Week 3: Final Submissions!

WELCOME TO THE MAIN THREAD FOR THE Final WEEK OF "END OF THE YEAR" PRACTICE CHALLENGE! 

 

This week is simple: Share your submissions of the the pieces you worked on/recorded for the challenge!

Because

We have our watch party for this challenge happening on January 15th, 11am PT, link right here!

 

WATCH PARTY

 

↓ Happy Sharing! ↓

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  • I know alot of you may have already submitted your videos in the previous week's threads, so I will be looking there to compile the videos together, BUT if you haven't submitted your video yet, now is the time! You have one more week, plenty of time to record something! 🎉😁

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      • Michelle R
      • Michelle_Russell
      • 4 mths ago
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      Dominic Cheli Dominic, is the watch party on the 13th (as per the original post) or the 15th (as per this post)? Thanks!

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    • Michelle R 

      To clarify on the 15th!

      Apologies! I cross stream by Ashley “Rejuvenating your practice” Is scheduled for the 13th!

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      • Michelle R
      • Michelle_Russell
      • 4 mths ago
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      Dominic Cheli Great - thanks! 

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  • Here is my submission: 
    J.S. Bach - Prelude No. 1 in C Major BWV 846. It is still "work in progress" 🙂

    Thank you,

    Michael

      • Michael Bruce
      • Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
      • Michael_Bruce
      • 3 mths ago
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      Michael Furmaniak it is really such a beautiful song. You did a very good job and I enjoyed that. I noticed a few things about your hand technique that I would like to share because I’ve been really focusing on hand technique recently. If you’re open to it, let me know and I’ll share that. 
       

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    • Michael Bruce
    • Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
    • Michael_Bruce
    • 3 mths ago
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    This doesn’t seem to be showing up in live events.

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    • Juan Carlos Olite
    • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
    • Juan_Carlos
    • 3 mths ago
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    Hello everyone!

    A good part of the last year I've been visiting "Schubertlandia" (as Vidhya says), playing different impromptus and other pieces. But, as I've uploaded a few videos of these happy travels, I'm sharing you a video of another entire universe where I want to live forever: "Bachlandia". Although we have the Tonebase Bach Stage for that (see "Your Practice Diary"), here I show you the Variation 13 of the Goldberg's Variations, and wish you a very happy (piano included) New Year.

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    • Juan Carlos Olite gorgeously played - lifting the spirit into a higher plane ✨

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    • Juan Carlos Olite How wonderful, Juan Carlos! I love that variation so much and you truly do it justice. 

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    • Juan Carlos Olite so very beautiful; thank you for sharing. I had to think of J.S. Bach's famous dictum that "the aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul." That's what your playing reminds me of. 

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      • Michelle R
      • Michelle_Russell
      • 3 mths ago
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      Juan Carlos Olite So beautiful, Juan Carlos! I could listen to you play Bach all day. 

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      • Juan Carlos Olite
      • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
      • Juan_Carlos
      • 3 mths ago
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      Priya Viseskul Andrea Buckland Alexander Weymann Michelle R Thank you so much for your kind words! It's a gorgeous variation. In his edition of the Goldbergs, Pierre Tran calls it "La Sérénade" and I could not agree more, because it's a very beautiful melodic monologue.

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    • Juan Carlos Olite I love your playing of this, Juan Carlos! So delicate, solemn and sweet. Your Bach is always on point! 

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    • Juan Carlos Olite Beautiful! So serene and melodic. I can feel the love you have for this piece. Bravo!

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      • Marc M
      • Amateur piano enthusiast
      • Marc_M
      • 3 mths ago
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      Juan Carlos Olite Awesome work! That’s definitely one of the loveliest of the Goldberg Variations. I loved your phrasing and the general direction you take the piece.

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      • Juan Carlos Olite
      • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
      • Juan_Carlos
      • 3 mths ago
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      Sindre Skarelven Vidhya Bashyam Marc M Thank you so much, piano friends! 

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      • Gail Starr
      • Retired MBA
      • Gail_Starr
      • 3 mths ago
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      Alexander Weymann What a magnificent quote!  It does match Juan Carlos’ playing!

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  • Here is my video submission for the challenge: Chopin Etude op. 25 no. 7.

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      • Michelle R
      • Michelle_Russell
      • 3 mths ago
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      Thurmond R Hey Thurmond - I think this is awesome! I particularly enjoy how you are able to play while wearing a blanket! (In case anyone is wondering, it's been quite cold and the room was not warm as it usually is. We had windchills of -15F/-26C, and our home is not made for such cold temperatures.)

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      • Juan Carlos Olite
      • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
      • Juan_Carlos
      • 3 mths ago
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      Thurmond R Bravo, Thurmond! It's a great interpretation, beautifully sung.

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    • Thurmond R So beautiful! I love that singing left hand, nicely done! 

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    • Thurmond R this is gorgeous. Very moving. Your melodic line is highly expressive and has a sadness and brokenness one rarely hears when this piece is played. And the big climactic passage in the left hand is amazingly well executed. Bravo.

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    • Thurmond R So touching and beautiful! You brought out all the emotion in this piece! ps- I loved the blanket- I confess to using one too when practicing on a chilly day!

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