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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
@Dr. Leann Osterkamp He Thank you. I will keep working on these things. It is certainly a work in progress. I have a tough time sometimes with the amount of hypermobility in my hands (I have a…
- Jessica_Pizano
- 7 days ago
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- Improving your Chords with Dr. Leann Osterkamp!
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
@Dr. Leann Osterkamp He Thank you for the additional guidance. I have continued to work on this section and have made a recording for you. I'd love to say that it was performance ready,…
- Jessica_Pizano
- 7 days ago
- Improving your Chords with Dr. Leann Osterkamp!
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
I am still working on the second movement of Ravel's Sonatine and it has quite a few chordal passages that I am working on. I likely will try to record measures 33-44 to post.…
- Jessica_Pizano
- 8 days ago
- Improving your Chords with Dr. Leann Osterkamp!
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Dr. Leann Osterkamp He I think so. This is not something my teacher has discussed with me so it is a new concept. I will work on it and see how it goes.
- Jessica_Pizano
- 2 wk ago
- Improving your Chords with Dr. Leann Osterkamp!
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Dr. Leann Osterkamp He Thank you for your feedback. I will definitely try to think about keeping my fingers on the keys if I pause while I am thinking.…
- Jessica_Pizano
- 2 wk ago
- Improving your Chords with Dr. Leann Osterkamp!
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
I am working on Ravel's Sonatine and decided to record the first 12 measures of the second movement. This movement is a minuet in 3/8. Besides the frequent chords the accent is typically on the third…
- Jessica_Pizano
- 2 wk ago
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- Improving your Chords with Dr. Leann Osterkamp!
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Re: Which composer do you feel most "at home" with?
This is a difficult one. It is sometimes difficult to separate love with comfort in playing music. Think that perhaps Faure is this composer for me. It just always sits well in my hands.
- Jessica_Pizano
- 1 mth ago
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: Which musician (non-pianist!) inspires you most?
This is so hard to narrow down. I adore the opera singer Jessye Norman. Not only is her voice incredible, but I had the pleasure of meeting her several times when I was in college and a member of…
- Jessica_Pizano
- 1 mth ago
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- Discussion of the Week
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Re: Which musician (non-pianist!) inspires you most?
@Dominic Cheli I adore Maria Callas. Her voice is incredible.
- Jessica_Pizano
- 1 mth ago
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Piotr Kozłowski Thank you! I appreciate your advice. I actually love the feel of the Grave opening because it is so orchestral in nature before it dives into the Allegro section.
- Jessica_Pizano
- 3 mths ago
- Technique Bootcamp: TWI with Piotr!
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
I have been working on Beethoven's Sonata in C Minor Op. 14 (Pathetique). I feel like I can apply many of the elements of your instruction to this piece.…
- Jessica_Pizano
- 3 mths ago
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- Technique Bootcamp: TWI with Piotr!
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Re: Analyzing Prelude in C# Major BWV 848
@Dustin Anderson I agree that you can find chords here and tonal progressions. Certainly, Bach is the father of music theory. However, the initial post emphasized the confusion on the amount of…
- Jessica_Pizano
- 9 mths ago
- General Discussion
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Re: Analyzing Prelude in C# Major BWV 848
Some of the challenge is that Bach is using polyphony and the principles of counterpoint to guide this composition. Tonality as we know it started here but is not as clear cut in counterpoint.…
- Jessica_Pizano
- 9 mths ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: Mastering Tricky Passages and Answering Your Questions: Live with Dominic Cheli
When working on more advanced repertoire (I am working on Rachmaninoff's Polka de W.R. right now), do you have suggestions for the best way to get it from learned relatively well at a moderate tempo…
- Jessica_Pizano
- 10 mths ago
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- Live Calendar
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Re: What is your favorite piano brand?
While it is a far smaller company and lesser known brand, I have been playing on a 1985 Charles R. Walter Studio Upright piano for the last couple of years and absolutely love the sound.…
- Jessica_Pizano
- 1 yr ago
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- Discussion of the Week
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