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Re: Group 5
@Sindre Skarelven You give this mazurka a human soul. Lovely!
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Re: Group 5
@Clara Lovely job giving the different sections their own special personalities! And I love your rubato.
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- 2 yrs ago
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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…
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Re: Group 5
@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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Re: Group 5
@Vidhya Bashyam I agree 100%! Such beautiful understanding of the personality of each section.
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 5
@Juan Carlos Olite Listening to you play is the highlight of my day!
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 5
@Jarred Dunn Thank you so much for the valuable feedback!
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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…
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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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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Mark Spurrier YES! As a kid I had an old LP with this, and I used to dance around our living room. It plays in my head ALL the time.
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Linda Clover That 3rd movement is running in my head all this time!
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Kathy Abrahamson Another top choice that popped in my head, also!
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
@Nadia Wow! That is what popped into MY head also!
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 5
And, in anticipation of Dominic's live stream on August 4, I tried. to mark up my score a bit. First time trying this, so I have no idea if this is what we are supposed to do, though.
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 5
Miłej niedzieli, drodzy przyjaciele fortepianu! (Happy Sunday, dear Piano friends!). I had to take a break from piano for a week due to travel and tendonitis in my LH (which is much better thanks to…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 5
@Juan Carlos Olite Your rubato and "breathing" are simply perfect. I love listening to you!
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Public Space for: Improving your Chopin Mazurka with Jarred Dunn!
@David H. A. Fitch I'd love to hear your Mazurkas!
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 5
@Jarred Dunn Perfect explanation. Thank you!
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 1
@Yohan Georgekutty So nice to meet you, Yohan. I'm an adult and I can barely reach an octave also. You are so advanced already! Can't wait to hear you.
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- Gail_Starr
- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 5
@Sindre Skarelven Ah ha! That's a great explanation. Thank you. I also marked up the sections into little 4-measure (or 6 or 8) mini passages to see where the phrasing is.…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 5
@Sindre Skarelven Thank you! But I guess what I really don't know is what the word " articulation" refers to?
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 5
I'm not sure what it means to "mark all articulation" in the LH parts?
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- 2 yrs ago
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