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Switched my attention to J.S. Bach's 2-part Invention 1.
Working on phrase speed with HS. After getting them up to a good speed they are memorized.
This is a great piece to play the phrases by ear. And every one is melodious and beautiful and ought to be sung at the same time.
I noticed and realized that all of this is the way Gould was doing it.
Verify an accurate fingering and stick to it.
Play the phrases as you hear it in your mind and learn to trust your ear.
The 2nd half of the piece has melodic phrases one after the other for both hands with little interleaving, so it's one phrase after the other alternating hands, and memorization is really just memorizing the melodic phrases in your mind. After that, play what you hear.
After getting in shape I will go for a maximum speed mixed with slow playing, all without tension of course.
Will do some R&B for a while. Give the classical a break.
You can spend the rest of your life looking for music on a sheet of paper. You'll never find it, because it just ain't there. - Me Myself
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5 February 2016Tonight played a lot of contemporary music ( non classical )from all kind of sheets and from this book Best songs ever  Just for fun...... What did you play today?........Best regards, Johan B
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6 February 2016In the morning played a lot of Buxtehude.....among others Preludium Bux WV 163, original for organ but also beautiful on piano...... Buxtehude, Book 3 In the afternoon.......Haydn Sonatas....mmmmmm What did you play today?Best regards, Johan B
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7 February 2016Today played among others Haydn sonatas.......love it... Haydn, Sonatas What did you play today? Best regards, Johan B
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Bach's 2-part Invention #1.
It's going to take me a month of daily drilling of esp. 2 bars to get the LH up to speed and performing like rippling water. 4-2-3-4-5-3-4-2-3-thumb under-2-3....nice. It feels like I've had a work-out after a lot of that.
Will likely dabble on other pieces in the same book also.
Phrases and fragments might be a good idea.
Will do some R&B for a while. Give the classical a break.
You can spend the rest of your life looking for music on a sheet of paper. You'll never find it, because it just ain't there. - Me Myself
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Bach's 2-part Invention #1.
It's going to take me a month of daily drilling of esp. 2 bars to get the LH up to speed and performing like rippling water. 4-2-3-4-5-3-4-2-3-thumb under-2-3....nice. It feels like I've had a work-out after a lot of that.
Will likely dabble on other pieces in the same book also.
Phrases and fragments might be a good idea. RaggedKeypresser, Nice music....the Inventionen of Bach......already feeling Glenn Gould?  Kind regards, Johan B
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8 February 2016This morning started lurking around in my four Haydn Sonatas books. I purchased them last summer......so nice music. Studied Hob XVI nr 31/2 Allegro..... Look at Hob XVI nr 31 part 2 (wait 15 secs for download) Played it a little 'Alla Breve'........will play it more times today Best regards, Johan B
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9 February 2016Today played among others some parts of Waldszenen of Schumann in the morning..... Schumann Waldszenen Lovely Romantic music..... In the afternoon.....played Pachelbel Hexachordum Apollinis [b]Pachelbel, Hexachordum Apollinis[/b] Lovely Baroque music........ What did you play today......Best regards, Johan B
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10 February 2016Tonight I continued my journey through the baroque.......I love it...... Georg Muffat, Partitas Domenica Zipoli, Suites Muffat, Partitas Zipoli, Suites Baroque....it's amazing.... Best regards, Johan B
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Today I played for the first time Scarlatti K32 Aria, wonderful piece, it's a cracker  . Well, I probably minced it being a stretch piece for me. Got it to sort of sound okay, the misses was impressed anyhow.  Had I started it earlier it may have taken a punt for the upcoming recital. Speaking of which, I should have been recording something else tonight, but I couldn't get away from K32 once I started on it, but there is loads of time ... 5 days 
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The last 4 or 5 days.
I've been starting each practise session with Hanon exercises, and then gone on to practise Bach C minor prelude.
For Hanon I am working on getting the first 6 exercises up to 108 bpm (the book says they should be played from 60bpm and gradually speed up to 108 bpm), focusing on evenness.
I think it really helps to play them at varying dynamic levels (forte, and mezzo piano), as well as both staccato and legato. I also use different rhythms to practise them.
The C minor prelude is gradually becomming better. It's a bit trickier than I thought.
I also like to practise that a lot in staccato. I am far from playing it at full speed and do not aim at being able to do that for now. If I get up to 100 bpm I'll be happy for now, but the edition I have recommends 144 bpm.
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11 February 2016Tonight playing Sonatines of Georg Benda and Jan Kritl Vanhal Sonatines Vanhal Sonatines, Benda Nice music from the classical period......... What did you play tonight? Best regards, Johan B
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12 February 2016Tonight played a lot of Suites of Buxtehude......love it..... At imslp.org only two of them...... Two Suites Buxtehude[/b] (scroll down) All suites of this composer in this book...... [b]Samtliche Suiten, Buxtehude Worth to try........real baroque..... What did you play today?Best regards, Johan B
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13 february 2016Today was Buxtehude-day.......see my post yesterday...... Buxtehude, nice baroque...... Best regards, Johan B
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I've been working on Bach's 2-part Invention #2.
The trills need a lot more work and I need to memorize the whole piece.
Will do some R&B for a while. Give the classical a break.
You can spend the rest of your life looking for music on a sheet of paper. You'll never find it, because it just ain't there. - Me Myself
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I've been working on Bach's 2-part Invention #2.
The trills need a lot more work and I need to memorize the whole piece. Ragged Key, Nice.....Bach. Inventions......some of the finest works of Johann Sebastian......by the way....I never memorise....always just sightreading.... Kind regards, Johan B
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I've been working on Bach's 2-part Invention #2.
The trills need a lot more work and I need to memorize the whole piece. Ragged Key, by the way....I never memorise....always just sightreading.... Kind regards, Johan B I know, Johan With the volume of pieces you go through it would seem impossible to memorize all that! I have a lot of technique to hone, though...so I stay longer with each piece.
Will do some R&B for a while. Give the classical a break.
You can spend the rest of your life looking for music on a sheet of paper. You'll never find it, because it just ain't there. - Me Myself
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14 February 2016Sorry......nothing new......just played the same composer........ Buxtehude, Suiten und Variationen....... Buxtehude Best regards, Johan B
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15 February 2016
Today no news.......just studying Buxtehude.....
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