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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Eloise Kim Here's a short video of hands together with pedal of the first four measures of the section I'm working on. My teacher suggested I watch the dampers so I can hear - feel - and see what's…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
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Re: Announcing the Schubert Challenge – Learn a Piece this month!
@Vidhya Bashyam Thanks! The 4-hands piece is pretty simple, but it's the first time playing with another person for both of us (I don't think our rendition of chopsticks counts!).
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
15 hrs ago
Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: Announcing the Schubert Challenge – Learn a Piece this month!
@Astrida wonderful!
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
16 hrs ago
Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: Announcing the Schubert Challenge – Learn a Piece this month!
@Bryan Sable Good to see you on the forums again!
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Michelle_Russell
16 hrs ago
Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: Announcing the Schubert Challenge – Learn a Piece this month!
@Vidhya Bashyam What a beautiful choice, Vidhya!
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
16 hrs ago
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Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: Announcing the Schubert Challenge – Learn a Piece this month!
@Alexander Weymann Looking forward to hearing this, Alex!
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
16 hrs ago
Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: Announcing the Schubert Challenge – Learn a Piece this month!
Thurmond and I will each be playing something individually (I'll play one of the dances, and he will work on number two of the Drei Klavierstucke). But we thought we might also work on a 4-hands…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
17 hrs ago
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Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
Thank you so much, @Eloise . Singing really helps me to hear and feel the music better, especially the phrasing. And I had just had a vocal lesson today,…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 days ago
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
Here's one of my first attempts: since I'm trying to "blend" (or evaporate) the sound of the LH downbeats into the RH second beats (on m 17, 18, 21, 22),…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 days ago
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
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Re: Week 1 Assignment
@Eloise Kim Thank you for the feedback and encouragement, Eloise.
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
3 days ago
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
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Re: Week 1 Assignment
@Eloise Kim Here is another video, this time of the entire section: m 17-24. I'm really struggling with measures 21 & 22 but think I'm starting to get the hang of it.…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
3 days ago
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
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Re: Week 1 Assignment
@Eloise Kim Oh, Eloise, thank you! I just tried this and it was super helpful. I'll try to find time to record again this evening after I finish my day. Thanks again!
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
5 days ago
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
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Re: Week 1 Assignment
@Eloise Kim I'm going to try to record this section again later today, sans pedal. I am having much difficulty knowing what (and then how) to do and then doing the legato in measures 21 and 22 with…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
6 days ago
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
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Re: ToneBase Scriabin Stage
@Marc M This is lovely. I appreciate how detailed your notes are in the score. It helped me follow along in both an artistic and intellectual way. Well done!
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Michelle_Russell
7 days ago
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Your Practice Diary
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Re: Week 1 Assignment
@Eloise Kim thank you for the feedback and the observation. I’m just coming back from a moderately serious LH 5th finger injury, so I’m probably subconsciously “holding” rather than…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
9 days ago
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
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Re: Week 1 Assignment
@Eloise Kim Thanks so much! I've just begun this piece, and started working on this section only today so it is new to me - however it is the section on which I had the most questions regarding…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
9 days ago
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
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Re: Week 1 Assignment
I've chosen to use an excerpt from Tchaikovsky's op 39 no 7 ("The Doll's Funeral"), measures 17-24. Thanks!
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
9 days ago
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
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Re: Sounds of Summer: June Recital!
@Andrea LeVan Looking forward to hearing it! Also in that collection is a piece by Nicole diPaolo, who is my son's composition teacher.
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 wk ago
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Community Concerts!
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Re: Sounds of Summer: June Recital!
@Gail Starr me too!!!
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Michelle_Russell
2 wk ago
Community Concerts!
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Re: Sounds of Summer: June Recital!
Thanks @Gail . It’s about 85% in regular life and about 95% in piano life. Partially torn ligaments just take awhile to heal, but I’m finally able to play carefully selected 2-hand repertoire. Yay!
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 wk ago
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Community Concerts!
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Re: Sounds of Summer: June Recital!
Confirming that I will play the Tchaikovsky op39 no. 7, “Sick Doll.” Thanks!
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 wk ago
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Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Marc M This is wonderful! I thoroughly enjoyed listening, and as always appreciated your commentary, too.
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
3 wk ago
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TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Piotr Kozłowski Thanks so much for offering this TWI. I learned much, though I didn't post after the beginning. I wasn't able to do as much as I'd hoped, but have been following along.…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
3 wk ago
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TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
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Re: Sounds of Summer: June Recital!
I'd like to play live. I'll play either a RH only piece, "Chaconne in E Minor" by Melody Bober, or the Tchaikovsky op 39 no 7, "Sick Doll." Both are short.…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
1 mth ago
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Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 1 Assignment!
My chosen piece is "Menuetto," composed by Ignace Pleyel (born in 1757 as Ignaz, but changed the spelling when he moved to France). It is B817, and was published in 1796 or 1797,…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
1 mth ago
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TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
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