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hey guys, does facial expressions and body movements when playing the piano helps in conveying emotions and standing out? i noticed rafal blechacz really move a lot and yundi li making weird faces when playing the scherzo? is that the secret key to winning a competition?
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hey guys, does facial expressions and body movements when playing the piano helps in conveying emotions and standing out?
Body movements, facial movements, head movements, bowel movements, air movements, sonata movements...they all help in moving the music from the pianist to the jury.
That's why a great performance is a moving experience.
"Playing the piano is my greatest joy...period."......JP
hey guys, does facial expressions and body movements when playing the piano helps in conveying emotions and standing out?
Body movements, facial movements, head movements, bowel movements, air movements, sonata movements...they all help in moving the music from the pianist to the jury.
As do shouts of "Yeah!" and "Hoo, boy!" while playing particularly difficult passages.
Keith Jarrett has the whole involuntary scat thing going.
Sometimes I catch myself snorting nasally on the off beat. Probably should try to break that habit. Don't want anything flying out and landing on the keys.
"There is more to this piano playing malarkey than meets the eye" - adultpianist
hey guys, does facial expressions and body movements when playing the piano helps in conveying emotions and standing out? i noticed rafal blechacz really move a lot and yundi li making weird faces when playing the scherzo? is that the secret key to winning a competition?
If you want to win a competition, do a fist pump after the last note and yell, "nailed it".
Seriously, I feel that a limited amount of appropriate of body movement helps me to relax. That from a person who works with many successful concert musicians (not necessarily piano). I sought her advice, at the urging of my instructor, because I was having terrible problems with tension while performing
That was hardly all she taught me about releasing tension, but it has really helped.
Steinway 1905 model A, rebuild started 2008, completed 2012 Yahama CVP-401 Will somone get my wife off the Steinway so I can play it!
Really, is that how we can win competitions? I have an answer then.. I'll show up in a mini skirt with 6-inch stilettos and move around a lot and make all those faces.. that should guarantee me a win =)
"The eyes can mislead, the smile can lie, but the shoes always tell the truth."
Really, is that how we can win competitions? I have an answer then.. I'll show up in a mini skirt with 6-inch stilettos and move around a lot and make all those faces.. that should guarantee me a win =)
