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pies

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Hypothetical new student

on: August 06, 2006, 06:02:26 AM

I was wondering what the teachers of this forum would do if they came across a student like me:
I started playing ~2 years ago and did so without a teacher.
I've been playing pieces that I want to play, rather than what would be proper for technical development. Most of what I've learned has been what I like to call 'of intermediate to advanced (though not by any means virtuostic) difficulty'.
I have many technical flaws (some of which have yet to be fixed/discovered).

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quasimodo

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Re: Hypothetical new student

Reply #1 on: August 06, 2006, 09:19:12 AM

Quote from: pies on August 06, 2006, 06:02:26 AM

I was wondering what the teachers of this forum would do if they came across a student like me:
I started playing ~2 years ago and did so without a teacher.
I've been playing pieces that I want to play, rather than what would be proper for technical development. Most of what I've learned has been what I like to call 'of intermediate to advanced (though not by any means virtuostic) difficulty'.
I have many technical flaws (some of which have yet to be fixed/discovered).

ARE YOU ME

??

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pies

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Re: Hypothetical new student

Reply #2 on: August 06, 2006, 07:03:36 PM

Identical twins separated at birth is what we are.

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m1469

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Reply #3 on: August 06, 2006, 10:39:56 PM

Quote from: pies on August 06, 2006, 06:02:26 AM

I was wondering what the teachers of this forum would do if they came across a student like me:
I started playing ~2 years ago and did so without a teacher.
I've been playing pieces that I want to play, rather than what would be proper for technical development. Most of what I've learned has been what I like to call 'of intermediate to advanced (though not by any means virtuostic) difficulty'.
I have many technical flaws (some of which have yet to be fixed/discovered).

It depends on what your goals are and what you would like to do. If you don't know, I would craftily find out and help you reach them

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leucippus

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Re: Hypothetical new student

Reply #4 on: August 07, 2006, 12:43:28 AM

Quote from: m1469 on August 06, 2006, 10:39:56 PM

It depends on what your goals are and what you would like to do. If you don't know, I would craftily find out and help you reach them .

Hey, you stole my answer!

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m1469

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Reply #5 on: August 07, 2006, 12:45:08 AM

Quote from: leucippus on August 07, 2006, 12:43:28 AM

Hey, you stole my answer!

That's because I am a pirate... arrrrrr

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leucippus

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Reply #6 on: August 07, 2006, 01:00:16 AM

Quote from: m1469 on August 07, 2006, 12:45:08 AM

That's because I am a pirate... arrrrrr

Funny thing. I read the OP, and then scrolled down to type in my response and there is was almost word-for-word. We must be twins as well.

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m1469

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Reply #7 on: August 07, 2006, 01:10:45 AM

Quote from: leucippus on August 07, 2006, 01:00:16 AM

Funny thing. I read the OP, and then scrolled down to type in my response and there is was almost word-for-word. We must be twins as well.

Hey... Props for reading the responses before posting

. Anyway, unless you are a tiger, I guess we are not twins

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