Week 4: Share It
We made it.
Four weeks ago, this challenge began with A New Hope. You chose a piece, took the first steps, kept the momentum going, and stayed with it through the ups and downs.
Now it’s time for the final step:
Share it.
This week is all about recording and posting your piece. It does not need to be perfect. In fact, that was never the goal.
Maybe your piece isn’t exactly where you imagined it would be. Maybe there are still rough edges. Maybe there are passages you still wish you had another week with.
That’s okay.
The point of Unfinished Business was never perfection. It was showing up, sticking with it, and bringing something across the finish line.
So this week, post your recording! Whether it’s:
- your full piece
- an excerpt
- one section you’re proud of
- or your best take so far
Share it.
And then… get ready.
On June 6th, we’ll celebrate together during our Unfinished Business Watch Party, where we’ll enjoy and celebrate recordings from the community and look back on the journey we took together.
You’ve already done the hard part.
Now let us hear it.
You have until June 5th to share a recording with us, to be included on the concert!
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Here’s a recording of a full run through I did of the Chopin Grande polonaise brillante! Super lucky for me that Yulianna Avdeeva’s tonebase course on this piece was released during this challenge — it was so great to hear insights from one of my favorite pianists on one of my favorite pieces.
https://youtu.be/c0gWVPZ2xso?si=f7ZMHZU3WYMIibt8
I really enjoyed seeing everyone’s progress week over week! Looking forward to the watch party :)
(if the video is too long for watch party purposes it can be started at 4:54)
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It's not ready for performance yet, so it is what it is. But this challenge has been of great help to get it memorized and ready for deeper explorations during summer. Thanks Dominic and everyone for this lovely musical journey!
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Rachmaninoff g minor prelude.
I worked on this mostly sometime in 2024 and 2025 but never (and still don't) had it clean, and more recently I have tried to improve it. Over-practiced it in the last few days so my forearms and wrists were kind of tired and tight in places, but flubs and all, this is fairly representative of where I'm at with it. I like the idea of the "unfinished business" challenge for many reasons, especially because I have so much unfinished business! Thanks
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Oh no! I thought the watch party was June 16 - but it’s tomorrow and the deadline is today… I’ll go home and practice now and come up with something to submit (?!)
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Debussy Prelude "La Terrasse des audiences du clair de lune" is just not ready for prime time😐. I've accomplished quite a lot in the past few weeks, but can't get a reasonably clean recording to save my life, at least not today. The biggest challenge for me is the many large chords, so I have focused, with some success, on playing them without creating a lot of tension in my hands and forearms. Thank you for the opportunity, Domenic, and thanks to everyone whose recordings all month I have found truly inspirational!
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I was inspired by seeing Michelle playing the C Minor prelude. Had never heard it until last Saturday. Then saw Maestro Magdalena Stern had done a class on it. So watched the lesson and here is my try after about 10 readings over the past few days.
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https://youtu.be/NPELxKON1dc?si=Ql2K8QRdDLXsRUdq
Dr. Gradus Ad Parnassum (Debussy Children’s Corner) a work in progress