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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Ken Radford I agree with your teacher, however I would also advise to proceed gradually and not to rush the stretching part. I can easily reach a 10th and play five finger chords,…
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Astrida_Gobina
9 hrs ago
The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Dustin Anderson I hope the book gets translated soon. It’s really worth being read more widely.
Astrida
Astrida_Gobina
9 hrs ago
The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Alexander Weymann I listened to Elia Cecino playing this in last Cliburn quarterfinals (?) and thought the music certainly has a magic magnetism that just traps and locks pianists until they digest…
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The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: The digital piano thread
@Peter William I guess it’s human, but unpleasant, that people forget that their own learning took a lot of time and patience (including patience from their teachers!…
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Astrida_Gobina
4 days ago
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Doug I think Schumann suffered a lot indeed. I just got a new book by Christine Eichel — Clara. Well, poor Clara didn’t have it easy, to say the least, after their much struggled for wedding.…
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5 days ago
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The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
I’m going to give new hope to Scriabin op.9 no.2 Nocturne. I learned it two years ago and played it halfway something. It was not good and with a lot of very bumpy rubato.…
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Astrida_Gobina
5 days ago
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The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Alexander Weymann I go with “Delusion as a resource” 😆
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Astrida_Gobina
5 days ago
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The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: The Official Lisztomaniac Complete Transcendental Etudes Challenge!
@Thurmond R Thank you, Thurmond! Wonderful playing and a very promising start. On the esoteric side, I must say there is some serious telepathy going on.…
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Astrida_Gobina
5 days ago
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Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: The digital piano thread
@Peter William Never stop, Peter! And don’t let anyone tell you anything close to “you can’t play”-whatever. If they do, it’s just their kind of opinion and it’s a pity they chose to contribute to…
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Astrida_Gobina
6 days ago
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Re: Announcing the "Unfinished Business" Challenge!
What a risky and dangerous project! 😆 But I hope to emerge with something from my ocean of unfinished pieces. They are starting to call me like sirens, each from its own island.…
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Astrida_Gobina
12 days ago
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Live Calendar
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Re: The Official Lisztomaniac Complete Transcendental Etudes Challenge!
@Maria I understand you completely. I’m very stubborn in this regard as well. It was not easy for me write the comment, and now to see it written even less LOL.…
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Astrida_Gobina
3 wk ago
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Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: The Official Lisztomaniac Complete Transcendental Etudes Challenge!
@Maria I guess you can just skip playing upper F in the LH there. Play just the bass and jump to E to continue running. Nobody will notice it in the thick storm of the passage.
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Astrida_Gobina
3 wk ago
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Re: Pentatonic piano music
@Ching Lee Goh thank you! Interesting! Which Spanish composers are they?
Astrida
Astrida_Gobina
4 wk ago
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Re: Pentatonic piano music
@Fionna Zhang Chen Peixun is amazing. Thank you!
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Astrida_Gobina
4 wk ago
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Re: Week 4 — Share Your Playing 🎶
@Claudia The challenge could be named “finish whatever you started”. I also could benefit from some addition pressure with the concerto.
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Astrida_Gobina
1 mth ago
🌸 March Challenge: M is for Mozart
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Re: Week 4 — Share Your Playing 🎶
@Michelle R Take care! It’s so good we have music to touch and heal all those deep levels of our sadness and hope.
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1 mth ago
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🌸 March Challenge: M is for Mozart
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Re: Week 4 — Share Your Playing 🎶
@Gail Ravin Starr Clear brisk energy of pure mischievousness and joy! 💐💐💐
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1 mth ago
🌸 March Challenge: M is for Mozart
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Re: Week 4 — Share Your Playing 🎶
@claudiadm73 I’m really happy my idea had such an ice-breaking effect! Enjoy! ❤️❤️❤️
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1 mth ago
🌸 March Challenge: M is for Mozart
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Re: Week 4 — Share Your Playing 🎶
@claudiadm73 https://www.halleonard.com/search/search.action?dt=item&seriesFeature=MMONE&_f%5B%27composer_facet%27%5D=Sergei%20Rachmaninoff#products
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1 mth ago
🌸 March Challenge: M is for Mozart
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Re: Week 4 — Share Your Playing 🎶
@claudiadm73 Thank you, dear Claudia! The beginning of putting myself with the orchestra was extremely difficult. I need to say that I have no ensemble experience at all,…
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1 mth ago
🌸 March Challenge: M is for Mozart
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Re: Week 4 — Share Your Playing 🎶
@Juan Carlos Olite Thank you very much!
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1 mth ago
🌸 March Challenge: M is for Mozart
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Re: Week 4 — Share Your Playing 🎶
@Claudia Aww, Claudia! Thank you for your kind words! Good night! 🫶
Astrida
Astrida_Gobina
1 mth ago
🌸 March Challenge: M is for Mozart
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Re: Pentatonic piano music
@Anny Yin That’s amazing! Let’s keep this idea alive. Maybe tonebase can even have a dedicated challenge one day? @Dominic Cheli
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1 mth ago
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Re: Week 4 — Share Your Playing 🎶
@Sindre Skarelven Thank you, Sindre!
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Astrida_Gobina
1 mth ago
🌸 March Challenge: M is for Mozart
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Re: Pentatonic piano music
@Maria you both are fantastic! Thank you!
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1 mth ago
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