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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
Good morning! My goals are much more modest. I started to work on a few Chopin Etudes during Henry's amazing class but started having hand pain, so I stopped.…
Gail Starr
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Alexander Weymann You'll ace this 100%!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Aleksandra Bogomaz Lovely! And have a nice vacation.
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Elizabeth This is my favorite Mozart Sonata. Can't wait to hear you.
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@Judy Kuan This is going to be AMAZING! Can't wait to hear you.
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Albert LOL! You'll do great!
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@Madison Yan What a fabulous piece! You'll do a great job.
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Andrea Buckland wow, thank you! I wish I spoke German, but I’m currently working on Spanish because now that I live in Florida I actually need it often.
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Alexander Weymann SO true!
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Alexander Weymann My friend and her family shaped my musical activities. My own dad was very musical, but Gretchen’s mom was REALLY keen on developing her children’s talents and insisted that they…
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Alexander Weymann Yes, I’m this case, I think I’ve translated the phrase properly
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@Sindre Skarelven Simply beautiful, with the special care to make the simple important!
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Improve your Chopin Mazurkas with Jarred Dunn!
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@Jarred Dunn "grizzlier feel" is a great description!
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Improve your Chopin Mazurkas with Jarred Dunn!
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@Sindre Skarelven You give this mazurka a human soul. Lovely!
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@Clara Lovely job giving the different sections their own special personalities! And I love your rubato.
Gail Starr
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1 yr ago
Improve your Chopin Mazurkas with Jarred Dunn!
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Alexander Weymann Playing chamber music is the BEST! Especially when it is an equal partnership with a string player. When I was growing up, my best friend was a child prodigy and we played lots of…
Gail Starr
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1 yr ago
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@Natalie Peh I love how you really mark the beat in the dotted rhythms. It creates a very colorful picture where I can imagine the male dancers exhibiting their footwork!
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Improve your Chopin Mazurkas with Jarred Dunn!
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@Vidhya Bashyam I agree 100%! Such beautiful understanding of the personality of each section.
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Improve your Chopin Mazurkas with Jarred Dunn!
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@Juan Carlos Olite Listening to you play is the highlight of my day!
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@Jarred Dunn Thank you so much for the valuable feedback!
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Improve your Chopin Mazurkas with Jarred Dunn!
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
Since I'm working on this later in August with my string quartet friends, I have the Brahms F minor quintet on the brain, lately. It's been on repeat in my brain since I discovered it in middle…
Gail Starr
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Alexander Weymann Does it translate into what I think it does? (I don't speak German, but the title is hysterical!)
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Dominic Cheli I wish we could go to a dinner party with Mozart! Never heard this before. How'd you find it?
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Alexander Weymann The Brahms you selected lives in my heart.
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Ray McHenry Ooooh, I agree 100%
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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.
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