Piano Forum

again you two give me far more credit than i am worthy of, what an honor! and thank you
rare is the piece by bobby that doesn't bore me...this more than qualifies as a cool piece and i actually enjoyed watching and listening to this. i'd never heard it actually (there's a shocker, i piece i hadn't heard by a composer whose music i dont'particularly seek out), be that as it may, she plays this with  authority & pizazz! very good job!

it more than gets my "
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now the panel vote:











i think this will continue to settle well into her hands as it grows with her, i think like for many of us (most certainly myself INCLUDED), some time with hands separate and slow deliberate under tempo work to solidify hand positions and jumps with accuracy will help it along, also discuss with her and have her make decisions on where she really wants to make it obvious to us where her phrases begin, arrive/climax, and end.  this should help the dynmaic constrasts come through more, it is apparent she has it in her head but like with myself, sometimes what we 'plan' while playing and the sound that comes out don't match sometimes, so have her watch this again and have her tell you where she thinks she needed to be softer or louder, etc.

next steps,
-RH separate slow work up to faster
-LH  separate slow work to faster
all while incorporate the phrasing and dynamics more (she's on the right track we just need a bit more).
make sure when she puts the hands back together we DO NOT start hands together again at the tempo we finished hands separate, we slow down to probably half tempo when we put it together again then work up again.

i think this will help her memorize it too, this way she can play with the music desk down or take it/slide it off the piano completely, it really does affect the sound coming at you so she can hear and adjust accordingly in performance.

 also the above is generic on purpose, it should help the sonatina and your projects as well. now i need to go follow my own advice....