Techniques you HATE playing

[Waldszenen]

Which of these do you really hate, that make you cringe every time you come across one?

[pianonut]

heaps of accidentals crammed into every bar.  but i love the chord results in poulenc.  it's just, i'm trying not to write in all the accidentals through the measure anymore.  maybe my sightreading is improving, but i have to play it through a couple of times and listen closely to the chords to imitate them the next time.

is that a technique?  sightreading.  yes, i guess, so.

[pianote]

the accidentals get to me...especially when learning the notes slowly for a fast dissonant song   i.e. some of prokofiev's sonatas.

up to tempo it isn't as bad.

[Bouter Boogie]

I hate so many of them, but I finally picked the rapid octaves 

[Tash]

jumps, particularly if they're chords cos i always hit the wrong notes! give me nice scalic passages  at any speed and i'm totally fine but jumping all over the place just gives me the heebies

[thalberg]

When I saw this topic, I immediately thought of one thing--but then you forgot to include it!!!

Super-fast repeated notes!!!  I hate that!!  Like in Alborado.

So I just chose the rhythm one, because that can be annoying.

I like rapid octaves because then I can show off.  (I have big hands, so it's not really fair)

[beanz]

Hahaha. Definitely accidentals and particularly double sharps and double flats.

[ted]

I have no particular dislike for anything. I am fully capable of botching any one of them, and do so with consummate ease.

[shasta]

Light and fast repeated staccato chords is my biggest weakness.

The "Limoges Marche" from Pictures at an Exhibition gets me every time.  Mendelssohn uses these a lot as well.

[Waldszenen]

When I saw this topic, I immediately thought of one thing--but then you forgot to include it!!!

Super-fast repeated notes!!!  I hate that!!  Like in Alborado.

So I just chose the rhythm one, because that can be annoying.

I like rapid octaves because then I can show off.  (I have big hands, so it's not really fair)

There you go, updated poll!

[Kassaa]

Thirds 

[Bouter Boogie]

Thirds 

I think your opinion's quite clear now 

[thalberg]

Thank you so much for updating the poll!!!  Now I can vent my frustration at repeated notes here instead of taking it out on those closest to me.

[Kassaa]

I think your opinion's quite clear now

[rhapsody in orange]

Hmm a pity we can't pick more than one. I personally hate jumps and rapid octaves.. =(
Accidentals and rhythm get in the way only when I'm still in the process of learning. Once I've sorted the notes and rhythm then it's no longer a problem =)

[Waldszenen]

I really hate parallel chords. They bug me off.

[doublesharp]

Hahaha. Definitely accidentals and particularly double sharps and double flats.

actually, i cant stand broken octaves or broken sixths

[nanabush]

I'm actually kinda getting used to thirds, just kept practicing random exercises I found so those are now not my least favorite...  It's accidentals, I find those are the most difficult to sight read and get a general feel for the piece, and I usuaally stop from bordome of decoding a mass of accidentals...  For example it's in C sharp minor and the accidentals turn it into B flat major..