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Re: Questioning my TeacherPM Bamburg #2107154 06/24/13 11:32 AM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,906 guess where in CA and WA laguna_greg 1000 Post Club Member
laguna_greg 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,906 guess where in CA and WA	Hi Bamburg, How is your note- and rhythm- reading? If your skills there are strong, then playing from method or repertoire books is a good choice. That Bach prelude I was talking about in another thread is very easy physically to play but hard to read. If you look at it and can't make head nor tail out of it, then you should stick to something less difficult. But if you can figure out the chords in the first two or three measures, and the rhythm doesn't pose a problem, have at it! If you can make sense of some but not all of it, ask us questions about the parts you don't understand and we'll try to help you. You only live once. Taking a few risks at the piano won't kill you, or even ruin anything permanently. Last edited by laguna_greg; 06/24/13 11:33 AM.

Re: Questioning my TeacherPM laguna_greg #2107221 06/24/13 01:57 PM
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ten left thumbs 3000 Post Club Member T Joined: May 2009 Posts: 3,336 Scotland	Originally Posted by laguna_greg That Bach prelude I was talking about in another thread is very easy physically to play but hard to read. Eh? It isn't difficult for a complete beginner who has taken lessons for 6 weeks!?!? I think not. The OP had best steer clear of Bach until he or she has developed finger independence, control and legato. I am a competent teacher. www.justfingers.co.uk www.babysinging.co.uk

Re: Questioning my TeacherPM laguna_greg #2107421 06/24/13 07:36 PM
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OP Bamburg Full Member B Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 88	Originally Posted by laguna_greg Hi Bamburg, How is your note- and rhythm- reading? I can read the notes fine, not fast enough to play along as I read but I can recognize them all given a second or 2 to think about it, and I'm starting to get the hang of recognizing notes in pairs based on the interval if that makes any sense... like if it's D and A together in the bass clef I recognize the D right off, see that it's an interval of 5 notes, and know to play D and A. As for rhythm reading I know how it should sound, but when I'm focused on playing the notes tend to not come out as evenly as I'd like. I should probably leave the Bach alone for the moment lol The advice of calling the place I'll be taking lessons was great, I should have thought of that! They advised I just keep working my way through my method book, so that's what I'll be doing. Thanks again everybody.

Re: Questioning my TeacherPM Bamburg #2108028 06/25/13 06:32 PM
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Bobpickle 1000 Post Club Member B Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,394 Seattle, WA	Originally Posted by Bamburg Originally Posted by laguna_greg Hi Bamburg, How is your note- and rhythm- reading? I can read the notes fine, not fast enough to play along as I read but I can recognize them all given a second or 2 to think about it, and I'm starting to get the hang of recognizing notes in pairs based on the interval if that makes any sense... like if it's D and A together in the bass clef I recognize the D right off, see that it's an interval of 5 notes, and know to play D and A. As for rhythm reading I know how it should sound, but when I'm focused on playing the notes tend to not come out as evenly as I'd like. I should probably leave the Bach alone for the moment lol The advice of calling the place I'll be taking lessons was great, I should have thought of that! They advised I just keep working my way through my method book, so that's what I'll be doing. Thanks again everybody. Sounds great! In the meantime, here are some nice free resources that might help you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK8pzcjzUXE http://www.emusictheory.com/practice.html sightreadingpractice.com Makoto Ozone - "Life With You"

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