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Thanks Undone  Are any of you guys/gals submitting a recital piece?
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Thanks Undone Are any of you guys/gals submitting a recital piece? Hi all, Man SO many things going on with work etc. Been very out of #3 at the moment but I shall be submitting a recital piece for sure. Either Forest or my 1st Einaudi  - SC
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Are any of you guys/gals submitting a recital piece?
I am not. I found the recitals resulted in my putting far too much pressure and stress on myself, and it stopped being fun. Perhaps, at some point, I will try again. But I will be listening to the submissions, as always!
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Thanks Undone Are any of you guys/gals submitting a recital piece? Yes- another David Lanz New Age piece - this one is called "Return to the Heart" - this version is somewhat simplified and slightly re-arranged (by me). How about you? JF
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Probably not. I dunno. Ive thought about subitting Zanarkand if I finish it in time, but Im not sure that I'll be able to. I'll be checking out all my pw friend's performances though, it's really fun.
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To those in book 3, tonight I took a stroll down memory lane, I played through book 1 from the beginning to BTMD, Although familiar material I was able to read through it pretty much clean and in time. Will finish it tomorrow.
It really gives you a new perspective of where we are and where we have been...
PS: I even kicked BTMD's butt...lol
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Ha Ha! I just did that yesterday too. It's always good to review - I was fine with BTMD but I had a little trouble with Lone Star, which is where I stopped. Will pick that one up again tomorrow.
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Ha Ha! I just did that yesterday too. It's always good to review - I was fine with BTMD but I had a little trouble with Lone Star, which is where I stopped. Will pick that one up again tomorrow. So how is book 2 going mom3gram? What piece are you up to and how do you like it so far?
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I just started "Solace", just the first couple of measures. It seems hard, but they all do until I get the hang of it. I like the pieces so far. I had no illusions of being able to play difficult classical or jazz pieces, so I am happy with, and having a lot of fun with, the "corny" pieces most people complain about. Every once in a while though, I feel like I'm way over my head, and that's when I go back and review book 1 like I'm doing now. It gives me a big confidence boost to see how far I've come.
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Waltz - I plan on submitting something to this recital. Hopefully these plans won’t go awry.
Mark - I haven’t gone back and played anything from book one in a long time, but every now and then I like to listen to some of the recordings I made while working through it. Like you said; it really helps one see just how far they’ve come and can be very motivational.
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I just started "Solace", just the first couple of measures. It seems hard, but they all do until I get the hang of it. I like the pieces so far. I had no illusions of being able to play difficult classical or jazz pieces, so I am happy with, and having a lot of fun with, the "corny" pieces most people complain about. Every once in a while though, I feel like I'm way over my head, and that's when I go back and review book 1 like I'm doing now. It gives me a big confidence boost to see how far I've come. I'm sure you will be playing pieces you never thought possible. Your hard work will pay off.
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HI Mak and belated Happy Birthday! Aren't TSO GREAT! I missed them last year and vowed that I wouldn't miss another concert! I am just starting "Moonlight Sonata" (1) and I am only on the seventh measure:-) I agree with Waltz, the piece is slow pace.
Take care! Piano4 – How’s it going with “Moonlight Sonata†(1)? I was just getting to the point where I was starting to feel “familiar†with the first two pages, then I turned the page and “Oh my gosh!â€; it’s a whole new ball game. Undone
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Just finished up Zanarkand a couple of days ago. I'm now learning Waltz in A flat Major by Brahms. It's clearly above my level, but fortunately not too long and somewhat repetitive. 4 flats though hmphh
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Waltz - I bet that Brahms piece is a bit of a challenge as it changes key a little here and there. Glad to hear that you're prospering in your "life after Alfred". Undone
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Hello from a lowly Level 1 denzien Just wondering, as im nearing the end of book 1, whether looking back you guys would do anything differently about the way you worked through the course ?
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and oh yeah...does anyone have the URL for the cool little Graduate pictures ?
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Hi SmokestackLightnin, I've been working my way through the Aflred books with the goal of getting what I consider a "passing" recording of each and every piece. This has worked well from me and I wouldn't change it. As for the "Graduate pictures", information on these can be found in the "Alfred Graduate" thread click here Undone
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Still hanging with Moonlight". This is my graduation weekend so i will play a bit before I leave and unless I find a piano in the hotel, I will get back to this after Tuesday. For now, take care!
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Working on "Toreador Song" and continuing on with what will be a long relationship with "Moonlight Sonata". It seems to be taking me longer and longer to complete the pieces in A3. In part I guess that is to be expected, but it also has to do with the nice weather cutting into some of my practice time.
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