Piano Technique
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Good evening, I read the Beyer, taking one year, then I studied some pieces of classical music and light music. Currently, I am studying solfeggio using Pozzoli; my reading is not very fast,...
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Frank
So... on Tuesday I have a concert... I will play Chopin's Etude Op. 10 No. 12 and Schubert's Impromptus... I am very tense.. I haven't played in a concert since June 2011 and I've somewhat f...
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Ettore
How do you understand pianistic technique? What methods do you suggest using? How and when do you do it (if you do it)? Thank you
Good evening, now that the academic year has begun I find myself choosing pieces; some have already been assigned to me while others I still have to choose, and I wondered if studying Rachma...
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pianothor
Hi everyone, I wanted to ask you a question... namely... every time I play my teacher says that I play by tensing up, but for me it's the only way to play well and respect the colors of a pi...
Good evening, I often find Non Allegro as a tempo indication in Rachmaninov, can anyone tell me what it means? Would it be an Allegro ma non troppo? Or an Allegro that must sound precisely "...
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francescochopin90
Hello everyone, I wanted to ask you for some advice regarding the three-year degree (Bachelor's). I am supposed to apply for admission to the academic three-year program, but this has brough...
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Hi everyone! Today while listening to this piece, which attracts me quite a bit, I was wondering... to play it, it seems to me that a technique or a predisposition for playing fast and detac...
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Frank
Hello everyone, I would like to know if you could recommend a piano scales book that contains not only tonal scales but also modal ones. Thank you very much!
Good evening, if the time signature is 12/8 and I have 12 sixteenth notes in a measure, does that mean I have 4 triplets? Or not? I don't think so, because each single note of a triplet must...
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pianoexpert
Good morning I have some questions regarding the technical path that I think every pianist must face sooner or later. I have been practicing jazz for several years without having gone throug...
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Hi friends, I was curious to know how a pianist behaves before every concert, what do you do to prepare yourself mentally and physically? (Besides studying the pieces ;P) And if the concert...
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Thesimon
To make you smile a little, here are (in my opinion) the three most recurring phrases from students: - in third place: "I just can't get this part right, I've been trying all week" - in seco...
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This is intended to be a question addressed to all those who play on digital instruments, therefore with pre-packaged sounds rather than real ones..................given that I also have a R...
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With what face do you present yourself to the public?? And they even applaud at the end! It would take very ripe tomatoes...
I am sharing my readings with you, I would start with "The Pianistic Art of Vincenzo Scaramuzza." [ADMIN]Attachment deleted due to copyright violation[/ADMIN]
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Thesimon
Hello everyone, knowing that I am a relatively beginner adult, which edition do you recommend for Bach's Inventions and Two-Part Inventions and Sinfonias? I don't intend to study them in the...
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Thesimon
Hello a month and a half ago, I started studying Chopin's Etude Op. 25 No. 12 before lessons resumed; it is not in my study program because I have the Well-Tempered Clavier and Clementi's st...
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Thesimon
I love this woman. In 15 minutes she condensed all my technical convictions regarding Chopin studies. Her final interpretation might not be liked (she is also of a certain age!) but I believ...
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pianoexpert
Hello, here is the link with the version played by Zimerman one of my greatest dreams is to reach the point of playing this masterpiece (in my opinion) What do you think? Does anyone know ho...
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Thesimon
Hello everyone, I propose this indispensable text to you! It is about "Rudimenti di interpretazione" (Rudiments of Interpretation), a practical manual of interpretation, by Edoardo Catemario...
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Which is the best piano school? Vitali school, Russian school or others? How do the two approaches to the instrument differ? Does a school exist for every repertoire?
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Do you know any pieces that contain twelfth chords? Obviously not arpeggiated and to be played with one hand alone without helping with the other.
In the meantime, everyone knows that the repertoire for left hand (for pf) does not consist of just a single piece I will take advantage of this point made by Shark to open this topic; perha...
Is it possible to draw lessons from the careful observation of a great performer playing in a video? I think it is possible in part, though obviously only the person playing knows the sensat...
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Chopinauer
