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Re: Debussy Challenge – Week 1 Goal “Pick Your Piece!”
I'm going to try Pour le piano, probably just the 1st piece of the set. I half learned it over a decade ago, and I've always wanted to finish it (and then finish the whole set, really).
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- 6 mths ago
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- Debussy Challenge
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
@Sindre Skarelven Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed them! Great work with the Schubert A Major sonata, by the way. It's a beast of a piece! Have you looked at the "fair copy" version of the piece?…
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- 6 mths ago
- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
FYI, I re-recorded the Schubert D 334 minuet and added some commentary/analysis...here it is! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYGxuz5HaiY Awesome work everybody--it was a pleasure hearing your…
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- 6 mths ago
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- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
Here’s my video for the watch party. I didn’t have time to finish the A major sonata slow movement—maybe I’ll upload that later—so I’ve been also working on Schubert’s D 334 minuet,…
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- 6 mths ago
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- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Dr. Leann Osterkamp He Thank you for the feedback, and for leading this two week intensive! I've been working on incorporating the small in-out movement into the mix,…
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- 6 mths ago
- Improve your Trills with Leann Osterkamp!
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
Thank you, @Dr. Leann Osterkamp He ! Here's my video for this week (sorry I'm so late, things have been hectic). My right hand feels pretty comfortable,…
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- 6 mths ago
- Improve your Trills with Leann Osterkamp!
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
Thanks, @Gail Ravin Starr and @Dominic Cheli! I've decided to learn the cleaned up Barenreiter version that Dominic shared, and to flesh it out myself where appropriate.…
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- 6 mths ago
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- Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 1 Assignment
Hello @Dr. Leann Osterkamp He, I am sorry for being late to submit the assignment for a week 1! I was under the weather last week. Here is a trill from a piece I’m working on—2nd movement to…
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- 6 mths ago
- Improve your Trills with Leann Osterkamp!
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
Everyone, tell me if I'm wrong here, since life might be easier if I am! I feel like I have some editorial decisions to make regarding the Schubert A major sonata d959 mvt. 2.…
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- 6 mths ago
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- Schubert Challenge
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Re: ToneBase Scriabin Stage
@Juan Carlos Olite Super dramatic! Great work, very fiery indeed. Thank you for sharing.
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- 6 mths ago
- Your Practice Diary
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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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- 7 mths 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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- 7 mths 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…
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- 7 mths 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…
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- 7 mths 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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- 7 mths 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).…
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- 7 mths 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! 😊
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- Marc_M
- 7 mths 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.…
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- 7 mths 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.…
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- Marc_M
- 7 mths 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! :)
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- 7 mths 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.…
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- 7 mths ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: Week 2 Assignment
@Michelle R Thanks Michelle!
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- 8 mths 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! 🙏
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- 8 mths 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…
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- Marc_M
- 8 mths 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!…
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- Marc_M
- 8 mths ago
- 1
- TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
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