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Topic: need piece suggestions?!  (Read 1488 times)

Offline dr1keyz

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need piece suggestions?!
on: January 08, 2005, 06:01:08 AM
Currently I am a jazz pianist who used to study classical music extensively but I havent touched it a few years and I would like to get back into it...Are there any pieces that people could recommend to get started on to building a good repetoir? i am a pretty good reader with a very large hand span ...I have good technique as far as scales and arpeggios but I need to fix some left hand weakness problems and need more independence. Any help would be appreciated.


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Re: need piece suggestions?!
Reply #1 on: January 08, 2005, 06:25:44 AM
Beethoven Sonatas, and the Bach Well Tempered Clavier would be helpful in independence and left hand.

Offline anda

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Re: need piece suggestions?!
Reply #2 on: January 08, 2005, 09:59:07 PM
mozart/haydn sonatas, variations...
romantic period - choose something you really love (chopin waltzes, mazurcas, schumann - jugends album/kinderszenen, schubert impromptus/moments musicaux)

actually i think anything you can sight read decently and you really would love to play - any work will help you improve your playing
 

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