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rlefebvr

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Favorite J.FIeld Nocturne and any in Grade 4-5

on: March 15, 2007, 04:33:49 AM

Wondering what everybody's favorite J.FIeld Nocturne is and if any can be played by a Grade 4-5 student

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Re: Favorite J.FIeld Nocturne and any in Grade 4-5

Reply #1 on: March 16, 2007, 09:22:45 AM

I like his Nocturne No.5 in Bb major.

For Grade 4/5 students, if you are talking about RCM levels, parts of it may be above them.

ABRSM no problem.

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Re: Favorite J.FIeld Nocturne and any in Grade 4-5

Reply #2 on: March 16, 2007, 02:08:45 PM

Quote from: rlefebvr on March 15, 2007, 04:33:49 AM

Wondering what everybody's favorite J.FIeld Nocturne is and if any can be played by a Grade 4-5 student

A teacher gave it to me, I couldn't play it well [and reached that phase where I played the first bars so badly for so long that I don't like it any more and never want to hear / touch it again - I think this is the 'practise, practise, practise' method's biggest problem

] but the notes aren't particularly difficult to find.

Personally, given a teacher that could tell me what to do I would just play one of Chopin's if you want to play a nocturne.

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Re: Favorite J.FIeld Nocturne and any in Grade 4-5

Reply #3 on: March 16, 2007, 02:10:24 PM

I simply must echo what Bernhard used to tell folks and say that No.4 in A major is the very best of the Field nocturnes. No idea what grade it's at, though.

Phil

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