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King Norre, I make a few errors when I fist start my morning practice. I may start with scales, Hanon or a current piece. Either way the fingers are not quite ready.
My ATOW hasn't happened yet but today I am going to brave the red dot and record for the July piano bar. If anything like the last few attempts this may take days not hours.
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King Norre, yes, starting a practise session with errors is pretty normal.
A former violin teacher said to me that it is normal that a practise won't start at the high quality reached in the last practise session. But more or less at a few levels below capacity. Which would feel somewhat frustrating to starters, because it feels like what is learned is lost against the expectations of the starter. Don't let this feeling bug you.
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My AOTW: I hosted the first ever Piano Party for my teacher and her adult students Saturday! It went very well. We had four players, and everyone had fun. We recorded everyone's performance, so they could have a video of their first "recital". Everyone warmed up, then we had some refreshments, then we began playing and filming!
I played Debussy's Arabesque 1 and Chopin Nocturne in F minor back to back. This was 10 1/2 minutes of performance, and I sort of ran out of steam at the end. I did pretty well on the Arabesque, but I made some mistakes in the Piu mosso of the nocturne and blew the arpeggios at the end. Still, for a first "recital" since I was 11 years old, I was happy with it. Everyone was terrified of playing in front of the group and the camera, but everyone did very well! We plan to have another party in the fall. Several of my teacher's students are on vacation now, but have expressed interest in the fall party. I am so happy to have gotten this activity off the ground for my teacher and her students. Thanks to JimF for the idea!
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King Norre, yes, starting a practise session with errors is pretty normal.
A former violin teacher said to me that it is normal that a practise won't start at the high quality reached in the last practise session. But more or less at a few levels below capacity. Which would feel somewhat frustrating to starters, because it feels like what is learned is lost against the expectations of the starter. Don't let this feeling bug you. There's also the phenomenon of 'sleeping on it'. Practice a tricky passage assiduously at a slow tempo, resisting the temptation to go full speed with mistakes - at the NEXT practice session it will flow at the proper pace!
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Pleased to say after about 15 recording attempts (significantly less than the last two) I got my piece done.
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My AOTW: I hosted the first ever Piano Party for my teacher and her adult students Saturday! It went very well. We had four players, and everyone had fun. We recorded everyone's performance, so they could have a video of their first "recital". Everyone warmed up, then we had some refreshments, then we began playing and filming!
I played Debussy's Arabesque 1 and Chopin Nocturne in F minor back to back. This was 10 1/2 minutes of performance, and I sort of ran out of steam at the end. I did pretty well on the Arabesque, but I made some mistakes in the Piu mosso of the nocturne and blew the arpeggios at the end. Still, for a first "recital" since I was 11 years old, I was happy with it. Everyone was terrified of playing in front of the group and the camera, but everyone did very well! We plan to have another party in the fall. Several of my teacher's students are on vacation now, but have expressed interest in the fall party. I am so happy to have gotten this activity off the ground for my teacher and her students. Thanks to JimF for the idea! What a great event - and so helpful for the coming weekend! I really hope to initiate something like this here after the summer. Looking forward to meeting you in ...a few days! Sand Tiger - thanks for the buon viaggio ! 
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SwissMS, Glad to hear it went well, and congrats on playing such an ambitious program your first time in the spotlight as an adult. Trying to play anything without goof ups for over ten minutes would be hard for me, even with just me and the dogs. How was the social aspect of it? I found it interesting to hear about everybody's piano journey, trials and tribulations, etc.. Not to put you on the spot...  Cheryl is gonna ask you anyway ...but are we going to see your video?
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Getting my "new" piano today... will post the obligatory quasi-pornographic glamour shots when I have a moment.
Since they are of similar vintage, I've been trying to think of a name that fits with EdwardianPiano's "Cecil B. dePiano". Maybe "Wilson", as in Woodrow, but that reminds me too much of Tom Hanks' volleyball in Castaway. I'm open to suggestions!
"...when you do practice properly, it seems to take no time at all. Just do it right five times or so, and then stop." -- JimF Working on: my aversion to practicing in front of my wife 1978 Vose & Sons spinet "Rufus" 1914 Huntington upright "Mabel" ![[Linked Image]](/ABF_Medals/4medals.jpg) XXIX-XXXII
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Aww, Tom Hanks' Wilson was a great and sustaining friend (even if inanimate). Admirable qualities in a piano too, I think.
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... but that reminds me too much of ... It seems you want a male name. So how about: Watson. As in Sherlock Holmes and Watson. Could pick one of the villains from the James Bond movies. I like Dr. Kno. Spelled different on purpose. Or even: James. How about a great performer or writer? Glenn? My AOTW: I hosted the first ever Piano Party for my teacher and her adult students Saturday! It went very well. ... Congratulations. Sounds like a much better way to do a recital.
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Having successfully wielded contact glue spray and wobbled around on the top of a step ladder clutching eight (although not at the same time) four foot by two foot acoustic tiles, and having got them stuck to the ceiling, they haven't come crashing down on the instruments below yet! (Although I did just spot a string of dried contact glue dangling off the side of the snare drum.)
And the piano sounds nicer.
I hadn't the will-power or budget to tile the whole ceiling so I was trying to space out one boxful of tiles. Masking tape wasn't working but I came up with the idea of using postits to mark out the tile placements and an L-shaped bit of plywood to mask off the glue spray.
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SwissMS, Glad to hear it went well, and congrats on playing such an ambitious program your first time in the spotlight as an adult. Trying to play anything without goof ups for over ten minutes would be hard for me, even with just me and the dogs. How was the social aspect of it? I found it interesting to hear about everybody's piano journey, trials and tribulations, etc.. Not to put you on the spot... Cheryl is gonna ask you anyway ...but are we going to see your video? It turned into a great social event. All of the participants were English speakers, though from several different countries- Holland, Brazil, Romania, and the US! It was interesting hearing everyone's story. One participant had only been playing a couple of months, and had only learned the piece he played two weeks ago. He played it beautifully! Our teacher also played, which was absolutely wonderful. She really enjoyed the get together. Will you see my video? Well, the Debussy will be my August ABF recital. I might use the party video- unless I get a better recording in the next week  . However, Cheryl will be seeing the "real thing" next week!!!
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Not to put you on the spot... Cheryl is gonna ask you anyway ...but are we going to see your video? Oh dear... I've become so predictable  And as SwissMS has just replied... I don't need the video...I'm getting a live performance ! woohoo!
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Getting my "new" piano today... will post the obligatory quasi-pornographic glamour shots when I have a moment.
Since they are of similar vintage, I've been trying to think of a name that fits with EdwardianPiano's "Cecil B. dePiano". Maybe "Wilson", as in Woodrow, but that reminds me too much of Tom Hanks' volleyball in Castaway. I'm open to suggestions! Congratulations. How about Woodrow? That name follows your instinct, and won't remind you as much of the movie.
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... but that reminds me too much of ... It seems you want a male name. So how about: Watson. As in Sherlock Holmes and Watson. Could pick one of the villains from the James Bond movies. I like Dr. Kno. Spelled different on purpose. Or even: James. How about a great performer or writer? Glenn? Hmmmmmm... doesn't have to be a male name necessarily. It would ideally evoke a sense of the era though. "Watson" fits the bill in that regard. I checked the SSA list of popular names by decade, and "Mildred" jumped out at me as being distinctly of that era and not popular in any era since. I've also ruled out single syllable names, they just don't have the pizzazz I'm looking for. Sorry SandTiger, I'll pass on Woodrow... just seems a little too odd, and might be, errrrrr, misconstrued. So, Watson and Mildred are the early favorites.
"...when you do practice properly, it seems to take no time at all. Just do it right five times or so, and then stop." -- JimF Working on: my aversion to practicing in front of my wife 1978 Vose & Sons spinet "Rufus" 1914 Huntington upright "Mabel" XXIX-XXXII
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So, Watson and Mildred are the early favorites.
I really don't have any idea what era you're talking about. Even what kind of piano? Grand? I would tend to name regular familiar names. I had a dog named: Julie. A cat named: Brian. Watson is a side kick. A buddy. A helper. A friend. I hope you don't shoot it down because I actually got the name from a wonderful big ole New Foundland dog named Watson.
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King Norre, yes, starting a practise session with errors is pretty normal.
A former violin teacher said to me that it is normal that a practise won't start at the high quality reached in the last practise session. But more or less at a few levels below capacity. Which would feel somewhat frustrating to starters, because it feels like what is learned is lost against the expectations of the starter. Don't let this feeling bug you. There's also the phenomenon of 'sleeping on it'. Practice a tricky passage assiduously at a slow tempo, resisting the temptation to go full speed with mistakes - at the NEXT practice session it will flow at the proper pace! Aah, so thats how it works! A few days before a recital I practise not the whole piece, but only little passages and work them very slowly. It works wonderful to get rid of errors when there is no warming up and I have to perform without mistakes.
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SwissMS, congrats on your first hosted piano party! I'm very happy that I will hear it live from you THIS week.
TallGuy, congrats on your new piano. I'm very bad at naming though. If I would do suggestion, people would think it's the name of guinea pig pet instead of a piano, heh.
jdeacon, wow you have a lot of instruments in your room! Nice that your piano sounds better with those tiles.
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...waiting for pics of Mildred/Woodrow...
Woodred
Mildrow
Woody
Middy
Millie
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I might have missed something ... which era is it?
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I can't believe it but for the last three days in a row I've played through - cold - all piece perfectly..... something has happened..... a new paradigm . i might even venture a recording!
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