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Re: Using Zoom to tell your story (Getting the PERFECT Settings!)
This is probably user-dependent, but could you discuss the use of external microphones? We have a nice USB mic that I use for important recording, but have not yet figured out how to use it for Zoom.…
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!)
@Juan Carlos Olite Wonderful, as always!
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@Sindre Skarelven so delicate and elegant. It was a pleasure to listen.
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@Andrea Buckland Bach's music is so glorious, and your playing suits the music. Just lovely!
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@Michael this sounds wonderful! Well done.
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@Thurmond R I, too, am quite impressed with Thurmond - but I'm extraordinarily biased...AND I get to hear him play several hours each day. I'm spoiled, hearing live concerts on a daily basis!
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@Michael Wow - nicely done. I'm impressed at how quickly you are learning each of these variations. You should be a pro at them in two more weeks!!
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1 yr ago
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Re: Problem Solving Chopin's Etudes with Marina Lomazov!
Marina was wonderful last time! Thurmond is not currently playing a Chopin Etude, though (he just learned a Nocturne). We both have a class in the morning, so will try to tune in once we're done.
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@Kerstin This is wonderful progress! Such a lovely piece, and your approach is so tender. Re: practice - I'm still a beginner, and I have some physical limitations with one of my hands,…
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1 yr ago
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@Gail Starr @ALICE Thank you! Yes, Thurmond seems to be made for music - and he practices a lot, too! His brother talked early and often, but Thurmond sang before he talked - if he wanted something,…
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@Leslie Chong That was beautiful! It sounds rather wonderful already.
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@Will Green Thurmond has come a long way in just 3 years of playing, but I'm not sure he's ready to tackle the Dante Sonata just yet! He has a new teacher,…
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@Gail Starr haha! I never realized how difficult it was to sing and play at the same time, since people who do it make it look so easy! I could probably sing dibby-dibby-do or yabba-dabba-do while…
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@Amy beautiful!
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@Brett Miller nicely done!
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@Ching Lee Goh beautiful and peaceful! Thank you for sharing.
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@Harriet Kaplan I'm looking forward to hearing you play - Haydn always brings such joy!
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@ALICE Good job!
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@Michael Beautiful.
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@Michael I thought it was quite lovely.
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@Will Green Thurmond and I were wondering if you were playing this one or the Dante Sonata (which Thurmond said is really a fantasy). Now we know!! You continually amaze me.
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@Gail Starr Thanks, Gail! I found a super-easy transcription, and am adapting it a bit. Playing it makes me happy (as I sing along to myself!).
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@Will Green Thanks, Will!
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I have gone back and forth on what I would like to play for this challenge. I really wanted to play one of Mussorgsky's short pieces (Meditation, or Une Larme),…
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Re: Read Me and FAQ!
@Sue Althouse Like Sindre, I usually use my iPad. It's easy to use and does a good job of recording (I sometimes use a microphone if I want to be sure I pick up only the piano).…
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