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Topic: Where to go from here, Intermediate Pianist  (Read 1680 times)

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Where to go from here, Intermediate Pianist
on: September 06, 2016, 03:24:14 PM
I'm an adult student.  I was self taught for a year where I went through a course.  Then I've been taking lessons since January.  I've been trying to find some moderately challenging pieces both technical and lyrical and could use some help.

Hardest piece I can play: Solfeggietto by CPE Bach

I've played a lot of Vandall's works from his books.  But they're all kinda sounding the same. 

Basically I am wanting a few pieces to learn of different styles so I can extend my practice times and work on different areas.  Any help is appreciated.

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Re: Where to go from here, Intermediate Pianist
Reply #2 on: September 06, 2016, 03:45:50 PM
That sounds great!  Off topic, what model of piano are you playing?

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Re: Where to go from here, Intermediate Pianist
Reply #3 on: September 06, 2016, 03:56:53 PM
That sounds great!  Off topic, what model of piano are that's not me.

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I don't have an upright, i' have a small  grand and an electric for 'silent' practice in my home studio/practice room :)

this is my acoustic

. I like some uprights for certain types of practice but I don't have space at the moment or a budget for a 3rd instrument /2nd acoustic :(

also the pieces have a variety of styles including romantic and jazz influenced, minimalist/abstract, concert transcription/virtuosity etc. You can spend a lot of time in there and not be bored/dare I rather enjoyed it and found myself working a couple extra hours per day when i had the time to spare playing the entire thing through start to finish, it's that good.

i have that book (i bought it the day it released and had it rushed to the US from Japan) and learned the whole thing over about a year or so of work on the side, a few years ago, some are quite challenging but others might be attainable/should be for you  with enough work. i recently picked it up again as I never actually recorded any of the pieces which i regret so i hope to get them on my channel in the next year or so....

i dearly love the entire album but even though this is not the hardest of the lot i find myself drawn to it the most...has a neo impressionist ballad type feel to it....


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