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Piano Board => Student's Corner => Topic started by: spenstar on May 13, 2016, 03:39:12 AM
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Most of the Chopin waltzes have single notes at a time one the right hand. Do you think it would be a good exercise to change it to octaves? or is this an inefficient way to work on them
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Go do em. Have fun.
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Just don't work on op. 34 no. 3, or else your wrist will fall off ;)
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No I don't!
There are many pieces designed as octaves for both technical and musical benefits.
Chopin's OP.64 no.1 was adapted into doubles, so feel free to have a go at that.
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yes, it's the first step in improving on existing music, or more accurately the first step in forming your own concerto version/concert transcription of existing music, although to be fair , some of the beefier ones are already 'concertized'.
you can and should also look at voice doubling in the left hand where a single base note exists, double it up or double it and add the fifth of the harmony.
left hand chords can be beefed up by finding places to add a 7th or 9th especially when the melody contains these tones even if only as embellishments or passing notes. play around w/ it.
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Why modify something that is absolutely PERFECT?
Why not give e.g. 25 no 10 a go instead?
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Why modify something that is absolutely PERFECT?
Why not give e.g. 25 no 10 a go instead?
That's what I'm saying.
Kill two birds w one stone.
Learn technique on something what it is for.
Learn new repertoire.
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just play schubert or the polonaise op. 44 if you want to work on your octaves
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Just practice 25-10 as your daily regiment. Or the last phrased measure of 10-5.