Group 2
Fresh off the release of her tonebase course “Inside Mozart’s Piano Sonatas,” Orli Shaham is here to help take you to the next step with your Mozart playing.
This Intensive is meant for pianists who are currently working on a movement from one of Mozart’s 18 Sonatas. Whether you’re just getting started with the “Easy Sonata” K. 545, or are trying to polish one of his more virtuosic Sonatas, you WILL improve your improve your technique and interpretation of Mozart and Classical Sonata Form.
- Sign-Up : Thursday, November 3rd at 8 am PST
- Course Period: November 7 - 21st
- Class Size: max. 4 Groups á 10 Participants
- Optional check-In via Zoom: Tuesday, November 15th, at 11:30am PT
Assignment 1
ASSIGNMENT: Pick a movement from one of Mozart's 18 Sonatas to focus on over the next 2 weeks. Begin applying the stylistic, musical, and technical tips Orli gives in her course lessons and assignment video (see below). Post your progress in this thread along with questions for Orli.
Video clips are encouraged but not required!
For less experienced players, you should start with the C major, K545 1st movement. There’s no obligation to finish a movement in 2 weeks – you might only get through a single passage, and that's okay! And overachievers are welcome to work on more than one movement.
What matters is how much you can develop your skills within whatever scope you’re comfortable with. If you’re working on a Fantasy, Rondo, Adagio, or other Mozart piece that’s not a Sonata, that’s fine. But we encourage you to study a movement from a Sonata as well.“Inside Mozart’s Piano Sonatas”:
https://app.tonebase.co/piano/home?tbModal=courseModal&tbModalSlug=orli-shaham-inside-mozarts-piano-sonatas
- REQUIRED: (1) Watch the “Quick tips” video first, and try the warm up and exercises Orli recommends before your practice sessions; (2) Watch the Intro video on the History & Style of the Sonatas; (3) Watch the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd movement video corresponding with you sonata.
- OPTIONAL: You may benefit from studying the video on “Ornamenting Mozart” and “Mozart in Minor,” to the extent that it applies to your piece.
Zoom link:
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62 replies
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Hello everyone, and Orli, of course. The only sonata I can play is the Easy one in C major. So I thought I should try a new one for this challenge. I have chosen his first Sonata K279. I've been practising the first movement over the last few days. I aim to send in a video later this week.
And I am so looking forward to everyone's videos!!
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Hello everyone! I decided to pick up the A-minor sonata K310 for these two weeks. Looking forward to it. Love Mozart sonatas :)
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Hello everyone,
Really looking forward to this course. I haven’t quite decided which sonata to focus on but I think I’ll wait until I know a little bit more about it!
Nice to see familiar faces and names.
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Hello everyone,
Perfect timing! I am so happy to join this group, since I am working on KV311, especially the 3rd movement, Rondo. Looking forward to the advise from Ms. Orli Shaham and the videos from you all.
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Up to measure 128, please excuse my playing wrong notes.
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Mozart Group 2 Just checking in to say that I'm happy to be Orli's "Teaching Assistant" for this Intensive. It's great to hear from many of you about what piece you'll be focusing on. For the rest of you, please let us know what piece you'd like to work on the next two weeks, and feel free to begin dropping your questions here.
Looking forward to hearing from all of you!
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrQ4MkgdTLc
This is what I have after the first five days. Full of mistakes, but the bigger picture is there ... well, I think so anyway!
I will post a better video at the end of the two weeks...
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Practice the hardest part (in my opinion) of the piece, measure 127-139, slow to fast(er).
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Hi everyone,
Here is my slow movement for K311. I always find the slow movements difficult, so intense yet I worry I’m just making it slow and dull. But I found the talk on slow movements very helpful- thank you so much Orla!
I’ve included the end of the first movement to give the contrast. I know the right hand octaves are not great at the very end - still recovering from an injury. I should have perhaps chosen a movement without consecutive octaves!
Looking forward to tomorrow’s lecture and hearing all the videos!