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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@Alexander Weymann I think you captured the feel of the piece! Nice work.
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@Sindre Skarelven Awesome job, Sindre!
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That was lovely, @Juan Carlos Olite! Beautiful phrasing and control over the momentum of the piece.
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@Heng-Pin Chen I'm no Mazurka expert--have only learned Chopin's Op. 67 A minor one--but something that was very helpful for me was to try to play along with a good recording.…
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@Jack vreeland @Angela Fogg @Juan Carlos Olite @Sindre Skarelven @Judy Kuan Thank you for the kind words! @Alexander Weymann The second of the half really does have a sort of hypnotic quality to…
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@Priya Viseskul Sounds great! You bring out the humor well and your tempo/rubato decisions made sense to me. I know the feeling of going though 50 takes to get one that’s “good enough”…haha.…
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@maijahildur Sounds super good on an acoustic!
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@Heng-Pin Chen great work. I like that second piece. It has a very pensive, slightly sad vibe generally, but occasionally resolves with a very funny happy cadence.…
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@Richard Littlewood I had never heard this piece before. It’s great—well done!
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@Jack vreeland That came together quickly! Very clear, tranquil playing. Nice work.
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@Sedef CANKOCAK Thank you! Yeah, Scriabin is famous for his later edgy works like Vers la flamme, but he also wrote a lot of slow, beautiful music in his earlier years.…
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@Sedef CANKOCAK Tone, tempo, articulation, and trills are sounding great to me!
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@Judy Kuan It’s starting to have that exciting drama quality to it. What a bear of a piece to tackle in a month…nice work.
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Here’s where I am. Still an occasional slip, but I’m getting closer. The hardest part of the piece is the spread of the notes…left hand is all over the keyboard,…
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@Dominic Cheli Impressive that you would perform this piece in public within a month of starting to work on it! Haha. I especially loved the punchy bass notes toward the end. :D
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@Sindre Skarelven Keep up the awesome work!
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@Alexander Weymann That is sounding great for a no-pedal run!
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@maijahildur Great work!
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@Heng-Pin Chen I love how things lead up to that middle voice at 1:47. Nice work!
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@Vidhya Bashyam Sounding good! Definitely coming together. Also...audio sounds improved! Did you change something with your setup, or is it just me? Haha.
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@Randi Nice, keep up the good work!
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@Heng-Pin Chen @Sindre Skarelven @Juan Carlos Olite @Andrea LeVan @Judy Kuan @Priya Viseskul @Vidhya Bashyam @Randi @Michelle R Thanks everyone! You are all very kind. I'm still tweaking mic setup.…
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@Michelle R I’m not familiar with either piece, but it looks like you’re nearly ready! Your tone on the gigue is perfect.
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@Priya Viseskul Awesome…it’s sounding natural now!
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@Jack vreeland This is coming together very nicely!
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