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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Victoria Macdonald Nice work! There are kind of two parts to the practicing, the one that focuses on phrasing and one that focuses on technique, both of which are necessary to improve the musicality…
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Juan Carlos Olite Nice work! Here are some things that might help: 1. I notice that you sit quite low. This is possible with a control over technique but, currently,…
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Jessica Pizano there should never be a motion upwards or hovering above the keys. It is ok to slide off the key as though your fingers are sliding off into your lap. Does that answer your question?
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Jessica Pizano Nice work! The learning hands separate is an interesting topic. I think there are a few benefits but also many issues with that approach. Benefit: 1.…
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Kimy Nice work! How you are approaching the chords looks like it is on the right track. However, the release of each chord needs help. As you hit each chord,…
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Kerstin Hello! Nice work- right now, you are really trying to pre-position your hands over all the notes of the chords. It causes your hands to be in uncomfortable positions that feel stretchy and…
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
@Paul Miller Nice work! You will definitely need to go with option #1.... Debussy is painfully specific about his notations and it is pretty clear in the score that he is orchestrating the bass note…
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Re: Week 1: Chord Technique Check-In
Hi friends- Do you like my spooky Halloween freeze frame on the YouTube video? LOL. Oh, the joys of technology.... I thought it would bring joy to your week. Looking forward to working with you all-
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
Thank you for participating, everyone! I wish you all the best with your future trilling :)
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Week 1 Assignment
@Michelle R the notation is a little confusing but I understand it :) nice work! I think the elegance of starting on the note above does make a lot of sense stylistically for this piece.…
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Peter Golemme Hi! Very nice video... so fancy with the multiple camera angles! One thing I would suggest focusing on is your thumb motion. It was not really talked about in this intensive,…
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Peter Golemme Hi! Very nice work. I do think that, since this is the subject, it would be important and necessary to play the ornament the same way each time.…
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Marc M I think your balance is actually on the right track! I think the slowness/awkwardness comes from sticking in the same place during the trill. The end RH trill...…
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Victoria Macdonald m.5 is much better! For m. 11, you are starting in the right place but can add in a little in/out motion during in order to not feel cramped.…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Dora Burak You are on the right track! The goal is to work from the outside in with mapping your motion. You will have to start from a certain place (based on what came before) and you will have to…
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Michele nice work! there is a difference, just a subtle one. So, on all videos, the main issue is that we are trying to still control the non-trilling fingers,…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Peter Golemme you have your YouTube video listed as 'private' at the moment... that means no one except for you can view it :) To enable me to watch it, you need to change it to "unlisted.…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Javier In this instance, I would say that the thing giving you the most bad habit is actually the metronome! The metronome is helpful to understand concepts or test things but when we just turn in…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Kimy the in/out movement exists on everything. The thing you are focusing on in the SIZE of the movement. Yes, doing a large movement in/out can only feasibly be accomplished on a slow piece.…
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Kimy the short trill sounds on the right track! You are CORRECT that the 1-3 fingering on the long trill was more successful/in control easier. When using the other fingering,…
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Victoria Macdonald nice work! The most obvious technical starting point we would want to address is the attempted "isolation" of your trilling fingers.…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Week 1 Assignment
@DrBruceHoag that "challenge" is precisely the point.... often, we just let our fingers go and don't realize that our ears turn off or that our fingers do something slightly different each time.…
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Andrea LeVan nice work! I will try and break this into the three separate trills. 1. on the first trill, notice that you kind of stay in exactly the same place on the keys that you start in.…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Dora Burak Nice work! The one big thing that we need to modify is that we don't want to every curl any fingers or try to get fingers "out of the way." The rest of your hand that is not playing…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Adena nice work! I think there are two things you can try and apply here. 1. I know you suggested trying the 3 trills per note last week. The one issue with this is that it can be hard in your stage…
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- 4 mths ago
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