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Re: Week 4: Post your Progress!
@Michelle R Bravo, Michelle! Beautiful playing! I think you have come a long way with this, and it certainly was a joy to listen to. Thank you for sharing this beautiful drawing of Martha,…
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Re: Week 4: Post your Progress!
@Derek McConville Bravo, Derek! It sounded so great! I could totally picture being at Soirée with this brilliant and elegant waltz!
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Re: Week 4: Post your Progress!
@Jennifer Mehta Bravo, Jennifer!
You bring out all those colors beautifully, and with a sense of direction threw the whole piece! Great performance!
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Re: Week 4: Post your Progress!
@Elizabeth Bravo, Elizabeth!!
That was perfection, and I hope you get to play it all around in concerts, because this deserves many many listeners!
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Re: Week 4: Post your Progress!
@Juan Carlos Olite Bravo, Juan Carlos!!
That was a pretty fantastic performance! I loved your lyrical parts in particular, but also the very hard virtuosity was really good! Congratulations!
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture
@Michelle R Love it! Yes, keep sharing them! I’m very curious about the ones you mentioned.
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture
@Priya Viseskul Beautiful playing! I very much enjoyed listening to this, as I’m guessing your aunt also did :) Great achievement!
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture
@Ursina Boehm that is understandable! I’m looking forward to hear the whole thing whenever it is ready. Good luck with the moving process!
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture
@Michelle R Wow, that drawing by Thurmond is so beautiful and well done! I really admire his talent, and please keep sharing drawings like this. Maybe he has drawn some famous composers?…
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture
@Michelle R I'm so glad you got to witness this beautiful gem by Kraggerud! That you would think of me, means a lot and brings motivation! Maybe one day... :)
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture
@Judy Kuan Great playing, Judy! It’s a long piece, and you have it very well under your fingers :)
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture
@Ursina Boehm This sounds so beautiful! I’m very much looking forward to hear the whole thing when it’s ready :)
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture
@Gail Starr This sounds wonderful, Gail! Looking forward to see and hear how you will progress even further :)
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Jennifer Mehta Great coloring of the music! Sounds beautiful! Looking forward to hear more.
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Re: "Back to school" Recital!
@Sandhya (Sandy) Asirvatham Wow, amazing project! The first song I put on was The Great Gig In The Sky, one of my absolute favorite and crazy demanding for the singer(s)!…
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Re: Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture
@Michelle R Michelle, I wish you all the best for your recovery! The practice you are doing with visualization is incredibly valuable. I will do some of this too.…
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Jennifer Mehta Thank you so much, Jennifer! There’s no greater joy for me than to inspire! :D
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@Alexander Weymann Yes, this just happens to be the best and most piano loving community in the world!
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Derek McConville Great playing, Derek! I really enjoy the elegance of that middle section, and when you bring out those underlaying voices.
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Re: Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!
@Priya Viseskul Incredible music! You play it really well!
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@Gail Starr I love this, Gail, thank you so much for showing these techniques! I played this many years ago, and you are inspiring me to pick it up again!…
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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!!…
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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…
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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…
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@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!
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