Group 1

Hello - sorry for a late week 1 homework as I was out of town last weekend.

I'm currently working on Chopin Polonaise Op 71 No 1. Here I'm taking bar 18-21 and try to do a drop on every note. Looking forward to your feedback 

https://youtu.be/pjvSfQj8kR4?si=edTFbQukoK8tyBEN

I have been struggling to speed up these 4 bars, noticing some tension when trying to increase the tempo. You mentioned that it could be a result of "any freezing or pressing at the end of the first note's attack", also that the drop should happen on EVERY single note. Previously I would drop on just the first note/interval of the triplet and let the momentum carries the remaining notes. I think that's where the "pressing" from the first note comes in. Dropping on every note is forcing me to release my thumb and index finger quicker in order to facilitate each of the following note drop.

It will take me another while to internalise the drop esp at faster tempo but I can feel that the passage feels less "sticky" in my hand  

Also, bar 18-19 is marked forte, and 20-21 pianissimo ... definitely more practice needed to achieve the dynamics contrast ... though do you think it would be appropriate to utilise the left pedal in bar 20-21 (like a whispering echo of bar 18-19)?

Dr. Leann Osterkamp He Good speaking with you yesterday, and thank you for your thoughts! Here's what I've got for week 2: https://youtu.be/qhiQn756G2E

• 11 Russian arpeggios, hands together -- my arpeggios have always been a little weak so I wanted to try these with more focus on drop-stay-move
• Some LH scales trying for "drop" on each note (I probably should've done forte), also because my left hand scales have always felt lame
• And then some rough practice of Scriabin Op. 13 No. 1, trying for forte drop on each beat (again may have ended up quieter than forte).
• a sort of "status update" of the Scriabin piece going all the way through, trying to drop everywhere but surely failing in some places because I need more practice

I wasn’t quite “dead jellyfish” relaxed, but I think I got closer. I know I need to work more on keeping fingers closer to the keys. I struggled a bit with voicing the chords—how to voice them well with dead jellyfish hands? I’ve basically been using finger action and alignment for voicing, and it always results in at least a little tension. 
I put timestamps on there so you can skip ahead more easily. Will need to do the percentages, but wasn’t quite able to get to it. Thank you again for leading this intensive!

Hello. I am still working through lesson 1. There is a lot there for me to work on. I am working on Mozart Sonata in C. Here is a link to the first section. I look like I'm very stiff, but it doesn't feel that way too me. I'm trying to incorporate the arm lift, but don't feel I quite have it. In fact, I'm not sure where to incorporate it here. Maybe only on the accented notes? Also, I'm trying to anticipate movement to the next keys. It does make me a bit more accurate, although it probably doesn't show in the vid. Any suggestions? Thank you! 

https://youtu.be/AW_gsCjc4CI?feature=shared