Week 2: Beethoven in Focus āMastering a Passageā
Welcome to Week 2!
Goal: Work on a challenging excerpt or section of your Beethoven piece.
- Challenge: Pick a passage from a Beethoven piece you admire (or struggle with!) and aim to master it by the end of the week. Whether itās a movement or entire piece, break it down into smaller sections
- Practice: Focus on technical aspects like fingering, articulation, and phrasing. Consider using a metronome to gradually increase tempo.
Share with us your progress from "day 1" to the end of the week! Let's get focused this week!
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Oops, I continued working on my Sonata. Didn't see that goal.
I worked on some details, but thereās still room for improvement. I tried to shape everything into a cohesive form, which somewhat reduced the sense of freedom. Next time, Iāll try to better distinguish the sections to create more space and make it feel less chaotic.
Also, I thought the counter-melodies were present, but they got lost in the recording. :(
I also tried to come up with a more varied interpretation of the recurring section, but at a fast tempo, I canāt quite express everything I intended.
Itās really difficult for me to refine the details, so Iām not sure significant improvements can be made in a week. My plan is to make the rondo cleaner, showcase everything I want to convey, and check the tempos again since I tend to speed up during transitions.
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Julia This is sounding great so far! I imagine itās one of those pieces that you could keep refining for months and months at least.
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Marc M I hope to get a decent sound until Christmas and publish it on YouTube. The problem is that with this kind of repertoire it never feels good enough.. But I will do my best. Thank you!
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Hey Everyone!
I'm a late beginner, and I've been practicing piano for over 2 years. Currently working on Beethoven's "FĆ¼r Elise" ā but I'm not quite there yet!
Check out my latest video, "Beethoven as My Piano Teacher? HILARIOUS Reactions While I Play FĆ¼r Elise!" and let me know what you think!
Video URL : https://youtu.be/zb60z0fXy1o?si=VF_FIxoIh7JyY9YR
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Can anyone show me where I find the assignment for Week 3? Somehow I didnāt find it in the challenge section
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Ursina Boehm I have been wondering the same thing
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Ursina Boehm Iām guessing Dominic has been busy and he forgot!
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Ursina Boehm
Priya Viseskul
Marc M So sorry about that everyone!
I am very much looking forward to the watch party next week - here is week 4, the final week leading up to the watch party. Hope your practicing as been going great!
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Hereās what Iāve got at the end of week 3. Starting to come togetherāstill need to tidy up a few areas (there are some tricky leaps here and there that need to sound easy) and think about contrasts and dynamics some more.
https://youtu.be/xSICXBC1qrsMy piano tuner is coming Tuesdayā¦I canāt wait.
