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(...)Graves(...)

100% Yes.

(...)Draven(...)

300% No.

Xaoz and I can both attest to it.

Wait, wait, wait... Wait...... No, you are actually right. Get the trial, New Guy.

Try changing it to major with the key signature tool everyone, it's amazing!

You are a genius!

Could we also just have a section of user submitted songs (or, in this case, etudes) specifically for helping people learn piano? Not everyone can afford the method books they'd like...

Of course we COULD, but aren't we going a bit offtopic with that? I have no idea how expensive those method books are, though.

I'd say give the 30-day free trial for Finale 2014 a try. See if you like it or not. It is great software, but don't go shoveling out half a grand if it doesn't suit your fancy.

And when it expires... We'll cross that bridge when we get there, I promise.

Sorry, could not resist

Right now MLF has "Menacingly" down, but I think it sounds more playful than that.

Either my translation is terribly off, or MLF is just really bad at finding the right expression text

And yup, planning to stay!
Sorry, my loyalty is currently an IOU to good old Freddy (Chopin).

I like this guy... Also Bespinben will like you, especially if you play some of his stuff and put it online.

Moreso, just giving an overview of the hardest components is a good way to warn people.
Also, there IS easier Liszt, it's out there! He has a lovely E minor romance that's quite doable!

Not yet for me! But soon! Soon(ish)...

I'll put in my 2 cents here. Coming from a classical background, the exam boards would put "levels" around all kinds of rep. Rarely were these ever accurate; I had multiple occasions where I'd go "That's only level ____?!" or, "How is this not level _____?!".
As has been said, difficulty is individual. I also disagree somewhat with the "practice even if it's too hard" somewhat; if a piece is truly beyond your capabilities it's generally better to go on a more conservative path to learn other pieces to help you with your goal piece. This doesn't apply as much to the kind of music arranged here, as it's fairly simple to simplify the piece enough, vs classical where you follow the score as written nine times out of ten.
It may help to put difficulty tags next to a specific score, however, that informs the player of certain technical problems that may come up in the piece (lots of fast octaves, big chord leaps, fast arpeggios, etc.), so that they don't go "What the #&%@? This sounds easy!" or something similar.
Take care all~

I agree. Eventhough I just picked up playing piano, I already feel that difficulty is individual. So I think a really precise rating is nothing that can be achieved, but you can still give some general rating... I mean... If I look at some of Chopin's or Liszt's stuff (La Danza for example...), I know that I do not even need to start to practice that shit right now...

Hi there! I hope this is the right section... if not, then just move the thread I guess
In any case, I just wanted to say hello and introduce mehself.. My name is Harrison.. I come from Sootopolis City of the Hoenn region, as indicated by my forum name. I decided to give back to this community of crazily talented people in exchange for using the arrangements available here.
I'm a fairly advanced pianist, mostly in classical repertoire. Right now I'm doing Chopin's Polonaise in A major "Military", Chopin's G minor ballade, amongst other things.... Anyways, I'm happy to be here and hopefully you can see some arrangements coming from me soon!

Another Chopin fan!
Hello and welcome to NSM! One day, I will play those pieces, too! One day, Chopin!
Make sure to upload some of your performances.

Slow it down, use headphones, and mess with an equalizer.
Use google if you are not sure how to do any of these things.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+use+headphones

Now I finally understand!

Oh no yeah, I may not be the most confident dude but even I would never have a friend actually interact with somebody for me. I just want to know if she's actually dating this person just because there are a lot of tangible, negative outcomes that could result from me asking without knowing, such as making things uncomfortable with that friend group (it's not just her that I risk alienating), or being too much of a dick to the guy, because honestly I kinda like him.

Okay, let me boost your confidence: You can do it!
You have nice hair, are musical and eloquent. Woah... That is the nicest stuff I ever said to anyone like... ever... You see how much I want you to succeed on this!
There is nothing wrong with ever asking a girl out, when it is not obvious that she is in a realtionship. From what you say you seem to know her well enough to judge that. There is a good trick to actually find out if a girl is in a relationship:

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"Are you currently in a relationship?" Of course, you can always be a bit more subtly...

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Obviously, it would be good to just check if she actually even likes you. You should keep the "you can touch my hair"-stuff for later.
Asking out a friend can always end up in a mess, but no risk, no fun! Just do it!

It started off as completely serious, but now I think she's just continuing because she finds my (amply voiced) discomfort humorous, haha. It's not that bad, seeing as I just ignore her for the most part when I'm with those people, but I don't want to have to do that :/ I'm really not one for being an outright dick to people, ya know

If you don't want to be, then stop ignoring her and tell her you are not interested. And you should make sure that she gets that you actually mean what you say.

I feel like my only advice is always to just talk to people... But damn, it is such a GOOD advice...

Besides, I need to get my reputation back.....

Not sure if helping a troll is gonna help you with this goal... But whatever...

But now it's kind of ambiguous as to whether she's dating this other guy, so I'm entirely unsure how to proceed. Probably asking a mutual friend for clarification soon.

I think the best way to ask a girl out and to get more information about what she is actually looking for is

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to just f***ing ask her out. Seriously, just ask her... Wtf is all this "Ask a friend to ask a friend to ask her about..."? I do not understand...

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Still interesting. Make sure to keep us up to date with your progress and good luck!

-This one girl in a friend group of mine keeps blatantly hitting on me despite my complete lack of reciprocation and it's making it pretty uncomfortable to hang out with them

Ohh... Maybe that is the reason ZeldaFan does not talk to me on skype anymore... Hm...

Is she just hitting on you for fun, or is she serious about it? You should tell her if it's uncomfortable....

Conclusion: Just talk to people in an honest way...

I am such a good adviser, right?

I'm glad to finally see a good arrangement for this song.

Nothing to add.

*For my own education, what does "p -- mf" mean in measure 1? I'm assuming it's the equivalent of "piano on 1st; mezzo-forte on 2nd", but I've never seen that notation before. Could you show me an example?

I find this confusing aswell. I think I have seen that notation somewhere before, where the piece could be played between those two volumes, but I really have no idea. Would like to have an explanation aswell

Good job!

Maybe add expression text?