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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.…
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- 9 mths ago
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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.…
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- 9 mths ago
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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.…
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- 9 mths ago
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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!…
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- 9 mths ago
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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.…
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- 9 mths ago
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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 :)
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- 9 mths ago
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Re: Group 4
@Michelle R the universe is telling you how fun this will be! 😊
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- 9 mths ago
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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.…
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- 9 mths ago
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Re: Group 4
Hi everyone! I am looking forward to working with you! :)
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Re: Group 3
Hi everyone! I am looking forward to working with you! :)
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- 9 mths ago
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Re: Group 2
Hi everyone! I am looking forward to working with you! :)
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- 9 mths ago
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Re: Group 1
Hi everyone! I am looking forward to working with you! :)
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- 9 mths ago
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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…
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- 1 yr 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.…
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- 1 yr ago
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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…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 1
@Marc M nice work! A few things to focus on: 1. Yes, some of the fingerings are not great for your hand. I could do a whole workshop on fingering (let's ask Dominic if that is of interest)...…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 2
@Astrida I could give a whole series on fingering. It is often impossible to just rely on one editor's fingering (no matter the fame associated with the name)... why? Everyone's hands are different.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 1
@Nina BR I'm so glad the video gave you some excitement! Percentages can definitely help hold us accountable for our musical choices when we are first learning :)
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- 1 yr ago
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- Crash Course on Controlling your Dynamics!
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Re: Group 4
@Steve Yes, apologies... technology was not my friend :)
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 2
@Hazel yes, I think all of your observations are correct! Any time you have longer note durations you are tending to press and/or freeze. In terms of helping the structure of the piece,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 2
@Astrida a few things! 1. legato/nonlegato is articulation.. we would need to do a whole separate TWI on that :) 2. you are definitely getting the hang of this! 3.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 1
@rebecca LAM with Bach, much better! Be careful to not "freeze" on some of the longer duration notes. Keep the stay nice and relaxed. With Beethoven: Moving to the next chord's vicinity early IS…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 3
@Anthony Hernandez I would need to do a bit more of a one on one lesson with you to really "diagnose" everything that is happening :) However, from what I currently see,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 4
@Tim I find a lot of students have a similar fear of getting "stuck" on a black key or hitting a note. However, try just resting your hand on the keyboard...…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 3
@Anthony Hernandez hi there, nice work! I'll try to address all of your questions. 1. With fast yet soft playing: Yes, this is a struggle for many because it is very difficult.…
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- 1 yr ago
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