My students are currently preparing for our studio piano recital in May. They are all doing great. I was doing some brainstorming (which can be dangerous), and decided to hold a “practice recital” the weekend before the actual recital. I envisioned all my students cramming into my music room, listening to each other playing their pieces, and then leading discussion about various aspects of performing. Afterwards, we would play a round or two of Music Bingo. 🙂 Continue reading “Recital Preparation”
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Reflections upon Interpretation
Yesterday at a piano lesson, my student kept saying how she wasn’t sure “what to do in this section.” Although I wasn’t completely sure what she was feeling, I think she was saying that she sometimes wonders how she can make decisions about how to play a particular piece / passage musically. We were working on a Chopin Nocturne, and the main concept I was trying to communicate to her was to allow the RH melody to dictate some push and pull of the tempo, rather than allowing the LH accompaniment to metronomically determine the tempo. Continue reading “Reflections upon Interpretation”
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