Week 1 Taking it easy: find your moderate tempo!
Hello and welcome to the WEEK ONE Main Thread for this challenge! 
Alright everyone - this is the thread where we'll all be posting our daily updates.
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Twice a week between December 12-18 I hope to be reading your daily updates in this very thread right here!
Here is this week's assignment!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58SL8HOF7O4
1. Figure out your moderate tempo! Write down the numerical values approx. that you are shooting for! (top tempo, slow tempo, and moderate tempo).
2. Submit a video of your practice at this moderate tempo!
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I am working on the A-minor sonata (k310) by Mozart for this challenge. To play this sonata live is a bit scary, but a challenge I'm looking forward to.
I've mostly focused on the second movement this week, because I was playing it in yesterdays concert.I've made a recording of the first and second movement today. I've not worked enough on the recap of the first movement yet, so that will be a focus. Also, I need to learn the third movement this week!
I will be working on the tempos as Dominic is suggesting. I think it will be particularly important for the the first and third movement to not go too fast!!
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Sindre Skarelven Bravo Sindre! Fantastic playing!
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Hazel Juan Carlos Olite Vidhya Bashyam Andrea Buckland Thank you so much for your comments! Very much appreciated.
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Sindre Skarelven This is performance ready to me. You memorized it and play it freely and musically!
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Sindre Skarelven Bravo! that sounds gorgeous, Sindre!
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Sindre Skarelven Ah, such passionate energy here for your Mozart. Love it so much, Sindre!! xx
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Sindre Skarelven that already sounds great! Really love this piece and works well at that tempo! Looking forward to January :)
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ALICE Natalie Peh Will Green Derek McConville Thank you so much for your comments! I鈥檓 looking forward to the concert too! Lots of work remains, but I hope to get there. Working mostly on the 3rd movement now. Can hopefully post video before holiday.
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Sindre Skarelven I finally found the time to listen all the way through, and - Bravo, Sindre! I especially enjoyed the slow movement. I found it peaceful and relaxing. I am looking forward to hearing you play the entire Sonata.
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Michelle R Thank you, Michelle!
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Juan Carlos Olite Yes I agree that the tempo for the first movement is well chosen. Lovely second movement as well!
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Here my week one videos of Scarlatti Sonatas k27 and k141. I played them without repetitions, only thinking in a convenient tempo. It is difficult to achieve that clarity such peculiar of the Scarlatti music and, particularly in these sonatas, the dancing sense of rhythm. Fortunately, there are weeks to work hard on it.
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Juan Carlos Olite Very enjoyable! K27 is on my list to learn too (working on k9 now). K141 is definitely a challenging one with the repeated notes and speed.
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Juan Carlos Olite such a joy to listen to your playing, Juan Carlos! Whatever you touch sounds great! Bravo!
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Juan Carlos Olite Bravo, Juan Carlos! I thought the tempos was very good, and you are in total control of it! Great music, must be fun to play these pieces.
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Juan Carlos Olite Wow, that is very accomplished playing. I鈥檝e played K27 before but not as well as that. It was nice to hear it again.
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Juan Carlos Olite wow, you are learning two sonatas concurrently? Amazing!
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Juan Carlos Olite Wow, Juan Carlos! These are fantastic. I could watch and listen to you play for hours.
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Juan Carlos Olite great playing and enjoyed your very nuanced dynamics!
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Juan Carlos Olite very stylish playing of the Scarlatti sonatas! You've done an amazing job with these, Juan Carlos!
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Juan Carlos Olite beautiful, Juan Carlos. Looking forward to hearing your updates. Thank you for your continued sharing with us.
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Vidhya Bashyam Andrea Buckland Sindre Skarelven Hazel ALICE Michelle R Ching Lee Goh Natalie Peh Will Green Thank you so much, piano friends! I love playing Scarlatti despite the difficulties. As Natalie once suggested, it would be great some kind of monthly challenge about his Sonatas.
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Juan Carlos Olite These two Sonatas are sounding so good already! Thank you Juan!
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Here is an excerpt of my practice at moderate speed (a bit under 50 per half note) of Schubert鈥檚 Impromptu Op 90 No 3. I might slow everything down more as the next few pages have a lot of details (more left hand trills!) I need to improve on.
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Vidhya Bashyam Beautiful, Vidhya! I look forward to hearing more. Left-hand trills sound daunting!
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Vidhya Bashyam very beautiful playing, Vidhya!
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