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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Vidhya Bashyam @Andrea Buckland @Natalie Peh @Juan Carlos Olite @Gail Starr @Derek McConville @Michelle R Thank you so much for all your kind comments, everyone!!…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
Here's my first video of the Mazurka op 59 nr 1. My goal for this week was to get threw the piece and memorize it. So I'm happy with making that, and I feel like some of the "unfinished business" is…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Michelle R I just noticed your comment about fingers hurting. Totally agree that you should back off if there's any pain! Have you watched Magdalena Stern Baczewska's tutorial on Tonebase of this…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Ursina Boehm This sounds like just the right practice methods for you now! (And great tips for all of us) Looking forward to hear how it turns out!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Kerstin I just loved the switch from the slower reflective mood, to the more fast paced middle section - and then back again. Sounds great!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Judy Kuan I love your delicate your touch on the piano! You create such a beautiful sound from it. Looking forward to hear more from this Polonaise!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Michelle R Ornaments sounds great, Michelle!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: "Back to school" Recital!
@Sandhya (Sandy) Asirvatham It’s very interesting to hear your story! “Not single-minded enough” certainly rings true for me too. I’ve pursued all kinds of different learnings,…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Michelle R Beautiful playing, Michelle! I love how clean and pure you play this, with careful attention to difference of legato and staccato notes. Very nice trill.…
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- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Derek McConville What a great start! This Valse is enjoyable, those repeated notes are so much fun. Looking forward to hear more!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Ursina Boehm Beautiful phrasing and dynamics! Sounds so great already, looking forward to hear where you’ll take this further!
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- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Alexander Weymann That’s a great starting point! Your hands looks nice and relaxed, and you have the technic needed for this etude!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Ursina Boehm Thank you, Ursina! Yes, I feel very happy when I'm practicing it, and can't wait to be able to play threw the whole piece and experience this intense feeling even more!…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: What advice would you give your beginner-self?
Practice more, and more structurally. Don't quit lessons, you will regret it. And please get over your shyness! People will enjoy hearing you play :)
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 5
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Michelle R Thank you, Michelle! It’s one of my favorites too :)
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Alexander Weymann Thank you, Alexander! Yes, my goal for the challenge is no perfect recording, but getting it all memorized and a decent recording so I can work more deeply on the music during the…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Natalie Peh Yes, a good Mazurka is needed in every piano line-up! :D I'm so glad to be playing some Rachmaninov too! It's been too long since last time from one of my absolute favorites.…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Gail Starr Thank you, Gail! I'm in love with op. 59 too! Your Op 59 no 2 is coming together real nicely, and have inspired me to start that one when I'm ready for a new Mazurka :)
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Juan Carlos Olite @Vidhya Bashyam @Andrea Buckland Thank you my friends! I wonder if this will just be more unfinished business at the end of the challenge! 😂
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 3
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: "Back to school" Recital!
@Sandhya (Sandy) Asirvatham Seems like we love the same pieces! Looking very much forward to hear you play this beautiful nocturne. BTW I’m also specialized in jazz/pop/rock etc.…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Community Concerts!
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Re: "Back to school" Recital!
@Sandhya (Sandy) Asirvatham That’s great to hear! It is a special one I feel. I’m looking forward to play it :)
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Group 5
@Gail Starr Dzięki!!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Chopin Mazurkas with Jarred Dunn!
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Re: Group 5
@Gail Starr Thank you, Gail! Dzięki!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Chopin Mazurkas with Jarred Dunn!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
@Alexander Weymann This line-up is insane!! Can’t wait for the un-real watch party!!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 4
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Getting down to Business
Before the Mazurka TWI that just took place, I scratched the surface of the first page of Rachmaninov Prelude in D-major Op 23 no 4, so that is very unfinished business!…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 2 yrs ago
- 10
- Unfinished Business Challenge!
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