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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement! @Jennifer Mehta I'm having a tough time getting it up to tempo now, though. I feel like I sound too rushed when i go faster....and my RH gets tense after 2 pages. uh oh.
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” @Peter Golemme I bet I DID hear you at one place or another, since we definitely would have visited all of those locations. Small world! (I have NO idea how to play solo piano...…
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” @Peter Golemme Wow! We were there at the same time. I took theory on Saturdays with a great professor from Harvard (who was at NEC on Saturdays) and the Adult piano class and 2-piano workshop with…
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture @Vidhya Bashyam Yes, I wonder why we have that issue? Is it muscle stuff?
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture @Priya Viseskul You’re right! I DO get tense after 2 pages!! It might just need more time to “marinate”. I just started it at the beginning of the challenge because I only tried it for 2 days when…
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture @Ursina Boehm good point! I’ve only been working on it since the Challenge started so I bet it will come up to tempo over time…
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture @Michelle R great point! I’d ideally like both,
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture @Ursina Boehm I think you sound wonderful!
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture @Vidhya Bashyam You are so kind! When I play it faster I feel like it sounds frantic. Although, when I hear professionals play it on YouTube it sounds right…I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong…
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” @Vidhya Bashyam I'm SOOOO bad it using my FireFly. UGH. It has a mind of its own. But, then again, like ALL my tech it's probably first generation...
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” @Peter Golemme Hey, when we lived in Boston (a million years ago) I took a year of Saturday adult theory and a 2-piano summer workshop at NEC. Small world! Who was your teacher at NEC?…
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” @Stephanie Tingley I have the pricey 12.9, but it is one of the original ones, so the screen is causing me problems. I use a FireFly bluetooth page turner,…
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” @Stephanie Tingley If I can't help, I'll try to find someone who can! My iPad isn't in great shape, so I've actually been printing out paper music from IMSLP.…
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” @Peter Golemme Sounds like a great plan. We'll stay in touch. I'm literally starting this weekend.
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” @Stephanie Tingley I have an old iPad Pro with the pencil. DM me if you have any special questions.
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” @Dominic Cheli Not a problem! The sound was great on my iPhone (although any graphics you showed were quite tiny, LOL). Have a great weekend.
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” @Peter Golemme Oooh, I'd love ANY pointers, because I'm quite the newbie. Haven't had an actual piano teacher in, um, decades so just starting now in September with Jarred Dunn.…
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” Great Live Stream, as always, Dominic!
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” The Henle app DOES let you check out different editors fingerings for lots of pieces. A big timesaver!
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” @Michael from London I only just starting using it. Mostly I prefer IMSLP because I like to compare editions.
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” @Peter Golemme Thank you for the great idea. I'm starting on 2 fugues this week, so I'll use your idea.
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” @Guilherme Fonseca Yes, I never thought to keep old fingerings. Great idea!
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” What about "nicknaming" different sections so we always have various landmarks to come back to in case of a memory slip during a concert? I used to do that as a kid when I played with youth…
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” @Harriet Kaplan It was fine once I moved to my iPhone!
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Re: How to mark up your score for secure memorization and faster “re-learning!” It sounds better on my iPhone, so I'll do that.
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Gail Starr

Gail_Starr

Retired MBA

Winter Park, FL

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Joined: Thu Aug 26 19:51:06 UTC 2021

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My favorite activity is chamber music, but I love learning solo repertoire now here at Tonebase.

I'm so excited to meet other pianists from all around the globe.