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Re: What’s the Most Unusual Piece You’ve Played or Heard? At my senior recital in college (over thirty years ago), I played Richard Rodney Bennett’s Impromptus, why are pretty out there. I also played a bizarre piece that I wrote for tape and guitar,…
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Re: Tukasz Kuropaczewski-practice principles lesson @David Krupka Thank you, David, for saying this so well. When I watched Lukazs's video, I could tell almost right away that his approach was not for me, but I was unable to articulate why.…
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Re: Final Week: Music of the Fall Shand - Andante Caprice Op 65 (Nov 11) One more time! I finally have it memorized, so I thought I'd record it again today.
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- 9 days ago
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Re: Final Week: Music of the Fall Shand- Andante Caprice (Nov 10) Here's another go. Some improvement, but still a ways to go.
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- 10 days ago
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Re: Final Week: Music of the Fall Ernest Shand - Andante Caprice Op 65 I am continuing to dive into my new book of Ernest Shand's pieces. This is obviously still a work in progress, but it's so lovely that I wanted to be sure to…
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- 11 days ago
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Re: Final Week: Music of the Fall @Blaise Laflamme Just beautiful!
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- 11 days ago
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Re: Final Week: Music of the Fall @Barney This is awesome, Barney! This is definitely one we don't hear very often (or at least I don't). It has a real "groove" to it, and you have nailed it. Your slurs are so crisp and clean.…
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- 12 days ago
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Re: Week 5: Colors of the Fall @Sam Greenblatt That's pretty amazing, Sam! The intense opening chords are so unlike what I would expect from Andrew York. But then those slurs come in! Incredible!
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 5: Colors of the Fall @Marilyn Blodget Thank you, Marilyn! I do play for my students. They mostly seem to like it, but several are rather ambivalent. I just hope that I can expose them to something new (well, new to them,…
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 5: Colors of the Fall Shand - Il Pensieroso Nov 1 Here is another update. I don't often dress up for my videos, but I had just gotten home from work when I recorded this.
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 3: Whispers of Nostalgia @Ariel Elijovich That was gorgeous, Ariel! Each voice was singing beautifully, and your tone color was so warm and captivating.
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Re: Week 4: Harvest Melodies @Debbie What fun! Definitely a blast from the past. I probably watched every episode when I was a kid. Thanks, Debbie!
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 4: Harvest Melodies @Jack Stewart While I cannot tell that you are modeling Alexis Weissenberg (especially since I have not heard of him, let alone heard him play this), I can tell that your phrasing is hugely improved.…
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: Week 4: Harvest Melodies @Blaise Laflamme Thanks, Blaise. It's just the microphone that's built into the iPad. There is no USB port to use.
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: Week 4: Harvest Melodies @Marilyn Blodget That was beautifully played, Marilyn! I really like the contrast of the A major section. Correct me if I am wrong - didn't you participate in the livestream masterclass Isaac Bustos…
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: Week 4: Harvest Melodies @Debbie Beautiful, Debbie! I find milongas to be hypnotic.
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: Week 4: Harvest Melodies @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary That is sounding so good, Nijwm! That is one piece I think you should keep in your repertoire, for sure.
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: Week 4: Harvest Melodies Shand - Il Pensieroso Oct 29 update This is a quick recording on my iPad. The piece is feeling a bit more fluid to me.
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: Week 3: Whispers of Nostalgia @Marilyn Blodget Thank you, Marilyn!
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: Week 3: Whispers of Nostalgia @Blaise Laflamme Thanks, Blaise. It’s my same USB microphone. I didn’t even try using the laptop microphone, since they are usually pretty bad and meant to record a voice.…
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: Week 3: Whispers of Nostalgia @Jos Durkstra Lovely playing!
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: Week 3: Whispers of Nostalgia @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary It's sounding great! I like how you really take your time between phrases, giving each one plenty of space. Your fretting hand (I assume your left hand and the video is reversed?…
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: Week 3: Whispers of Nostalgia Shand - Il Pensieroso Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I settled in on a more difficult piece, and this is really the first time I am able to play it straight through.…
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: What livestreams would you like to see on tonebase? A while back, we were going to have Antigoni Goni do a livestream about playing Tarrega. It got canceled, and I would love to see it rescheduled.
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- 4 wk ago
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Re: Week 3: Whispers of Nostalgia @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary You should be very proud, Nijwm! Like David said, this is a very challenging piece. A while back, I read through the score a few times,…
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- 4 wk ago
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