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Re: Jan 29 All wonderful pieces! I liked Lozanov's series as well--great practical advice, though I'm not playing Chopin etudes, yet. Looking forward to following your practice diary :-)
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Re: Leah's Practice Diary (updated 1/18/23) @Michelle R That nocturne is heartbreaking. I learned it at the beginning of the COVID lockdown. I haven't been able to revisit it...someday. So sorry to hear about your injury.…
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Re: Leah's Practice Diary (updated 1/18/23) I had a good first meeting with my new duet partner. I've decided to post finished videos of my parts over in the Four Hands Hub of the forums in case other people are looking for a duet partner and…
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Re: Leah's Practice Diary (updated 1/18/23) @Darrell Jenkins Thank you so much! If you think of it, be sure to tag me when you post something. I'd love to see it :-)
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Re: NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS! @Mariela Good luck with your resolution! I'll look for your practice diary.
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Re: NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS! @Anne Great job! Good luck with the prelude. I think that's wonderful you're coming at this from all angles--reinforcing lots of good skills.
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Re: Three Baroque Pieces (late beginner/early intermediate) Siciliano from Sonata in E flat Major for Flute and Clavier by JS Bach
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Re: Three Baroque Pieces (late beginner/early intermediate) Rondeau (Theme from masterpiece theater)
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Three Baroque Pieces (late beginner/early intermediate)
I've recently found a duet partner. In between live practice, we send each other videos. It's a lot of fun to listen to her recording on my earbuds and play along with her.…
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Re: Group 1 @Daniela Thank you. Some of them I hear myself doing, but it was helpful to look at the score in terms of orchestration. I was thinking more in terms of characters (Florestan and Eusebius),…
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Re: Group 1 I’m working on the piece Aufschwung by Robert Schumann. I’ll attach a photo of the A section. My teacher and I talk about orchestration at times, but this exercise made me realize that I always…
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Re: Leah's Practice Diary (updated 1/18/23) @Michelle R Thank you so much! Duet meeting cancelled due to COVID, but we'll get there! Hope you're finding time to practice, and your son's new teacher is working out.
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Re: Leah's Practice Diary (updated 1/4/23) I finished the fall/winter semester of lessons last week, and took some time to reflect on what went well and what didn’t during the last 4 months of practice.…
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Re: Will's Practice Diary @Will Green Octaves, octaves, and more octaves!
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Re: Khoa's Practice Diary @Khoa Phan Howard There is so much despair in this piece. I think you're capturing that, as well as the shift to a gentler and more hopeful mood at the end. Well done!
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Re: NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS! @Khoa Phan Howard What a list! Love it :-) I really like Samuel Barber. Looking forward to your videos!
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Re: NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS! @Leah Olson I've been incorporating Seymour's ear training into my practice several days a week. Sometimes I play the a line of a a piece I'm working on,…
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Re: NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS! @Anne I think you're doing a wonderful job by setting clear goals for each week and then recording your progress on them. I'm impressed by the progress you made on the minuet in a short period of…
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Re: Ching’s Piano Adventures @Ching Lee Goh Loved it! You weren't kidding about the finger-twisting. My goodness!
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Re: Getting Started @Michelle R So glad to see your post! I really like the balance between the two hands, and you have nice long lines in the soprano part. Well done!
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Re: Bass Clef Reading I had this same issue when I started. I played clarinet and sang in middle school and high school. I could identify f and c in the bass clef, and then had to count up and down from those anchor notes.…
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Re: Ching’s Piano Adventures @Ching Lee Goh I had no idea! I'm working on his transcription of Ritual Fire Dance from his ballet El Amor Brujo. Small world
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Re: Leah's Practice Diary (updated 1/4/23) @Natalie Peh Thank you!
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Re: NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS! That's a thoughtful training plan, and really makes sense based on your artistic goals. You sound like you're setting yourself up well for all-around musicianship,…
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Re: NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS! @Will Green That's a beautiful resolution.
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