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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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Early Intermediate Piano Repertoire: One of my favorite pieces to teach and play, J.C. Bach’s Prelude in A Minor (Video)

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Randall and Nancy Faber come through with flying colors by including J.C. Bach’s Prelude in A minor in their Developing Artist Series Album, Early Intermediate Level. (Playing the Haddorff piano with its honey-dipped tone) This particular composition, sounding Baroque, but … Continue reading →

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Piano Instruction: Practicing the Middle Section B/ Robert Schumann’s “Of Foreign Lands and Peoples” (Kinderszenen) TWO Videos

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

PART B, “Of Foreign Lands and Peoples” (Kinderszenen by Robert Schumann) The middle section introduces a counter-melody in the Bass that deserves attention. It’s in the rich range of the cello and it has the same RHYTMIC OUTLINE as the … Continue reading →

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Schumann’s Scenes of Childhood: Layered learning, No. 1 “Of Foreign Lands and Peoples” (5 videos/5 parts)

Posted on May 16, 2011 by

Just as I parceled out voices in the opening of Schubert’s Impromptu in Gb Major, Op. 90, I’ve done the same with Robert Schumann’s “Of Foreign Lands and Peoples” from his Kinderszenen (Scenes of Childhood) In both these works Romantic … Continue reading →

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Piano Instruction: Practicing the Schubert Impromptu in Gb, Op. 90 in Steps (4 videos)

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

It’s obvious that I’m a novice at video editing now that I’m on my own, but I managed to put together 4 videos demonstrating a step-wise approach to practicing the Schubert Gb Major Impromptu. I parceled out voices beginning with … Continue reading →

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Music Theory and Piano Study: It doesn’t have to be drudgery

Posted on March 26, 2011 by

Music Theory doesn’t have to be drudgery If I turn the clock back to my early days as a piano student, I can say without a doubt that I absolutely HATED “Music Theory” or anything remotely related to it. And … Continue reading →

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Piano Instruction: Teaching Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata, Movement 1 (VIDEO)

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

Beethoven didn’t attach “Moonlight” to this first movement of his very popular C# minor Sonata. (Music critics often invented these tags that stuck over centuries) The composer, himself, said his opening was like a fantasy, “quasi una fantasia,” and he … Continue reading →

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Piano Instruction: A Slow Practice Approach to the Schubert Impromptu Op. 90, no.2 in Eb Flat Major (Video)

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

In Tempo reading: Slow practice build-up approach: This Romantic era Impromptu will always benefit from the type of slow practicing that permits careful shaping of phrases, attention to dynamics and other nuances. In the video, I magnify the contours of … Continue reading →

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Piano Instruction: Part 3, Harmonic Rhythm and Phrasing, Mozart Sonata in C, K. 545, Shirley Kirsten, Piano

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

In part 3 of this video presentation, I explore the Development section and Recapitulation of the Mozart Sonata in C Major, K. 545 Hare are the links to Part 1 and Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u00VjBtn-t0 (Part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8cBg_qKSeU (Part 2)

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