This morning, Claudia, 11, practiced the J.S. Bach A minor Invention behind tempo, (in slow motion) to improve her musical/technical understanding of the composition.
She worked on “weaving”/shaping the main idea or subject, which is a broken chord figure. The interaction between hands or voices (there are two them) was a particular focus, as it represents a dialog or two-part counterpoint. Nuances, dynamics, and progression to the climax were explored in detail, with improvement being made by the lesson’s conclusion.
The student will do her follow-up practicing at home keeping in mind what we worked on today.
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4 thoughts on “Piano Lesson Excerpts: Practicing the Bach Invention 13 in A minor (Videos)”
great video thanks so much for posting this! i need to remember its ok to go slowly, very slowly if necessary to develop the singing lines in bach. if the singing lines are not there at a slow tempo they won’t magically appear at a faster tempo. bravo and thanks again!
you mentioned in the video that changing the rhythm helps to correct note errors. why is this so? can one try an arbitrary rhythmic variation or is there a specific one that is suggested?
great video thanks so much for posting this! i need to remember its ok to go slowly, very slowly if necessary to develop the singing lines in bach. if the singing lines are not there at a slow tempo they won’t magically appear at a faster tempo. bravo and thanks again!
Glad it helped.
you mentioned in the video that changing the rhythm helps to correct note errors. why is this so? can one try an arbitrary rhythmic variation or is there a specific one that is suggested?
There are many rhythms that can help reinforce passages or smooth them out.