Fanny Mendelssohn - four songs for piano

[shoremusic]

I have decided to learn op6 no.1 from the four songs for piano by Fanny Mendelssohn.

It requires to bring out a soprano melody over the rest of the harmony but there are moments when the right hand should play melody and harmony notes at the same time.

For instance the two C's on the last beat of this bar.

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Would you use the left hand to play the middle C in this case?

What would you suggest is the best way for practising emphasising the melody in a lyric piece like this?

[mjames]

Lol ew wut r u doing playing inferior wommminz music shame on u


Anyways, I'd play the c with my right hand. It's a part of the apperggio so it wouldn't make sense to alternate between hands...well it's just more work, it's simpler if your just play it one hand. Idk the piece but if the bottom notes are a part of the melody then what you can do to practice phrasing is to make up some nice rhythm exercises.

Kinda like:

C C C (in fff) and then the harmony notes in p or ppp your call. make the melody notes sound as loud and as harsh as you can. And then when you start to play it normally, it'll feel easier to draw out the main melody. Props to chopin lover for this exercise..he wrote it in some thread a few months ago. Really helped out.  

[mjames]

Double post oops

[mjames]

Lol ew wut r u doing playing inferior wommminz music shame on u


Anyways, I'd play the c with my right hand. It's a part of the apperggio so it wouldn't make sense to alternate between hands...well it's just more work, it's simpler if your just play it one hand. Idk the piece but if the bottom notes are a part of the melody then what you can do to practice phrasing is to make up some nice rhythm exercises.

Kinda like:

C C C (in fff) and then the harmony notes in p or ppp your call. make the melody notes sound as loud and as harsh as you can. And then when you start to play it normally, it'll feel easier to draw out the main melody. Props to chopin lover for this exercise..he wrote it in some thread a few months ago. Really helped out.