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Re: What is your practice and preparation routine a few days before and the day of the performance? @Judy Kuan I like the tip about analyzing memory slips. In fact, I like to take that one step further and actually simulate memory slips. That is, I’ll stop playing at a random spot for a few seconds…
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Re: How to make piano sketches? One of these might make a good communal project for Tonebase subscribers. Might I suggest a 32 bar sketch with an AABA structure in the key of Bb minor? Anyone want to suggest a motif?
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Re: Arthritis of finger knuckles @Tim sugar definitely induces inflammation so it makes sense that it would offer some relief. Plus chronic inflammation has long term deleterious effects so reducing sugar in your diet would likely…
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Re: What are your difficult passages? Third movement of Beethoven’s Appassionata. All the fast left hand work is pretty challenging for me although I’ve made great strides with my left hand in the past few years.…
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Re: If you could play any other instrument, what would it be and why? Have to say guitar. I love the tonal flexibility, no blowing required (been there, done that with the trombone and trumpet) and the fact that you can take it with you just about anywhere - unlike my…
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Re: If you could play any other instrument, what would it be and why? @Carole Kincaid I bought a tenor sax while in grad school and learned enough to play that famous lick from Sir Duke. Had to sell it for cash but really wish I’d stuck with it.
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Re: Do you have any music-related bucket list items? Share one and why it's important to you. Attend the Montreux Jazz Festival. I guess the reasons are obvious. Some of the greatest live music anywhere and some of the greatest scenery anywhere. Never been to Switzerland but it’s been a long…
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Re: Favorit past live streams? “You can play the blues” by Peter Dugan is outstanding if you are interested in that genre. I would call it more of a beginners but still some great content that will help someone with an…
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Re: Bass Clef Reading I was a trombonist first. The way I learned to read treble - which happened pretty quickly as I recall - was to play through an entire church hymnal. It might be because every hymn was written in 4…
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Re: Sign-Up: Improve Your Harmonic Analysis with Ben Laude Please register me. Thanks!
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Re: What Apps you're using to structure your practice? Jenny, Yes that pdf option should work just fine. And yes, imslp is a great resource!
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Re: What Apps you're using to structure your practice? @John Erskine I either take pictures with my phone, or better, scan with my printer and save the scan to a USB drive. I think most printers will create PDF files by default when you scan to USB.…
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Re: What kind of Piano do you play? 5’ late 60s model Chickering. And then in my office for ear training and quiet time I have an 88 key digital, Yamaha YDP-101, which I inherited from my mother.
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Re: What are your difficult passages? Update: I watched Rebecca Penneys’ tonebase lesson on this waltz and noticed she was playing these turns with 353, and she made it look so easy. Tried it out and with just a little practice it…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: What are your difficult passages? Chopin’s second waltz in A flat (op34, no1). I’m trying to use 354 fingerings on those turns, such as at bar 34. Not sure that’s most efficient. Seems to work better with a little more curve to the…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: What are your difficult passages? @Harriet Kaplan I hear you on the ballade! No good tips though. I found the left hand there through 144 more difficult than the right. Perhaps it would be helpful to really focus on the alignment of…
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