Group 1

Dominic Cheli orlishaham  Will we get an email when Orli posts an assignment?

Thank you, Orli, for that great intro and assignment. I was reassured by the way you set expectations. Working with a Mozart Sonata is a huge step for me. I'm only one year "back" after a 60 year hiatus. (Took lessons for perhaps three years in elementary school.)

I'm going to work on the second movement in K545. It's exquisite, and doesn't have any trills, which I'm not yet ready for.

I've watched, and loved, your entire course and will re-watch the relevant sections you listed. I'm working on the first page of the score, playing hands separately before doing small chunks hands together, to learn the notes. When I'm comfortable with that level, I'll work on phrasing, dynamics, etc.

For studying, I like to listen to a great recorded rendition while following along in the score. I do a lot of that, and have found some wonderful renditions. I find that the music has entered my dreams, and I wake up in the morning still hearing it in my mind.

Of course when I then try to play it I crash and burn, because what I can play is so pitiful in comparison. I'm working hard on scales and technique to gain more dexterity/ fluidity/control.

Scale work certainly helps with Mozart!

Mozart Group 1  Just checking in to say that I'm happy to be Orli's "Teaching Assistant" for this Intensive. It's great to hear from many of you about what piece you'll be focusing on. For the rest of you, please let us know what piece you'd like to work on the next two weeks, and feel free to begin dropping your questions here.

Looking forward to hearing from all of you!

My first post- the theme and first variation from Sonata 331. Hope to get through and post more variations over the next week.  Theme- as simple as the the music seems, I struggle a bit with the dynamics. First Variation- probably what first drew me to this sonata. In my mind Mozart is depicting a solo singer who is joined by a chorus at various moments. 
 

Some struggles with the upcoming variations- (2) the trills; (3) tight right hand with octaves; (4) playing the LH melody stronger, hard to bring it out when crossing over and trying to play it gently too.

Mozart Group 1 For those waiting on the Zoom call, Orli and I are also waiting to get in. It will be just one moment!

I was sorry to miss the Zoom meeting. This intensive has been helpful to me so far. I tried Orli's warm up stretches for my hands and will use them regularly. I'm not ready to post a video yet but have been making progress. Understanding more about the structure and history of the sonata has been helpful in focusing my practice. I also watched Sara Buechner's beautiful lesson package on Mozart's Sonata Facile (which I'm working on) to supplement our work with Orli, so I have definitely been moving more deeply into Mozart's world. Looking forward to week two!