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Re: Group 1 As I’ve thought about this grouping practice, and watched others, I am reminded of something my teacher has told me many, many times (especially when doing technique work):…
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- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 1 @Josh Miller nice work, and lots of fun!
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- 10 mths ago
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- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 1 @Bernice vonSaleski Each time you post, there is improvement! Can't get much more perfect than that.
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- 10 mths ago
- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Bach WTC Book 1 No. 8 My son said that what he has heard is that Bach wanted to have pieces in every key without having to re-tune; the intention here is to highlight that feature, i.e.…
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- 10 mths ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: Group 1 @Josh Miller no worries! C Major caused my thumb to hurt, so I went to a scale that fit better under my hand and gave my thumb a little more room. Yes, lift release between each grouping.
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- 10 mths ago
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- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 1 @Sam Smith This looks pretty good to me. I’m still on hands separately with the chromatic scale. I need to add it to my schedule as I am continuously forgetting to practice it!
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- 10 mths ago
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- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 1 @Josh Miller Thanks for watching, Josh. LH is starting with 3rd finger on C#.
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- 10 mths ago
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- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 1 @Sachi yay! There it is! You move so crisply. Great work.
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- Michelle_Russell
- 10 mths ago
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- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 1 @Bernice vonSaleski Thanks, Bernice! I’m just a baby pianist and have so much to learn.
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- Michelle_Russell
- 10 mths ago
- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 1 @Bernice vonSaleski Great concentration, Bernice! This sounds smoother than your first video. Nice work.
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- Michelle_Russell
- 10 mths ago
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- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 1 @Nadja Nicely done! I like how lightly you play.
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- 10 mths ago
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- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 1 @Nadja Thank you! I really need help with playing faster, so am hopeful this will propel me forward a bit.
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- Michelle_Russell
- 10 mths ago
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- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 1 @Sachi Hi Sachi! Your video is listed as "private," so I can't view it. If you go back and set it to "unlisted" then we'll be able to see it. I look forward to viewing your progress.
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- Michelle_Russell
- 10 mths ago
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- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: June Recital! @Rashmi Lahiri my son plays regularly, and I played for the first time a couple of months ago. Dominic usually posts performance order a day or two in advance.…
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- Michelle_Russell
- 10 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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Re: Group 1 Here’s a video from today. My teacher asked, “ How’s that TWI with Dominic going?”, so I figured I should make a progress video. I noticed the DIP joint in 4th finger, LH collapsing.…
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- 10 mths ago
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- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: June Recital! @Rashmi Lahiri I look forward to hearing you play.
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- 10 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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Re: June Recital! @Vidhya Bashyam We have, all together, had a hand in maintaining such a supportive group. I’m so glad my son found TB when he first started playing (in 2020) - he discovered the videos on Beethoven’s…
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- 10 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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Re: June Recital! @Nadja looking forward to hearing you play!
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- 10 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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Re: June Recital! @Alexander Weymann I agree with you on all fronts, but it is challenging to be at a lower level than everyone else, or at least everyone else who volunteers to play in the concerts.…
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- 10 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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Re: Group 1 Here’s my first video - C# Major. I chose what I thought was an easier scale so I could get the feel of this new way of moving. I practiced a few minutes yesterday,…
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- 10 mths ago
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- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: June Recital! @Rashmi Lahiri I have also read that to become a better person one should surround oneself with those who are better! One problem I have found with this plan is that the people here on TB are SO much…
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- 10 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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Re: Michelle's Diary of a Beginning Pianist Continued work on the Beethoven Sonatina. I will be starting the 2nd movement this week! On the first movement, I'm maintaining slower-than-performance-tempo-practice to gain some much needed…
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- Michelle_Russell
- 10 mths ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Group 1 Hello, Group I Scale-mates! I'm a beginning pianist (closing in on one year of lessons, with just a few months prior to that attempting to learn on my own).…
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- 10 mths ago
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- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: May Melodies Concert! @Letizia Beautiful!!
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- 10 mths ago
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Re: May Melodies Concert! @Judy Kuan This was absolutely lovely, Judy! I enjoy the clarity with which you play.
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- Michelle_Russell
- 10 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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