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Re: Week 2: Your First Check-in
@Peter William we are a small country church! I learned Latin when I was young, and it is my favorite language in which to sing. The trick with singing Mozart in our small church is that liturgical…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
- The Lisztomaniac Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Your First Check-in
@Sachi Oh, Sachi, I’m so sorry to hear this. I hope you’re able to find a way to manage the pain so you can get better sleep in this short-term and can find healing for the long-term.…
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- The Lisztomaniac Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Your First Check-in
I’ve decided that I’m not going to participate by playing in this challenge (I will listen, watch, cheer on!). Trying to do so put me over my manageable stress level!…
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- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
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- The Lisztomaniac Challenge!
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Re: Summer Community Concert
@Peter Golemme @Judy Kuan Thank you, both.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Summer Community Concert
Thanks, @Maria !
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
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- Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 2: Your First Check-in
@Larry K I have come to think that for most music/composers I don't think I like, that it is often the way it is played that bothers me and not the music itself (tonal music, at least).…
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- Michelle_Russell
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- The Lisztomaniac Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Your First Check-in
@Dustin Anderson I very much appreciate the clarity with which you play. Crisp and clean! Looking forward to hearing the rest of the sections.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
- The Lisztomaniac Challenge!
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Re: Summer Community Concert
@Blair Boone-Migura I look forward to hearing whatever you decide to play! Always a pleasure to listen to your playing. I had meant to ask you if you fared ok with the earthquake a couple of months…
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- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
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- Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
Challenge piece changed: I will learn the first half (or a little less) of Sancta Caecilia as a play-and-sing.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
- The Lisztomaniac Challenge!
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Re: Summer Community Concert
Bach's Little Prelude in C minor bwv 999 (recording) Since Thurmond and I were unable to put our collaboration together in time for Saturday, and I was unable to "finish" this piece during the…
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- Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
@Noel Nguyen yes! He’s playing Harmonies du soir for the community concert (we’ll record it now for October), and learning Vision for this challenge, then at some point he’ll re-work Paysage and…
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- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
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- The Lisztomaniac Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
@Alexander Weymann Thanks, Alex. I have not been well-acquainted with Liszt's music, having found his choral music just in the past year or so and not really knowing his vast piano repertoire at all…
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- 1 mth ago
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- The Lisztomaniac Challenge!
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Re: Dagmar's Compositions
@Dagmar What a lovely piece. I especially enjoyed the second page - it had a wonderful flow and feel to it.
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- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
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- Composer's Corner
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
@Alexander Weymann @Noel Nguyen I'm looking forward to hearing your collaboration! It has been fun to hear Thurmond learn this one. He seems to really enjoy the challenge.…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
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- The Lisztomaniac Challenge!
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Re: Tonebase Bach Stage
@Juan Carlos Olite Thank you so much, Juan Carlos! I appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment. I’m looking forward to learning more Bach.
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- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
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- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Tonebase Bach Stage
I am so very happy to be adding another submission to this thread. I've had quite a journey with BWV 999, Little Prelude in C minor. I am pleased and satisfied with the recording I am attaching below.…
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- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Michelle's Diary of a Beginning Pianist
And something else I've begun to work on, a little Handel Gavotte with which I'll practice ornamention on repeats. I didn't realize how heavy this sounded in parts until I recorded - another…
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- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Michelle's Diary of a Beginning Pianist
BWV 999 This is the final time I'll be posting this piece in this Practice Diary. If I record and post again, it will be on the Bach Page. This is my memory test with the pressure of recording.…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
And a second option if Vexilla Regis proves to be too much on my left hand is Station XIII Jesus est depose de la croix. I think this one might be my favorite of the ones I'm currently able to play.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
- The Lisztomaniac Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
First 10 measures of Via Crucis - Vexilla Regis, around half tempo. I need a better score, as this is quite light and hard to read! This piece will be a great test of how well my left hand has healed…
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- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
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- The Lisztomaniac Challenge!
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Re: Anyone like to improvise?
@Ken Radford My teacher teaches how to improvise fugues; he does this primarily through zoom (unless you happen to be in Portland, OR) since not many people teach this skill.…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
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- Discussion of the Week
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
I think I'll look through the Via Crucis and see what I like of them. I'd love one I could sing with. I'm feeling the need for (emotional) depth, and these should provide that.…
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- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
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- The Lisztomaniac Challenge!
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Re: Lisztomaniac Challenge Kickoff!
@Noel Nguyen Thanks, Noel. We have a little field harmonium, which Thurmond thinks he can play one-handed (because the other hand is needed to pump), which is why I thought of Sancta Caecilia.…
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- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
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- Live Calendar
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Re: Lisztomaniac Challenge Kickoff!
I'm hoping to make it to the livestream, but in case I cannot: 1. Are there any Liszt pieces that are actually at a late elementary/early intermediate level? (short,…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
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- Live Calendar
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Re: Michelle's Diary of a Beginning Pianist
@Dustin Anderson Thanks so much, Dustin. I started this piece last year, but didn't have the mental bandwidth to continue it. I had the feeling of being utterly stuck and making no progress!…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 1 mth ago
- Your Practice Diary
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