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schubert_21

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The Last Thing You Play

on: May 21, 2013, 03:11:16 AM

What is it that you play at the very end of your practice? Is it anything in particular, so you leave on a good note, or just whatever you feel like? Do you think it matters?

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birba

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Re: The Last Thing You Play

Reply #1 on: May 21, 2013, 03:47:36 AM

Good advice. Everyone should do that. I never have... $:-\$

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lighthand045

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Re: The Last Thing You Play

Reply #2 on: May 21, 2013, 03:51:02 AM

I just play a random improv on whatever theme, or just rant about 10 minutes. I found somewhat incomfortable when people listen to me at home, so i can't just leave it on a perfect cadence

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rachmaninoff_forever

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Re: The Last Thing You Play

Reply #3 on: May 21, 2013, 04:02:31 AM

I end on middle C.

Every practice session since I started 9 years ago.

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iansinclair

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Re: The Last Thing You Play

Reply #4 on: May 21, 2013, 11:19:43 PM

My own interpretation -- which varies almost every time, at least a little -- of "The Rose".

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Re: The Last Thing You Play

Reply #5 on: May 22, 2013, 07:44:32 AM

I thought this thread was about what I would like to play on my deathbed

I stop when I feel like it, so there are no rituals for me...

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hfmadopter

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Re: The Last Thing You Play

Reply #6 on: May 22, 2013, 09:07:47 AM

Quote from: iansinclair on May 21, 2013, 11:19:43 PM

My own interpretation -- which varies almost every time, at least a little -- of "The Rose".

The arrangement of "The Rose" that I'm working on is rather nice, if how many ways to present a simple theme works. I'm spinning off of that though, at one point adding choir on the digital piano. It changes keys twice and does this ascending scale in block chords that I don't care for, so changed that to single notes landing on a block chord that sounds more suited to the piece, IMO.

My wife loves it, that's all I care about ( well I like it too).

But lately I've been ending with Bachs Small Prelude in Organ played on my digital piano with the full pipe organ sound. Loving it, looking for more pieces to do like that in organ ( I've also played the main theme/voice in flute). Or, David Nevue's arrangement of Just As I Am, with warm strings added in a layer. It really is a lovely piece of music when you get into it, especially with the added effects of the warm strings in the background.

Ya I've gone a bit crazy with this digital piano, I must get back to the Mozart piece on the grand !

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Re: The Last Thing You Play

Reply #7 on: June 10, 2013, 02:25:43 PM

An improvisation
or
the pieces I'm working on slowly and carefully.

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Re: The Last Thing You Play

Reply #8 on: June 10, 2013, 11:34:26 PM

last thing i play is liszts mazeppa....if i start with it i dont have any energy for my other pieces lol

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thepianist09

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Re: The Last Thing You Play

Reply #9 on: June 12, 2013, 11:24:24 AM

Just as Rachmaninov_forever does, I finish on a stacatto middle C.

I actually have no idea why I do it. I did for the first session and then the next, and it has just become an unusual habit. It is not superstitious (although perhaps it is subconsciously).

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