My first audition room post -- Chopin Waltz in A minor

[ranjit]

Please tell me what you think! This is the first classical piece I've learned in over a year. What should I do to improve?

[pencilart3]

First of all the perspective is dizzying and distracting, sorry...

It's all there technically, it looks like you have a lot of tension in your hands and it's showing in the rather rigid interpretation. Maybe a few deep breaths and a realization that you're playing parlor-background music for people to laugh and talk over and dance to if they feel like it. Just chill man, be free and loose both physically and musically.

Also is that your pedal that's making the huge ruckus in the background??

[ranjit]

Thank you for your reply!

It's all there technically, it looks like you have a lot of tension in your hands and it's showing in the rather rigid interpretation.

Are you saying there is tension based on looking at the hands, or simply by listening to the sound? How exactly is the interpretation rigid?

[pencilart3]

It was from watching the video which, again was a little dizzying so apologies if this is an unwarranted piece of feedback.

Perhaps rigid is the wrong word for the sound, maybe better would be “big line, big musician, small line, small musician.” Think horizontally, not vertically