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DragonPianoPlayer, nice job with your 2 pieces. You played them nicely.

LaValse, your piece doesn't sound weird at all. Nice playing.

Rosanna, the version of "To Zanarkand" you found is the DoReMi version.

After listening to the Chopin Prelude recital, these seem pretty lame but they were fun to learn and only took a couple of weeks. The pieces I'm working on at lessons provide much more of a technical challenge but may also never be "recital" worthy.

The first one is from Martha Mier's Book 1. Some of you will recognize it from the sightreading thread awhile ago. I'm working on one from book 2 now and it will probably be my November recital piece.

Hold My Hand

Yesterday

Well done, I played it better at home.

These pieces are not lame at all. Very clean playing and you played with a lot of feeling.

Which Martha Meier books are these from?

Honli, Thanks for the complement.

Rich

Nice Work Sandy!!

Thanks! I love playing them. The books are the Romantic Impressions series. I ordered the CD from somewhere online (I forget) It covers books 1,2 and 3 and I've also purchased book 4 (I'm hoping to get my teacher to record these for me ). They are beautiful pieces and provide lots of room for expression. Very attainable - even books 3 and 4.

Oh, Oh,

I feel a case of sheet music acquisition syndrome coming on. Yesterday was payday. I'm in trouble now!

Rich

I played it better at home,
I like you playing very much. You are very expressive; the sound is very sweet. You also play very smoothly. To me they are recital worthy.

Honnli, thanks about the info on Zanarkand; I believe you played the Yamaha version? So Monica, now you know!

Wow, beautiful playing, I play it better at home! Such a gentle and smooth sound! Keep em comin!

Well, I've been lurking for a few weeks now, I suppose it's about time I post some music!

This is the g minor prelude from the WTC I.
WARNING: this is not polished, and I only did one take of it, so enjoy with caution

This was recorded on a Yamaha U3.

http://www.box.net/shared/9tf52ro2va

Very good job, Jay.

Your left hand is especially nice and clear.

Are you going to submit this or something else for our Nov. Recital?

Monica will start a thread with directions on Nov.1.

The deadline for submittals is Nov.14.

Thanks a lot for posting your Bach, and welcome to ABF.


Mel

Hi Jay.g, that's very nice and clean playing, and I am impressed it's from one take. I always mess up a good number of times before I get anything passable. I like the sound of the U3. Welcome!

Nice Work Jay!!

Jay that was really good! Well done..

jay.g - very nice playing - that is one chilled prelude - nice control of the trills... impressive.

Thanks for the warm welcome and all the kind replies!

Mel, I haven't made any plans yet regarding the November recital; I doubt I'm going to be submitting the same piece! In the same session, I also recorded the fugue and the d minor fantasia by mozart, so let's see!

Rosanna, I know the feeling - recordings are never the way you want them to be. I'm not satisfied with this recording by any means! However, it was far better than the other two pieces I recorded, so I posted this one I bought the U3 last year, and it was a huge step up from my ancient clavinova, both in sound and touch. However, I plan on upgrading to a grand within the next year. Hopefully sooner than later.

Rerun, LaValse and I played it better at home, thanks for the encouraging words!

Bump.

Still a lot of time left in October for more pieces.

Hey DPP and gang,

Well, you asked for it . As you guys probably know, I started playing in Feb. and to make matters worse, I can't read music, but I've been trying to pull together something to play for my nearly 90 yr. old mother, similar to what she and her brothers and sisters used to play in the 40s.

Here's a slow 12 bar/ boogie. You may have to turn the volume up a little, it was a little low said some of the folks at PM.

Thanks gang .....

http://www.box.net/shared/tumclfo2re

wow rerun, that's by ear? You know how I admire anyone who can do that. And really, it's very nice rhythm and harmony. Love it! (Sounds like you are doing PM? Dare I get you started on that? )

Hey Rosanna,

Yup, been a PMer since Feb.. The truth of the matter is, if Lee can do it, anyone can . But we do have a lot of fun over there.

In my mind, there are ear players, and then ear players who don't know it yet.


Stay clear of the smoke.....