternative title for the 2nd step

Has anybody has played songs from FFX-2 Piano Collection here? I play the ending theme of FFX..it has the same tune as To Zanarkand, but it's a little slower. It's quite simple, but musically, it's very beautiful..however after hearing the piano collection of To Zanarkand (with that nice left hand) I've been wanting to play it even though it's so similar. As for FFX-2, I wasn't aware there were piano collections to play (save for Eternity) I'm looking for the piano collection Suteki Da Ne by the way..if anyone knows were to get it...:sweat:

[QUOTE=gurusoup]I play the ending theme of FFX..QUOTE]

Is it hard? I've got the sheet music but I haven't played it yet. I heard it before but I forgot how it goes...

Is the ending theme of FFX hard?

Don't double post.

The ending theme is quite easy. It combines two main melodies of FFX I think; To Zanarkand and Hymn of the Faith.