Good morning: We are having a discussion on SuzukiUSA about how much professionals practice -- land would love to hear what other musicians say about this. ...
I've gotten some excellent responses so far, and these are archived at: http://www.geocities.com/techfiddle/propractice.html I'll continue to add to these over...
This sounds like an interesting group! My name is Angela Hartman and I have my own piano studio in Louisville, KY. I have 48 students and 9 of those are...
If you look at the career of the pianist Claudio Arrau: he studied with Marin Krause, who studied with Listz, who studied with Czerny, who studied with...
If anyone knows of nice RSS feeds for music-related pages, please let me know? My feeds are at http://www.geocities.com/techfiddle/feeds.html, but all I have...
My teacher, (1) Marķa Luisa Rasgado studied with his grandfather, (2) Carlos del Castillo, who studied in Leipzig with (3) Alfred Reisenauer, one of the...
I am hoping to do my own piano recital in fall of 2007. I just started playing seriously a couple of years ago (at age 34), after not having played for almost...
... try something like that. They can barely play for me. I'm working on them though! Best of luck to you. Angela Hartman, Teacher in Louisville ... started ...
Angela, feel free to let them know about my blog. Who knows, maybe it will inspire them to see another adult putting in practice time! Nina ... -- Come visit...
Oh, I have bought this book, it sounded right up my alley! It is going to be my beach read during my (piano-less) holidays! ... Adventures) by Noah Adams is a...
... Vica: Sorry for such a late reply. The school method refers to the music we use to teach - mainly J.S. Bach. Children start with the method of John...
... Adrienne: Congratulations on your learning. You sound very enthusiastic. Improvising is an excellent way to know your instrument; and Mikrokosmos, one of...
Having problems maintaining a full erection or one at all?\/lagra works=20 excellently for your problem. Get your confidence back, and have great s e x. ...
Alphonse Pearce
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Jul 14, 2006 6:46 pm
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Hi Guys and Gals, I seem to go in bits and spurts: first I am all enthusiastic, then I don't want to even think about the piano. I don't like to practice but...
... Hi Valerie: Find some technique exercises that you really like and practice them at least for 30 minutes every day. This way you'll be always "in shape"...
Eduardo, Thank you for the tip. I will definately keep it in mind. Valerie ... Hi Valerie: Find some technique exercises that you really like and practice...
My new piano teacher has assigned me the Bach Invention in C major. I have never before played Bach and I am having an awful time with the trill in the very...
Some suggestions for practice. When you can't focus any more on a piece, change. Go to something different: another piece, technique, sight-reading. Everything...
I have the Urtext edition and one revised by Ruthardt of Bach's 2-part Inventions. The first measure has an embellishment, which we play with only 3 notes...
Thank you. I will try this strategy. Valerie Lya Ferrer <lyaferrer@...> wrote: Some suggestions for practice. When you can't focus any more on a piece,...
Hi everybody. I just joined this group, and I'd like to introduce myself... My name is Max, I'm Italian, 39 y.o.. I live in Rome. I found Matt's site a few...
Greetings, This article is a humorous and insightful look at the horrors we all face with stage fright. The article centers on professional actors and some...
Matthew Harre
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Sep 14, 2006 11:10 pm
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... Matt: How can I access this article, please? Best regards. Lya __________________________________________________ Correo Yahoo! Espacio para todos tus...
Folks, The stagefright article was not included in my notice of it. Currently it's only available in the paper edition of the New Yorker. At the moment it...
Matthew Harre
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Sep 18, 2006 8:50 pm
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I tried going onto New Yorker Online, but I can't get to that article from the website. "Petrified" hmmmm ... kind of reminds me of how I feel about my next...
I am a real fossil and a real beginner and probably beyond the age where one should try his luck at the piano. Still, I have been with it for three years now...
klavierneuling
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Oct 7, 2006 4:59 am
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Dear Karl Karl-Heinz Isleif, I'm sorry to hear about your hand. A common source of pain in the arm is over extension of the hand. The natural extension of...
Matthew Harre
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Oct 7, 2006 2:17 pm
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Dear Karl, I am a fossil too and fortunately I do not have now any pain in my arms. I would tell you more - my left hand which was broken at the wrist level...