Week 1: Choose your waltz and start Dancing!
Hello Everyone!
Welcome to Week 1 of celebrating Schubert's Waltzes!
Below are some collections of waltzes that are quite delightful. Take a look and decide which waltz(es) you want to work on during this challenge! Keep in mind that they can be quite short, so it can be fun to pick several!
Let us know which waltzes you pick in the comments below!
Week 1 Goal:
Choose a waltz or several to work on! Let us know why you selected the particular waltz!
Additional challenge:
Post your sightreading/first play through video!
Popular waltzes to choose from:
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Hey guys! Super excited for this challenge.
I am going to be choosing the FULL set of waltzes (12 Valses Nobles D.969)
Why? because numbers 9, and 10 are the source material for this wonderful "medley" arrangement "Soirees de Vienne no.6" by Liszt which I have played many times.
Also, I will work on the other "source material" for the below medley from 34 Valses sentimental #13!
But I really enjoy listening to the full set of 12 valses nobles, so I want to add that to my repertoire!
Below is the medley by Liszt taking various Schubert Waltzes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RV0boKCOCE
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I have very fond memories of my first Tonebase challenge too where I played a few Valses Sentimentales. Can’t resist joining either. Will think about some waltzes later this week- maybe Valses Nobles this time (though the car we are currently renting on a trip seems to play the first three notes of the 5th Valse Sentimentale whenever the seat belt is removed ).
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Hello. Thanks Dominic Cheli for making this possible. Today I listened to all of the pieces in the background as I worked. I selected Opus 50, number 13 for now, will see if I can add more later.
First, some background. I came back to the piano as an adult learner just over a year ago. I did take lessons as a kid, but never went anywhere with it. I am so excited to be signed up for the Piano Camp in August. Looking forward to meeting you and others.
I captured myself with hands together taking a read through the piece, and then went hands separate. I will need to slow it down even further, and focus on hands separate. Sight reading is for sure my weakness. After watching myself again, I realized my right hand is for sure the weak point here (and the mini leaps in my left hand of course). I am going to whip out the metronome and do some counting.
One overall question for any who do this sort of thing regularly. When you first go through a piece like this, do you also work in dynamics? I can barely survive enough to press the keys, let alone think about making it sound good. I am just curious if others think about tone and musicality from the drop, or if you add it in later once your fingers learn the dance.
Thanks!