Chopins Prelude in Ab Major (Posthumous)

[xhunterjx]

Lemme know what you think

critism appreciated.

[agntmoldr]

That was pretty good!

Only thing I would do is add a little more dynamics.

 

[jlh]

good start on it!  now it's time to polish...

1: stop using metronome if you're using it currently -- sounds somewhat mechanical.  a bit more rubato will go a long way, provided it is used correctly.

2: dynamics... not all notes in this prelude have equal importance.  figure out which are most important and create a hierarchy so that it makes more musical sense.  Also, create musical shapes by phrasing the melody using cresc  and dim.

Those I think are the main issues.  I'd love to hear another recording after incorporating some of this!

[xhunterjx]

Im kind of embarrased to say, but...what is rubato? 

[agntmoldr]

Rubato, as far as I know, is basically increasing or decreasing tempo.

[xhunterjx]

Thanks, more feedback from more people would be appreciated!

[zheer]

very nice , sounds a little like Robert Shuman.

[xhunterjx]

Do you think this recording is good enough to use as one of my pieces on my audition cd?

Or should I try again?

[jlh]

What's the audition CD for?

[xhunterjx]

a summer camp at IU.

[jlh]

An audition CD should be an example of your current playing ability, so if you feel that this is the best you can do at the moment, then it is good enough.  It's not a bad recording by any means, just a recording that can be improved upon.  As any real musician will attest, ANY recording can be improved upon...

[xhunterjx]

do you feel this piece is of decent difficulty?

i mean, i have only been playing a year, so this is the best i can do.

i can play a polonaise by chopin, but i hate the piece, so its not musical at all.

[jlh]

ONE YEAR?!!!!  Well if that be the case, then my hat's off to you.  How old are you?

[xhunterjx]

15,

thank you very much,

i found that once i started playing piano that other stuff just wasnt important.

piano is truly my passion!