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Re: The digital piano thread
@Jeff I also have a P225, but I very rarely use it. It is much slower and less responsive then my acoustic piano.
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- Maria_F
- 6 mths ago
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Re: Piano Manufacturers and Brands: A discussion!
@Peter Lemken, clavierhaus I read that article.
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- Maria_F
- 6 mths ago
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Re: Kickoff for the March Mozart Challenge!
@Michelle R Congratulations to Thurmond! How did he get that opportunity?
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?”
@Stephanie Reuer Didn't Garrick Ohlsson also play all of Chopin's pieces?
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- Maria_F
- 6 mths ago
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Re: 🌸 March Challenge: M is for Mozart
I will try to learn an entire sonata, but for the challenge I will learn either the first movement of Sonata no. 7 in C major, the first movement of Sonata no.…
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- 6 mths ago
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- Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: Kickoff for the March Mozart Challenge!
@Kaja I played that one once!
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: Kickoff for the March Mozart Challenge!
https://www.musicandpractice.org/volume-4/viennese-piano-technique-of-the-1820s-and-implications-for-todays-pianists/ This might be helpful/relevant to the Mozart challenge.
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Re: Kickoff for the March Mozart Challenge!
@Karen Always learn Mozart without the pedal at first, and incorporate the pedal later.
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Re: Week 4 – Play Through & Share
@claudiadm73 I am sorry to hear that. I hope you make an easy and full recovery, and that your treatment goes well.
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?”
Aleksandra Mikulska
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: Piano Manufacturers and Brands: A discussion!
@Marcia Richards Ok. Again, I apologize if that was an odd question. I am not very familiar with the International Trumpet Guild, but that is interesting.
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: How has playing the piano enriched your life, and what are you thankful for in your musical journey?
@Marcia Richards Oh, that makes sense. I thought you had a specific issue with composers who wrote for horn, which would be odd. Who is your favorite lesser-known/underrated composer?
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: Suggestion Device (i.e. iPad) for having piano sheet music?
I use Tomplay, which has a very large sheet music library, multiple auto-turning features (you can either set it to a particular tempo and it will automatically turn the pages,…
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Re: How has playing the piano enriched your life, and what are you thankful for in your musical journey?
@Marcia Richards @Marcia Richards said: I have particularly enjoyed discovering composers who did not write for horn or composers that are not well known in the piano repertoire.…
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: How has playing the piano enriched your life, and what are you thankful for in your musical journey?
@Ursina Boehm @Gail Ravin Starr That does seem like a lot of fun!
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: Piano Manufacturers and Brands: A discussion!
@Marcia Richards Did he teach jazz trumpet or classical trumpet?
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: Piano Manufacturers and Brands: A discussion!
@Peter Lemken, clavierhaus As I said, I don't have calipers or easy access to different pianos to measure. I believe you that the pianos you have measured have not had very much key width variation.…
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: Piano Manufacturers and Brands: A discussion!
@Andrew Smith I believe CNC stands for Computer Numerical Control.
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- Maria_F
- 6 mths ago
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Re: Piano Manufacturers and Brands: A discussion!
@Peter William which one did you read?
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: Piano Manufacturers and Brands: A discussion!
@Noel Nguyen I read that Anton Rubinstein hated child prodigies but called Hoffmann "the greatest musical genius the world has ever known.”
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: Kickoff for the March Mozart Challenge!
@Gail Ravin Starr I learned a few Mozart sonatas a while ago but have not continued to play them and am quite out of practice, so I am taking the opportunity to add more Mozart to my repertoire.
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- Maria_F
- 6 mths ago
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Re: Kickoff for the March Mozart Challenge!
I will play either the first movement of Sonata no. 7 in C major, the first movement of Sonata no. 11 in A major, or the third movement of Sonata no. 17 in B-flat/B major. I can't decide!
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Re: Piano Manufacturers and Brands: A discussion!
@Peter Lemken, clavierhaus Thank you for the information. I am not a piano tech and do not have an easy way to measure pianos' keys; if I did, I definitely would.…
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: How do you memorize music?
@Lc I play by ear and definitely get thrown off by different tunings and out of tune instruments.
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- Maria_F
- 6 mths ago
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Re: How do you memorize music?
I am not a strong sight-reader and mostly play by ear, and can usually memorize a piece after hearing it once. I also memorize patterns like chord progressions and cadences,…
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- 6 mths ago
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