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Re: Week 1 Goal “Pick Your Piece!”
I would like to learn at least one pair of Opus 28 Preludes, major with its relative minor. I’ll start with E major and C# minor, then try to add Db major and Bb minor
- Paul_Miller
- Yesterday
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- Chopin Challenge
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Re: Study Group #1: Chopin's Prelude in E minor
I’m working on a project to learn one or two preludes from multiple composers throughout history starting with Bach WTC so this works perfectly. Looking forward to it.
- Paul_Miller
- 7 days ago
- 2
- Study Groups
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
@Derek McConville I'm working on this piece, too, and I'm impressed with your ability to make the long notes of the upper voice sing above the quicker quiet notes played by the same hand.…
- Paul_Miller
- 2 mths ago
- 2
- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Choose your Schubert Piece!
I would like to learn Impromptu in G-flat Major, Op. 90 No. 3. I'm sure I can learn the notes in 4 weeks but doubt that it could be performance ready. But I guess I'll try.
- Paul_Miller
- 2 mths ago
- 4
- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Beethoven's Birthday Challenge!
I plan to learn Beethoven's Prelude in C major, Op. 39 No. 2. This small piece visits 12 keys in 76 measures.
- Paul_Miller
- 9 mths ago
- 4
- Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: Week 1: Choose your waltz and start Dancing!
@Roy IJames-Pike Thanks for the suggestion. I tried this, but my hand is not quite big enough to play the 1-4 octaves without straining, so I'll have to depend on the pedal.
- Paul_Miller
- 1 yr ago
- Let's Play Schubert's Waltzes!
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Re: Week 1: Choose your waltz and start Dancing!
Thank you for this challenge. For many years my primary keyboard instrument was organ. Now I find I am having trouble with octave passages (which are very rare in organ literature).…
- Paul_Miller
- 1 yr ago
- 4
- Let's Play Schubert's Waltzes!
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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@Vidhya Bashyam Thank you. The Tonebase community is so encouraging
- Paul_Miller
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
Haydn Sonata in C# Minor: Scherzando. Excerpts. A snapshot of my progress after 4 weeks--still a little rough, but it was worth the challenge. I may try to finish this and learn the rest of the…
- Paul_Miller
- 1 yr ago
- 6
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
I have gotten to the place where I can play my whole Haydn Sonata movement at a reduced tempo with only a few missed notes. The next step will be to memorize it so I can get it up to speed.…
- Paul_Miller
- 1 yr ago
- 4
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
Given my slow pace of learning and limited time this month I'm planning to learn a short piece, the Scherzando from the Haydn C# minor Sonata. Since Haydn has been neglected in my piano training this…
- Paul_Miller
- 1 yr ago
- 6
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Group 1
@Alexander Weymann Hi! I'm Paul and lived most of my life in Columbus, Ohio, but now find myself in Los Angeles. Having retired from a job as a librarian and math teacher last year I am trying to…
- Paul_Miller
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Improve your Cantabile Playing with Dr. Garritson
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