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Re: Group 2
Hi all! For some reason I'm stuck in the waiting room of our TWI checkin. I am creating a new meeting for those who would like to chat. Topic: TWI Check-in Time: Nov 9, 2024 08:…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
11 days ago
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
Hi all! For some reason I'm stuck in the waiting room of our TWI checkin. I am creating a new meeting for those who would like to chat. Topic: TWI Check-in Time: Nov 9, 2024 08:…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
11 days ago
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 1
Hi all! For some reason, I'm stuck in the waiting room of our Zoom Check-in.... I will create a Zoom meeting on my account for anyone that is also waiting for the check-in.…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
11 days ago
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
@Juan Carlos Olite beautiful playing! Very well done. I think you are totally right about the challenges of this piece. I could very clearly hear all of your shorter and longer phrases.…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
11 days ago
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
@Jennifer Mehta beautifully played! Your breathing was very organic! brava!
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
2 wk ago
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
@Natalie Peh Cool idea!
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
2 wk ago
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"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 1
@Sedef CANKOCAK great work! You bring up an interesting topic... does a rest REQUIRE a breath? If you look at m. 11 and m. 13, you see that, although there is a rest,…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
2 wk ago
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
@Natalie Peh Very fun! I would explore deeper m. 9 and m. 10... I think there is an opportunity to do something unique with the fact that the texture has changed...…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
2 wk ago
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"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
@Vidhya Bashyam Your text is a great illustration of matching character with words. Also, how to help teach ourselves importance of given notes. You put many less important words on quicker notes and…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
2 wk ago
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"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
@Juan Carlos Olite Wonderful job! I really love how your text helps illustrate the structure. For example, the way you used "night" to end the sub-phrase m.1-m.2 and then again in m.4-m.…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
2 wk ago
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"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
@Andrea Buckland wonderful work! I think the material on the last two lines is interesting to explore, starting in m. 17, when we begin the repetition of "du Wandersmann.…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
2 wk ago
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"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
@Betsy Wiesendanger your lyrics made me laugh out loud! So fun. Great start! Now, I would encourage you to really get into detailed rules about fitting lyrics to the notes.…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
2 wk ago
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
@Jennifer Mehta Nice work! Your example also illustrates the beginning of subphrases within longer phrases. Here's two things to think about with text :) 1.…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
3 wk ago
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
@Dagmar You made TERRIFIC points. First off, you are a very talented lyricist. Keep at it! What you asked is actually the entire concept of ADVANCED phrasing that we are working towards!…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
3 wk ago
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"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 1
@Blair Boone-Migura wonderful work! You have a truly wonderful sense of poetry and you are also talented with a great voice! :) I think you demonstrated a great point for everyone.…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
3 wk ago
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"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
@Jennifer Mehta I don't know how the sign-up process works but it looks like I can see your posts, so post away!! happy to have you in the group :)
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
3 wk ago
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
@Michelle R the universe is telling you how fun this will be!
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
3 wk ago
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"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 1
@Sedef CANKOCAK you do NOT need to sing. You can just show an annotated score and then perform the solo piano, highlighting the phrasing in your playing that you derived from your new vocal part.…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
3 wk ago
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
Hi everyone! I am looking forward to working with you! :)
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
3 wk ago
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"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 3
Hi everyone! I am looking forward to working with you! :)
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
3 wk ago
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 2
Hi everyone! I am looking forward to working with you! :)
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
3 wk ago
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 1
Hi everyone! I am looking forward to working with you! :)
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
3 wk ago
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Re: Group 4
@Marcus Boman great work! ”stretch” is a word we want to eliminate from piano technique. Instead, we want to create maximum efficiency in our “move” so that we are simply moving between notes at a…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
7 mths ago
Crash Course on Controlling your Dynamics!
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Re: Group 2
@Aaron nice work! There are two things that can make an immediate difference in expressiveness: 1. You are swaying your torso in and out quite frequently.…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
7 mths ago
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Crash Course on Controlling your Dynamics!
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Re: Group 1
@Sheetal Patel good work! It is definitely NOT easy to write in the % signs! That is what is so powerful about the exercise... it requires you to really think about EVERY note and how it fits into…
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He
TWI
7 mths ago
Crash Course on Controlling your Dynamics!
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