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Sorry for the late reply it has been nearly impossible for me to access the boards since the new version went live. Keeps hanging on me and freezing.

The staccato notes are all of the quarter notes that are in the measures. Those are the only ones.

26: Au Clair de la Lune

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFBssPV1WXU



Still need more practice with playing the same note using different fingers. One of these days I'll get used to it and it'll become second nature.

20. My Wild Irish Rose - Favorite Melodies the World Over
21. Come Holy Ghost - Bastien Religious Favorites
22. Theme from Romeo and Juliet - In Recital with Classical Themes
23. Old Folks at Home - Favorite Melodies the World Over
24. So Susanna - Favorite Melodies the World Over
25. Brahms' Lullaby - Alfred AIO Book 2
26. Lonesome Road - Alfred AIO Book 2

Just dropping by to say that I started a 30-day free trial of Scribd, which is an online digital library, and I'm finding a great wealth of material for the challenge, sight-reading, quick studies, and other piano pieces in general. There are good scans of ABRSM books, including the jazz piano series that I was looking for, exam pieces, scales, etc., and I'm sure there's a lot of other things that I have yet to find.

I don't know if I will go on with the paid subscription, but it's definitely worth a look!

27: Long, Long Ago - T. H. Bayly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsJxJvY9L3I


Had a slow down before the last four bars coz I got lost. OOPS!

I also have to visit this site using Chrome as it's basically useless in Firefox *sigh*

Thanks for the heads up. I've wondered about this service.

Can I still join? Might be a bit late, but I think I can make a good crack at reaching 40 still.

Welcome, Keselo. And, join us!

The purpose of this club is to play a lot of pieces in one year. In the very first post of this thread there are links to some very interesting articles describing the benefit of playing a lot of pieces. So, the number 40 is somewhat arbitrary. The important thing is to receive the benefit of learning and playing a lot of pieces.

So, you can still get the benefit by learning pieces at a pace of about 4 per month. Jump in and get the benefit. Don't worry about finishing 40 before the end of the calendar year.

Good luck to you.

Thank you very much, Ralph! Looking forward to this.

Welcome, Keselo! I just joined last month myself, and it has been a great motivation on learning new pieces!

Updating with more recordings! I am catching up.

From Burgmuller Op. 100:
1) No. 1 - La Candeur [Soundcloud]
2) No. 2 - L'Arabesque [Soundcloud]
3) No. 3 - La Pastorale [Soundcloud]
4) No. 4 - La Petite Reunion [Soundcloud]
5) No. 5 - Innocence [Soundcloud]
6) No. 6 - Progres [Soundcloud]
7) No. 7 - Le Courant Limpide [Soundcloud]
8) No. 8 - La Gracieuse [Soundcloud]
9) No. 9 - La Chasse [Soundcloud]
10) No. 10 - Tendre Fleur [Soundcloud]

From Streabbog Op. 63:
11) No. 1 - A Pleasant Morning [Soundcloud]
12) No. 2 - Soldiers' March [Soundcloud]
13) No. 3 - On the Green [Soundcloud]
14) No. 4 - In the Swing
15) No. 5 - In a Hurry
16) No. 6 - Distant Bell

17) Bach/Petzold - Minuet in G Major, BMV Anh 114 [Soundcloud]
18) Bach/Petzold - Minuet in G Minor, BMV Anh 115 [Soundcloud]
19) Bach/Petzold - Minuet in G Major, BMV Anh 116 [Soundcloud]

Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/user-568124867/sets/40-pieces-a-year-2017

1. Study in A Minor – Cornelius Gurlitt (RIAM, 1 2016) (IMSLP)
2. Lament – Bela Bartok (RIAM 1 2016) (IMSLP)
3. Russian Folk Song (Op107, No3) – Beethoven (RIAM 1, 2016) (IMSLP)
4. Menuet in A minor - Johann Krieger (RIAM 1, 2016) (IMSLP)
5. German Dance (Woo 8, No 1) – Beethoven (RIAM 1, 2017) (IMSLP) [Soundcloud]
6. Minuet in A Minor (Z. 649) - Henry Purcell (RIAM 1, 2017) (IMSLP)
7. Minuet in F (K2, KV2) – Mozart (RIAM 2 2016) (IMSLP)
8. The Clown (Op39, No 20) - Dmitri Kabalevsky (RIAM 2, 2016) [Soundcloud]
9. La Candeur (Op100, No1) – Burgmuller [Soundcloud]
10. L’Arabesque (Op100, No2) – Burgmuller [Soundcloud]
11. Menuet in G Major – J. S. Bach [Soundcloud]
12. Waltz in B Minor (Op. 18, No. 6) – Shubert (from Schott’s Für Elise book) [Soundcloud]
13. Romanze – Beethoven, Sonatina in G, 2nd Movement (Anh.5) (from Bastien’s Easy Piano Classics) (RIAM Grade 2) [Soundcloud]

14. La Pastorale (Op100, No3) – Burgmuller [Soundcloud]
15. Twin Peaks Theme – Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch. (Ambient Grand and Strings). From Twin Peaks songbook, Cherry Lane Music. [Soundcloud]

In honor of the return of Twin Peaks tonight, I’ve added this beautiful theme by Angelo Badalamenti. (Of course, nothing can compare to the original soundtrack...) I’ve had the songbook for over a decade and I’m chuffed I can finally play it!

Working on:
Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight Sonata’ mvt 1 – getting there!

Life has been crazy! But I've been playing a whole lot! Bold type is new

"Pathways to Artistry" Masterworks, Book 1 📚- Catherine Rollin Alfred (20)


"Pathways to Artistry" Repertoire, Book 1- Catherine Rollin Alfred
21. Little Invention

"Microcosmos" Book 1- Bela Bartók
#s 1 - 12. (33)

Czerny Opus 599
#s 1 - 16. (49)


That puts me over 40! Yay! Now my goal is double that. I have recorded the Mikrocosmos and Czerny, but can't seem to get the files to load into Soundcloud. Still working on it. It will be a flood of recordings when I figure it out.

I'm currently working on Czerny Opus 139, #1 - 10.

Hi Melanie, I enjoy listening to your tracks on Soundcloud. I think they are very good!

I so agree! I loved Melanie's recording of Bach BWV And 116 so much, that I have started working on it, even though it's beyond my level right now... And her others are just as excellent.

Wow! Thank you for your compliment! I feel very much motivated by your words! I have always struggled with the tone of my playing, which was why I gave up playing around 15 years ago. I started learning to play music since I was 6, my principle instrument was a Yamaha Electone ( a type of synthesizer that looks like an organ), until I was 18. I switched to Jazz piano since then, and without a proper foundation in piano technique, it was quite a disaster and I gave up after 2 years. I knew my way around a keyboard, I knew the theory and rhythm, but I couldn't bring myself to enjoy playing.

In November last year, a good friend who was moving away gave me her acoustic piano. I started my journey in Classical piano after a month of researching, reading and listening. I wanted to focus more on building up proper technique, but at the same time make the pieces sound like music, and learn to enjoy playing them. I came across this forum in April and joined this thread immediately. I am grateful for the support because it is helping me in achieving my goals.

So, once again, thank you for your kind words! And to bSharp(C)yclist: I wish you all the best in you coming piano exam. I have just finished learning Clementi's Sonatina Op. 36 No.1, I will record it when I have time this weekend.

1- Sarabande d'Amour de Catherine Rollin Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/gjob-551491854/sarabande-damour-c-rollin
2- Anneke's Song by Herman Beeftink (BMI)
3- Red Rose Rendez-vous by Martha Mier (Jazz, Rags and Blues, Alfred ed.)
4- Autumn Sketch (Gillock)
5- Aria K.32 (Scarlatti) http://www.gilles-jobin.org/jobineries/index.php?2017/02/05/2483-scarlatti-k32
6- Danza de Amor (Rocherolle)
7- Gavotte (Handel)
8- On a grecian isle (M. Mier)
9- Prelude No. 4 Dmaj (from book 3) C. Rollin http://www.gilles-jobin.org/jobineries/index.php?2017/01/26/2480-catherine-rollin-prelude-4-livre-3
10- Relativité (A. Weignein in 10 Pièces progressives)
11 - Nocturne (M. Rejino in Portraits in Style)
12 - Shadowbrook (K. Holmes in Signature Solos bk.5)
13 - French Movie Waltz (C. Rollin)
14 - A French Waltz (duet by E. Rocherolle, Secundo part)


Still working on : Ojos de Coqueta (Rocherolle). :-)

Hi GillesJ, music by Catherine Rollin are so nice! Thank you for posting!

I think I'm starting to get the hang of pedaling...

Link to my first 20 pieces

21. Gavotte - Handel, Fundamental Keys
22. Minuet - Reinagle, Fundamental Keys
23. Allegro Moderato - Faber, Faber Adult PA 2
24. Evening Song - Chovan, Fundamental Keys
25. Minuetto - Turk, Fundamental Keys
26. Canzonetta - Horvath, Fundamental Keys
27. Niagara Falls - Faber, Faber Adult PA 2
28. O Sole Mio - di Capua (arr), Faber Adult PA 2

I hope to have time to make some recordings again sometime.