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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Kerstin that sounded very polished, bravo :)
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Sindre Skarelven beautiful playing and so well memorised! So much character in the piece.
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Gail Starr that sounds great - thanks for giving us an insight into your routine - amazing how it sounds in the end - so crisp! Even the practice drills bring out all the interesting details in this…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Priya Viseskul that sounds amazing already. For me, that has to be one of the best passages of piano music ever written! I don't think you need to play much faster than that as there are so many…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
Hi everyone, Thanks for all the comments from last week! I have pulled back the tempo a little bit and tried to focus on letting the left hand control the piece a little more.…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Alexander Weymann that sounds very clear and well prepared. What a demanding piece! Looking forward to the next update!
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Kerstin that already sounds very nice - such rich tone and clear harmonies from that section!
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Juan Carlos Olite bravo with this choice - so dramatic! A fantastic challenge and look forward to hearing the updates!
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
Hi everyone, This is my Week 1 - progress update - the opening bars of the Valse - still just finding my feet in terms of tempo (and the notes) ... I find it tricky to stay in tempo with these ones…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Gail Starr that's a great piece, all the etudes have some magic. Looking forward to hearing it!
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Alexander Weymann that's a great piece and looking forward to hearing your updates!
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Alexander Weymann thank you! Rubenstein also one of my absolute favourites and I'm looking forward to this challenge now :)
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
Hi all, I’m glad to join a tonebase community challenge after a few months away from the piano due to other commitments. A piece I would like to finish is Chopin’s Grande Valse Brilliante Op.18.…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 3: Telling your Tale!
@Vidhya Bashyam that was very sensitive, well done !
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
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- Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
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Re: Week 3: Telling your Tale!
@Randall Wayne wonderful playing by Kay. Bravo
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
- Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
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Re: Week 3: Telling your Tale!
@Natalie Peh wonderful first piece to play by Grieg :) sounded lovely
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
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- Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
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Re: Week 3: Telling your Tale!
@Juan Carlos Olite magical playing! I loved this version of this piece.
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
- Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
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Re: Week 3: Telling your Tale!
@Jennifer Mehta very nice and lively piece! Sounded great :)
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
- Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
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Re: Week 3: Telling your Tale!
@CK Lau beautiful playing.
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
- Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
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Re: Week 3: Telling your Tale!
@Marc M bravo , love that piece! Great camerawork too :)
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
- Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
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Re: Week 2: Fully immersed in Grieg's musical landscape
@Sindre Skarelven bravo! Just getting back to these videos late. Stunning performance!
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
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- Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
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Re: Week 2: Fully immersed in Grieg's musical landscape
@Sam Smith magical piece! Very nice
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
- Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
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Re: Week 1: Taking your first steps!
@Gail Starr that sounds exciting, best of luck with the Brahms!!
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
- Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
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Re: Week 1: Taking your first steps!
@Alexander Weymann @Gail Starr @Jennifer Mehta @Michelle R @Vidhya Bashyam @Sindre Skarelven thank you all so much for the kind feedback :)
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
- Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
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Re: Week 1: Taking your first steps!
Hi everyone, didn’t get as much time to prepare as I’d hoped but here are two pieces I like a lot: Melody and Elegie from Op.47. I think both are slightly melancholic and reflective but in quite…
- Derek_McConville
- 2 yrs ago
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- Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
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