Sorry, folks, I don't understand the fuss. Rhythm is important, I agree. On the other hand, not many of us, who have started to play the piano at an age...
klavierneuling
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Apr 13, 2008 2:18 am
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Well, we all have different aspirations. I've only been studying piano for a very short time, but I came to it because a harpist I admire recommended keyboard...
My piano teacher is going to faint and I can't believe I am saying this, but rhythm is what is behind what we love about a piece of music - at least the music...
Well said, harpist. Rhythm is not only about fingers though, it is breathing with the wrists, rotation from the forearms and even the larger levers of the...
Hmmm... maybe that is where my problem lies; when I get nervous or "concerned" about playing, I tend to forget to breathe at all! I know that this is a common...
I'm trying to get back into playing after a long (many year) hiatus. I find myself enjoying whatever I can pick up and still play but am also wanting to...
Hi, Trying going thru the piece of music and identifying the different chord structures of the piece. That way you can see where the harmony is going. Like...
Hi, my name is Lea. I am new to the group. I like classical and new age piano music. I am a 50+ piano player at the point where I can say I play...
Fear only goes away after numerous public failures. One just gets used to the feeling. Try looking for lessons that provides group recital opportunities....
start playing for one person (your best friend), then two or three (your sisters), and so on. until you end up playing for a little group of people interested...
Maybe fear does not go away after numerous public failure. Maybe what happens is you learn to deal with the fear. I had an experience back in December 2007 I ...
... I, too, am looking for answers to this problem. Even with only family members in the room I sometimes become so occupied with which key I am to hit next,...
klavierneuling
isleif@...
Jun 4, 2008 4:43 pm
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By dealing with the fear, in my case, it's more a matter of recognizing it as a familiar feeling that is part of performance, whether its wanted or not. ...
Brian Ganz is a very good pianist in Washington who tours quite a bit. He phrases the issue very nicely, I think: "In performance, the familiar becomes...
Matthew Harre
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Jun 6, 2008 12:52 pm
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There is a famous story about Arthur Rubenstein who always was exremely nervous before a perfomance. On one particular evening that he was scheduled to play,...
Yes, that's what I am finding out. I am reading Barry Green's book Mastery of Music and that is one thing he says....know the piece so well that you can't...
This is a good idea that I may try. This brings up another question....do you ever get to a point where you feel you don't need lessons? I have been playing...
I guess I can learn to look at it like that. Knowing fear is an acceptable part of performing would at least make it expected and maybe easier to handle. ...
I appreciate all the responses to my questions about fear being a part of the performance. I am reading one of Barry Green's books The Mastery of Music and he...
Do you still take music lessons? I know I have been playing piano since I was 12 years old, only stopping in high school. Picked it back up as an adult with...
My favorite fear story is the one about Bill Russell, one of the greatest players in basketball who threw up before every game. I've heard that this happens...
Could it be that we are talking about two different, but related, phenomena? It is not fear that I experience, but kind of a loss of memory, a funneling-away...
klavierneuling
isleif@...
Jun 22, 2008 4:48 pm
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I have had just this kind of sudden loss of orientation--its really a form of dissociation I think--suddenly it's like I'm speaking Chinese. This used to...
Thanks Sue! I will get the book. One more remark: Over the last 20 years or so I've seen most major pianists live, from Martha Argerich to Sviatoslav Richter...
klavierneuling
isleif@...
Jun 23, 2008 1:02 pm
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The musician who is not paying attention to the audience, is not not paying attention the the audience. He is paying attention to the music. Similarly, when...
I tried Beta Blockers once....my hands didn't shake so I did play better but I was still nervous. Ardilia ... greatest ... that ... playing ... that ... ...
Several professional flute players that I have spoken with say that it dulls the experience for them and they decided that they would rather deal with the...
Hi, I started trying to play the guitar when I was 15 (I'm 35 now), and I have always found it hard to sight read. It always bothered me that sight reading...
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