Week Three: Vive la musique fran莽aise!

Hello and welcome to the WEEK THREE Main Thread for this challenge! 馃ぉ

 


Alright everyone - this is the thread where we'll all be posting our daily updates.      

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Twice a week between May 23 - 30 I hope to be reading your daily updates in this very thread right here!      


Please use the following format when commenting (feel free to copy & paste!):      

  • Piece you worked on:
  • One thing you found easy:
  • One thing you found difficult:
  • (Optional): a video of you performing it!

Sample daily update:      

  • Piece you worked on: Ravel's Prelude
  • One thing you found easy: Learning the notes, and rhythms were rather straight-forward, and not challenging!
  • One thing you found difficult: Shifting the Hands was a bit tricky to get smooth!

Feel free to make these updates as short or long as you wish! 

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    • Michael
    • mpetnuch
    • 1 yr ago
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    • Piece you worked on:  Debussy's Arabesque No 1 Andatino con Moto
    • One thing you found easy: with no fast jumps it's reative easy to be secure with the piece
    • One thing you found difficult: the opening, for some reason I find this incredibly hard to start, especially since the opening doesn't have the right-hand leading voice at the entrance. I feel if I get a good opening the piece works right away, else I feel like I struggle to get it to flow correctly

    Enjoy the video of my week #3 practice performance. I really feel energized (joie de vivre, perhaps) after my vacation in France last week. I think it has infused my playing, allowing me to create a more magical atmosphere in my playing.

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      • Juan Carlos Olite
      • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
      • Juan_Carlos
      • 1 yr ago
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      Michael Very beautiful and sensitive playing, Michael! Ideal for this music!

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      • Michael
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      Angela Fogg I would sign up for a piano wine tour :)

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      • Michael
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      Vidhya Bashyam thank you so much for the kind words!

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      • Gail Starr
      • Retired MBA
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      Michael Simply wonderful, Michael.  You really hit the nail on the head with your light, "French" touch.  I think we ALL want to go on vacation with you next time!  Which places did you visit?

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      • Michael
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      Gail Starr we stayed in Paris but did a few days trips. We started off with a bunch of champagne tours in Reims. Then we did a trip to Giverny to see Monet's gardens. It was quite lovely (everything was in bloom, the perfume from the flowers was amazing). However, I HIGHLY suggest to you go early. I got there when it first opened. So I had a relaxing time in the gardens. But the tour bus arrived very quickly and it gets packed. Lastly we went to Versailles. It was really a nice vacation. Weather was perfect which was a pleasant surprise considering the forecast before week left :) It was the first trip I have taken since 2019!!! so was very grateful that it turned out so well.

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      • Gail Starr
      • Retired MBA
      • Gail_Starr
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      Michael  Wow!  Sounds like you had a phenomenal vacation.

      I actually lived in France as a teenager, and went to some of university there AND worked there up until our son was born.  So, I love all the places you got to visit!  I haven't had a vacation since before COVID, but I did get to fly out to San Diego for the 1/2 marathon this past weekend and it was a ton of fun.  I'd love to get back to France soon, although most of our relatives are no longer there.

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    • Michael Wonderful performance, Michael! You play this very delicately and with great attention to all the different colors and sonorities. 

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    •  Michael a little late, but just wanted to drop in to say that it sounds beautiful! Thanks for posting the video!

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      • Michael
      • mpetnuch
      • 1 yr ago
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      Natalie Peh thank you for giving it a listen!

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