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Writing this at work. So when is it due? 5/1 or 5/15? I need to travel to NY again so if it's 5/1 it won't happen. If its 5/15, will submit.
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Writing this at work. So when is it due? 5/1 or 5/15? I need to travel to NY again so if it's 5/1 it won't happen. If its 5/15, will submit. Submissions open 5/1 and close 5/15 - so there is a 2 week submission period. Sam
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Oh, good! I tell you, I'm getting a complex about that other thread. I'm planning to make my first appearance on the recital stage. I bought a Zoom recorder and plan to have a version of The Non-Pareil be Scott Joplin. I have already resigned myself to the fact that there will be a few flubs.....my goal is to keep them to a minimum! My wife was listening to one of my recording and actually gave me a compliment! Great, new blood! Spousal compliments are the best, definitely. Hearing my wife say (when I explained that I don't like to practice around her because I figure it will drive her crazy), "it's OK, I actually like to hear you play", had me beaming. I still avoid playing around her like the plague though... which I think is the key to her continuing to like it.
"...when you do practice properly, it seems to take no time at all. Just do it right five times or so, and then stop." -- JimF Working on: my aversion to practicing in front of my wife 1978 Vose & Sons spinet "Rufus" 1914 Huntington upright "Mabel" XXIX-XXXII
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Well darn. Piano can't be tuned until after the deadline. Now I'm not sure whether to record on the digital or just roll with whatever the grand feels like serving up. It'll probably still sound good.
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Sam S - Phew! 5/15 it is! Thank you.
Michael - I agree with TallguyNH on that spousal compliment. I only got one in the recent past. I think , I am generalizing of course, wives are generally kinder to husbands' hobby than husbands to wives. I think they don't need to want to watch TV while you play the piano. They have much more things to do.
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Sam S - Phew! 5/15 it is! Thank you.
Michael - I agree with TallguyNH on that spousal compliment. I only got one in the recent past. I think , I am generalizing of course, wives are generally kinder to husbands' hobby than husbands to wives. I think they don't need to want to watch TV while you play the piano. They have much more things to do. Pah, not in my house!!! (But definitely my wife is kinder than my daughter.)
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Michael Taylor - yea! A new Joplin! (I actually used a recording with more mistakes but more music for my Joplin piece - mistakes are just part of the deal - music! That's what we're here for! And especially Joplin!)
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This quote from my favorite cover band has been my mantra, lately.. "So you know what if you play the wrong chord at some point, you just get more notes.. which is kind of like a better value?"
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So it'll be Cole Porter for me... if I can get a decent recording! I have it well memorized and flowing but there are still a couple of places where I could stumble. We'll see.
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I cleared a couple of hours this morning to take my first stab at recording. Alas, my neighbor ALSO cleared those hours to mow her lawn and engage in a seemingly endless bout of weed-whacking.
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I cleared a couple of hours this morning to take my first stab at recording. Alas, my neighbor ALSO cleared those hours to mow her lawn and engage in a seemingly endless bout of weed-whacking. Hmmmm... if you recorded anyway it could be a candidate for a "Funniest Background in a Recording" thread.
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Spousal compliments are the best, definitely. Hearing my wife say (when I explained that I don't like to practice around her because I figure it will drive her crazy), "it's OK, I actually like to hear you play", had me beaming. I still avoid playing around her like the plague though... which I think is the key to her continuing to like it.
My wife heard my playing for the first time in a few months when I recorded a piece recently. Her words were "that's not you, no never" not very encouraging at the time.
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So it'll be Cole Porter for me... if I can get a decent recording! I have it well memorized and flowing but there are still a couple of places where I could stumble. We'll see. Cole Porter! Great! I'm very curious to find out which of his many wonderfully lyrical and sophisticated songs you've chosen... I did "So in Love" a few Recitals back - the man was a song writing genius!
Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on. Frederic Chopin
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I did "So in Love" a few Recitals back - the man was a song writing genius! Oh poor me, it's So in Love... simplified and shortened and stretched to a snail tempo! I'm so not going to listen to your recording before I do mine
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I had sworn never to play my recital submission again. And then I had my piano tuned.
There was no way I was going to submit my April 13 recording when, as of this morning, I have a freshly-tuned, gorgeous-sounding grand piano sitting around. I'm not sure I did it justice -- I only had the emotional and physical fortitude for one take. But to me, this is better than any previous recording I made; if only because I'm determined to believe that.
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I did "So in Love" a few Recitals back - the man was a song writing genius! Oh poor me, it's So in Love... simplified and shortened and stretched to a snail tempo! I'm so not going to listen to your recording before I do mine That's ok - it wasn't good enough that it would discourage you - but then again it wasn't bad enough that it would encourage you either
Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on. Frederic Chopin
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I had sworn never to play my recital submission again. And then I had my piano tuned. Exactly the same here :-p In fact I made a recording already a beginning of april on a tuned piano. My normal tuner was ill. So after several weeks of postponing and trying to keep my piece up to scratch, another tuner tuned it instead. However I did not really like the octave stretch in the top register. And I felt that the piece could use a little more breathing. So when it was retuned a few days ago (yes, two tunings in one month... am I getting picky or is this the weather??) I decided to retake it. Took me two days to get it back to recording level as I had not seriously played it for about a month... The jury is still out there to see which one is better - my well prepared first take or this quick retake.
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I was just browsing thru some Recital stats (see Piano Recital Index under Quick Links, left side column): So far in the 29 previous ABF Recitals there have been 1,580 individual performances by 368 different performers (only one of which was on an accordian). The average number of performers per Recital is 54. The average number of novices (first timers) per Recital is 13 (it's curious to note that strangely enough the first Recital was all novices - go figure). Only 4 people have performed in all 29 Recital (Super Hunky, Monica, Cooper & Mike White). 47 people have performed in 10 or more Recitals (yes, that includes the 4 above). The top 6 composers (in descending order) represented are: Chopin (139, Bach (112), Einaudi (61), Beethoven (56), Schumann (38) & Mozart (31) [I list the top 6 so that I can include Wolfgang, who in a totally unbiased opinion, should be at the top!]. The average number of hints/suggestions/complaints after each Recital that there were too many intimidating veterans performing and that the Recital should be renamed to help encourage beginner entries is 3 Edited to add for those unfamiliar with him that I believe that Einaudi fellow was an Italian Baroque composer active & popular around the time of Vivaldi and Monteverdi, although I could be wrong about that...
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47 people have performed in 10 or more Recitals. Five of us are on 9 recitals, including me ... will we make it 52 people after this one?!
- Debussy - Le Petit Nègre, L. 114
- Haydn - Sonata in Gm, Hob. XVI/44
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So then.... since my k3 is being tuned this week and i have been getting to grips with the chopin pollonaise in gm (way above my pay grade to be fair...)
Id like to pop my recital cherry with it... and after reading all the threads ,about the recital not intended for an elitist group... i am not too worried about being burned at the stake...
So i will be focusing on what i can to get the best of it till the due date...
:-) apart from tonight, decided to have an evening with the missus for once. Lol
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