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Offline neardn

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appassionata question
on: May 25, 2009, 09:47:36 PM
i'm having trouble playing the following melody:
https://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5818/melody.png

in these measures:
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i don't understand how to emphasize the melody correctly, perhaps i don't understand the rhythm... can someone suggest a fingering and also explain how to emphasize the melody properly?
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Offline aslanov

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Re: appassionata question
Reply #1 on: May 25, 2009, 11:07:03 PM
practice it thusly,

this is the fingering for the right hand, figuring out the left is ez

421242524242 - 421241413121

now, what i did is first got the fingering in the my fingers by practicing very slowly and forte every finger. then once u get that down, play the melodic notes, 4-4-5-4-4, and 4-4-4-3-2 forte normally while the other inner notes are played staccato, this is probably done even slower than the first part.

hope that helps.

Offline quantum

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Re: appassionata question
Reply #2 on: May 26, 2009, 03:37:24 AM
More weight on the outer fingers.  You could also use pedal to define phrasing.  The bass note of the LH is good to bring out the strong beats. 

Experiment playing it as solid chords.
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Offline neardn

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Re: appassionata question
Reply #3 on: May 26, 2009, 11:10:27 PM
thank you very much for the advice, i've got it now :)
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