J.S. Bach, J.S. Bach Prelude in C minor BWV847, J.S. Bach Well Tempered Clavier, phrasing at the piano, piano addict, piano instruction, piano instructor, piano lesson, piano studio, piano teacher, piano teaching, Pianostreet.com, pianoworld, pianoworld.com, Shirley Kirsten blog, Shirley Smith Kirsten, slow mindful practicing, slow piano practicing, studying piano, Teach Street, The Well Tempered Clavier, word press, wordpress.com, you tube

Piano Lesson in Progress: Slow tempo, J.S. Bach Prelude in C minor, BWV847, student, Claudia, age 11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIMmG3OzHhU

Bach Invention, Bach Inventions, Bach Two Part Inventions, Baroque music, blog, blogger, blogging, Celebration MTAC Fresno, J.S. Bach, J.S. Bach Fugue in C minor BWV847, J.S. Bach Prelude in C minor BWV847, J.S. Bach two part Inventions, MTAC, MTAC Baroque Festival, word press, wordpress.com, you tube, you tube video

A piano student’s milestones and memories in photos and video

Today, September 5th, is Claudia's 11th Birthday! She started lessons with me in 2006 when she had just turned 6 after coming to California from Hawaii. I remember her as a shy but wide-eyed child who had studied piano for a year or so. Students who begin piano lessons at a tender age and stay… Continue reading A piano student’s milestones and memories in photos and video

counterpoint, El Cerrito, El Cerrito California, El Cerrito piano studio, Facebook, Fresno California, harmonic analysis, J.S. Bach, J.S. Bach Fugue in C minor BWV847, J.S. Bach Prelude in C minor BWV847, J.S. Bach Well Tempered Clavier, JS Bach, keyboard technique, mind body connection, muscular memory, music, music and the breath, music teachers association of california, music theory, musical inspiration, musical phrasing, New York City High School of Performing Arts, New York University, Oberlin Conservatory, phrasing at the piano, pianist, piano, piano instruction, piano instructor, piano lesson, piano lessons, piano pedagogy, piano practicing, Piano Street, piano student, piano teacher, piano teaching repertoire, piano technique, piano tutorial, Piano World, pianoaddict.com, Pianostreet.com, pianoworld, pianoworld.com, playing piano, Shirley Kirsten, Shirley Kirsten blog, Shirley Smith Kirsten, Steinway M grand piano, talkclassical.com, Teach Street, teaching piano, teaching scales, technique, Theory, uk-piano-forums, whole body listening, whole body music listening, word press, wordpress.com, you tube, you tube video

Playing through the entire Bach Fugue, BWV847 in C minor, fleshing out form as I go along (VIDEO)

The score is copied below the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be4YQ29gb1g http://www.teoria.com/articulos/analysis/BWV847/index.htm RELATED: Analysis of Fugue in C minor, BWV847: Subject, Counter-subject I and II, Exposition, Episodes (Development) Recap subject, etc. https://arioso7.wordpress.com/2011/07/04/piano-instruction-analysis-j-s-bach-fugue-in-c-minor-bwv847-videos/

Baroque music, classissima, classissima.com, J.S. Bach Prelude in C minor BWV847, phrasing at the piano, piano, piano instruction, piano instructor, piano lesson, piano lessons, piano pedagogy, piano repertoire, piano technique, Piano World, playing piano, Uncategorized, word press, wordpress.com, you tube, you tube video

J.S. Bach Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 from the Well-Tempered Clavier (Two Videos)–exploring the Chordal outline/harmonic rhythm

In summary, there is so much harmonic rhythm to think about here that mapping the chordal outline helps keep the composition from degenerating into non-stop, punctuated 16ths, at least in the opening section marked Allegro Moderato. A compelling melody is woven through the harmonic fabric and must always be fleshed out. The Adagio interlude is… Continue reading J.S. Bach Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 from the Well-Tempered Clavier (Two Videos)–exploring the Chordal outline/harmonic rhythm