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Re: Gillian's Diary - The Journey Begins....
@Laura Thanks so much, Laura. I am 64 so you’ll be at grade 8 or beyond by my age!
Keep at it! As the wonderful pianist Menahem Pressler once said “it’s never too late to learn”… Good luck with…
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Gillian
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Re: Gillian's Diary - The Journey Begins....
@Michelle R Thanks!
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Gillian
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Re: Gillian's Diary - The Journey Begins....
Meanwhile, I have started grade 9 History online. And I am learning Penelope Roskell's scale and arpeggio fingerings for C major and minor (harmonic and melodic), F major and minor,…
Gillian
Gillian
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Gillian's Diary - The Journey Begins....
Having recently passed RCMT grade 8 theory (yay), I have just found a teacher (Marge) in this small mountain town in BC who will help me prepare for the grade 8 performance exam with RCMT.…
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Re: When is your favorite time of day to practice?
I love to practice in the morning when my mind is fresh, but tend to forget the time and miss lunch! I also switch it around to afternoons and evenings as well,…
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Gillian
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Re: A Journey into the world of Spanish Music (with Magdalena Baczewska)
@Dominic Cheli Wasn't able to view this live, but just caught up with it today. What a wonderful and rich live stream!! Loved it. Thanks so much.
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Gillian
4 wk ago
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Re: A Journey into the world of Spanish Music (with Magdalena Baczewska)
Any tips for any of the pieces in Albeniz' op 165, op 232 or op 47 most welcome! And might she be tempted to do some tonebase lessons on any of these?
Spanish music generally strikes me as quite…
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Gillian
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Re: TWI sign up for: Improvising A Simple ABA Piece With Jeremy Siskind
@Steve Thanks for the encouragement!
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Gillian
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Re: TWI sign up for: Improvising A Simple ABA Piece With Jeremy Siskind
@Dominic Cheli while recognizing that this would be really good for me, the prospect is intimidating as I am completely “note bound” in terms of relying on a score.…
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Gillian
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Re: READ ME and FAQ
@ALICE Wonderful, thanks for the link!
Gillian
Gillian
2 mths ago
The Pillars of Piano Technique (Mini-Challenge)
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Re: READ ME and FAQ
@Dominic Cheli Yes, I would love to. Thank you!!
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Gillian
2 mths ago
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The Pillars of Piano Technique (Mini-Challenge)
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Re: READ ME and FAQ
Sorry, I seem to be at a more basic level than the others here... It is wonderfully serendipitous that this mini-challenge is happening just as I finished updating my Hanon book with the new scale…
Gillian
Gillian
2 mths ago
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Re: READ ME and FAQ
I have small hands and decided to relearn all my scales and arpeggios with Penelope’s suggested fingering from her book “The Art of Piano Fingering”. It is hard to unlearn what I learnt as a child,…
Gillian
Gillian
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Re: A Guide to Hanon's Exercises (how to make the most of them!)
@Dominic Cheli Thank you, once again, for an insightful and instructive livestream! I wasn’t able to attend the live event but listened afterwards. I have been doing some Hanon exercises over the…
Gillian
Gillian
3 mths ago
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Re: Week THREE: Share your love! (Watch Party is next week!)
@ALICE smart decision! Look forward to hearing it later.
Gillian
Gillian
3 mths ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week THREE: Share your love! (Watch Party is next week!)
@Ching Lee Goh Sounds lovely, well done!
Gillian
Gillian
3 mths ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week THREE: Share your love! (Watch Party is next week!)
@Michael Yikes, Michael - hope you have a speedy recovery1
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Gillian
3 mths ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Michelle R I shall be singing along… Yubby dibby dibby dibby, dibby, dibby, dibby, dum.
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Gillian
4 mths ago
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"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Vidhya Bashyam Sounds lovely.
Gillian
Gillian
4 mths ago
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Vidhya Bashyam Thanks, Vidhya.
Gillian
Gillian
4 mths ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Juan Carlos Olite Thanks!
Gillian
Gillian
4 mths ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Michelle R A sense of humour is always good!
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Gillian
4 mths ago
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"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Gillian Decamped to the digital piano until the squeaky pedal gets fixed... practicing 2nd page. Trying to make the left hand more like a boat rocking on water. Not sure if it's successful or not.…
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Gillian
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"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Ching Lee Goh it sounds so joyous!
Gillian
Gillian
4 mths ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Priya Viseskul sounds lovely!
Gillian
Gillian
4 mths ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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