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Re: Demystifying Jazz Theory with Jeremy Siskind @David Great question. Initially when I teach ii-V-I progressions we use the mixolydian scale over the whole progression. It sounds great and is not too overwhelming.…
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Re: Demystifying Jazz Theory with Jeremy Siskind @Dagmar Like you I was classically trained and making the leap to thinking like a jazz pianist seemed like the Grand Canyon. My jazz teachers talked in a foreign language.…
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Re: Demystifying Jazz Theory with Jeremy Siskind @Dagmar Cool you are getting into modes! Use the Dorian scale over a ii7 chord because the most important notes of that scale are the R 3 5 and 7th or the ii7 chord tones (for Dm7 that's D F A C).…
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Re: Demystifying Jazz Theory with Jeremy Siskind @Peter Golemme Thanks for your thoughts. I teach chording to a lot of adult students and I wanted any update on standardization. You added a new one to my musical toolbox,…
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Re: Demystifying Jazz Theory with Jeremy Siskind Hi Jeremy, I've really enjoyed your approach to teaching jazz. Lot's of fun and very educational. Is there a current standard for chord symbols? What is correct Am A- Amin?…
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Re: “Narrower Keys: A Game Changer for Pianists” @Dagmar Yes we are in the beginning phase of narrow key options and I hear your frustrations. Consumers are used to low prices and lots of choice which is one of the main reasons the BIG companies…
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Re: “Narrower Keys: A Game Changer for Pianists” @Dagmar Like you, I cannot reach a 10th on a 6.0 but I can on a 5.5 (so satisfying). Also like you, my fingers are not slender enough to glide in between black keys on narrower keys,…
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Re: “Narrower Keys: A Game Changer for Pianists” @Tat Hien Khoa It doesn’t get harder but it can become impossible. For example, I simply cannot play Chopin Op.10 no.4 on a regular size piano at anywhere close to the speed it usually goes.…
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Re: “Narrower Keys: A Game Changer for Pianists” Yes it’s easy to adapt. Here’s Maple Leaf Rag played on 4 sizes of Piano keys. Starts at 3:33 https://youtu.be/KkIz-uq5M_k?si=-jOWTthK5BPhdoo5
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Re: “Narrower Keys: A Game Changer for Pianists” Hi Carol. I’m really looking forward to your talk. One size keys for all hand sizes has never made sense. Now that the piano world has portable high quality digital keyboard’s,…
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Re: Maria João Pires and Memorization Thanks for sharing this! Very inspiring and real. Knowing how to prepare a piece and really get it in your bones is so important. I was to play the Rhapsody in Blue with our local orchestra and on…
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Re: Who was your first music teacher and what valuable lesson did they teach you? I won't say who my first piano teacher was because the lesson they taught me is how important it is to have a good quality teacher for beginner students and unfortunately she wasn't.…
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Re: How do you memorize music? @Gail Starr Louis Braille was a blind organist who developed the Braille Code that blind people use to read. He was inspired by the raised black notes on the keyboard.…
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Re: How do you memorize music? @Kaja We are all on our own musical journey. Yes, I have been doing it for decades! I teach a lot of adults who have come late to the piano and by sharing my journey they are often inspired to try…
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Re: What is your practice and preparation routine a few days before and the day of the performance? @Harriet Kaplan The human brain has an average attention span of about 10 seconds (apparently it was 12 seconds in 2000 before iPhones). Which means it's impossible for anyone to focus throughout a…
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Re: What is your practice and preparation routine a few days before and the day of the performance? I've done a lot of competitions and now only performances but the preparation is the same. By now you have built your endurance for the pieces you are about to perform.…
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Re: How do you memorize music? When I was a child learning piano, music just naturally memorized itself. By the time I did everything my piano teacher asked, it was memorized. Now that I am all grown up ( in my 60s!…
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Re: I'm too timid when I play :o @Linda Gould Oops wrong scat. Ba Da Ba Da Ba, Ba Da Ba De Doo! (repeat). :-)
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Re: I'm too timid when I play :o One of my favorite pieces to play (especially on airport pianos!). Find a YouTube performance that inspires you and Sing/Scat along with it. Ba Ba Do Dah Do Dah Do Dah....…
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Re: What role does improvisation or composition play in your musical journey? Care to share with us? When I started to learn to improvise as a classical musician it was foreign and hard. I persevered and it changed everything about playing the piano. More confidence,…
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Re: If you could collaborate with any musician, alive or dead, who would it be and why? Without hesitation, Yo Yo Ma. I love the cello/piano repertoire, having explored most of it as a collaborative pianist at University (decades ago). The Debussy Cello Sonata is my favorite to play.…
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Re: What's the most beautiful place where you've ever played your instrument? My sister and I play in-home concerts occasionally and we took a couple of grand piano shells down to a point of land off the Haro Strait in British Colombia Canada.…
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Re: How far can your hand stretch on the piano? @Gail Starr Enjoy! (I'm envious :-)
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Re: How far can your hand stretch on the piano? @Gail Starr Hi Gail. My partner Kathy Strauch and I are the people making the NK 5.5 narrow digital keyboard. I am doing one of the online Stretto Festival concerts and I play on the NK 5.…
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Re: How far can your hand stretch on the piano? I can squeeze out a 9th at the edge of the keys with both hands on my regular sized piano but I can reach a comfortable 10th on my narrow key pianos :-)
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Linda Gould

Linda_Gould

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I'm a performer, educator, mom and grandma who got a B Mus in performance (with distinction) decades ago. I discovered narrow key pianos and improvising with lead sheets in the late 90s and it changed my piano life. Love playing 10ths! (my little hand could only reach an octave on the BIG keys).