Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
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If you’ve been sitting with questions about your playing, fingering, tricky passages, or musical roadblocks you haven’t quite cracked yet, this is a great moment to bring them out.
Whether it’s something small that’s been nagging you or a bigger challenge you’re ready to work through, every question is worth asking. Join us live today for real-time guidance and problem-solving!
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Hi Dominic,
Happy New Year!
I’ve started to work on this beautiful Busoni/Bach piece (BWV 639) and have been struggling with:
1. Making the top voice distinct from the rest; while keeping the volume relatively somber and quiet.
2. Left hand huge chord (fingers can’t reach) in measure 15.
Any tips, tricks, or techniques would be appreciated! 🙏
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Also if there is time, been having a brutal time with measure 156-157 of BWV 1052 3rd movement… those 6th intervals (is my fingering okay?) and the following measures (end up rushing and fumbling with the 2 voices) 😫
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Please confirm the date. Is it Jan14 or 28?
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Awesome. Thank you Dominic.😊
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I'm not sure I can make that time in my timezone however I would welcome any advice on broken arpeggios in Mozart e.g. K457 C minor 3rd movement.
That's the Henle-Verlag edition. I would welcome feedback on whether you agree with that fingering, and how to practice this and similar passages in Mozart with broken arpeggios to achieve the light, evenness of tone that Mozart demands.
I feel it's that one technique I'm missing in Mozart!
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Thank you for this chance to ask questions. I'm learning my first Brahms - Intermezzo 117 no 3. Two questions -1) when memorizing we often try to reduce the score to a skeleton - harmonic, to show structure. Some bars at the bottom I circled I find very difficult to memorize. They don't reduce simply. Nor do I find any overall summarizing patterns. How to memorize such types of passages? 2) Also, the rhythm - the only way I can feel the rhythm, is by counting small 16th notes, 8 total, for the 2 4 time signature. Any hints? Thank so much Dominic!
