Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
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Liszt Etude Transcendental no.2, the sections that begin in bar 13 (super fast runs) and bar 58 (super fast chord leaps). For the leaps I tried the usual method of placing the fingers on the notes before hitting them but it doesn't seem to work at this speed. So I',m using the approach suggested by Taubman, which works better but it's still hard as hell to hit all the notes without "extra" notes 😅. The etude is manageable otherwise, so I won't give up. Looking forward to hearing your advice!
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I would appreciate advice on the passage starting in measure 17 of Rachmaninov's Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 no 5. I can reach 9 notes and struggle especially with playing the the fast chords in measure 23 at full volume and tempo. I also would appreciate advice on the Wanderer Fantasie, especially the third movement.
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Q1) How to play Chopin Ballade in G minor Op.23 No.1 bar 31. and any practice tips for bar 255 – 258 ending?
(overall how do we figure out fingering and grouping such as this one?)
Q2) I wonder if this Chopin Ballade in G minor is too tricky for someone like me (I was level 2 as a kid and I started learning piano again 5 years ago as an adult, now intermediate around level 5 on tonebase website) This live stream makes me wonder if there's any golden rules to figure out if the piece is too tricky for my level?
👍 E.g. The Chopin Etude Op 10 was not possible for me at the 1st glance but the last live Chopin Etude Op 10 you taught with such clarity was super helpful, you made it possible for someone not so advanced like myself to learn the song!
Thanks for your help!
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I am studying December “Noel” pp 37 no12 by Tchaikovsky.
I am having difficulty to play LH Chords in staccato in fast tempo. I tried to play rotated wrist for the bass and dribbling motion on the chords but getting tired by 2nd page.
would you help me out?
also I listened several recordings, LH waltz rhythm on 2-3 beats are slightly different ( short energetic tone vs soft tone) What would you recommend? Also how to use pedal on this? My tempo is 176.Thank you Dominic.😊
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Hi. How can we practice this transition into the mesure section from image 1 debussy page 2.
is there a way to practice correctly? Slow practice seems to fall apart here. It does not feel possible to play with metronome either.
some general advice is appreciated for practicing this mesure section.
