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Re: Week Two: Joie de musique!
@Susan Rogers You totally communicate every tasty morsel of Ravel-ness in your video! It does have a bit of the Sonatina flavor, doesn't it?
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Re: Week Two: Joie de musique!
@Gail Starr BTW, I had only known about Bartok's "Allegro Barbaro" before. Thanks for introducing a cool piece to us.
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Re: Week Two: Joie de musique!
@Jeff You sound amazing!
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Re: Week Two: Joie de musique!
@Thurmond R Same here! I had to go out of town and couldn't practice.
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Re: Week Two: Joie de musique!
@Vidhya Bashyam I love your playing, and I never knew about this lovely piece. However, your video is REALLY soft when I watch you on my Macbook. I've turned up my volume and my end,ā¦
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Re: Week Two: Joie de musique!
@Anthony Miyake Great job! You are really getting the feel for this piece.
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Re: What's the most surprising thing you have learned about the piano?
The thing that I have found most unusual about studying piano and learning to sight-read chamber music (as a total amateur!) is how much more quickly I can process mental math.ā¦
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Re: Week Two: Joie de musique!
@Vidhya Bashyam Wow! I didnāt know Rachmaninov had recordings!
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Re: Week Two: Joie de musique!
@Vidhya Bashyam I was amazed that they even HAD recordings way back then. Granted, it is REALLY scratchy and bumpy sounding, but you can get the gist of what she intended.ā¦
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Re: Week Two: Joie de musique!
Bonjour, mes amis! Piece you worked on: Chaminade "Pierrette" One thing you found easy: The format of the piece is very straightforward because it is truly a "miniature".ā¦
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Re: What's the last LIVE concert you attended!
@Vidhya Bashyam He was just the sweetest young man. He wanted me to become friends with his girlfriend, because she missed him when he was traveling so much!
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Re: Welcome!
@Steve Coffey That is a fabulous story!
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@Roberta Brown I just looked at them. Fabulous! Iām going to save them and bring them to my chamber music weekend in Georgia in June.
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Re: Welcome!
@Steve Coffey Sometimes when I play those, we get going VERY fast. Way to fast. Then we start laughing. And ā¦.fall off the bench!
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Re: What's the last LIVE concert you attended!
@Angela Fogg He was such a pleasure to have, and it was sort of cute that he didnāt know how to do laundry. I actually also got him a new pair of jeans
because he didnāt have time to shop whileā¦
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Re: Welcome!
@Angela Fogg Thank you so much.
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@Gail Starr I apologize for not having time to try to record along with the Berceuse. A dear family member passed away last week and weāve been overwhelmed.
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Re: The Music of France! Piano Community Challenge
@Thurmond R Thank you for the excellent info! You know so much about Chaminade. I took your advice, and listened to her on YouTube. The recordings were not too bad,ā¦
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Re: The Music of France! Piano Community Challenge
Thank you for the excellent info! I listened to her recording of āPierretteā on YouTube (plus lots of the other), and Iām going to take a stab at that one. Canāt wait to hear your performance!
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@Randi Tiffany is so sweet! Iāve been supporting her via Patreon for several years.
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Re: What's the last LIVE concert you attended!
@Ted I love Mannyās playing! Every note is so beautifully thought out beforehand. The guy still practices a ton every day!
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Re: What's the last LIVE concert you attended!
@Kim Fabulous!
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Re: What's the last LIVE concert you attended!
@Chris Deiturriaga There is such an amazing amount of energy in live playing that just doesnāt come across YouTube!
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Re: What's the last LIVE concert you attended!
@Pauline I got him to sign Ā« Final Retreat Ā» when I heard him in Atlanta!
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Re: What's the last LIVE concert you attended!
@Carlos My cousins live in Santiago, but our trip to visit was cancelled due to COVID. Hopefully we can come in 2023!
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My favorite activity is chamber music, but I love learning solo repertoire now here at Tonebase.
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