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Re: Group 2
I'm looking forward to putting more work into this TWI! I'll do C# minor, since it's featured in the Chopin etude I'm working on. Impressions from the video and initial questions:…
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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@Vidhya Bashyam very nice work! A convincing performance.
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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@Michelle R @Vidhya Bashyam @Sindre Skarelven Thank you! You all are very kind, and I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the commentary. I always have the worry that people will be annoyed by my amateur…
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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@Miyoung Choi Lovely playing. Very tasteful! 👏👏👏
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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
Ok, here's my final submission for this challenge (with added commentary for fun lol): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPGFox7s7Cw Different mic setup again...picture attached in case you're curious.…
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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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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@Sindre Skarelven Awesome job, Sindre!
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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
That was lovely, @Juan Carlos Olite! Beautiful phrasing and control over the momentum of the piece.
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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@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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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@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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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@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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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@maijahildur Sounds super good on an acoustic! 👏👏👏
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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@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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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@Richard Littlewood I had never heard this piece before. It’s great—well done!
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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@Jack vreeland That came together quickly! Very clear, tranquil playing. Nice work.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@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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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@Sedef CANKOCAK Tone, tempo, articulation, and trills are sounding great to me!
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@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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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
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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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
@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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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@Sindre Skarelven Keep up the awesome work!
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@Alexander Weymann That is sounding great for a no-pedal run! 👏👏👏
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@maijahildur Great work! 👏👏
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@Heng-Pin Chen I love how things lead up to that middle voice at 1:47. Nice work!
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@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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