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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
@WYN Hi Wyn! 1. When you are talking about connecting the melody with the fingers, we never want to use fingers to create legato... that is an organ technique! Rather,…
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- 6 days ago
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
@Juan Carlos Olite Nice work! There are a few passages where you are attempting to create a legato in the top voice by using "legato fingering," where you try to connect 5, 4, 3, for example.…
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
@Kerstin Nice work! Sometimes, instead of dropping (motion from fallboard into your lap) you slide inwards towards the fallboard while playing the chord.…
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- 6 days ago
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
@rebecca LAM I'm so glad it has been helpful! I can see that things are improving. Here are two more things to help. 1. I notice that you tend to try to use your elbows when you are trying to do…
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- 8 days ago
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
@Kimy Yes, these TWI give almost no time for goals to be reached but the hope is more that there is progress towards a goal and an accurate goal :) Your movements are SO much better!…
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- 9 days ago
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
@Jessica Pizano I def can see that the drop is improving with the tone production. 1. you are still trying to find and hover over the chord position before pressing it down.…
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
@Pamela Kinnear There's a lot of improvement nice work! Ghosting is quite hard but pays off! 1. It is ok on this piece to play the repeated note with the alternating fingers...…
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- 10 days ago
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
@Conrad Winn How could I have forgotten to mention the importance of having a glass of Sauvignon Blanc next to the piano? Thank you for reminding us :) Memorization is great... it will help a lot.…
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- 10 days ago
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
@Jessica Pizano Yes, it is normal for things to become a bit louder initially because you are learning to use your arm weight, which is quite "weighty." My TWI on dynamic control talks about how to…
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
@Victoria Macdonald Hi! Wow, your release is getting SO much better. Yes, you will feel like you are petting/stroking the keyboard, correct! 1. You want to make sure that you aren't "preparing" the…
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- 10 days ago
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
@Roy James-Pike 1. I would be careful in reading as you described in the third paragraph of "if it's three ledger lines below the bass clef it is likely to be the tonic.…
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- 10 days ago
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
@Kimy I would try to add in pedaling from the beginning, as it will change the balance and perception of whatever voicing your are working towards. It is harder to do everything at once but saves the…
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!
Hi friends- The first two points in the assignment are very important. Instead of just posting a video for help, I do want you to attempt to label 1. what your goal was in practice 2.…
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- 12 days ago
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@WYN Possibly.... it is hard for me to know what this abridged description looks like in practice when you are playing without actually seeing you demonstrate your description.…
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- 12 days ago
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@WYN 1. For the RH, you will want to look at two things. First, you will want to make sure you are never freezing in place after playing a chord while distracted by the other hand.…
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- 13 days ago
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Conrad Winn nice work! 1. I think the primary challenge at the moment is knowledge of where you are moving next. There were a few wrong notes/hesitations.…
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Janet Horsford nice work! 1. Your LH tends to freeze in play after each chord. Make sure that it releases and relaxes after the notes are played to avoid tension and improve tone.…
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@rebecca LAM Notice how at :48 your LH chords are releasing immediately, with your thumb sliding downwards? This is great! Notice how, in contrast, all of your larger chords,…
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Adena Nice work! Yes, a few comments to others you might see repeated here. 1. In the LH, be mindful that we are not stretching to find the next note. Instead,…
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Pamela Kinnear it does look a little better! Instead of releasing the entire hand inward, you can also play with releasing the thumb and sliding it down and to the right to give yourself more time…
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Kimy It looks like it is improving! Be careful not to hold/stay on your RH thumb while rolling, let is release as you roll the chord upwards. Otherwise, it is on the right track :)
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Victoria Macdonald Good questions. Unfortunately, thumb technique is a bit beyond the scope of this course... although it might definitely be a worthy topic for another upcoming TWI! In the air,…
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Astrida Hi! Nice work! So something you are doing that is fantastic is that you are releasing your fingers from the notes immediately after playing. However, after releasing,…
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Pamela Kinnear 1. I would say leaving out the G# on those chords is a valid option. I cannot reach that interval either... there are some things that have physical limitations and goal is to…
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Dora Burak Very nice work! Things look great so far. 1. I would practice by letting go of the inner voices quickly, allowing the weight of the hand to balance on the outer notes.…
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