Starting piano studies
Which books would you recommend to get me closer to music and then to the piano? Premising that I have 0 musical knowledge, for example a music theory book that teaches me how to read music,...
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hand position
I have always wondered how accurate the hand position is that involves prominent knuckles. What do you think? My idea is that one doesn't necessarily have to push for these knuckles to come...
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Thesimon
Moving to the third year of conservatory.
Hi everyone. It's already February and I'm starting to get a bit scared about the exam I'll probably take at the end of May or beginning of June to move on to the third year of Piano. And I'...
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How do you get into the conservatory??
hello everyone!! i would like to enter the conservatory so that i can truly study piano and everything that comes with it... my questions are these: what kind of exam is taken to be able to...
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Frank
Bound fingers
Hi everyone, I'm new and I joined yesterday..=) I started a course in October to learn how to play the piano..I must say that I have many doubts about my abilities. I don't understand if som...
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zadra
Starting From Small Things: Venting
I am quite frustrated, more than I would have expected when I decided to start playing the piano. After a few months from the start of my piano lessons, even though I didn't have high expect...
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pianoexpert
Studying and Practicing Without the Instrument
Good morning to all colleagues, i wanted to start a discussion (hopefully a pleasant one) about what to do to improve ourselves every time we have the opportunity. I mainly study jazz and my...
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A Question
I started studying piano privately one year ago. My teacher had me study using Beyer and Hanon, manuals that I wasn't able to finish, which we have now resumed at the start of the second yea...
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Gianfranc0
Studying Pieces for 4 Hands
I am starting to study four-hand pieces for the first time; what do you suggest tackling when approaching this type of study? Are there any things to be more careful about? Is it a case of s...
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pianoexpert
History of Music - Essays
I am reporting these notes for those interested in the subject or who have to take exams http://www.coraliunite.it/Appunti/Tesine_Storia.htm I am only providing the title page For the creati...
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Do Falls Really Help?
Are piano drops really useful? How long should one continue doing them? I am asking because my teacher insists a lot on this subject... even too much, and I don't know how much more I can ga...
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Targeted or Global?
Pre-emptive apologies for the unclear title.. Suppose you have a series of etudes to prepare or a sonata, whatever you think; in your opinion and experience, is it more productive to dedicat...
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pianoexpert
How to Approach Mozart's First Sonata
I wanted to know what kind of mental and technical attitude one should have when approaching the study of Mozart, particularly the sonatas. I am starting KV279 and I notice that having studi...
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pianoexpert
The Technique For The Pianist's Well-being
The aspect that I have always considered fundamental in the study of the instrument is the conjunction of objectives concerning the liberating education of the body, emotions, intellect, and...
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Scale Study
Hello everyone! I would like to submit an important issue for analysis for the purpose of good technical preparation: the study of scales. How should one approach it? Are there preliminary e...
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His Mozart is Heavy
After the first lesson of the year, my score reading teacher told me: "Your Mozart is thoughtful"... I take note. It might be that with Mozart one can never find the right measure; practical...
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AbateFaria
Cem (Musical Education Center) Courses
CEM (Centro Educazione Musicale) courses in Milan. Do you know them? An alternative to a private teacher? I also discovered the Accademia del Suono, do you know it? www.accademiadelsuono.it...
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Mozart: Sonata K545 In C Major
Hello everyone. I started studying this Mozart sonata by downloading the sheet music from the New Mozart Edition website, and even though I read that it is the largest digital library of the...
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pianoexpert
Resonance Pedal
I am only discovering this forum today, and with pleasant surprise, and rather than asking a precise question, I would like to propose a topic for us to discuss: the use of the pedal. In fac...
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pianoexpert
Brahms, Handel - Variations
I would like to compare notes with you on this topic. What is the right choice for the trills in the opening Aria? Given that the theme is by Handel, but the opera is by Brahms... which perf...
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Separate Hands?
When studying a piece for the piano, when is it better to study the right hand and the left hand separately, and when instead is it better to start with them together? Is there a rule, or a...
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pianoexpert
When to Play for Physical Pleasure
This is what I mean by physical pleasure in playing, that is, the opposite of what sometimes happens by mistake. We know that our brain is capable of producing endorphins. It is a piece of h...
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Maestro's Summer Break :(
I have a big dilemma, as per the title my teacher is taking a long summer break (as every year) from the end of school, which is mid-June, until early September. My dilemma is this: is it po...
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Thesimon
Leaning/Appoggiatura
Some very brief considerations on the subject of the appoggiatura: http://suonarecantare.blogspot.it/2012/08/appoggiarsi.html
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Rotore
Slave to Sheet Music
Regardless of the complexity, some pieces I can only perform with the sheet music. Others, however, which I have wanted to learn by heart, I can play even without it. There is no way to memo...
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