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Re: Week 1 Taking it easy: find your moderate tempo!
@Vidhya Bashyam thank you, yes I am trying a few strategies for the left hand. Will hope to post an update before end of the week!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
Preparing your pieces for Concert - A Checklist!
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Re: Week 1 Taking it easy: find your moderate tempo!
@Natalie Peh thank you!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
Preparing your pieces for Concert - A Checklist!
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Re: Week 1 Taking it easy: find your moderate tempo!
@Sindre Skarelven that already sounds great! Really love this piece and works well at that tempo! Looking forward to January :)
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1 Taking it easy: find your moderate tempo!
@Ching Lee Goh that sounds really beautiful, what a great piece to select!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1 Taking it easy: find your moderate tempo!
Hi everyone, as part of this challenge, I’m hoping to learn/perform Chopin’s Etude op10, no 12 (“Revolutionary”). While I have practiced elements of it before at slower tempo,…
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Derek's practice diary
@Sindre Skarelven thank you! glad to share some Poulenc :)
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Derek's practice diary
@Vidhya Bashyam thank you!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Derek's practice diary
@Natalie Peh thank you!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Hi everyone, I played a short piece by Poulenc at the September Community Concert. I have been learning this Novelette (No.3 in E minor) during the past few weeks and it was a good challenge to play…
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Gail Starr thank you so much!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Community Concert September 2022!
Hi there, I would like to play Poulenc Novelette No 3 (approx 3 min) Derek
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Vidhya Bashyam thank you!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Juan Carlos Olite thank you!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Sindre Skarelven thank you, hopefully one more soon ready
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Natalie Peh thank you!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Andrea Buckland thank you!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Gail Starr bravo, fantastic energy and clarity! Sounding great!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Andrea Buckland sounds great, really nice tempo and mood for this one!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
Hi everyone, Joining this challenge late after a few weeks off and thanks to Sindre for suggesting! Here is Invention No.9 in F minor, and I hope to get to at least one more before the end of the…
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 4 Thread: The Meaning in Music
@Vidhya Bashyam thank you!
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2 yrs ago
Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century!
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Re: Week 4 Thread: The Meaning in Music
@Monika Tusnady bravo, fantastically played and really brought Haydn to life in sparkling detail!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 4 Thread: The Meaning in Music
@Monika Tusnady thank you!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 4 Thread: The Meaning in Music
@Juan Carlos Olite thank you!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century!
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Re: Week 4 Thread: The Meaning in Music
@Sindre Skarelven thank you!
Derek McConville
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 4 Thread: The Meaning in Music
@Natalie Peh appreciate it!
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