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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
https://youtu.be/BFLQTf3kY_w I’ve been on vacation away from a piano, so I’ve been working on the piece entirely away from a piano. Yesterday, at a children’s play museum in Maine,…
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Marc M
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4 days ago
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Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Choose your Schubert Piece!
I'm going to try Schubert's Sonata in A major, 2nd movement. It's the piece that, years ago, made me love Schubert. The problem is, I'm traveling and am away from the piano,…
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Marc M
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7 days ago
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Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Eloise Kim On breathing, I have one other question: how do you recommend breathing in pieces like, say, Bach’s F major 2-part invention, where there isn’t really a natural melody to focus on and…
Marc M
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Marc_M
2 wk ago
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Eloise Kim Thank you for the detailed feedback! They are a real help. I think I know what you mean about the arm motion—an old teacher of mine used to tell me to let my elbows punch out and forward…
Marc M
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Marc_M
2 wk ago
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
Hi Eloise! Here's where I am in the Schubert minuet so far. I'm trying to make the right hand stand out a little better in the trio section, although I'm sometimes unsure about how to handle a…
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Marc M
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Marc_M
2 wk ago
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
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Re: Week 1 Assignment
Thank you for leading this TWI, @Eloise Kim! I'm working on Schubert's little minuet, D 334. Here's my best effort so far at finger pedaling the start of the trio (score for section attached).…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 wk ago
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
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Re: ToneBase Scriabin Stage
Thank you, @Vidhya Bashyam!
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 wk ago
Your Practice Diary
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Re: ToneBase Scriabin Stage
@Gail Starr Shortly after he departed from ToneBase, Ben Laude did a TWI on Schubert, and he had us do a big harmonic analysis of a Schubert work. That’s when I learned about chromatic mediants.…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 wk ago
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Your Practice Diary
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Re: ToneBase Scriabin Stage
Thank you, @Michelle R and @Gail Starr! It could still use a bit more polish, but this is about as far I can take the piece for now...have to draw the line somewhere and move on, haha.…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 wk ago
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Your Practice Diary
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Re: ToneBase Scriabin Stage
I was a bit apprehensive about recording this one due to its difficulty, but I gave it a go anyway! Scriabin's etude Op. 8 No. 5 in E major. Constructive feedback is welcome! :)
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 wk ago
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Your Practice Diary
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Re: Shaping counterpoint
My favorite exercise for learning to shape counterpoint is to take a voice and sing it instead. For example, if you are practicing a two part invention, play the lower voice while singing the upper.…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 wk ago
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General Discussion
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Michelle R Thanks Michelle!
Marc M
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Marc_M
1 mth ago
TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Piotr Kozłowski I will work on it with those tips in mind. Thanks again!
Marc M
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Marc_M
1 mth ago
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TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Piotr Kozłowski thank you for your feedback! And for the course. It is a great help… these things encourage me to push myself a bit more. Would you have any tips on making that fast scale run less…
Marc M
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Marc_M
1 mth ago
TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
I did some playing/listening/experimenting and came up with this video (commentary added). I think it holds together better at this speed. Any feedback would be welcome!…
Marc M
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Marc_M
1 mth ago
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TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
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Re: Week 1 Assignment!
@Piotr Kozłowski Thank you! Yes, listening to my video I thought the tempo was too slow, so now I'm working on getting the speed up. It's marked andante,…
Marc M
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Marc_M
1 mth ago
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TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
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Re: Week 1 Assignment!
@Marc M @Piotr Kozłowski Here is my week 1 performance. For some reason, it was difficult to avoid turning the left hand accompaniment into a tango rhythm.…
Marc M
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Marc_M
1 mth ago
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TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
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Re: Week 1 Assignment!
Here's a pdf with my notes on the piece. It's a dance, so I think I should preserve the rhythmic drive of the left hand (though it's andante, so nothing crazy),…
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Marc M
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Marc_M
1 mth ago
TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
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Re: Week 1 Assignment!
I had to dig a bit to find a piece that (1) I wanted to learn and (2) I haven't heard before...so, I'm starting a miniature by Fikret Amirov. Will post score, notes and maybe a starter video soon!
Marc M
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Marc_M
1 mth ago
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TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
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Re: Week 2: Phrasing and Timing
@Jarred Dunn Thank you! Here's where I currently am with the piece. I'm honestly not totally sure what to do with the dynamics towards the end (m. 29 and 34 included)--I need to think about it more,…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Two-Week Intensive: Exploring Robert Schumann
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Re: Week 2: Phrasing and Timing
@Jarred Dunn A ha, thank you! Here's video of me playing the harmonic voices for Waldszenen no. 2. It's not as good as I want it to be, but it may be the best I can do given the time constraints.…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Two-Week Intensive: Exploring Robert Schumann
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Re: Week 2: Phrasing and Timing
I'm looking forward to working on this. Will a video be posted or are we text only this week? (Just confirming!)
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Two-Week Intensive: Exploring Robert Schumann
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Re: Week 1: Voicing, Texture in Schumann's Music
@Jarred Dunn For Op. 82 no. 2, here's my SATB open score for the first 12 measures. I was unsure about how to split the voices up, but I tried! The piece sure has lots of transitions from thick…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Two-Week Intensive: Exploring Robert Schumann
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Re: Week 1: Voicing, Texture in Schumann's Music
Hi Jarred! I'm excited to delve into Schumann for this TWI. The assignment looks slightly scary to me--I've never split up anything into SATB. I will give it a go nonetheless!…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Two-Week Intensive: Exploring Robert Schumann
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Re: Week 2: How to Achieve Left Hand Balancing at the Piano with Dr. Eloise Kim!
@Eloise Kim Thank you for the feedback and for the compliments, and I appreciate your help with this piece! Thanks again for leading this part of the intensive.
Marc M
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Marc_M
4 mths ago
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Improve both Hands in 2 weeks with Piotr and Elois
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