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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece! This is a very well-defined step to start for anyone! New Piece: Greig Piano Concerto
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- A Fresh Start!
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Re: 2024 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS! Happy new year to all though a little late. Repertoire goals: 12 classical sonatas, 12 romantic big works, Grieg and Schumann concerto, 1 Prokofiev sonata 12 modern pieces I dig out myself Lifestyle…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: How to stick to a demanding routine when preparing for bigger repertoire... Though not professional, I think I have seen some amateur pianists air their regular practice on Clubhouse, and attracted some audience. I think that is a good idea,…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: How to find a good piano teacher? @Superblonde DotOrg I would not agree completely with you but What I can say is that a local search depends heavily on luck. There may be a great teacher who welcomes you, or may not...…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Bach Partita 6 BWV 830 Toccata piano fingering I still play the trill with 4-5 myself to connect to the next octave of E smoothly. However, with the help of damper pedal to get rid of 1 on RH as soon as it hit F#.…
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- 7 mths ago
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Re: What is the most memorable moment in a music lesson you’ve ever had? It was a short comment in a mundane lesson. My piano professor saw my bad habit of unstable knuckles on my left hand, and I was aware that it hindered expressing music I wanted.…
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- Akina
- 9 mths ago
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Re: How far can your hand stretch on the piano? An octave is feasible in the context of most music for both hands. However, sometimes it is difficult to have all the notes within. Meanwhile, I occasionally use forced 9th for slow passages.…
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- 9 mths ago
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: Apply for the tonebase Mentorship Program - with SARA DAVIS BUECHNER @Sara Buechner Thank you very much for the clarification! I did not expect an answer from yourself. My teacher have mentioned the small hands of Alicia de Larrocha once.…
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- 10 mths ago
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: Apply for the tonebase Mentorship Program - with SARA DAVIS BUECHNER I watched "The School of Virtuosity" replay. I found the stretching exercises are completely impossible for my hands. Do all her students have physicals which make those stretches possible?…
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- Akina
- 11 mths ago
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Re: Can we get somebody to do Kapustin lessons? I would like to have someone with small hands for Kapustin, not one who perform the most brilliantly - because some intervals are prohibitively hard for me.
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- 11 mths ago
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