Hi! I found this group a while ago, and lurked a bit. Now I'd like to introduce myself. I'm almost 64, and have been playing for about a year. I had no ...
Michelle Himes
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Feb 14, 2009 7:11 pm
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Hello Michelle! Welcome to the gang! Hang in there! I am 65. I, too, started from not knowing where middle C was exactly 5 years ago - and I can play a...
klavierneuling
isleif@...
Feb 14, 2009 10:16 pm
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Welcome. I'm stuck near the end of book 1 myself, as the chord complexity and hand jumping increases. My stuckness has a lot to do with other musical...
Greetings, What I strive for in this message board is hearing how members can encourage each other without the intervention of professionals being...
Matthew Harre
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Feb 15, 2009 5:01 am
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Thanks for the warm welcome! I'm not exactly stuck at the end of the book, but more like moving at a snail's pace. A very slow snail. But that's okay. I do...
Michelle Himes
mhimeswc@...
Feb 15, 2009 2:03 pm
498
Hi everyone, I have had mirror movements in my hands and fingers ever since I was born. These are involuntary movements of the opposite hand from the one I am...
Hello and thanks for the encouragement! The sole secret to progress is practice, no doubt. 30 minutes a day are a myth that will get you nowhere. But during...
klavierneuling
isleif@...
Feb 16, 2009 12:27 pm
500
Scales, scales scales in any possible variation. Just my two cents ... Da: symphonia@... <symphonia@...> Oggetto: [musicalfossils] mirror movements and...
Hi! Once I participated in this group but then I had computer problems, my e-mail was changed etc. Now I would like to join you again. I played piano all my...
Hi Janice, When you play the piano one hand, what does your other hand do? Since, in my opinion, your topic concerns coordination try to do the following....
Hi Vica, When I play the piano with one hand, the other hand is playing the same thing, but involuntarily and mirroring the playing hand. For instance, if I...
Hi Janice, The problem is that I can only imagine how the process you describe looks on the piano. What I think may not be right. That is why I am afraid of...
Hi Vica, It happens all the time, when I write, type, etc. the other hand makes subtle movements that I cannot control. I was born that way and doctors have...
Hi Janice, Thank you for your explanation. So I assume the problem is not just the pianistic one. It seems to me there are some links in your body which are...
... Thank you for your explanation. So I assume the problem is not just the pianistic one. It seems to me there are some links in your body which are not known...
Vica, Thanks for the suggestions. I am trying to memorize the Chopin Nocturne and play it very slowly, watching my hands. If I focus real hard on them the...
What strategies do you use for memorizing a piece? Do you memorize one page thoroughly before moving on to the next page? Do you do a little each day one page...
There are some great memorization / practice strategies at the website www.practicespot.com. The same person has a book out called "The Practice Revolution" -...
Rebecca, That looks like a great site. Lots of info to wade through, though. With this piece there are a lot of repetitions, though, where the same phrases...
You'll have muscle memory helping you, but I've found the trick is ... to remember when certain phrases repeat! (Remember that performing is different from...
Hello everyone, I am a new member of your group. I play the piano and the cello. Due to my bad experiences with cello lessons in high school, I decided not to...
Teaching adults is great. I have done it for 9 years. It has been a most gratifying experience. Good luck. Enjoy. Lya (from México) ¡Sé el Bello 51 de...
I think adult music students should be very grateful to teachers who focus on teaching adults. I also think you have a significant advantage as a piano...
I knew there would be others like me but haven't taken the time to find them until this morning I persevered and came across this site with its own discussion...
Hi Sal, Welcome! I felt the same as you when I found this group; delighted to know that I wasn't the only one taking up an instrument in my middle years. ...
Hi Rebecca, Wow....didn't expect a reply so fast but very good to hear from you. The harp is a great thing to play..beautiful sounds....I don't know many harp...
Hi all i'm turning 18 in about a month and I've been wanting to retake up piano for the last 3 years but still haven't got around to organising it. I am...
I started the piano from scratch as an adult student two years ago but still can't find notes and chords fluently from a score. I can figure them out, with...
Hi Robert, That is a problem indeed. In fact I have given up trying to learn sight reading consciously. A short-cut or even a particular approach other than...
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