tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433137284640866905.post7767800465713692810..comments2023-10-01T10:54:15.723-05:00Comments on Always Wanted to Play Piano: Festive DanceAlways Wanted to Play Pianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152210048318735359noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433137284640866905.post-80924662036343965052009-09-18T16:23:58.041-05:002009-09-18T16:23:58.041-05:00probably just the movement for the November ABF re...probably just the movement for the November ABF recital, but yes, all three eventually.Always Wanted to Play Pianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00152210048318735359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433137284640866905.post-46582661699529172182009-09-18T15:27:48.390-05:002009-09-18T15:27:48.390-05:00Partly it's knowing what notes make sense in t...Partly it's knowing what notes make sense in the key that you're in, and partly it's that your hand learns via muscle memory, how certain things are played: Alberti bass, octave leaps, arpeggiated chords. <br /><br />Are you going to play all three movements?pdxknitterati/MicheleLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164265671528808629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433137284640866905.post-23704139325157504962009-09-18T10:21:59.193-05:002009-09-18T10:21:59.193-05:00So to be sure I am hearing you right...
There are...So to be sure I am hearing you right...<br /><br />There are patterns here, and therefore I will get to the point of increased familiarity (if not "auto-pilot") simply with time. Yes?<br /><br />PT told me last night it typically takes her students 3-6 months to get their first Sonatinas behind them.Always Wanted to Play Pianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00152210048318735359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433137284640866905.post-57124612260647589142009-09-17T11:09:34.298-05:002009-09-17T11:09:34.298-05:00Yes, a long time ago! I just sat down and played t...Yes, a long time ago! I just sat down and played through it, not well, but it was like meeting up with an old friend. <br /><br />So, the first movement is in C, and most of your LH single notes are going to be C or G (I or V, tonic or dominant). There are a couple chords that are played Alberti bass style but if you look at the notes you're playing, it's just a broken chord, alternating notes (measures 9, 11, 32, 34). There's a different kind of broken chord at the end of the first and second sections (G and C). <br /><br />The right hand is a love affair with the key of C. Did you notice that the first two measures are just the notes of the C chord? Lots of scale runs in the RH, great finger excercises. Lots of octaves (C to C, A to A, D to D, F to F). <br /><br />Wow, that was a lot of piano-speak for someone who hasn't played much in the last year!<br /><br />Have your teacher explain sonata form for you, if she hasn't already. Exposition of the themes in the first section, development at the beginning of the second section, recapitulation, done. It helps to know what to expect.<br /><br />Have fun!pdxknitterati/MicheleLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164265671528808629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433137284640866905.post-86594736885556427112009-09-17T07:55:11.856-05:002009-09-17T07:55:11.856-05:00opus 36 number 1. Have you played it?opus 36 number 1. Have you played it?Always Wanted to Play Pianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00152210048318735359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433137284640866905.post-80018989005269152262009-09-17T00:20:01.019-05:002009-09-17T00:20:01.019-05:00Which Clementi sonatina? There are patterns there ...Which Clementi sonatina? There are patterns there in the LH, too!pdxknitterati/MicheleLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164265671528808629noreply@blogger.com