Tag Archives: Baroque music

Learning a J.S Bach Sinfonia from the ground up (F Major, BWV 794)

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

On to three voice counterpoint, following a two-dimensional Bach Invention journey in the company of several piano students. So why not open the door to my private practice room for a layered learning sample a trois. I’m no different than … Continue reading →

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Learning J.S. Bach’s B minor Invention No. 15 (BWV 786) in baby steps

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Both embedded videos track my step-by-step approach to learning this beautiful composition. In the part one Instruction, I play slowly through the right hand to explore the subject, its articulation, fingering, execution of ornaments, and follow-up strand of 16th notes. … Continue reading →

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Vibrant music-making at rest or at play

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

Musical silences spring to life in a rare and beautiful performance of C.P.E Bach’s G Major Keyboard Sonata. Continue reading →

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J.S. Bach and tempo in his Little Preludes

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

How do we make decisions about the time frame reference of Bach’s music? Continue reading →

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Angela Hewitt, pianist, plays J.S. Bach beautifully on a Fazioli

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

I must admit that when I journeyed to Piedmont Pianos before it moved out of downtown San Francisco, I wasn’t taken by a huge, 10-foot plus Italian piano with extra keys that was the featured attraction. (The Giraffe piano at … Continue reading →

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My complete analysis of Bach’s Little Prelude in D minor, BWV 926 (Video)

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

This in-depth examination of Bach’s composition follows a Skype lesson. Most long-distance learning students need this reinforcement to make good use of their practice time during the week. LINK: http://arioso7.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/bachs-little-prelude-in-d-minor-bwv-926-is-by-no-means-diminutive-videos/

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Piano Instruction: Domenico Scarlatti Minuetto in C, L. 217 (Videos)

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Many of Scarlatti’s compositions are not within easy reach of most piano students, but Margery Halford, editor, has compiled an Introductory album published by Alfred, with technically and musically attainable works. And it’s a blessing that she’s eliminated ones with … Continue reading →

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Piano Lesson: Analyzing/playing Bach Invention in D minor, No. 4, BWV 775 in slow tempo (Videos)

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

In J.S. Bach’s Two-part Inventions both voices overlap and imitate each other creating counterpoint. The SUBJECT of no. 4 contains a d-minor Harmonic form scale whose 6th note, B flat does NOT continue in an upward motion to the leading … Continue reading →

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Piano Lesson: More intensive work on J.S. Bach Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 (phrase shaping, voice balancing and form/theory analysis)

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Claudia, 11, and I refined our work on measures 9 through 21, with special attention to Episodes. She practiced shaping voices, balancing them, and creating a gradual crescendo where needed. (form and theoretical analysis were woven into our Fugue exploration) … Continue reading →

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Scarlatti Toccata in D minor with rapid fire repeated notes: Melodic contouring, dusting the keys, and slow motion replay (VIDEOS)

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Here’s my anti-anxiety solution to playing those demanding, rapid-fire repeated notes in Scarlatti’s D minor Toccata. First, being a technology nerd, I never dreamed I could master a slow motion replay on iMac’s iMovie, but through trial and error, I … Continue reading →

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