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That is such a beautiful piece. I hope you will find a way to post a recording when you are finished with it. If you don't mind my asking, how long have you been playing? Have you played any of the other Nocturnes? I only ask because I know I'm not ready for this yet but hope to be in the next year or two.
Jim
Thanks, I've been playing for about 2 years now. I currently play two other nocturnes (much easier op 9 no 2 and op 20). I think learning the lassan part of Liszt hungarian rhapsody 2 gave me some preparation for this piece(fast arpeggios in right hand and right hand interval(two semitones) notes) here is my recording of that piece if you're interested uTube. I will definitely post a video of the nocturne whenever I play it well enough.
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception. "
Wow. Groucho, please tell me you've played another instrument before taking up the piano. Whether you did or not you are obviously very talented.
You flatter me, but I cannot please you. Never played another instrument. But I knew how to play The Flea Waltz really fast when I was a kid so maybe that helped.
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception. "
I feel like I've been living under a rock. So tell us what you've found and we'll celebrate with you.
Jim
I may not live under a rock but I do live on one. Plantation Key. It's the next one west of Key Largo. I don't get off the rock very often.
Jessica Williams sounds very good. Thanks for the link.
I only recently heard The Heavy .. a neo soul band from England. After watching two seasons of Treme on HBO I've renewed my love of soul music. So here is the video that I found.
Wow so much activitis in a couple of days. It's s wonderful thread. It's 3:30 AM and I should be preparing for today's class - I am teaching stat related class at work here this week. But I could not help peeking into.
My achievement of the week is that somehow I have been practicing in Utah. It's in public display in a busy music instrument rental / sale store here. So, it's quite embarrasing to screw up scales and hanon... but I do anyway. Good luck to everyone.
Displaced Ficus, yes there is. See the top 3 topics on the first page for more info and the recitals.
I have another micro achievement to announce: nowadays I have to turn a page in the middle of a song, because I do 3 and 4 pages pieces in stead of the 1 or 2 pages I always used to. It is a bit awkward to do, because my hands are not free and on the keys. I guess it's another thing to learn. Next time I will ask my teacher how to do it.
Congrats for doing Yann Tiersen, Shannonia, and thank you for introducing that song to me. I never heard it before and it's a very beautiful piece.
Displaced Ficus - yes, the online ABF recitals that Paperclip points to are quarterly. We've had participants with 3 weeks-50 years of experience, so they're really fun. But there's also much less formal Piano Bars every month, and those threads usually are titled "September Piano Bar" or whatever month it is.
But Waller's stuff is fun recital or no Keep us posted on how it's going -
Cathy
Cathy Perhaps "more music" is always the answer, no matter what the question might be! - Qwerty53
Displaced Ficus, yes there is. See the top 3 topics on the first page for more info and the recitals.
I have another micro achievement to announce: nowadays I have to turn a page in the middle of a song, because I do 3 and 4 pages pieces in stead of the 1 or 2 pages I always used to. It is a bit awkward to do, because my hands are not free and on the keys. I guess it's another thing to learn. Next time I will ask my teacher how to do it.
Congrats for doing Yann Tiersen, Shannonia, and thank you for introducing that song to me. I never heard it before and it's a very beautiful piece.
Bye to you all, Chris
Depending on how annoying the binding of the music is, you may want to just photocopy the pages and stick them together so you can lay them all out.
"You are the music while the music lasts" - T.S. Eliot
I have been practicing the Chopin op.10 no 2 for a week now and it starts to look like a piece. Not in the real tempo yet but moving in this direction without giving up.
But what a notice again and again.
Practicing is like untying a knot: If you use force and pull hardly it will only strengthen the knot and create tensions.
If you release tensions, relax, take it slowly, play independently with each finger, listen carefully and so on it is like making the knot loosen up.
So you can always ask: am I pulling the knot or making it loosen up?
Jim F., MaryBee, Lain, and Dulcetta thanks for the B-day wishes! And welcome aboard Dulcetta. You will find many fine folks here willing to help. I love reading this forum every day. I learn so much here and feel so welcomed. All the best as you go forward!
Now, I need to go find some of these songs folks have been talking about. I'm not family with them and feel a need to listen to them based on all the comments!
[quote=Dulcetta](...) There are several of us I can think of right off the top of my head who have only been playing since the end of the year 2009 - so, we haven't even hit the 2 year mark yet.(...)
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