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I thought I'd share my new baby with you guys. I have a separate thread on the piano forum otherwise: New Baby
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Mark, where is the original thread for your piano?? I think its simply beautiful. I love the way its setup in your home. When do we get a recording of it now?? congratulations on a wonderful purchase!!
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Oh Wow! Mark, it's beautiful!!! Congratulations on such a magnificant instrument!
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Excellent instrument Mark - but where are you in all the photos?
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Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on. Frederic Chopin
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OMG I missed that thread. I am soooo happy for you Mark, I know you've been waiting for this for a while now. It is absolutely gorgeous. I can't wait to hear something played on it. Anything even if it's chopsticks. 
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Nice piano, Mark! I'm sure you will thoroughly enjoy playing it!
On the lesson side of things, we are skipping "Laredo" in the Alfred's 3 book. I tried, and can't get a thing to even like about it, nevermind to sound like any sort of music. My teacher played a few measures and said that she has never really liked it, either, so let's just take a pass on this one. No sense in playing something I don't like at all. But "Shenandoah" is beautiful and the "Jazz Ostinato" piece is going to be fun, I think, once I get that left hand part down cold.
Other than that, "Jingle Bells" is starting to pick up speed a bit, and we figured out a new left hand for "Joy to the World." The book I am using ( Jazz, Rags and Blues Christmas )has this left hand part in one section that honestly sounds like it should be in a cowboy song, not JTTW. Even my husband thinks so. And I just could not get it to sound right to my ears, so we figured out a "better" way to do it. I will have to practice some to get it down, but I think it's going to go much better now.
And I started learning "Angel" by Sarah McLachlin.
And I will be out of town for 6 days, starting next Wednesday, so I have no idea when I am going to get all this stuff practiced! LOL
-Mak
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Congratulations on your new piano, Mark! It is gorgeous! I must admit I am jealous.
I have been moving around quite a bit in the book. Since my last post I completed Shenandoah and Laredo. Right now I am working on Moonlight Sonata and King Williams's March. Moonlight Sonata is VERY challenging! Has anybody here attempted it? I am struggling, but determined to stick with it.
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After reading through a few pages of this thread it doesn't appear that I have the same Alfred's level 3 book that you all are working from. I will be beginning in a few weeks Level 3 of Alfred's basic piano library. First song is called Goodbye Old Paint. Is anyone using this book? This is what my teacher gave me. Actually my first two books were Alfreds Chord Approach from the basic piano library series.
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I've found out that there are quite a few of the Alfred's series. On the back cover of your book, should list (it looks like a flowchart), the different series. Some include recital,theory, " all in one". The one I have is Level three Adult and it has some challenging and good ones.
Hope this helps!
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keycrazy - here is the series of Alfred books many people here in the forums use:
Alfred's Adult All-In-One Course, Levels 1,2 & 3
Regards, JF
P.S. like your avatar, but I had it first! :p
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Hey John Frank - WRONG, mine, mine mine all mine!!!!! Nov 2007, you 2008. 670 posts since February, man when do you practice? Best wishes fellow Pennsylvanian!
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Originally posted by keycrazy:
Hey John Frank - WRONG, mine, mine mine all mine!!!!! Nov 2007, you 2008. I stand corected - you beat me by time, but I've given it a better workout! And I'm not changing :p (who is that avatar anyway - John Wilkes Booth, Jesse James or someone else equally evil?  670 posts since February, man when do you practice? Best wishes fellow Pennsylvanian! I practice while I post  Regards, JF
Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on. Frederic Chopin
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I wanted to drop in and say 'hi'.
I just finished Book 2 and have started Book 3. I can't believe I've made it to this point.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
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Way to go! I'm hanging in with this book..there are some real challenges!
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Originally posted by Cyborg:
I just finished Book 2 and have started Book 3. I can't believe I've made it to this point. I'll say "Welcome to Book 3" if you'll say the same to me in another week or two  Regards, JF
Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on. Frederic Chopin
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Good luck with your continuing progress! I couldn't believe it either when I got into book 3, now I'm wondering if there is a 4!! Just kidding! take care!
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Originally posted by piano4:
now I'm wondering if there is a 4!! Just kidding! take care! Maybe there should be! Still hoping to hear from you in a Recital or Piano Bar piano4 Regards, JF
Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on. Frederic Chopin
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Is anybody else working on the first movement of Moonlight Sonata? I need someone to commiserate with! 
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Originally posted by snowyday: Is anybody else working on the first movement of Moonlight Sonata? I need someone to commiserate with! movement? You mean there's more than one? Sorry - I can commiserate with you - just not about the "Moonlight". Regards, JF
Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on. Frederic Chopin
Current favorite bumper sticker: Wag more, bark less.
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