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Re: WELCOME TO OUR NEW YEAR COMMUNITY CONCERT
Hi Dominic and everyone, happy new year ! because of the time zone , the concert ends up being at 6am down here, so not sure I’ll be up to a live performance at that time ( and other family members…
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Re: 🎹 The Romantic Music Challenge
Hi all In order to keep it short , I will play the first 2 pages of Brahms intermezzo op 117 no2 Dominic has just recently done a video tutorial on this piece , so it’s opportune !
- Mark_Cooper
- 2 wk ago
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Re: WELCOME TO OUR NEW YEAR COMMUNITY CONCERT
@Astrida that’s really interesting because Messiaen also visited Australia where he recorded and studied bird calls for use in his compositions btw you should check out Australian composer Peter…
- Mark_Cooper
- 1 mth ago
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Re: WELCOME TO OUR NEW YEAR COMMUNITY CONCERT
@Astrida fantastic work Astrida , I really enjoyed listening to this ! Takemitsu’s music is often performed here in Australia as he had a connection having visited here on several occasions and was…
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Re: Week 4 Beethoven Challenge – Recordings Watch Party 🎥🎶
@Gail Ravin Starr thanks Gail yes go for it ! I’m also working on the second movement
- Mark_Cooper
- 1 mth ago
- Beethoven Challenge
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Re: Week 4 Beethoven Challenge – Recordings Watch Party 🎥🎶
@Juan Carlos Olite thanks so much Juan Carlos ! Much appreciated
- Mark_Cooper
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 4 Beethoven Challenge – Recordings Watch Party 🎥🎶
Thank you Hae Young, much appreciated, it’s a great sonata, I’m working on the second movement too, very challenging! Maybe I’ll present it at the next Beethoven challenge …. @Hae Young Kim
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 4 Beethoven Challenge – Recordings Watch Party 🎥🎶
@Andrew Smith really nice rendition Andrew , I think you caught the spirit of the piece well btw not a bad sound from that keyboard, is it a Kawai?
- Mark_Cooper
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 4 Beethoven Challenge – Recordings Watch Party 🎥🎶
@Victoria Macdonald nice job Victoria, played with gusto!
- Mark_Cooper
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 4 Beethoven Challenge – Recordings Watch Party 🎥🎶
@Victoria Macdonald thank you Victoria appreciate that . A bit of self criticism, due to nerves , I’m playing this piece too fast , the metronome marking is 116 , I’m sure that I am exceeding that ,…
- Mark_Cooper
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 4 Beethoven Challenge – Recordings Watch Party 🎥🎶
@Kerstin this was a joy to listen to Kerstin , thanks for posting !
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 4 Beethoven Challenge – Recordings Watch Party 🎥🎶
@Juan Carlos Olite great work Juan Carlos , and once again I’m amazed at your ability to memorise this piece in such a short space of time .
- Mark_Cooper
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 4 Beethoven Challenge – Recordings Watch Party 🎥🎶
@Astrida really impressed with this Astrida, I can see the amount of work you put in here. This worked very well at this slower( and sensible !) tempo,
- Mark_Cooper
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 4 Beethoven Challenge – Recordings Watch Party 🎥🎶
Hi all I will echo a previous comment about how difficult it is to record this without errors ! But , interestingly, the recording process does help show up the weak points which will need more work…
- Mark_Cooper
- 1 mth ago
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- Beethoven Challenge
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Re: Week 3: Bring Out the Character
Hi everyone here is an excerpt from the 1st movement of op 78 I tried to follow Dominic’s suggestions this section has all the typical Beethoven hallmarks, I tried to emphasise the dynamic contrasts ,…
- Mark_Cooper
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 2: Build Your Foundation!
Hi all practice session op78 1st movement, last page where the long left hand section begins Beethoven op78 1st movement Practice session https://youtu.be/IWZpvbBC93E?si=-BmATv3HW62tSDGC
- Mark_Cooper
- 2 mths ago
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- Beethoven Challenge
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Re: 🎼 Week 1: Pick Your Piece
Hi all very excited about another Beethoven challenge and to hear everyone’s contributions I’m currently working on Sonata op78 I intend to post my work on the first movement cheers mark
- Mark_Cooper
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Submit Your Recording for the Chopin Watch Party!
@Marc M great progress Marc !! yes definitely slow practice would be the key , I’m not even close to thinking about attempting this one for now btw in your previous video , your kids are sweet ,…
- Mark_Cooper
- 3 mths ago
- Chopin Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Submit Your Recording for the Chopin Watch Party!
@Victoria Macdonald very sensitive rendition Victoria really enjoyed listening to this
- Mark_Cooper
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Submit Your Recording for the Chopin Watch Party!
@Aleksandra Bogomaz lovely rendition Aleksandra , thanks for posting
- Mark_Cooper
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Submit Your Recording for the Chopin Watch Party!
@Andrew Smith this was a creditable rendition Andrew , you caught the Spirit of the piece very well we will have to work out a strategy to beat the camera nerves!…
- Mark_Cooper
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Submit Your Recording for the Chopin Watch Party!
@Juan Carlos Olite very impressive Juan Carlos , and already by memory you have a good handle on this one already
- Mark_Cooper
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Submit Your Recording for the Chopin Watch Party!
@Priya Viseskul great job Priya this is well on its way …
- Mark_Cooper
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Submit Your Recording for the Chopin Watch Party!
Hi all here is my submission for the Chopin challenge Nocturne in C# minor op 27 no 1 my main challenge was not to be intimidated when pressing the record button!! this piece is like a mini ballade,…
- Mark_Cooper
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 4 – Share Your Final Progress!
@Juan Carlos Olite thanks so much Juan Carlos for your kind words , yes , I enjoyed the contrast between the two pieces
- Mark_Cooper
- 5 mths ago
- Debussy Challenge
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