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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
@Alexander Weymann What a beautiful memory. Looking forward to hearing your Scarlatti.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 3
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
Wonderful! It's time for a new piece, so this is excellent timing. I'll see what my teacher suggests this week. I look forward to seeing what everyone is learning.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
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- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Springtime Recital
@Libby Craig And to think, he just got the sheet music on Tuesday evening! 🙂 It's been fun this past week to hear Thurmond learn it so quickly.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Springtime Recital
@Dominic Cheli I agree with @Judy Kuan . I would not have performed live yesterday if it were going to be recorded. It's not about the wonderfully supportive community,…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Springtime Recital
I'll be able to perform on Friday: the Johann Christian Bach Prelude in A minor. It's about 2 minutes long. Thanks!
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 4
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 3: Start Preparing your submissions!
@Dominic Cheli Thanks much, Dominic. See you Tuesday!
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- The Practice Plan Challenge!
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Re: Week 3: Start Preparing your submissions!
Here is my final submission: Fritz Spindler's "Song without Words." @Dominic Cheli Should we post our final videos here, or is there a different place? In any event,…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- The Practice Plan Challenge!
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Re: Week 3: Start Preparing your submissions!
@Vidhya Bashyam Thanks so much, Vidhya. I am enjoying playing it!
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- The Practice Plan Challenge!
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Re: Week 3: Start Preparing your submissions!
Here is where my piece, the Spindler "Song without Words," is today (10 days in). I'm still working on the pedaling, and there are a few little mis-steps, but I'm happy with my progress so far!
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- The Practice Plan Challenge!
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Re: Week 3: Start Preparing your submissions!
@Letizia So much fun to listen to! Great work.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- The Practice Plan Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Arpeggios, Dynamics and Repeated Notes!
@Marc M I think this is great, Marc. I look forward to seeing your progress!
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- The Practice Plan Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Arpeggios, Dynamics and Repeated Notes!
Here is the first half of the piece I decided to use for this challenge. My teacher gave it to me just last week, so it's super new, but I wanted to post so I could see my progress over the next 10…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 5
- The Practice Plan Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Rhythm, Scales, and Leaps!
The quiz puts me at Level 3. One of the short-study pieces I have right now is a Haydn German Dance (I don't know the number), which I've had for about 2 weeks. It's short, sweet, and simple.…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- The Practice Plan Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Rhythm, Scales, and Leaps!
@Letizia Such a beautiful start! I enjoyed listening.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- The Practice Plan Challenge!
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Re: Michelle's Diary of a Beginning Pianist
@Will Green Thanks so much, Will!! I've missed you, brother. I hope all is well.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Week 1: Rhythm, Scales, and Leaps!
I'm at the tail-end of working on several small pieces, but I'll watch the videos and see what exists in those pieces which match the topics for the week. This should be fun!
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 3
- The Practice Plan Challenge!
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Re: Tonebase Bach Stage
@Marc M Thanks so much, Marc. My teacher was having me work on color matching in the second half of this piece, which I enjoyed greatly.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Tonebase Bach Stage
@Marc M Marc, this is wonderful - charming, joyous, playful. Thanks for sharing.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Tonebase Bach Stage
@Gail Starr @Sindre Skarelven @Andrea Buckland Thanks so much for listening and commenting, dear piano friends. I have an amazing teacher, who is encouraging me and bringing things out of me that I…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Springtime Recital
I hope to be able to participate in my first Community Concert! But since this concert is on Good Friday, and I don't yet have our schedule for that day, I will confirm closer to the date.…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 6
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Music YOU composed Watch Party!
@Gail Starr You are too kind, Gail, but thank you.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Live Calendar
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Re: Music YOU composed Watch Party!
@Sindre Skarelven This is beautiful, Sindre! There's joy and nostalgia and some bittersweetness. Absolutely lovely!
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Live Calendar
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Re: Music YOU composed Watch Party!
@Gail Starr Lovely, charming, fun, energetic, danceable -- and many other complimentary words. What a wonderful achievement for all of you. Congratulations, and I hope you do write more together!!
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Live Calendar
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Re: Tonebase Bach Stage
@Juan Carlos Olite Thank you, Juan Carlos! I look forward to sharing more in the future.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Music YOU composed Watch Party!
@LeonorDemori Neisler This is beautiful and peaceful. Congratulations on your achievement!
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Live Calendar
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