Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
Welcome, everyone. As we wind down the year, I’m excited to be back with you in this helpful stream!
If you’ve been sitting with questions about your playing, fingering, tricky passages, or musical roadblocks you haven’t quite cracked yet, this is a great moment to bring them out.
Whether it’s something small that’s been nagging you or a bigger challenge you’re ready to work through, every question is worth asking. Join us live today for real-time guidance and problem-solving, and let’s close out the year by clearing up a few musical loose ends together!
Leave any and all questions below!
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Hi Dominic,
I have a question about an articulation in contemporary/ pop music.
How to determine if there is no slurs signs on Melody lines? I think it should be play non legato.
here is a example from Bluebird by Alexis Frenchwould you help me how do you determine on no slurs in contemporary piano pieces?
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Hi Dominic. Will you please advice how to practice holding one note while trilling another note, as in Beethoven Bagatelle op.119-11 in Bb major bar 15.
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Hi Dominic, I have trouble with the octave passage in Chopin op. 61 bar 60. Should sound like a glissando, how can I practice it to get it really fast and light? 🙋♀️
Thanks a lot.
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Hi Dominic, As mentioned to you in the last Beethoven live stream, I would love to know how to play the beginning of Moonlight 3rd movement faster and be able to highlight the right note at the same time. (I'm currently putting weight on my thumb so I can increase speed but my piano teacher said I need to highlight note in the pinky which I can seem to figure out how to put weight on pinky to highlight last note with speed) Also, should I use flat fingers/ curved finger?
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I have the hardest time playing 2-3 octave scales consistently. I really am unaware of when the finger crossings happen (I know when they're supposed to happen), but as often as not, I end up at the final notes with the wrong fingers!
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How to practice adding mordents to the Trio (1. section)?
