How competent is Gaga at piano?

[Head Empty 27,121]

7 minutes ago, Purrrrrr said:

she went from playing really intricately on all her TF radio promo tours to only playing very simple chords  

 

 

I would be 100% down for an era that is solely focussed on original piano music where she incorporates more theatrical arrangements like this

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8 minutes ago, weed said:

the way I watched this a million times when I was like 12, whew still gives me chills

You're preaching to the choir over here, yes, same  my 14 year old self was obsessed

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Remember when The Piano Man himselfElton John said she was an excellent pianist? 
 

I think she is good.

 

also if she ever looks messy, I don’t think the average concert classical pianist just got done doing edm choreo in a ****ing studded bra while belting a power anthem. 

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Shes good not great, at least by professional artist standards.  She hits bad notes from time to time in live performances.  Elton and Bill Joel would never.  

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1 hour ago, weed said:

I don't think she's the modern Mozart but I think she can play better than almost any other pop superstar that's still alive lol so good for her

she's probably on par with Alicia Piano Keys

Sara Bareilles , carol king, Billy Joel, and Elton John are all still alive 

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2 hours ago, PartySick said:

Did she not play that piece in the beginning of Marry the Night?  she's been taking lessons since she was four, she's classically trained. I'm sure if she wanted to really cut it up at the keys she would/could but she writes pop music and puts on shows where the vibes drift back and forth between dive bar and theater  

She wrote it and definitely has written more complex pieces. I think that is maybe just something harder to perform live/she maybe just doesn't want to do it

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11 minutes ago, Alxjcgn said:

She wrote it

Close, it was actually another pop diva called Beethoven 

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No, she’s incompetent, safe and generic 

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She's severely incontinent 

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40 minutes ago, Head Empty said:

Close, it was actually another pop diva called Beethoven 

Thank you, I couldn't remember the exact name of it  

51 minutes ago, Alxjcgn said:

I think that is maybe just something harder to perform live/she maybe just doesn't want to do it

I'm pretty sure it just comes down to her doing pop shows and primarily being the singer at jazz shows.

She could probably give a killer piano recital

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2 hours ago, Controversiaga said:

Sara Bareilles , carol king, Billy Joel, and Elton John are all still alive 

I said almost any 

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I don't think she's at Elton John or Tori Amos level, at least she's never shown us that she is.

She often forgets to play while she's singing and she usually plays chords and doesn't freestyle or add melodies a lot. 

She probably has phases where she feels like playing a lot and times when she doesn't.

I would love it if she'd showcase her skills more like Elton and Tori do, especially during live performances.

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1 hour ago, Head Empty said:

Close, it was actually another pop diva called Beethoven 

Snatched my Ludwig!

edit: God, this is so beautiful

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5 hours ago, gagzus said:

For example, trained pianists mostly sit upright and have good posture at all times, Gaga often leans or slouches when she plays piano

wishful thinking; my back always kills after practicing for more than 15 minutes 

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4 hours ago, Head Empty said:

Close, it was actually another pop diva called Beethoven 

Ah omg thank you haha! I saw something once on instagram that said she wrote it and never fact-checked