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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement! @Sindre Skarelven Thank you, Sindre! I was trying to be deliberate with staccato versus legato, and am happy that it came through in my playing. I'm hoping I can improve over the next few weeks.
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 8 mths ago
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement! @Alexander Weymann Thanks so much for your kind words. I certainly had fun playing it! Hopefully I can make improvements over this challenge. @Vidhya Bashyam Thank you!
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 8 mths ago
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement! @Alexander Weymann I'm looking forward to hearing your hands together recording, and I appreciate your concrete goals. Have you read "Practicing for Artistic Success" by Burton Kaplan?…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 8 mths ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement! Here is my initial recording. No improvements made, yet - this is where I'm beginning. I'm fairly happy with my starting point (though I got a bit excited at the end and made an error),…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 8 mths ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business @Derek McConville I think this is fantastic for week 1, Derek. It put a smile on my face. Looking forward to hearing more!
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 8 mths ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why? @Pauline Soooo....Bach "Goldberg Air and Variations" for accordian and violin was quite lovely. The accordian accompanied the violin, and it worked very well.…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 8 mths ago
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business @Priya Viseskul What a beautiful choice!
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 8 mths ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business @Sindre Skarelven Looking forward to hearing you, Sindre. The Mazurka is one of my favorites.
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 8 mths ago
- 2
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business @Juan Carlos Olite Oh - looking forward to hearing your progress on this! Best of luck.
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 8 mths ago
- 1
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business Today I played through the G-Major Minuet to be sure I remembered it (I did). Now to decide how to play the repeats. I think I'll play no ornaments first time and add ornaments on the repeat.…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 8 mths ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why? @Pauline I thoroughly enjoy the Grieg as well. We have the 4-hands sheet music, and someday soon (as soon as I improve sufficiently) my son and I will be able to play it together.
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 8 mths ago
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why? @Pauline Thanks, Pauline! Totally made me smile and feel uplifted (thanks @Dominic Cheli , too, then!). I'll check out the livestream next week. Tonight, live music:…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 8 mths ago
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business @Derek McConville Great to see you back, Derek. I look forward to hearing your progress!
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 9 mths ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business @Gail Starr @Juan Carlos Olite @Natalie Peh Thank you. I'm happy to be able to join in!
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 9 mths ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business @Gail Starr I'm glad you were able to order a Stretto keyboard! I've seriuosly considered switching to learning harpsichord rather than piano. I could be quite happy playing Baroque music exclusively.…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 9 mths ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business I'm at the beginning of my piano journey, so I don't really have any "unfinished" pieces. But before I had to take a piano-break, I had just learned the G-Major Minuet in the Anna Magdalena Notebook.…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 9 mths ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why? The piece that made me fall in love with music was "Pictures at an Exhibition," so I can't help but smile and feel uplifted when I hear it - especially if it is on the album on which I first heard it,…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 9 mths ago
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- Discussion of the Week
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Re: NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS! @Michelle R Ah - the New Year's Resolution post! Shortly after I made this initial post, I had to stop playing due to an injury. I learned: if your instinct is telling you that a technique a teacher…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 9 mths ago
- General Discussion
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Re: What is the most memorable moment in a music lesson you’ve ever had? The most memorable moment for me was when I was taking privates on the double bass. During one lesson, my teacher accompanied me on the piano. After we had finished the piece,…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 9 mths ago
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- Discussion of the Week
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Re: Let's Play New Music! featuring pieces from "Expanding the Repertoire: Music of Black Composers" (by Dr. Leah Claiborne) @Juan Carlos Olite beautifully played, Juan Carlos. Thank you. We met Florence Price's music last year at our local Chamber Music Festival. A piano trio performed a transcription of one of her organ…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 9 mths ago
- Mini Challenges
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Re: Sindre's practice diary @Sindre Skarelven This is lovely, Sindre! When I hear (good) music, I usually "see" it in my mind as a dance or movement of some kind. A beautiful story unfolded in my mind as I closed my eyes and…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 9 mths ago
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- Your Practice Diary
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Re: If you could master the technique of any pianist, living or dead, who would it be and why? @Juan Carlos Olite Thank you, Juan Carlos. I had forgotten the story of Plato about Socrates and the flute. Thanks for reminding me. And yes, I hope to continue this journey with the goal of…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 9 mths ago
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: Chopin Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor @Gail Starr thanks, Gail. My injury came from my very first piano lesson in which I was given a technique which in hind-sight was rather ill-advised. The day after the lesson I woke to a swollen…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 9 mths ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: How far can your hand stretch on the piano? I can reach an octave relatively comfortably with both hands. I'm happy with that! Thurmond can reach an 11th in both hands, and his "goal" is to reach a 12th (he still has a few years of growing,…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 9 mths ago
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: Chopin Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor @Michael I don't remember it going badly...but then again, I'm usually sitting in awe of the wonderful pianists who are here. I'm just finally able to get back to the piano after an ill-fated lesson…
- Michelle R
- Michelle_Russell
- 9 mths ago
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- Your Practice Diary
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