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Re: Week 2: Share your progress @maijahildur such a beautiful piece. You're playing it so well!
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Re: Week 2: Share you progress @Priya Viseskul what a fun piece! You've made some good progress there.
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- 6 days ago
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Re: Week 2: Share you progress @Juan Carlos Olite incredible work. only 1 week? And you have it memorized already. Beautifully played. Looking forward to more.
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- 6 days ago
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece! Hi folks. Here is my recording of the first page of Mozart's Sonata in C, 2nd movement. I haven't been super diligent about my practice. It's an easy enough piece that I've made some progress…
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- Randi
- 9 days ago
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece! @Sindre Skarelven That is really lovely. I'm impressed with how fast you are learning this!
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- Randi
- 9 days ago
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece! @Sindre Skarelven thanks! I know I have a long way to go.
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- 12 days ago
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece! Attached is my 3rd time through the first page of the Mozart Sonata in C, 2nd mvnt. It's pretty rough, but it's a start. I had never heard it before so I had no preconceptions of what it should sound…
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece! I'll be starting on the second movement of Mozart's Sonata in C major. I guess now I really will be starting it. Thanks for the push. :)
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: Group 1 Hello. I am still working through lesson 1. There is a lot there for me to work on. I am working on Mozart Sonata in C. Here is a link to the first section.…
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- Randi
- 2 wk ago
- Crash Course on Controlling your Dynamics!
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Re: How do you memorize music? I find that memorization comes naturally to me. I do need to put effort into tricky bits, or bits that are repeated in a piece but in a slightly different pattern.…
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: Group 1 Hello. Thanks for the first video. Yes, lots to experiment with. My question is about the drop. Maybe I'm being too literal, but it seems dropping the arm has to coincide with the phrasing.…
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- Randi
- 4 wk ago
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- Crash Course on Controlling your Dynamics!
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Re: Group 1 I am very much looking forward to adding some tools to make my piano playing more expressive. I am an intermediate player currently working on Mozart Sonata in C.…
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- 4 wk ago
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Re: If you could play any other instrument, what would it be and why? I love the sound of the cello and the French horn. Being a pianist (and clarinetist in school), I think the cello (any string instrument, actually) has a steep learning curve,…
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- Randi
- 3 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” I've been following Tiffany Poon. She is a thoughtful, emotional musician who shares her thoughts, process and practice with her fans. https://www.tiffanypoon.…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?” @Dylan I found him when I was learning Maple Leag Rag, which he can transpose into whatever key you'd like! https://youtu.be/9DyHFonnu2E?si=YrBILvtOgeTMLeAA
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- Randi
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 1: What we've learned What a nice idea. I'd like to share my Maple Leaf Rag. I am also confused about when to post. I'm not ready to post it yet, but it seems there is some time.…
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- Randi
- 4 mths ago
- End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: What is your favorite part about being a pianist? Playing the piano has always been relaxing for me. I stopped playing when i went away to college and picked it up again in my late 50s. It was my go-to stress reliever during my tumultuous teens.…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: I'm too timid when I play :o Thanks, everyone, for your great advice! Just some comments to some comments:) Yes, "feeling" the music may help me overcome this hurdle. My teacher suggested singing along for other pieces I have…
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- Randi
- 4 mths ago
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- General Discussion
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I'm too timid when I play :o
Hello All. I am prepping The Maple Leaf Rag for a recital in January. My teacher tells me that I am too timid when I play it. Too prim and proper. I am generally not a timid person - she wants my…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Seymour & Ben at the Piano is my favorite series Yes, clearly there is so much mutual respect there. The banter is highly entertaining. :)
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Improving your arpeggios in every way! with Dominic Cheli @Dominic Cheli but of course. I should have know that.
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- Randi
- 4 mths ago
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Re: Improving your arpeggios in every way! with Dominic Cheli @Lc thanks for that!
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Improving your arpeggios in every way! with Dominic Cheli 2 things: 1. Thank you for another great webinar. @Dominic Cheli were you going to add a document with "11 Russian chords"? Is it here someplace and I don't see them? 2.…
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- Randi
- 5 mths ago
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Re: How do you handle criticism and use it to improve your musicianship? There are 2 people in my musical life who comment on my musicianship: my teacher and my husband (carefully ). Everyone else says they like what I play.…
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- Randi
- 5 mths ago
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Re: What's the most beautiful place where you've ever played your instrument? Every year the San Francisco Botanical Garden hosts Flower Piano. They place grand pianos throughout the park for anyone to play. It's so beautiful and peaceful to play among the gardens.
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- Randi
- 6 mths ago
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