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Re: Week 2 - pedaling, octaves, double notes, and legato
@Naomi Hastilow Naomi, in Clara Schumann, try treating the running passages as if they were clouds, and the melody is the sun that appears in between, a little brighter and the clouds a little darker.…
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Re: Week 2 - pedaling, octaves, double notes, and legato
@claudiadm73 Thank you, Claudia. It is really beautiful playing. Your hand position doesn’t look bad at all, and I can tell that you are relaxed, which is excellent.…
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Re: Week 2 - pedaling, octaves, double notes, and legato
@claudiadm73 Ahh, would you mind uploading it again? It disappeared.
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Re: Week 2 - pedaling, octaves, double notes, and legato
@claudiadm73 Hi Claudia! It’s quite a melancholic piece… You’re right about using softer fingers, but be sure to maintain control over the sound. Try thinking of the thirds as if you were playing…
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Re: Week 2 - pedaling, octaves, double notes, and legato
@Peter Golemme Sounds good, Peter! Congrats on your project of learning all Rachmaninov Preludes! Such a good challenge... and your choices sound good to me!…
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Re: Week 2 - pedaling, octaves, double notes, and legato
@Gloria Your playing is very good! I wouldn’t worry too much about holding those middle notes in this case, since you’ll have the pedal down anyway, and I think we should prioritize ease of playing…
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Re: Week 2 - pedaling, octaves, double notes, and legato
@Gloria Pedal is good! As for the octaves, try to imagine playing them almost legato and shaping them even more. That will allow you to follow the music more naturally and let the flow relax your…
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Re: Week 2 - pedaling, octaves, double notes, and legato
@Therese Leti Hi Therese, Bach is good, though for practicing legato you might consider something from the Romantic period, the articulation there is a little different,…
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Re: Week 2 - pedaling, octaves, double notes, and legato
@Philippe Arribet Excellent examples! Double thirds might be in a slightly different context than in my example, but overall it works really well :) I especially like Forlane from Le Tombeau...
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Re: Week 2 - pedaling, octaves, double notes, and legato
@Sedef CANKOCAK Hi Sedef, I wouldn’t use much pedal here in general, maybe just to help connect legato or add some resonance on sf, but then let it go gradually and try to connect with the fingers as…
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Re: Week 2 - pedaling, octaves, double notes, and legato
@Amanda Clark Hi Amanda, as for playing legato, maybe there is a different piece, ideally romantic, or even Mendelssohn would work better, articulation in Bach is another broad topic haha and legato…
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Naomi Hastilow Beautiful!! I really like your sensitivity. The scale doesn’t need to go much faster than that. Trills are fitting very well, and 2–3 seems to be working nicely for you.…
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Re: Week 2 - pedaling, octaves, double notes, and legato
Let's dive in!
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Marcus Boman It's ok! You could do everything else except the chords :) and get ready for the week 2! :)
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Mark Goodhart Sure, a few seconds of each element would work, but feel free to record a bit more—it gives us more context. As for the Nocturne in B Major, it’s quite a unique example,…
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Michelle R Exactly! @Dora Burak In Bach, try practicing relatively fast in groups that stay within one hand position, then move on to the next position, and afterward focus on the transitions.…
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Michelle R It looks good! The scale you can try shaping even more. With the arpeggio try grouping more so your hand adjusts to the positions quickly (C Major-F Major-G7-C).…
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Treasa Lynch Wonderful! So happy you're working on Les Cyclopes :) More Rameau! Please feel free to send recordings and questions my way.
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Sedef CANKOCAK Hi Sedef! I do know the piece very well :) Maybe that will be my first Tonebase masterclass piece haha What you mean is that you divide the trill evenly,…
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Marcus Boman If you can find enough chords in the primo part then I am sure it is :)
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Gloria Hi Gloria! I was mostly referring to the recording you attached, so the m. 25 "quasi cadenza." I was also mentioning the right hand double notes in those measures,…
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Michelle R Exactly! Glad you're doing chamber!! :)
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Ellen Weaver hmm... maybe it’s because you rely on the impulse that the lifted hand gives you. Try adding a little impulse from the wrist instead?
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Felicia Weiss Such a lovely discussion thread :) So glad to see other community members chime in... Some of the answers you’ll find in my next week’s video! I played the Fauré...…
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Gloria Your recording looks pretty good, it's just the beginning.... Was the original fingering not doable? I find it quite interesting. I would practice the transitions by grouping it across,…
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