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wizh

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Having a hard time with Nuvole Bianche.

on: October 06, 2013, 02:06:23 PM

Hello,

I've been playing for almost a year, and I've had a very easy time learning to play stuff like Ámelie and alike. However, this piece is giving me a headache.

Here are the sheets: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13358960/Ludovico%20Einaudi%20-%20Nuvole%20Bianche.pdf.

My problem is with the 3rd line. I have no idea why, but my hands just won't let me coordinate with the sheet music. Do you have any tips on how to learn this? The right hand, that is.

Thanks a lot in advance

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sucom

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Re: Having a hard time with Nuvole Bianche.

Reply #1 on: October 07, 2013, 12:59:15 PM

Hi Wizh

I would love to help you out but I'm not totally certain exactly what you mean by 'hands not co-ordinating with the sheet music'.

If you could explain a little more exactly what the problem is, or better still, upload an audio of you attempting to play the area of difficulty, I will be pleased to offer my thoughts on the way forward for you.

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wizh

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Re: Having a hard time with Nuvole Bianche.

Reply #2 on: October 07, 2013, 09:33:21 PM

Quote from: sucom on October 07, 2013, 12:59:15 PM

Hi Wizh

I would love to help you out but I'm not totally certain exactly what you mean by 'hands not co-ordinating with the sheet music'.

If you could explain a little more exactly what the problem is, or better still, upload an audio of you attempting to play the area of difficulty, I will be pleased to offer my thoughts on the way forward for you.

Yeah, I realize that wasn't very clear. It's hard for me to get the tempo right. I tried to record a video... Oh well, here's the result:

&feature=youtu.be.

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sucom

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Re: Having a hard time with Nuvole Bianche.

Reply #3 on: October 07, 2013, 09:59:40 PM

Quote from: wizh on October 07, 2013, 09:33:21 PM

Yeah, I realize that wasn't very clear. It's hard for me to get the tempo right. I tried to record a video... Oh well, here's the result:
&feature=youtu.be.

Hi again Wizh

Unfortunately your video is not set to public and I can't see it so I'm still a little unclear about what you are having problems with. Do you mean the rhythm? Have you tried listening to the music to see where the music naturally leans?

If it is the rhythm in line 3, you could try counting aloud while playing, putting a deliberate emphasis on quaver beats 1 and 7, which I've marked in red on the attachment.

I'm sorry if this is not what you are looking for but if you set your video to public, I will have an opportunity to see exactly what you mean.