Watch Party for Schubert Waltzes Challenge!
Let's Celebrate your work on the latest tonebase challenge focusing on playing Schubert's Waltzes!
Follow this event link to tune in!
https://app.tonebase.co/piano/live/player/pno-watch-party-schubert-waltzes
UPDATE!
Please note the new stream time of July 6th at 11am PT!
We are going to be using this thread to gather suggestions and questions!
- What questions do you have on this topic?
- Any particular area you would like me to focus on?
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Sorry, can't attend this Watch Party, as we're seeing Purcell's 'The Fairy Queen' tonight (7pm in the UK), which is a Thaxted Festival concert.
I haven't done as much as intended on this challenge, due to so many other commitments (and unavoidable distractions:
We have dance tests next Friday so we're trying to practise for around 2 hours each day at the moment;
We're members of the Thaxted Festival, which is taking place now and we are attending around 20 concerts over a 3-4 week period, which included Mozart's Piano Cpncerto No: 23 at the Opening Night Concert with Iyad Sughayer and the London Mozart Players. Iyad gave a masterclass on the following day;
It's the end of the first week of Wimbledon, which is in melt-down due to the non-stop rain, so play is taking place on Centre Court and No. 1 Court as they have roofs; the rest are on and off with huge delays;
It's been a Tennis-fest for the last few week. Wimbledon is preceded by Eastbourne, which is preceded by Queens. Tommy Paul became America's No 1 player after his win at Queens over Carlos Alcaraz (World No 2). Tommy's 3rd round match has been delayed due to to constant rain.
I have learned three things from this challenge:
1. I have a piano repertoire and I need to revise it and keep revising it, as my Schubert waltzes used to be so much better and retrieving the fluidity has been more difficult than expected;
2. I have become much more aware that I am not playing the correct notes in some chords. I insert another chord note on occasions. I think this is due to memorised hand-shapes. It's often quite imperceptible due to the replaced note being a chord note (say the 5th instead of the 3rd);
3. Don't sign up to challenges and TWIs without checking the calendar for other scheduled events.
Enjoy the concert!
Off to a dance practice!