Week 4 – Play Through & Share
Welcome to Week 4 of the Romantic Music Challenge.
This week is about letting go of the microscope and trusting the arc you’ve built. You’ve worked through notes, texture, and character. Now it’s time to experience the piece as a whole.
This week, your goal is to play through your piece—or your chosen section—as a complete musical thought.
Practice Prompts
Choose one or two and explore:
- Play through without stopping, even if something goes wrong
- Decide where the emotional high point of the piece lives
- Notice where your attention drifts, and gently bring it back to the narrative
- Imagine you’re performing for one specific listener
Sharing for This Week
When you’re ready, share a recording of your full piece or selected section. Audio or video is welcome.
We’ll begin compiling submissions for our Romantic Watch Party on February 13, where we’ll listen together and celebrate everyone’s work.
Press record, play it through, and let it be what it is!
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Liszt Consolation IV Quasi Adagio in Db
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Here is my recording of Romance sans paroles by Faure. I didn’t manage to do quite as much work on this piece as Iintended and I think I need to work on dynamic contrasts more but I enjoyedplaying it.
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I have not plucked up courage to share a recording before, & I'm conscious that I am merely an intermediate 'improver' so be kind with any feedback! This is my attempt at Schumann's Der Dichter Spricht no 13 from Kinderszenen op 15.
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So here's my recording of Rach, op.33 no.3, from his Etudes Tableaux:
Looking forward to hearing everyone else.