Posts Tagged ‘ Chopin ’
A talented student of mine is currently working on Chopin's famous Fantasie Impromptu. The obvious challenge here is the cross-rhythm: right hand sixteenth notes against left hand triplets. I have devised the following 10-step guide to help my student nail this: 1. Practice each hand separately, very slowly, make every note extra louder than normal. [ READ MORE ]
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Words of inspiration from Chopin: “Simplicity is the highest goal, achievable when you have overcome all difficulties.” “There are certain times when I feel more inspired, filled with a strong power that forces me to listen to my inner voice, and when I feel more need than ever for a Pleyel piano.” “[…] in a [ READ MORE ]
In this post I will put up links to great music-related websites that I have found to be useful and of value. I will regularly update this post[ READ MORE ]