My motivation for making this channel was to upload my original compositions and get them out there instead of having them collect dust in the shelf. I also try to do piano arrangements for songs that catch my ear or just had a lasting impact on me. I will try my best to provide sheets for all the music I write. Not only for me to be able to pick them up again one day but also for you to be able to play them!
I started playing the piano right before Christmas break in December 2016. Before that I played keyboard for about 4 to 6 months. It was my piano teacher who had me switch to the piano. Since that day my love and passion for the piano emerged and I try my best to improve as time passes by.
Unfortunately my studies take up an enormous chunk of my time which often leaves me with barely any spare time to devote to my personal interests among which is obviously the piano. That said, I will upload videos when I have something ready to play and show here :)
VinLudens
Hello everyone!
First of all, thank you all for 800 subscribers! Last time I had a proper look at my subscriber count we were definitely just approaching 700, so for the longest time now I was thinking that we'd be celebrating the 700 subs... well it seems like we cruised to 800 subs without me even uploading a whole bunch since.
Either way, the low view counts on my last videos may or may not have contributed to my lack of motivation towards generally working on the piano and uploading anything, but more importantly at the same time, a lot has been going on in my life which left me with little energy for the piano. Today is not the day for a slice-of-life episode from me though. I won't pretend or promise like I am planning a big comeback or anything, but lately I have found more joy in the piano again, and there is this slight excitement and itch I feel with the idea of making new covers and/or uploads, though nothing really concrete is coming out of it yet.
I also randomly noticed that we are currently sitting at 98 videos on this channel! So we are also looking at a 100 videos celebration "very soon". At least to me personally, this channel has always been about expressing myself through the piano and my writing in the video descriptions; be that primarily through anime covers, the few video game covers, but especially through my original compositions.
So to celebrate the upcoming 100 videos milestone, I am currently thinking of uploading a series of 5 compositions, that have been laying dormant for a while now (due to reasons embedded in the compositions themselves), which capture some of the most important and personal chapters in my recent life. I am still a bit hesitant about it though, especially with where I am and am wanting/trying to be at in life at the moment.
And I say "very soon" because most of the 5 compositions have their sheets left unfinished, and I would need to practice it all again. At the same time, I don't want to undermine the story behind them; I want to take the time to ensure all 5 videos' descriptions tell a perfectly coherent story that captures what I was going through (even if my memory is already severely fading...). Getting there will take some more time, which is partially why I also decided to make this post: Just to let you all know I am still alive, and that I am trying to cook, even if it will definitely end up with very little views again. And that's okay!
I want the next VinLudens celebration (be it the 100th video, and the current/next subscriber milestone) to not be about making the next big hit, but rather about expressing something truly genuine coming straight from my heart and soul. For those that have been following me for a while, and especially those that have been reading my descriptions, I hope this idea is something that can resonate with you. I equally hope that the story itself will also be something that can resonate with you!
I have not decided yet what the 99th video will be. Either, a brand new piano arrangement, or the 5th composition in the series to preface everything with the epilogue. I guess I'll see how things go and how I feel!
This post turned out much longer than expected, but that's how it goes around here, I suppose! Thanks again for 800 subscribers, I hope you will be looking out for my 100th video celebration, and thank you for reading all the way to the end!
See you on my next upload, whenever that will be,
Yours truly,
VinLudens.
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VinLudens
I have finally made sheets for my "Sound and Vision" piano arrangement!
Sheets: cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/VinLudens/QA-014_Sound-and-Vis…
Original Video: https://youtu.be/0IltdHJ3TjU
This cover in particular still hits a bit of a sweet spot for me, so I was always open to the idea of making sheets (also, this being a rather short and simple piece would definitely make the process rather quick). Through unexplainable reasons, this cover has been gaining a bit of traction lately, and sheets have been requested; so I spent my entire morning making them today, and here they are! :D
A little fun fact is that I tried my best to squeeze it all onto a neat and tidy one single page! I hope things are not too crammed and still easily readable; I'll be happy to make things bigger upon feedback. It would fit onto 1.5 pages instead of 1 page then~
Have a good one o/
3 years ago | [YT] | 3
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VinLudens
Sheets for Yappari Economy are finally here!
Link: cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/niveK77pur/VinLudens_Music-She…
I also tried a different style this time (mainly because I could not make the image fit if I made a slanted cut to the left like on my previous post). I'll be happy to hear your thoughts and which of the two you prefer until now!
N.B. The background image is not actually part of the sheets
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Apparently I have access to community posts now(?) without reaching 500 subs ... *audible confusion*
Anyways, I'm taking the opportunity to announce that I have finally finished the sheets for my constellation cover! Link can be found at the very top of the original video's description! (https://youtu.be/ALCTWwcAX-w)
I did put quite some effort into adding fingerings and overall polishing the sheets. Only thing I did not include are pedal indications. Have fun if you decide to give it a go or even if you're merely curious to peek at them!
If any fellow engravers out there have any comments / feedback on the sheets themselves, I'd be very happy to take it and learn a thing or two about this wonderful craft~
See y'all around!
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