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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…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths 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
- 4 mths 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
- 4 mths 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…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths 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
- 4 mths ago
- 2
- 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.…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths 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.…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- 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
- 4 mths ago
- 2
- 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
- 4 mths ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Michelle's Diary of a Beginning Pianist
@Peter William All of these things I do and have done. At this point in learning, I need fluency and consistency - for me, this means primarily doing play-throughs because the smaller sections,…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Michelle's Diary of a Beginning Pianist
I had a super cool experience with this piece yesterday. I had a sudden feeling and understanding of using arm weight. It's always awesome when those little things happen.…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Peter's Practice Diary (Beginner level)
Hi @Peter William . Regarding scales, C major is actually one of the more challenging scales. Try B major (my personal favorite), C# major, F# major, or E major - they fit under the hand much better.…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- 2
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Michelle's Diary of a Beginning Pianist
Thanks, @Peter William . I'm slowly getting this piece under hand. I haven't yet learned the Prelude in C major. The Prelude in C major is in level six of the repertoire series I'm using,…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Michelle's Diary of a Beginning Pianist
Dropping this here, as I continue my journey with BWV 999, Little Prelude in c minor. Same section still giving me pause on a complete run-through. Otherwise,…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: May Community Concert!
@Blair Boone-Migura Thanks so much!! This is much appreciated.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- Community Concerts!
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Re: How long do you practice, and how?
I practice in two to four 20-30 minute segments per day. Any more, and my body rebels! On days that I have the full amount of practice time (4 days/week usually), I practice sight-reading,…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- 2
- General Discussion
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Re: May Community Concert!
@Blair Boone-Migura Thanks so much!
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Summer Community Concert
@Maria I love Gretchen Am Spinnrade, but am not quite ready to tackle that one. I'll look more closely at Die Forelle and we have the music for Das Wandern here - Thurmond may have sung that one,…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Summer Community Concert
Thanks, @Maria . I think I enjoy it more than Thurmond does. Now, if we start learning some Debussy, then he'll have a challenging piano part! I'm pretty sure I'm learning an English art song next,…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- Community Concerts!
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Re: The Official Lisztomaniac Complete Transcendental Etudes Challenge!
@Noel Nguyen said: I would definitely watch a video of Thurmond sight-reading through the whole set! Well, that won't happen anytime soon! His teacher is being careful with which ones Thurmond will…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: Summer Community Concert
@Larry K Yes, including because a person is too terrified to play live! For my part, I'm happy to sing live but don't enjoy the playing live experience.…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- 3
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Summer Community Concert
@Larry K Certainly, submit a recording! This happens frequently and for various reasons.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Noel Nguyen It's really starting to take shape. It's been fun for me to listen to the progress. Did he mention to y'all that he's also learning Vision, because...why not?
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- 3
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Larry K My son is on Tonebase. He's been on here for about 5 1/2 years, almost since he started playing, so the community has watched him grow from being a beginning pianist (though he was never…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Larry K Thanks, Larry. I do love Bach, but I also find that his pieces are the most challenging for me to learn so far - though Beethoven is a close second.…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 4 mths ago
- 2
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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