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Re: Group 1
@Antonella Di Giulio Good points...I didn't realize that, in the original piece of music, the harmonies changed a lot as soon as the main melody came in.…
Marc M
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3 mths ago
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Re: Group 1
Thank you, @Antonella Di Giulio! I'm familiar with the Bach-Busoni Chaconne, but haven't heard it in a long time, so I'll give it another listen and see if I can smooth out that transition.…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Re: Group 1
@Antonella Di Giulio Thank you for your feedback! Here's where I am with the piece at the moment. I moved around some variations, changed some harmonies,…
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Marc M
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3 mths ago
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Re: How Do You Record Your Acoustic Piano?
@Rainer Joos Interesting...I totally would have thought there would be clipping with the iphone, especially with the stock video app, and with that location. Thanks for sharing!
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Re: Group 1
@Antonella Di Giulio Alright, here's what I threw together. It is rather silly, but I'm finding it quite fun. It needs more variations (therefore I ended on a diminished chord), but it's a start!…
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Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Re: Group 1
Life's been busy and I'm behind! Haven't quite gotten something presentable together for the week 1 assignment yet. I'm starting to get comfortable writing in Sibelius on my iPhone, though!…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Re: Group 1
@Gail Starr How is that even possible?? Haha.
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Re: Group 1
@Antonella Di Giulio I was inspired by how you spoke about using different elements of composition as ingredients in a dish, so I’ve decided to do a theme and variations based on the theme from…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Final Submissions!
Thanks @Gail Starr! On a tangent, I saw your comment in the other thread regarding blocking your husband in with mic stands. I can't use mic stands either because of little kids,…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: Week 3: Final Submissions!
@Ken Locke I'm trying to remember back to all those pieces I listened to 25 years ago, and I'm struggling, so I'm looking up what's available on Spotify, haha.…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: Week 3: Final Submissions!
@Alexander O'Shaughnessy Great work shaping the dramatic part from the middle to the end!
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: Week 3: Final Submissions!
@Ken Locke If it makes you feel better, my post was even later than yours! Nice work so far with the Rondo Capriccioso. It has some good energy to it! Those thirds would kill me if I tried them.…
Marc M
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3 mths ago
End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: Week 3: Final Submissions!
@Alexander Weymann I love it! Coolest piece by Debussy ever--such drama and tension. I hope that some day I will be able to play with your level of fluidity.
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: Group 1
Hi group 1, and Dr. Di Giulio! I haven't really composed anything in the last 15 years, and I've never composed under the direction of anybody, so I'm looking forward to this course as being a great…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Final Submissions!
@Sindre Skarelven Thank you! Some 25 years ago I listened to all the Leo Ornstein that I could, and that piece was my favorite of all his works. I learned it around then,…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Final Submissions!
@Juan Carlos Olite Awesome work! That’s definitely one of the loveliest of the Goldberg Variations. I loved your phrasing and the general direction you take the piece.
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: Week 3: Final Submissions!
Hello all, here's my submission. I was going to try Bach/Marcello, but decided Ornstein would be better for now, as I ended up playing the piece a lot to test out a new mic setup (stereo mic…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Re: How Do You Record Your Acoustic Piano?
@Rainer Joos Here is my first shot at the EBS setup. https://youtu.be/MLc-Rnqufb4 Ornstein again (uses many different registers at different dynamic levels, so I like it for testing).…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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General Discussion
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Re: How Do You Record Your Acoustic Piano?
@Rainer Joos Thanks, I’ll give this a try tomorrow or Saturday! EVS sounds like an elegant approach. Today I tried clamping the mic to the case, and it sounded clearer.…
Marc M
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Marc_M
3 mths ago
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Re: Biographies, autobiographies, memoir recommendations
Thanks, @Geoffrey Grosenbach @Michael from London @Chris @Timothy and @Carolyn Cunningham! I'll add all of these to my to-read list, and will look forward to giving them a read/listen.
Marc M
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Marc_M
4 mths ago
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Re: How Do You Record Your Acoustic Piano?
@Rainer Joos Thanks again--you bring up many things that I am still mulling over! No need to apologize about the length. I did some playing around with the stereo mic setup,…
Marc M
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Marc_M
4 mths ago
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Biographies, autobiographies, memoir recommendations
I recently had the pleasure of listening to Jeremy Denk's book on Audible, Every Good Boy Does Fine, and have since gone on a biography/autobiography/memoir kick.…
Marc M
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Marc_M
4 mths ago
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Re: How Do You Record Your Acoustic Piano?
I've been recording using a Shure MV88+ microphone. Here's an example, where I put it 2-3 ft. above the hammers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfNqgv8lxIs&t=64s I ended up convincing myself that…
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4 mths ago
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Re: Week 1: What we've learned
@Sam Gralla Whenever I hear a pair of NT5s I'm pretty well satisfied. I just got a budget stereo mic setup--some Worker Bee IIs (I hear they're great, but nobody records piano with these so hopefully…
Marc M
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Marc_M
4 mths ago
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End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: Week 1: What we've learned
I'm a little late to join, but I'm going to try to record the 3rd movement of Bach's transcription of Marcello's d minor oboe concerto (BWV 974). We'll see how it goes!
Marc M
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Marc_M
4 mths ago
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