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Re: The digital piano thread
@Larry K Germany makes quite a few pianos. C. Bechstein (not the Academy or Residence lines), Blüthner and Rönisch (same company), Sauter, Schimmel (Konzert and Classic lines), August Förster,…
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: The digital piano thread
@Larry K Yes, some of the Yamahas are moving in that direction. I still prefer German/Austrian/Bavarian (like my Seiler!) pianos. I believe Feurich and Steingraeber have repetition technologies,…
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: The digital piano thread
@Larry K I think my upright is a similar speed to the majority of grands. What is amusing about the magnetic action? From what I understand, Bösendorfer was financially unstable and Yamaha purchasing…
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: The digital piano thread
@Larry K said: I know that you are using an upright with magnets to improve repetition speed so maybe all uprights will feel slow to you. My upright was in a room at the dealer with a Steinway D,…
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Peter William I wasn't talking about that particular video. I didn't notice a problem with that video either. @Peter William said: "1e&a" or "1y&a" whilst the 8th would be counted as "1 & " and the…
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Dustin Anderson That was one of the better videos of her that I have seen. I didn't notice an issue with her counting in that video, but I have seen others where she tries to count "one-y and a…
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Larry K She doesn't always count "wrong," but she counts the same way in 3/4, 4/4, 2/4, 6/8, etc. My current teacher and my previous teacher have both been seeing her for years.…
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: The digital piano thread
@Larry K I agree about digital pianos. However, I generally find the silent Yamahas slow, and the actions tend to feel odd when they are on silent mode.…
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Larry K I don't like her teacher's approach, or the fact that she yells "One-y and a two-y" regardless of time signature. She seems not actually to know how to count.…
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: I NEED HELP
@Peter William What do you mean by "the presto section?" To clarify, you are learning the posthumous nocturne, right?
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: I NEED HELP
@Peter William I think the Chopin nocturne is probably too hard. However, there is no problem with learning it as a stretch piece, if you are also learning pieces at your level.
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: I NEED HELP
@Peter William My teacher usually tells me to listen to a piece and than to read through it at half-tempo, sometimes hands-separately. Here is my advice: 1. Learn the fundamentals of music theory.…
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Larry K I also use a mechanical metronome. I don't use any main brand of pencils, but I have the Henle composer pencil set and erasable pens, among other things.…
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Larry K @Larry K said: I use Blackwing Matte pencils and German erasers Which brand of "German erasers?"
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Larry K That one was funnier than some of the others that I have seen, such as this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9k7ByNYPzU
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Larry K I have seen that skit. I generally don't find them very funny.
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Dustin Anderson I am sorry to hear that. I hope you recover well!
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Dustin Anderson I hope your injury heals well! What happened, if you don't mind me asking?
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Dustin Anderson I hope you feel better soon! You seem to have been sick for a while.
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Larry K I know that there are definitely people at/under your level here on Tonebase. You should start a thread for beginner/intermediate pianists (I don't know your level) and I am sure there will…
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Tammy I sadly haven't had time to work on my unfinished business. I have been busy preparing for a recital but hopefully I can practice and practice and then submit a video at the last minute.
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Anyone like to improvise?
@Peter Golemme Yes, I can play from figured bass. I do know what chord symbols (G7, Bsus4, F#7, etc) mean, but I actually learned figured bass first.
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Peter William I have not done that course as I learned the piece a long time ago, but I have seen it listed.
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Anyone like to improvise?
@Peter Golemme I am glad that my suggestion was not completely irrelevant, despite my complete lack of jazz experience. My teacher trained me in partimento and figured bass, and while, as I said,…
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Anyone like to improvise?
@Vicki I know this might be irrelevant, and I am coming from a strictly classical perspective, but I imagine that learning, or at least being familiar with, partimenti, figured bass,…
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- Maria_F
- 2 mths ago
- Discussion of the Week
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