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Derek McConville
Derek_McConville
Dublin, Ireland
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Work in financial services but passionate about music and piano. Started playing in my late teens and have reconnected with practice and learning new pieces since start of the pandemic in Mar 2020.
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Re: Derek's practice diary
@Vidhya Bashyam thank you!
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3 yrs ago
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@Natalie Peh thank you!
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3 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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3 yrs ago
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Gail Starr thank you so much!
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3 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
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3 yrs ago
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Vidhya Bashyam thank you!
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Juan Carlos Olite thank you!
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Sindre Skarelven thank you, hopefully one more soon ready 🙂
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3 yrs ago
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Natalie Peh thank you!
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3 yrs ago
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Andrea Buckland thank you!
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3 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!
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3 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!
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3 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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Re: Week 4 Thread: The Meaning in Music 🕴
@Vidhya Bashyam thank you!
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3 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!
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3 yrs ago
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Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century! 🏰
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Re: Week 4 Thread: The Meaning in Music 🕴
@Monika Tusnady thank you!
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3 yrs ago
Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century! 🏰
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Re: Week 4 Thread: The Meaning in Music 🕴
@Juan Carlos Olite thank you!
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3 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!
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3 yrs ago
Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century! 🏰
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Re: Week 4 Thread: The Meaning in Music 🕴
@Natalie Peh appreciate it!
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3 yrs ago
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Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century! 🏰
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Re: Week 4 Thread: The Meaning in Music 🕴
@Andrea Buckland thank you!
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3 yrs ago
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Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century! 🏰
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Re: Week 4 Thread: The Meaning in Music 🕴
@Antonella Di Giulio thank you!
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3 yrs ago
Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century! 🏰
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Re: Week 2 Thread: The Era of Haydn and Mozart! 🐴
@Susan Rogers very nice piece, sounds lovely.
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3 yrs ago
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Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century! 🏰
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Re: Week 1 Thread: Exploring the 18th Century!
@Monika Tusnady bravo - crisp playing - sounds perfect!!
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3 yrs ago
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Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century! 🏰
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Re: Week 1 Thread: Exploring the 18th Century!
@Roy just catching up on this - sounds very good!
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3 yrs ago
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Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century! 🏰
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Re: Week 2 Thread: The Era of Haydn and Mozart! 🐴
@Gail Starr bravo - great to have such musical memories and it sounds fantastic!
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