Hey, everyone.
I've been working on Tchaikovsky's arrangement of The Sugar Plum Fairy for the piano. I got the sheets from IMSLP.
My current difficulty is, as my teacher calls it, bringin up the different layers within the piece.
I'm not even sure if it makes sense in English, but i'll try to.
As I've learned it, for most parts, the melody in the right hand should be heard over the left hand.
Besides that, in the left hand alone there are beats that are stronger and softer in relation to one another. Well... i guess that happens in almost every piece.
These are the layers, as my teacher says it. One for the melody, one for the bass and another one for the chords. At least that's it for the theme.
My difficulty is, when putting hands together, I find it very hard to play soft on the left hand and hard on the right hand or the other way around at the very same beat. One hand ends up giving in to the other.
This means the melody fades away for being too soft, or the left hand gets too lound and overshadows everything else.
Such nuances seem extremely difficult to control.
It'll take a lot of time until my next lesson, so came here asking for tips on how to practice and strengthen such skill. Thanks everyone =)