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I'm not a piano teacher, but I thought your daughter's playing was very clean and musical -- perhaps more so when she was playing at home vs. the recital, but that's always the case. Also, I didn't hear any rushing, and the important stuff in the music was always in the foreground. She has a nice presence at the piano.
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She seems enjoying it, and as a lay person, I lover her playing. Thanks for sharing. ....but I suspect that I would lost the passion and stopped playing a long time back if I had traded what I loved to play in favor of developing a complete skill set. Not sure if developing a complete skill set has to conflict with playing what you like. .... She would offer her a wide set of options to choose from, making sure that they are all appropriate for her
I still see guidance here, if the offered options contain the same skills on the development path, then there wouldn't be a problem. Giving options to the students is something quite different from following whatever the student likes at the moment, Star War today and Lady Gaga tomorrow. And when the teacher sees a concerning weakness: ..... Once in a while she will prescribe a specific piece
Of course easier said then done, this is beyond many of the method book teachers I am afraid, requires a very high level of knowledge, experiences and skills from the teacher. It seems your daughter has got a good one.
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I am loath to comment on other teacher's students and their performances. Viewing on tape often opens the possibility for missing significant strengths or problems due to the nature of the media. However, take a look at a similarly aged student playing through the Czerny Op. 839 Etudes. (Not all the videos are public, so the player will skip over the ones which are not). Notice the superb technique and control, the evenness of the melodic line, the voicing and phrasing. I believe this is what all teachers should be striving for especially with highly talented and motivated students.
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That is not fair, Yuja Wang was NOT just a similar aged kid. She is one in a million (at least), played piano for all her life and didn't even attend regular school. Today, she is one of the top line performing pianist. Using her as a standard we better just all quit. Edit: Just did a little research, that wasn't casual recordings either, it was recorded as part of teaching program of the Central Conservatory of Music of China, with the deep resource and top teachers of the country behind her. Enjoy it, but just don't compare you kids to this, it is not fair.
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Just did a little research, that wasn't casual recordings either, it was recorded as part of teaching program of the Central Conservatory of Music of China, with the deep resource and top teachers of the country behind her. Really? You'd think they'd spend more money to improve the video quality. And why Czerny? Yuja's talent is completely wasted on such worthless writing.
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That is not fair, Yuja Wang was NOT just a similar aged kid. She is one in a million (at least), played piano for all her life and didn't even attend regular school. Today, she is one of the top line performing pianist.
Using her as a standard we better just all quit.
Edit: Just did a little research, that wasn't casual recordings either, it was recorded as part of teaching program of the Central Conservatory of Music of China, with the deep resource and top teachers of the country behind her.
Enjoy it, but just don't compare you kids to this, it is not fair. If you did a bit more research, you'd know she began lessons at age 7, and had the same teacher from age 7 to 14, when she left China. And she didn't start piano in the conservatory. Her teacher, Ling Yuan, was heavily influenced by the Russian school and Schnabel and Cortot, as is the OP's daughter's teacher. And who's to say the OPs daughter isn't just as talented and also one in a million? Definitely use her as a standard, which is why I selected her as an example.
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Piano Again, The Monkeys, Thank you for your comments! Regarding your comment about the teacher -- yes, I think we are lucky to have a very dedicated teacher. I am sure that it takes knowledge and a bunch of work to choose pieces for each of your students. She seems to really enjoy teaching kids. John, My daughter has looked up Yuja Wang's playing on YouTube in the past, particularly when she was learning K545. If she achieves that level of skill -- I will be thrilled, but I am not going to hold my breath! Her teacher, Ling Yuan, was heavily influenced by the Russian school and Schnabel and Cortot, as is the OP's daughter's teacher. You certainly know your stuff :-) My daughter's teacher is Russian indeed! I do not know which part of the approach is the russian trademark, but she does refer to the fact she is following a lot of the teaching styles from her russian school.
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