Public Space: Perfecting Musical Expression with Borbála Seres!

Have you noticed that most of the time we talk about technique or musical expression separately? We practice technical elements such as arpeggio, fast scales, left hand independence, tremolo, or even legato playing, etc. separately, but never together with the musical elements. Enjoy this two-week intensive to be able to play the basic musical ideas easily such as changes of dynamics and tempo, articulation, accentuation, as well as to improve your musical creativity.

• Course Period: December 5th - 19th
• Sign-Up: November 30th 

ASSIGNMENT FOR THE FIRST WEEK:Exercises_Expression (1) 

Please share a video of yourself playing the first three exercises and at least two variations of the fourth exercise.

1-3. Exercises:

• Take a tempo in which you can play without unnecessary tension and make the musical expressions (accelerando, crescendo) gradually.

Exercice 1: https://youtu.be/lf3aQznZyKQ

Exercice 2: https://youtu.be/PeGYFbXkjuY

Exercise 3: https://youtu.be/gCycBsDb7Xw

4. Exercise:

• If it’s too difficult for you to learn to play in one week, you can perform only the upper voice.
• Make attention, that fingering should be different depends on the desired musical character.
• Try to show the musical elements exaggeratedly, even if it seems to be too much.
• Try to imagine the character before you play the exercise.

Exercise 4: https://youtu.be/FTHMi7xghjg