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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Helen Lee Hi Helen, Mozart: Sounds really good... it is hard to tell, but I would not change much. Your technique looks solid. Maybe try relaxing the fingers a bit more where possible and staying…
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Ellen Weaver Hi Ellen! Rachmaninov: Try leading with your left hand and adjusting the right to follow. You can only play as quickly and evenly as your non-dominant hand,…
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Dora Burak Of course! You can try covering even a short sections or pick one piece that relates to any of the 4 topics I mentioned :)
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Sam Smith haha, that's certainly one of the possible solutions... I love the Nocturne, I performed it a lot last year. Quite advance harmonically and yet, so beautifully melodically.
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Sam Smith Hi Sam, Bach is a great selection, love the Italian Concerto! As for the Barber, yes, you are right, it is neither a major nor minor scale pattern, however, let's try to analyze it.…
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Paul Ogilby Found it difficult to explain so I recorded a short video: https://youtube.com/shorts/ZQ_NHp0qHeU?si=PTWC1IqNwl868EwE
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Michelle R Sure, works just fine!
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Philippe So glad it is working out! I love the selections. I didn’t know Sibelius’ Valse triste... I would listen to the orchestral version a lot for reference,…
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Therese Leti So glad to hear!!!
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Maureen Meter Sounds like a decent selection 💪
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Amanda Clark It’s tricky for all of us! Exactly as you said, try to listen and make sense of each chord separately. I often use the simplest terms possible so I can process which notes I am playing…
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@erin Hi Erin! With the Beethoven signature scales, try to incorporate what I talked about in the video. I just went over it: practice with impulses on the beats first,…
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Peter Golemme Thank you, Peter! First of all, let me just say that you are a very fluent pianist, so these are only suggestions of things that work for me personally.…
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Andy I see. Still, up until E♭ you are playing the standard fingering of the E♭ major scale, so it is useful. I would practice that next section as a separate chunk.…
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Andy Could you let me know where exactly? Yes and no. The standard Hannon fingering works for a wide range of repertoire, so there’s always value in practicing it.…
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Jessica Pizano Pathetique is a great choice! When practicing chords, try thinking of the whole orchestra. Beethoven is a very orchestral composer in this sense,…
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Amanda Clark Absolutely, Mozart is great for the trills!
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@Janet Horsford Very good! :)
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
@claudiadm73 Could you record a short excerpts for us to take a look? Maybe we can find a solution ;)
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1 - Scales, arpeggios, chords and trills!
Hi everyone! Welcome to TWI :) I’m looking forward to seeing what kinds of examples you can find. Share some excerpts from pieces you’ve played before or are working on now, old or new.…
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Re: Week 1 Assignment!
@Randi Thank you, Randi! Just saw it! I’m sure it’s even more advanced now. At this stage, I would focus on the consistency of the triplets and maintaining an uninterrupted flow.…
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 3 mths ago
- TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Karen Wood It took me a little bit to respond as I wanted to think it through. Regarding the unslurred Alberti bass, it tends to serve more of a harmonic function.…
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Michelle R I am so happy you enjoyed it! Also, it is never too late to post something, I will be looking out :)
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Marc M Sure, you could use Jonas, but also playing more and more repertoire and creating your own exercises is very helpful. You can use the way you played it as a practice tool; however,…
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Marc M Such a great job! You took this challenge exactly where I was hoping it would go, and I love your interpretation! As for feedback—perhaps the dissonances could be a bit more intentional and…
- Piotr_Kozlowski
- 3 mths ago
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