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Re: Week 3 - Into the Fugue: Three Voices at Once

I have started the Guided Track on the Fugue and arrived at the Voicing Gym, which I shall start tomorrow. I start the Alto line in the RH but move to the LH on the F of the third beat of Bar 2 in…

Roy_JamesPike
6 days ago
⚔️ The Bach C minor Challenge
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Re: Week 2 - The Fantasy, the Adagio, and the Full Prelude

Some improvements have taken place in my playing of the Prelude. I commented last week that I was using, at Bar 7 of the Prelude, my RH 5 and 1 (rather than 3) and then 2 on F# and then 1 5 1 for the…

Roy_JamesPike
6 days ago
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⚔️ The Bach C minor Challenge
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Re: Week 1 - The Opening Pattern and Finding the Melody

I am coming to this challenge late - life happens - thankfully! I used to play this Prelude many years ago and intended to come back to it after I had learned the Fugue (well),…

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Roy_JamesPike
2 wk ago
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⚔️ The Bach C minor Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Mapping Assignment and Targeted Practice Plan

@Maria Well done to you! I can't learn a whole movement in two weeks. I have adopted a practice plan that prevents rapid learning in any case. My understanding is that the brain doesn't hold data…

Roy_JamesPike
1 mth ago
Improve your Classical Sonatas with Jarred Dunn
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Re: Week 1: Mapping Assignment and Targeted Practice Plan

Mozart Sonata in F major K332 1st movement It’s a relief to see that the name of this TWI has changed, as it was very depressing to have a goal/ expectation of learning a new sonata in two weeks.…

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Roy_JamesPike
1 mth ago
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Improve your Classical Sonatas with Jarred Dunn
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Roy_JamesPike
2 mths ago
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Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: Announcing the "Unfinished Business" Challenge!

Hello Dominic, my choice for the piano is the Bach C minor Fugue, BWV 847. There’s a conversation on the flute platform about the way forward, as nothing has happened since Dr Sarah cancelled her…

Roy_JamesPike
5 mths ago
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Live Calendar
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Re: Week 2: Horizontal and Vertical Voicing

We are moving house, which has meant spending most of my time packing boxes and wrapping dozens of delicate items, leaving hardly any time to approach the piano in a settled manner.…

Roy_JamesPike
8 mths ago
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Two-Week Bach Intensive with Jarred Dunn
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Re: Week 1: Vertical Voicing

I have chosen to choose chords from three pieces: the Sarabande from the English Suite in A minor; the E flat minor Prelude, No: 8 from the WTC 1; and the B flat minor Prelude, No: 22 from the WTC 1.…

Roy_JamesPike
9 mths ago
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Two-Week Bach Intensive with Jarred Dunn
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Re: Romantic Music Challenge — Kickoff Stream

I am going to use this challenge to take further each of the 'Romantic' pieces that I have worked on recently. I don't try to attempt the whole of a piece whenever I study something.…

Roy_JamesPike
9 mths ago
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Re: The Superpower of Playing for Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime

Travelling back from London to the Isle of Wight. On the ferry across the Solent, which was delayed to assist three people. This means we’ll miss our train connection along with anyone else aiming to…

Roy_JamesPike
10 mths ago
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Re: 🎼 Week 1: Pick Your Piece

@Gail Ravin Starr how splendid! Where did you go for the lessons? I have a recollection that Penelope lives in Enfield, which is north London.

Roy_JamesPike
11 mths ago
Beethoven Challenge
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Re: 🎼 Week 1: Pick Your Piece

@Doug Weiss don’t worry about it. I use the challenges for focusing attention on the given composer. We moved house and I haven’t yet put my recording kit back together so I’m in a similar situation.

Roy_JamesPike
11 mths ago
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Beethoven Challenge
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Re: 🎼 Week 1: Pick Your Piece

My approach to TB Challenges is to review everything relevant in the TB library during the course of the challenge. This may not be possible in just one month given that it's Beethoven.…

Roy_JamesPike
11 mths ago
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Beethoven Challenge
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Re: Unlock Your Best Practice Year – Premium+ Black Friday / Cyber Monday Special

I didn't see until now so Martin's presentation was scheduled for about two hours' ago. His presentation seems to be on a loop but it's too late to ask questions, of course.…

Roy_JamesPike
11 mths ago
Live Calendar
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!

@Dr. Leann Osterkamp He Thank you for the feedback. I agree totally with your comment on reading the extremities of the bass notes. My thoughts were already moving towards playing lots of pieces with…

Roy_JamesPike
11 mths ago
Improving your Chords with Dr. Leann Osterkamp!
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress - get feedback!

Hello Dr Leann, firstly, I love the clarity of your teaching on Tonebase. Thank you so much for this. My plan for Week 2 is to have much more clarity about rolling chords and to achieve more beauty…

Roy_JamesPike
11 mths ago
Improving your Chords with Dr. Leann Osterkamp!
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Re: Week 3: Improving your interpretation and performance!

@Eloise Kim Hello Dr Kim, yes, it is the Op. Posthumous and yes, to the G# Phyrigian. I have a chart for modes and I mis-read the chart! Thanks for your feedback!

Roy_JamesPike
1 yr ago
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Chopin Challenge
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Re: Pedal Power: Unlocking Color & Clarity at the Piano

I have an email saying this livestream is happening now. I have logged in (late) but this session seems to have been streamed on 1 October, eight days ago.

Roy_JamesPike
1 yr ago
Live Calendar
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Re: Week 3: Improving your interpretation and performance!

@Roy James-Pike That should be C# not C~...

Roy_JamesPike
1 yr ago
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Chopin Challenge
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Re: Week 3: Improving your interpretation and performance!

Thank you Dr Kim, I am working on the C~ minor Nocturne. I shall take sections of it and approach them applying harmonic analysis/progression to them. I have focused my practice on the trills and…

Roy_JamesPike
1 yr ago
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Chopin Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Applying Harmony and Form to Performance Interpretation on Chopin Preludes (Part 1)

Coming to this very late as we have been travelling. The good news is that one of my targets from Week One was to review all of the Chopin pieces that I studied many years' ago.…

Roy_JamesPike
1 yr ago
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Chopin Challenge
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Re: Chopin Month!

@Vidhya Bashyam Thanks Vidhya , we’re at a jazz concert, which is the last night of the Isle of Wight Jazz Festival: the Claire Teal Five. I’ll check out the links tomorrow.

Roy_JamesPike
1 yr ago
Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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