Jarkko’s practice diary

Hi all, I'm currently practicing Chopin Ballades (No 1 and 4), some Nocturnes and some Beethoven Sonatas. My schedule is unfortunately quite tight right now.  I wish I had more time to practice the piano. 

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    • Mystic/Musician
    • Will_Green
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Love that Ballade!! Great choice. Keep up the awesome work! 

      • Jarkko_Janhunen
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Brother Will Green Many Thanks! Yes, it's an amazing piece of music.

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    • Sindre_Skarelven
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Veldig bra! Du har kommet langt med denne! En av mine favoritter også 😊🎶

      • Jarkko_Janhunen
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Sindre Skarelven Mange takk, Sindre!

    • Susan_Rogers
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Yay! Thank you for sharing your progress! 👏🏻👏🏻

      • Jarkko_Janhunen
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Susan Many thanks!

    • Jarkko_Janhunen
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Practicing part 1 of Ballade no 4. 🙂

     

    https://youtu.be/Ha-Ir4iK0nE

     

    Reposting the link to part 2:

    https://youtu.be/DPcka64ApUg

      • Mystic/Musician
      • Will_Green
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Jarkko Janhunen Beautiful phrasing!! The timing in the middle section development is tough but you pull it off with finesse and a warm tone. BRAVO 👏👏👏 Can’t wait to hear this in one of our concerts :)

      • Jarkko_Janhunen
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Brother Will Green Many thanks! Yeah, there are plenty of difficult syncopations and tricky passages  in the middle section. I will need to sort those out and gain more confidence for the whole piece before I can consider a live performance.  Maybe some day?

      • Serena
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Jarkko Janhunen Beautiful playing! Thank you for sharing! You are a great inspiration for me! I attempted the beginning section before but didn't carry through. I may pick it up in the near future.

      • Jarkko_Janhunen
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Serena Many thanks! Yeah, you should. It feels very rewarding to get through.🙂

    • Jarkko_Janhunen
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Great to discover Schubert.🙂 Unfortunately I haven't really played his music. I start out with this Serenade: 

    https://youtu.be/gzwCcVjGgqQ

      • Mystic/Musician
      • Will_Green
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Jarkko Janhunen Love it!!!

      • Jarkko_Janhunen
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Many thanks Brother Will

      • Susan_Rogers
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Jarkko Janhunen beautiful and peaceful 

      • Jarkko_Janhunen
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Many thanks, Susan!

    • Jarkko_Janhunen
    • 3 yrs ago
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    I have been working on Finlandia🇫🇮 op 26/7 by Sibelius lately. The piece has lots of difficult killer jumps but it's very fun to play. I hope to master it some day. 🙂

     

    https://youtu.be/9XBH5bBtehc

      • Mystic/Musician
      • Will_Green
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Jarkko Janhunen Love this piece :) Congrats. Its beautiful. 

      • Jarkko_Janhunen
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Many thanks, Brother Will! 

      • Susan_Rogers
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Jarkko Janhunen wonderful, great job! Thanks for sharing.

      • Jarkko_Janhunen
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Susan Rogers Thanks!

    • Jacqueline.2
    • 3 yrs ago
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    'Nothing wrong with trying pieces above one's "pay grade."  In my book, if you like the piece, you will be motivated to complete it. 

    • Jarkko_Janhunen
    • 2 yrs ago
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    Practicing Beethoven now.🙂

    https://youtu.be/jw-IGY9IG10

      • Natalie_Peh
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Jarkko Janhunen that sounds very nice! You're inspiring me to want to learn this sonata too :)

      • Pianist, composer and piano teacher
      • Sindre_Skarelven
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Jarkko Janhunen Beautiful playing! It's a great sonata, and movement. 🎶

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