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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@Vidhya Bashyam Beautiful playing, Vidhya! With that floating left hand it feels like that right hand just sing freely, sort of like an improvisation. Just coming and going, breathing and talking.…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@Heng-Pin Chen That was very beautiful, Heng-Pin! The clarity in the voices, and dynamic contrasts is coming really well threw. Well done!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@maijahildur Great playing, Maija! I love it! I think it's quite typical that we can feel a bit stuck after that initial period of first learning a new piece.…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@Priya Viseskul Great playing, Priya! Definitely feeling the playfulness of this piece! I completely agree, that middle section is so awesome with those contrasting themes!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@Judy Kuan Wow, Judy, this is really starting to take shape! I love that middle part with all those transitons, so beautiful. Looking forward to hear where this ends up after your lesson.
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 3
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@Gail Starr I love your playing of this, Gail! Seems like you have captured the right spirit of this prelude! Also enjoyed the poster you coincidentally put on your piano :…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 4
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@Jack vreeland Beautiful playing, Jack! All your hours of practicing is paying off, and I’m sure you have found a method that works great.
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: May Melodies Concert!
@Andrea LeVan Yes, I love it too! Go for it! I actually first learned it when we had a «French music challenge» here, a couple of years ago!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- Community Concerts!
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Re: May Melodies Concert!
@Gail Starr Me too, Gail! One of my favorites, and this concert gave me a good reason to pick it up again :)
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress
@Juan Carlos Olite Thanks, Juan Carlos! Looking forward to your next Élégie recording!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: June Recital!
@Alexander Weymann I do hope so! I’m looking forward to hear your Dutilleux! I heard a “cello concerto” by him a few months ago, Tout un monde lointain, and that’s all I know of him so far!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 3
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress
@Marc M @Michelle R Thanks so much!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: June Recital!
I’d like to sign up with Chopin Ballad nr 3 op 47. Thanks :)
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 9
- Community Concerts!
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Re: May Melodies Concert!
I’d like to sign up with Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte. I’m not sure if I can play live, but I hope so! If not, I post a recording. Thanks! Update:…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 7
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@Dominic Cheli Thanks for sharing! Very inspiring! I thought the inner voices was good, so looking forward to hear where you’ll this further. Also very much loved the build up/increasing tempo!…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress
@Grace great work! You’ve learned all of the notes!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@Miyoung Choi Bravo, Miyoung! So beautiful. There’s so much nuances in dynamics and expression in your playing. Looking forward to hear where you’ll take it from here!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress
@Andrea LeVan I wouldn’t call it a trick, but I think of memorization as like a muscle. You have to find the perfect weight, and exercise it regularly.
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress
@Judy Kuan I’m glad to learn that this is hardest to memorize :) I learned the first one many years ago, and thought I refresh it and learn the whole set. I loved your 4.…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: What are your favorite "tonebase YouTube videos?"
There are several that I love, but I thought this one was pretty amazing!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: What are your favorite "tonebase YouTube videos?"
@Dominic Cheli Fantastic!! 😂
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress
@Vidhya Bashyam @Gail Starr @Alexander Weymann @Judy Kuan @Andrea LeVan Thanks so much for your kind comments everyone!!
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress
@maijahildur Great playing! I'm really enjoying this quite uplifting and pastorale piece! There are some interesting harmonic changes, and change in moods.…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress
Here is my week 2 progress video. I'm about 2/3 into the piece, so hopefully I can get threw the piece by next week. It's hard to know exactly how much time it takes with this last section,…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 11
- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress
@Judy Kuan Beautiful playing, Judy! I thought it was very pleasant to listen to, and you do an amazing job with your first Scriabin. Of course there are lot's of things to work on in a difficult…
- Pianist, composer and piano teacher
- Sindre_Skarelven
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- A Fresh Start!
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