Group 1
Welcome to the NEW TWO WEEK INTENSIVE on tonebase!
Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
Post your progress with videos and written commentary on how things are going for you!
- Course Period: June 26 - July 10th
- Class Size: ALL are welcome!
- Optional check-In via Zoom: July 2nd at 11am PT
- ZOOM MEETING Recording!
- https://youtu.be/Fl-ExGT9aZY
Assignment #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQpw6fZBOlE
- Pick a short piece (Mazurka, Nocturne, Prelude) or excerpt of a longer piece (Ballade, Polonaise, Scherzo, Sonata, Concerto). Focus on lyrical/slow sections.
- Learn bass carefully, labelling all chords and cadences.
- SING melodic line. Practice singing until your voice can identify the melody instantly.
- Submit a video: playing the Bass while singing the Soprano.
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Assignment #2
https://youtu.be/ri2UD1z8sKE?si=w36XWzqb_rao3RAu
-Label all breathing points with an apostrophe between phrase markings. Practice deep breaths between significant points or use a regular breath for phrase changes.
-Sing Bass notes of all chords while playing Soprano melody.
-Submit a video: playing hands together (performance).
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This was a lot more challenging than I expected!
I must admit, I am humbled for a number of reasons; chiefly, I am a high school choir director! I sing and play at the same time ALL day, often triaging at the drop of a hat, switching between singing all four parts in the same phrase to reinforce parts with my kids!
This was a completely different challenge, but I’m excited to see where this nocturne goes. I was shocked at how flummoxed I was by having to switch octaves melodically, and how it distracted my left hand enough to mess up an eighth note here or there.
I also have not flexed my harmonic analysis muscles since undergrad. I’m sure that I missed some chord functions here and there, but given the creative harmonies that Chopin employed in the chromaticism of phrases, I think I got most of the point across…maybe?
I hope I embedded the video correctly!
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Hello group 1, I am currently working on section 3 of the Waltz in C sharp minor op 64 no. 2. I am pretty hopeless at harmonic analysis despite watching all previous tutorials. Will save everyone's ears and not sing out my melody! However I am quite surprised as to how close most of my one syllables are to the melody line when playing the bass line !
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https://youtu.be/S736lLbS8YM?si=xBQsUvZUYV0Ff9TD
mazurka opus 30, no 2….apologies for my voice….
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Hello!!
I'm still super pumped about this intensive with Jarred Dunn :D
I got a little behind. I just recorded the 1 task of this intensive so...
I'll upload the video and...
During these couple of days I'll record the video for the 2nd task.
Sorry for the delay
I'm practicing the recapitulation of the theme of the Nocturne op.48 no.1
My apologies for the voice... You can barely hear it but I promise I'm singing (not so good but I am )
I'll leave the link:
https://youtu.be/2gGrWuPJcOw
Thank you so much! -
Hello All!
Here's my assignment two for the TWI. This was a great exercise in keeping the motion of the melody line moving forward for me. I hope to record a progress video today. I am admittedly struggling with my interpretation of the B section of the nocturne, which feels a little more like a Polonaise to me. I am attempting to keep it in character, but with enough contrast so that it sparks real interest without becoming too march-like. Maybe I am way off base. At any rate, here's this morning's video.