personal character

[concerto_love]

I want to know, some people are more comfortable to play in such a fast piece, but they're not too good when they have to play the slow one... Instead, some people are good at playing slow pieces, and not too good when they have to play the fast one... Is it true that personal character taking part of this..?

[ryanyee]

well it kinda depended on personal experience myself. i used to play both fast and slow pieces a few years back but discovered i didn have the patience nor enough liking of those slow pieces to play them. must have checked out the boring ones. so now, all i play are fast pieces. i find them more exciting.

[shortyshort]

so now, all i play are fast pieces. i find them more exciting.

Me too 

Much more fun. 

[healdie]

it is a reflection of charector if you are a very uptight aggressive person then this will be reflected in your playing you will also prefer pieces of this nature as you will be able to relate to them and therefore enjoy playing them more, i personally did nt distinguish between fast and slow both have their places in my repotoir

[Bob]

I've heard it about fast pieces.  You can just play more like a machine, notes in time, and don't have to shape the line as much.  So if a teacher doesn't think the student can emote, they might give the student technical piece that hides the weak area of note being able to play with expression.

I haven't really heard of that going the other way.  If someone's good at playing slow expressive pieces, they might not have the technique (or desire) to play something fast.  If it's not going to sound good, they wouldn't play it in the first place.

But for someone who's not emotional or expressive, I think it's possible to hide that with a technical fast piece and let them play like a machine.  Not that that's good but, I have heard of it.

[rc]

I remember reading somewhere (where  ) that it's good to learn a balance of different pieces because we can get too comfortable in one direction and also that it can effect the overall personality!

Usually after learning a fast piece I like to learn a slow piece.  Just for the sake of variety

[concerto_love]

How about to find our characteristic on playing? Different person have they own way to playing and interpreting , right?

[Bob]

I think there are elements of your personality that can match the music.  And the way you work, what you think about music, etc. 

I've heard several people who like tone and sound a lot and they always play with a good tone and yes, everything in the music is technically there, but it doesn't have any bite to it.  It just sounds nice, even when the music shouldn't be that rounded off on the edges.  I just heard someone like this so it's in my mind.  First thing I notice -- Wow!  Listen to that tone... Follored by -- Is that it?  Aren't you going to really finish the crescendo off?  Must it always be a gradual crescendo?

And I remember a teacher who didn't care what any students thought of his playing and that attitude was in his playing somehow.  Kind of like a big f-you in his presence.  Which was interesting because I think some of his students had good comments on his playing, but... he didn't show any interest in hearing them.

[slobone]

I've heard it about fast pieces.  You can just play more like a machine, notes in time, and don't have to shape the line as much. 

Yes... you CAN... and many do...