What are you practicing?

[compline]

You all sound very advanced. Is this the student section? 
Currently, I am practicing, Calypso Joe, for first grade, and trying to keep the rhythm . 

[chopincat]

You all sound very advanced. Is this the student section?

Anyone who is still learning is a student.

As for me:
Beethoven Sonata op 10 no 1
Chopin Nocturne op 9 no 1
Debussy Voiles
Ginastera Danzas Argentinas
Schonthal Invention in E

[pianist202]

I'm working on Schumann Phantasie stucke, chopin etude op 25 no 1, the Rachmaninoff Elegie, Beethoven Sonata 18, Bach prelude and fugue in c minor from the WTC book 1. I also just started the Saint Saens Concerto 2. HELP

[chopinlover01]

Anyone who is still learning is a student.

If I ever become a teacher, I'm framing this one.
There's also the great "We're all apprentices in a craft that cannot be mastered".

[chopinlover01]

Right now, I'm doing the following:
Chopin Polonaises Op 40
Chopin Ballade Op 23
Bach Fugue in C minor
Bartok Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm #2
Rachmaninoff Prelude op 3/2 (C# minor)

Messing around with:
Rachmaninoff Op 23/5 (G minor prelude)
Chopin Etude 10/6 (E flat minor)
Chopin Nocturne in B major, op 32/1
Mozart D minor Fantasia
Debussy "The Snow is Dancing", Childrens Corner (Just picked it up, strangely difficult)

[joaosousa]

Bach's sinfonia 10, BWV 796.
Beethoven's Sonata 6, Op. 10 no. 2.
Czerny's etudes op.299
(starting) Chopin's Polonaise op. 40 n. 2

And maybe a Lyadov's prelude, Shostakovich's fantastic dances or Ravel's pavane pour une infante défunte. 

[thorn]

I'm working my way through Albeniz Iberia. I'm approaching it as if I get the ground work done now then maybe I will actually be able to perform the thing in my lifetime.

I'm currently finishing work on El Polo and Jerez, which will bring me to 6/12

[diomedes]

Prokofiev Concerto 2 - 1st mvt (bringing to recording standards soon)
Prokofiev Concerto 2 - Finale (learning, so many notes, some easy to play others rather unreasonable)
Liszt Rhapsody 2 - learned, solving technical issues to high standards, ignoring the rest.
Scriabin - Guirlandes is so attractive. Flammes sombres later.
Prokofiev Sonata 1 - learning from the score

Debussy "The Snow is Dancing", Childrens Corner (Just picked it up, strangely difficult)

By chance it showed up on a cd that was running and i heard this again. It really is effective imagery and writing. Debussy is inimitable.

I'm working my way through Albeniz Iberia. I'm approaching it as if I get the ground work done now then maybe I will actually be able to perform the thing in my lifetime.

I'm currently finishing work on El Polo and Jerez, which will bring me to 6/12 Smiley

Must be nice. I've not turned my attention to spanish music yet, but Albeniz is really something to look forward to one day.

[visitor]

Various Christmas standards arranged for jazz solo piano.  Nothing too crazy though  since it's just seasonal side projects so can't dedicate too much time to it....

Had stopped practicing for qyite a while, seems to have helped, able to recharge the batteries so to speak, and i have seen this happen as was told to me by mentors of mine in the past, the mind-brain will continue to work o  things in the subconcious so when one pucks the music back up certain elemebts hace moved forward even w absolutely no practice.

So  now im working on a set of 3 related and consecutive classical sonatas,

will pick couple of christmas jazzy or std pieces (i suppose its thst time if year again, in my primary years we always shifted to working the christmas arrangements in october and i never outgrew it, next spring will start early ie april-ish on more advanced versions)

Workg through the whole nier piano collections book again. I need to record that thing by 2017 so i can move on to ther volumes (one goal is learning to hande large number of pieces at one time and also increase amount of rep in my hands for impromptu on the spot on demand performances and such)

A kapustin etude for a bit of pizaz and flash--itll be a busy fall and winter 

[irrational]

hmm.

New:
Bach - Sinfonia 7 BWV 793 - Getting voicing perfect is tough
Poldini - Op 93 Nr 4 "She Smiles". This one's rhythms are super annoying
Haydn - Sonata C Major Hob XVI:48 - So fast in the Rondo.

Polishing:
Chopin - Preludes 4 and 6 - Simple pleasures
Mendelssohn - Song Without words Op. 19 Nr 1. - Beautiful
Mozart - Fantasia d minor K397 - Still struggling to understand this piece.

I am also learning my new piano. Its amazing, but hard to control perfectly and over emphasizes any mistake. So sensitive. Looking forward to its rewards when playing properly.

[visitor]

added a Kosenko etude per remarks in audition room Kosenko UL reply.  It'll slow down the Kapustin but I sit on etudes for ever since they take me quite a long time to learn properly to performance standard so not too worried, can't hurry those things. Should't slow down the other stuff though, it's just faster tempo etudes and concerto's that take me forever.

[hfmadopter]

I'm practicing  " Out Of Darkness" which is the name of my new composition as named by my wife. It's evolving shall we say or morphing might be another term. It's maybe two weeks old now.

Beyond that it's almost time for me to start a couple of Christmas arrangements of traditional carols.  Last year I did We Three kings to memory but read a couple of others. I like to take simple arrangements and re arrange them. Or even just a melody from a Fake Book or Lead Sheet and arrange from that..

To the poster who wondered why seemingly advanced people are posting in the Students forum ? Because we all are learning at any level. I personally am not all that advanced, and also not a professional performer, had 11 years of piano training in classical and contemporary music, had 5 years of music with accordion as a kid. But *composition* ,as they come to me, is totally new in the last two years. So ya, I'm learning. I'm a student learning and applying skills to my own music. I'm learning to apply harmony and some rhythm patterns beyond the level the piece introduces itself to me as.  And technique is always worth learning more about as well.

[ybanana]

Chopin: op 25 no 6 and 7 (all etudes)
Beethoven: op 57
Bach: Some of the Goldberg Variations
Schubert: op 90 no 2 and 4

Recently played in a concert:
Chopin: op 10 no 8
Grieg: Nocturne
Debussy, Arabesque 1
Gershwin: Prelude 1

[briansaddleback]

I just started pour les accords for the second time a couple of weeks ago. Hair-raising.

You need to have eyes on both sides of your head like a goldfish to practice this one.

[reiyza]

The chopin waltz 64 no. 2 - the grace notes is killing me, I've been practicing it for almost two weeks now and it still sounds all jumbled up.

The K. 545 - having nightmares with scales, uneven sound when fingers 3(black key) - 4(white key) - 5(white key) playing at 100-110mm.

[chopinlover01]

Polishing up repertoire for my exams on the 16th.
Beethoven: Tempest Sonata, Mvmt. 1
Bach: Partita No.3, A minor, Sarabande
Chopin: Etude Op. 10/9 in F minor
Debussy: The Little Shepard, from his Children's Corner Suite.

To come:
Beethoven: Third movement of the same sonata
Bach: Allemande of the 5th French Suite
Chopin: "Winter Wind" Etude, Op. 25/11
Ravel: Pavane pour infante defunte

[ajlongspiano]

Beethoven - Sonata Op.28

Bach - Goldberg Variations

You guys work on so much at once! I tend to lose a sense of direction if I learn more than three pieces at a time.

Best,

AJ

[kawai_cs]

Polishing up repertoire for my exams on the 16th.
Beethoven: Tempest Sonata, Mvmt. 1
Bach: Partita No.3, A minor, Sarabande
Chopin: Etude Op. 10/9 in F minor
Debussy: The Little Shepard, from his Children's Corner Suite.

To come:
Beethoven: Third movement of the same sonata
Bach: Allemande of the 5th French Suite
Chopin: "Winter Wind" Etude, Op. 25/11
Ravel: Pavane pour infante defunte

Post something for us pls!

Edit: Haydn: Sonata in c, Chopin op 25 no 1, Paderewski op 14 no 3 and some weird technical studies

[ronde_des_sylphes]

Nine paraphrases. Which ones? - that would be telling

[chopinlover01]

You guys work on so much at once! I tend to lose a sense of direction if I learn more than three pieces at a time.

I have to, for my exams.

Post something for us pls!

I will when I get the chance, which will hopefully be very soon! Nice choices, by the way, especially the Paderewski.

[brogers70]

I hurt my right hand carrying firewood, so right now the only thing I'm practicing is Brahms transcription of the Bach Chaconne for the left hand. It's a great exercise and closer to the original than the Busoni arrangement.

[kawai_cs]

I hurt my right hand carrying firewood, so right now the only thing I'm practicing is Brahms transcription of the Bach Chaconne for the left hand. It's a great exercise and closer to the original than the Busoni arrangement.

That is terrible but I hope your hand gets well very soon! That is great that you are concentrating on your LH during this time.

[pencilart3]

As stated in my signature, Debussy's ballade, Beethoven op. 90, Chopin nocturne 13, Liszt Wilde Jagd, along with some stuff for church prelude as well as worship leading and toying around with various pieces here and there such as the berceuse which I randomly played and recorded

[leo_t7]

Rhapsody in Blue | Gershwin
Traumerei | Schumann
Pavane pour une Infante Défunte | Ravel
Autumn Leaves | Roger Williams

[briansaddleback]

Cerny Cherny?   ?? or is it Czerny yeah that who

[chopinawesome]

Bach French Suite BWV 813
Beethoven Sonata OP.2 no.2
Debussy Serenade for the Doll and The Sunken Cathedral
Chopin Mazurka OP.56 no.1, Impromptu Op.29,Nocturne OP.15 NO.2,etude Op.25 no.5
Schubert Impromptu Op.90 no.2 and 142/2
Copland the Cat and the MOuse
24 preludes

[chopinawesome]

Oh and I am polishing Haydn Sonata Hob.XVI 36

[mk22]

Polishing up:
Chopin: Ballades 1 and 2, op 10 no 4, scherzo 3
Beethoven: Appassionata Sonata

Learning:
Chopin: 1st concerto 1st movement, 4th ballade
Rachmaninoff: 3rd concerto 1st movement

[briansaddleback]

Fir lease

[visitor]

Summer line up:
New : Victor De Bo - Sonatina op. 7
 
Picking up a.handful  old pieces from last year i set down for a while that didnt quite finish up

A. Polonsky - tango for solo piano on Arno Babajanian's "Your Traces" for voice and Piano

*really want to wrap these up pronto amd record them so i can focus more on new music like the De Bo and a.couple other...

[goldentone]

Summer line up:
Noreen Sauls- jazz prelude on a prelude of chopin
"    -jazz ver of star spangled banner

Sounds s'wonderful. . . warmin' up those jazz hands. . .

 

[visitor]

Sounds s'wonderful. . . warmin' up those jazz hands. . .

 

I see what you did there
 
yep, starting to get back in the 'swing of things. (Even if it dont mean a thing)

[visitor]

finally getting into my Medtner album (vintage find ). Been wanting to get into and focus on Medtner for a while, I believe now is a good time to start working on one at a time ( w goal of several works) or a few at the same time, just reading through bits and parts right now trying to see which ones i connect w initially. there are couple that appeal to me so far, new music exploration , such joy. much fun. very excite.

[debussychopin]

Started to practice 25-11 finally.  Spent two weeks on it so far it has been pretty hairy.

[jdrpiano]

Hello Everyone, I'm new to the forum but this is currently what I'm working on:

      Haydn: Sonata Hob. XVI.27 in G Major (for some reason the ornaments in the 1st movement throw me off)
    
      Bach: Invention No.12 in A Major

      Mendelssohn: 1. Lieder ohne Worte "Jaegerlied" Op.19 No.3
                         2. "Confidence" Op.19 No.4

      Chopin: Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brilliante Op.22
 
      Rachmaninoff: 1. Prelude Op.32 No.8 in A minor
                          2. Etudes-tableaux Op.39 No.4 in B minor
    
    

[109natsu]

Hello Everyone, I'm new to the forum but this is currently what I'm working on:

      Haydn: Sonata Hob. XVI.27 in G Major (for some reason the ornaments in the 1st movement throw me off)
   
      Bach: Invention No.12 in A Major

      Mendelssohn: 1. Lieder ohne Worte "Jaegerlied" Op.19 No.3
                         2. "Confidence" Op.19 No.4

      Chopin: Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brilliante Op.22
 
      Rachmaninoff: 1. Prelude Op.32 No.8 in A minor
                          2. Etudes-tableaux Op.39 No.4 in B minor
     
     

You are working on a Bach Invention and a Rachmaninoff Prelude at the same time? Wow

[visitor]

You are working on a Bach Invention and a Rachmaninoff Prelude at the same time? Wow

and your point is? I see little wrong w the pairing, actually i think it is smartz.  Given the significant challenge the prelude poses, it is prudent to balance w a less demanding work  so that attention and focus can be given to the prelude.

[jdrpiano]

You are working on a Bach Invention and a Rachmaninoff Prelude at the same time? Wow

     Hahaha, thanks I guess. My teacher actually told me it was a bad idea and too much work, I was studying the Rachmaninoff Prelude Op.32 No.8 for fun as it is supposedly one of the less demanding preludes. Now I only try to work on a maximum of four pieces at a time. Right now I'm studying:

     Bach: Sinfonia No. 2 in C minor

     Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op. 2 No.1 in F Minor

     Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte Op. 19 No. 3 "Jagerlied" (STILL)

     Chopin: Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1 in B-flat minor

     POSSIBLE FIFTH PIECE:
 
     One of Bartok's "Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm"

     A less demanding load, but difficult enough at the same time.

[iansinclair]

Getting Chopin Op. 37 No. 2 back up to performance level -- it's been a while (since my injury!) and a few of my other "old" pieces, likewise.  Big summer project is Pictures at an Exhibition to performance level.

[stevensk]

Scriabin: Valse op 38
Scriabin: Op 17
Kapustin: Motive force op 45

Polishing up:
Earl Wild:  Embraceable you
Scriabin:  op 11
Kapustin: Toccatina op 40

[pianoville]

Currently getting up to concert standard:
Beethoven op. 110
Scriabin op. 74
Chopin Etudes op. 10 no 4, 10 no 8, 10 no 10, 10 no 12, 25 no 2, 25 no 4, 25 no 6, 25 no 10

Learning the notes on:
Liszt Ricordanza
Mendelssohn piano concerto no. 1

[chopinlover01]

Learning the Bill Evans version of Blue in Green and My Foolish Heart.

[mike_lang]

Mostly not these days, I'm embarrassed to say . . . but when I am, a lot of Schumann for a dissertation project - 2nd violin sonata, Liederkreis op 24, Märchenerzählungen . . .

[worov]

Currently practising this Scarlatti sonata :

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[visitor]

Few from

[beethovenfan01]

Polishing/maintaining:

Mozart Sonata K457 1st movement.
Chopin Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1
Debussy Girl with the Flaxen Hair Prelude
Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 3 No. 2
Rachmaninoff Moment Musical No. 5
Bach Prelude and Fugue WTC I No. 2
Brahms Intermezzo in E-flat minor
Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 No. 4

Learning:

Mozart Sonata K457 Movements 2 and 3
Chopin Ballade No. 1
Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 3
Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 5
Rachmaninoff Moment Musical No. 4
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3
Prokofiev Diabolical Suggestion
Schubert Fantasie in F minor

In the Future-- ?

Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 12, Op. 25 No. 1, No. 10, No. 12
Beethoven Sonata Op. 31 No. 2
Bach Prelude and Fugue WTC II No. 6
Mozart Fantasie K475
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6
Liszt Paganini Etude La Campanella
Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 7
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2
Chopin Ballade No. 2
Chopin Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2
Schumann Arabesque
Hamelin Paganini Variations

[chopinawesome]

Bach Partitas 5 and 6
Beethoven  c major 2/3 sonata I.Allegro con brio
Haydn Hob.XVI 52 I.Allegro
Chopin Nocturne Op.62/1 and Scherzo OP.31
schubert Moment Musicaux op.94
Schumann Fantasiestucke
Liszt Gnomenreigen
Debussy Polishing Bergamasque,starting reflects dan ieau
finishing Prokofiev Op.4/4 and op.28, starting Kapustin Op.40 no.1
 
Some really good stuff

[larrys]

I'm concentrating on a simple Czerny exercise at the moment, in order to help me to read music as much as developing hand independence.

[visitor]

A Hummel sonata, a Medtner Fairy tale(s), a Yorke Fantasy, and for colab 2 pianos a Williams concert transcription.
May add a Saperton solo/short piece as time allows, but for now, ive got plenty to work on for summer term
 

[nyssasyratov]

Liszt - La Campanella
Ravel - Gaspard De La Nuit
Dance of the Knights - just that excerpt.
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3 Op 30: I
Also fooling around with My Funny Valentine and maybe it's time to start exploring jazz and understanding improvisation and chords more (:

Also might I add for fun that I have a King Charles cocker spaniel and I think he gets annoyed by the watery notes of Gaspard and La Campanella's high notes