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Piano Technique: Trills and the vocal model

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Joyce Di Donato, "lyric-coloratura mezzo-soprano," is my model for trilling. In an embedded you tube video, the opera singer emphasizes the undulating character of a beautifully executed trill that leans on the upper note. (Too often pianists deliver a robotic stream of alternating notes that's shapeless and out of breath, ignoring an internal flow and… Continue reading Piano Technique: Trills and the vocal model

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What pianists can learn from opera singers

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

As pianists, we're allied to opera singers and their creative process in more ways than we think.