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Nancy,

I had not heard of the American branch of Canada's Royal Conservatory of Music. Do you know if you will receive the same diploma as the Canadian version? I tried to download the syllabus, but it instructed me to buy it in a local music store...

I am also working, as a long term project, on Clementi's Sonatina op.36 no.1. I sort of have the first movement down, but it needs work. I just began the second movement yesterday.

Me too! Been tinkering with the first section for a couple weeks now. Very slow going, I must say.

Hey, this is awesome! We three can work through this piece together!

AWTPP, are you playing the third and fourth beats of the "theme" (the repeated motif of the first measure) in staccato? My score has the staccato indication as sort of an optional dynamic, but I think it sounds best that way.

It seems Theme from the Overture Raymond went pretty smooth, and Light and Blue I found also to be easy, it is very similar style to a blues song in book 1. I'm now on Hungarian Rhapsody #2 which doesn't really seem all that difficult, its just a matter of doing it over and over until the timing is right. It tells you to get gradually faster but if you go too fast it just doesn't sound right.

One note about "Light and Blue" the tremolo at the end of the song? I just can't seem to do it, pianonoob on youtube makes it seems so easy but I just can't seem to do it.

Hi, Can someone please tell me how I should be playing the final (ending) chords in the piece "Light and Blue" on pg. 17 as "Tremolo"? I haven't encounter this technique before so I just wanted to make sure that I'm learning it correctly.

I listened to John Frank's example posted on the first page of this thread (very nice btw JF), as well as try to look for some YouTube videos but couldn't find any.

I recognized that they have an illustration at the bottom right hand corner of pg. 17, and it looks like I should be playing the notes seperately, kind of like an Arpeggio style? Except in this case, play the bB and the D at the same time for the right hand, then the E?

And for the left hand, play the low C first, then the high C?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Key Notes \:\)

Key Notes, I don’t have my music here with me right now but I think I know what you are referring to (or I might be completely off base). I think you have the right idea as far as how the notes are sounded. The fun part comes when you quickly alternate between the high and low notes with each hand. It’s more of a wrist action then a finger action. To start out with you could just play two notes with each hand (1st and 5th fingers) and just keep them going back and forth, then add the additional key to the right hand. Think of a “drum roll” sort of action.

Here’s one clip I found showing how to play a Tremolo with one hand (in a different song): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEvBiwxpids Just do the same thing with both hands, add the extra note, and your all set. \:\)

Undone

Nice job with the new piece. What is next for you?

I'm doing Calypso Carnival which has a very easy RH, but a tricky LH. Still unable to record it because of the LH, but will do so hopefully quickly. The interesting thing is that for Book 1, a song was done when the teacher says ok, or whenever I felt it was good enough. Now with Book 2, it's not over till the recording says so! I have no teacher by the way, and I don't think my issue right now is a teacher...I know what I need to do, it just takes time to do it. I will get a teacher after finishing Book 3, or half way through it.

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Here’s one clip I found showing how to play a Tremolo with one hand (in a different song): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEvBiwxpids Just do the same thing with both hands, add the extra note, and your all set. \:\)

Undone

Next is You're in My Heart.

Calypso Carnival

Waltz, you're my guiding light and beacon of hope!!! I really appreciate your opinion because feedback is always great, and when it comes from someone who knows what this is all about and how much effort it takes, it's well appreciated.

I really can't brag (I would love to, don't get me wrong ) but I was at this book some 8 years ago, so this is more of a failure on my part to not have continued when I was at it. I'm trying to catch up on all my missed out chances.

So, here goes You're in My Heart, that wasn't hard at all.
You're In My Heart