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Re: WEEK 2: Bach in March Practice Updates
@Anthony Miyake The really strange thing is that I still remember the Preludes I learned as a kid…just not the fugues!
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- Gail_Starr
- 4 yrs ago
- Bach in March
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Re: WEEK 2: Bach in March Practice Updates
@Thurmond R Great job! I love that Prelude also, if you'd like to post that. So cool that you also compose!
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- Gail_Starr
- 4 yrs ago
- Bach in March
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Re: WEEK 2: Bach in March Practice Updates
@Harriet Kaplan If I were in town, I'd definitely go! (I got to spend time with her and 2 of my piano friends in 2019. I'm the really short one.)
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- 4 yrs ago
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- Bach in March
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Re: WEEK 2: Bach in March Practice Updates
Lovely toccata, Hilda! Question: Do you memorize as you go along, or do you nail everything down and then start to memorize?
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- 4 yrs ago
- Bach in March
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Re: WEEK 2: Bach in March Practice Updates
@Randi Lovely job, Randi!
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- 4 yrs ago
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- Bach in March
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Re: What is a Fugue?
I'd love some assistance on how to best memorize a fugue. I've worked on many in the past, and rarely can play them from memory after a break.
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Concert / online program recommendations
I'm not in NYC much these days, but I sent my mom and her friends some tix to hear Jeremy Siskind at Carnegie last night and they loved hearing him! Maybe he's still in town?
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Call for stories: Bach as Tonic
Hi Lowry! I'll send you a voice recording this weekend. CONGRATULATIONS on your upcoming wedding!
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- 4 yrs ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: Bach in March WEEK 1: Practice Updates
@CK Simply perfect! And I love the lighting in your video.
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- 4 yrs ago
- Bach in March
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Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION: Bach Goldberg Variations
@Sindre Skarelven I love your pairings!
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- 4 yrs ago
- LONGTERM ONGOING - Bach's Goldberg Variations
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Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION: Bach Goldberg Variations
@mariannejhampton I think I'll take your suggestion and add some wine to my practicing.
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- 4 yrs ago
- LONGTERM ONGOING - Bach's Goldberg Variations
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Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION: Bach Goldberg Variations
@Anthony Miyake Those squiggles drive me crazy! I actually kind of gave up, and I'm just going to "make up" my own, LOL...
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- 4 yrs ago
- LONGTERM ONGOING - Bach's Goldberg Variations
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Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION: Bach Goldberg Variations
@Hilda Huang I can't wait to compare the Goldberg #25 and the Diabelli variation! I'm so sorry that I'm not free during the day on March 31. Maybe you can record the masterclass?…
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- 4 yrs ago
- LONGTERM ONGOING - Bach's Goldberg Variations
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Re: Interactive Masterclass with Hilda Huang
Darn, I have an all-day meeting on March 31!
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Interactive Masterclass with Hilda Huang
@Amy Reichel My absolute favorite, Amy!
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Schubert Month
@Charlie Gesualdo Je suis tout a fait d'accord! Aline a super bien joue! (hmmm....mon clavier a perdu les accents francais pour l'instant...)
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- Gail_Starr
- 4 yrs ago
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- February: Discovering Schubert Month
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Schubert Month
@Charlie Gesualdo Thank you so much! I'm going to record the rest this weekend. It took me MUCH longer to learn it than I originally thought...those LH jumps simply have to be memorized otherwise I…
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- Gail_Starr
- 4 yrs ago
- February: Discovering Schubert Month
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Schubert Month
@Aline Valade Merci bien, Aline! Est-ce que vous avez choisi un morceau de Bach pour ce mois?
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- 4 yrs ago
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- February: Discovering Schubert Month
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Re: Week 4: Discovering Schubert Month: Reflections and Watch Party
@Andrea Buckland I would love to get together someday to play 4-hand pieces!
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- Gail_Starr
- 4 yrs ago
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- February: Discovering Schubert Month
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Re: Week 4: Discovering Schubert Month: Reflections and Watch Party
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- 4 yrs ago
- February: Discovering Schubert Month
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Schubert Month
@Brother Will Green I’m meeting the BEST people on Tonebase. Even though none of us live near each other, we have many new friends!
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- Gail_Starr
- 4 yrs ago
- February: Discovering Schubert Month
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Re: Week 4: Discovering Schubert Month: Reflections and Watch Party
@Vidhya Bashyam I'll try my best...maybe I can record over the weekend. Next time, I will start the Challenge piece earlier. I had no idea that what I picked was so hard, LOL!
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- 4 yrs ago
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- February: Discovering Schubert Month
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Re: Week 4: Discovering Schubert Month: Reflections and Watch Party
@Andrea Buckland Great job! And I love your cool wooden wall behind the piano. It is so warm and inviting (just like your playing).
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- Gail_Starr
- 4 yrs ago
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- February: Discovering Schubert Month
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Re: Week 4: Discovering Schubert Month: Reflections and Watch Party
@Michael I love the tempo you picked. You are such a speedy learner, and memorizer! (I didn't even finish my Impromptu in time, LOL!)
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- Gail_Starr
- 4 yrs ago
- February: Discovering Schubert Month
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Re: Week 4: Discovering Schubert Month: Reflections and Watch Party
@Rudelle Gaje So musical...you truly bring out all the beauty Schubert intended.
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- Gail_Starr
- 4 yrs ago
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- February: Discovering Schubert Month
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