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Hi I have been practicing a contemporary arrangement of Debussy’s Clair de Lune that introduces the main theme of this classic piece and is intended for grade 2 - 3 pianists.…
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
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- Your Practice Diary
Re: “Who are pianists that you think more people should know about?”
@GerryM Keith Jarrett is not only an excellent pianist, he can improvise in a beautiful, musical way and certainly gets my vote. I particularly love part 1 of the Koln Concert.
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: What advice would you give your beginner-self?
Do not try to teach yourself. As others have said, find a good teacher and: 1. Show up 2. Work hard 3. Listen to what your teacher says and act on their advice
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- 7
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: How many pieces do you work on at a time?
My piano teacher is adamant that one of the cornerstones of being a good musician is developing discipline. What this means for me is that I work on one new piece at a time, for 30 minutes every day.…
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: Group 4
Feeling mellow today so changed the chords a bit and improvised a melody. Rather than spending hours trying to get it "right", I went with the first take. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQYi6NzJ69M
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@Richard Caley Well done Richard. Very well put together.
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@Peter Golemme Nice LH melody Peter. And that's not easy to achieve (as you mentioned in your caption - the LH wants to go back to accompaniment).
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@Peter Golemme Thanks for your comments Peter. My next attempt is going to be less logical and more Jazz :)
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@Jeremy Siskind Here is my second take. All feedback is much appreciated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q5rgPhqhGY
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@Jeremy Siskind Thanks again Jeremy. I have a feeling that there is a point somewhere between totally logical and totally chaotic/unexpected that I might be aiming for next.
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
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- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@Jeremy Siskind Thanks for the encouragement Jeremy. I am humming the dotted LH patterns already :)
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
Here is my second take. I have a thing about left-hand root, 5, 10s and I use them here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40VQKG3XjoM
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@Richard Caley Well done Richard. It sounds great! And, by the way, I know that feeling - it makes me smile (swear more like) every time :)
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@NANCY M Well done Nancy - good use of the chords and a pleasing melody. Great that you figured out how to create your YouTube channel. I created mine so long ago I don't remember how I did it.
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@Peter Golemme Very soothing Peter. I too am finding it difficult to stick to just the chord tones. I am sure there'll be plenty of time for b9, #9, #11 and b13 before the challenge is over ;)
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@Peter Golemme Sounds great Peter. I will get on to stride one day...
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@NANCY M Thanks for your kind words Nancy.
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@Peter Golemme Thanks Peter. This challenge is fun 🙂
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
And here is my first take. All I can say is that Peter started it :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7jxdslGCvg
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
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- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
Great job Peter. And one of my favourite JSB preludes :)
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@Peter Golemme Good answer Peter.
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@Ken Radford 7th chord voicing that is…
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
@Harriet Kaplan Hi Harriet. My 2 cents. Certain notes are considered ‘must haves’ when it comes to chord voicing. 3rd and 7th, normally yes. 5th, normally no.
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 4
Hi Group 4 members. I have watched the first video a couple of times and have started transposing the chords into my favourite keys (all 12 🙂). I am looking forward to meeting and working with you…
- Ken_Radford
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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KenR's practice schedule

I start my daily session with stretching my arms, legs, neck and so on (aka the Roskell warm-ups) for 5 minutes. I then do finger stretching (10ths, 1 to 5. 1 to 4, and so on) for a few minutes.…
- Ken_Radford
- updated 2 yrs ago
- 35
- Your Practice Diary

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