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Keeping busy with non-classical stuff while practising trill #3070150 01/17/21 04:44 AM
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 304 K Keybender OP Full Member
OP Keybender Full Member K Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 304	Hi, I'm at a bit of an impasse right now: I recently played some Bach preludes (935, 935) and some Scarlatti (K99, K466 a while ago) and two of the easier Chopin Nocturnes. I work on the baroque stuff with my teacher (who is a harpsichordist) but I've suspended starting new pieces there for a while. At this point what really blocks me from playing the pieces to a standard where I would like to listen to them myself are trills. They keep interrupting my tempo or preventing me from reaching the pace the piece is meant to be played at. I really don't want to grow to resent the Scarlatti pieces by just keeping on playing them sub-standard and becoming frustrated... so... My idea is to take a couple of weeks to let the pieces "settle down" and practice trill technique specifically. For that, I found some good resources for that and have my teacher. Since I also want play some music but things like the Notenbüchlein, etc. bore me I'm looking for ideas here: I really love the piano arrangement of Piazolla's Libertango https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNJTJrnpbjE&ab_channel=Kassia but I'm nowhere close technically. What are some easy to play, catchy, non-trill-containing non-classical pieces that have a similar vibe to this? I'm also open for other things to keep me busy, so suggest away... Thanks!

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Re: Keeping busy with non-classical stuff while practising trill Keybender #3070203 01/17/21 07:23 AM
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 14,284 B bennevis Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
bennevis Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member B Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 14,284	Originally Posted by Keybender I really love the piano arrangement of Piazolla's Libertango https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNJTJrnpbjE&ab_channel=Kassia but I'm nowhere close technically. What are some easy to play, catchy, non-trill-containing non-classical pieces that have a similar vibe to this? I'm also open for other things to keep me busy, so suggest away... I can't help with with non-classical (with a small 'c'), but Ginastera's Argentinian Dance No.2 is (obviously) also Argentinian though non-tango, and is slow but fun, with some nice juicy big chords to sink your teeth (or fingers) into: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uemFFyQ2UW4&list=RDF0IQ_ToJAXo&index=2 Also have a look at Gershwin's 3 Preludes - No.2 should be easy enough for you, but the others might be approachable too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYst93FCuJg (N.B. Lenny adds extra stuff of his own there. And you can also swing the rhythm, if you feel up to it - George doesn't mind.) "I don't play accurately - anyone can play accurately - but I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte. I keep science for Life."