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Re: Practicing on Electric Pianos YouTube Video!
Great video with lots of angles that I'd not given much thought to. I play a Yamaha Clavinova CLP 735... mainly because I live in an apartment. I did have an interesting experience using acoustic…
Douglas McCarthy
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5 mths ago
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General Discussion
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Re: Group 3
Many thanks to Dominic for this TWI! I've gained a lot of fluency by seeing and practising the groups that were awkward. While recording myself and playing the clips back later,…
Douglas McCarthy
Douglas_McCarthy
5 mths ago
TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Tell us about your favorite memory performing for an audience (of 1 or more people!)
My memory is recent. I was playing an Oscar Peterson composition at my teacher's student recital. When I returned to my seat, a boy of about 12 turned around and gave me a thumbs-up and a big smile.…
Douglas McCarthy
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5 mths ago
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Discussion of the Week
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Re: Group 3
@Letizia Thanks! I won't submit my scale grouping videos at this point, but will instead provide a link to the one coming up on passage work, and use Sedef's suggestion on procedure.…
Douglas McCarthy
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5 mths ago
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TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 3
@Letizia Yes, thanks, and as I wrote and could demonstrate if I uploaded umpteen screenshots of the whole discussion thread in this group, no one else has done this.…
Douglas McCarthy
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5 mths ago
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TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 3
@Sedef CANKOCAK Hi Sedef. Ta very much. Will do.
Douglas McCarthy
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5 mths ago
TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 3
I'm still waiting for an answer on this. I have my week 1 videos, compressed and all on Dropbox, but still don't know if we're supposed to upload here or at some YouTube address.…
Douglas McCarthy
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5 mths ago
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TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 3
I'm working on the chromatic scale (so, intervals of a minor third, not a perfect fourth) and D major. I've gone through the first hurdle of figuring out how to record a video for the first time…
Douglas McCarthy
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6 mths ago
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TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 3
I should really add that the deep dive includes playing with ease, as naturally as possible.
Douglas McCarthy
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6 mths ago
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TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 3
Hi Group 3, the opportunity of this TWI came up just as I was beginning to be more and motivated to work on my scales again. Serendipitous, isn't it? I'd learned them in all keys (major and minor)…
Douglas McCarthy
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6 mths ago
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TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 1
I've taken a flute study that I'd decided to learn, and have improvised on the first them from what I remembered in my ear, This gave me an A section of 8 bars, Then I thought,…
Douglas McCarthy
Douglas_McCarthy
10 mths ago
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Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
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Re: Group 1
Great video, Ben.
Douglas McCarthy
Douglas_McCarthy
11 mths ago
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TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Hello, I hope this is the appropriate place to say a little about myself, my piano skills and my interest in Schubert. I'm a flutist who started studying the piano seriously 3 1/2 years ago.…
Douglas McCarthy
Douglas_McCarthy
11 mths ago
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TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Sheet Music App
On iPad, ForScore.
Douglas McCarthy
Douglas_McCarthy
1 yr ago
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Ask Me Anything - New Guests Every Month!
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Re: Make your Bach Dance, Swing and Sing with Max Baillie
Will this be streamed on Monday July 24 or Tuesday July 25?
Douglas McCarthy
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1 yr ago
Live Calendar
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Re: Group 1
@Roy James-Pike I realize that we've gone on beyond limiting ourselves to chord tones now, but a useful exercise is to create melodic lines based on what in jazz theory, are called guide tones: i.e.…
Douglas McCarthy
Douglas_McCarthy
1 yr ago
Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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To learn the progression, you might find it helpful to try it with two hands first, using the voicing in the classic I IV V I progression (root in the LH) that you've probably already practised in…
Douglas McCarthy
Douglas_McCarthy
1 yr ago
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Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Group 1
Hi Everyone, I'm mainly a flutist, learning piano (4 years, classical and some jazz). On flute, I've played in ensembles and can improvise a chorus. On piano,…
Douglas McCarthy
Douglas_McCarthy
1 yr ago
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Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Re: Public Space for Improving your sightreading with Leann Osterkamp!
Greetings, I'm looking for new tips to improve. Looking forward to doing the assignments on my own (I haven't been selected to participate).
Douglas McCarthy
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2 yrs ago
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Public Spaces!
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Re: Sign-Up: Improve Your Harmonic Analysis with Ben Laude
Do let me know how to sign up, if anything more than this message is needed.
Douglas McCarthy
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2 yrs ago
General Information and Sign-Up!
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