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Offline MallotMan

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Fur Elise question
on: June 14, 2005, 08:20:14 PM
I am progressing well through this piece. But I recently came to these odd looking notes :o. Would anyone mind telling me how these should be played. thanks



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Re: Fur Elise question
Reply #1 on: June 14, 2005, 08:29:45 PM
I am progressing well through this piece. But I recently came to these odd looking notes :o. Would anyone mind telling me how these should be played. thanks



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Are you having trouble with note reading, fingering, other?...
Be more specific.

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Re: Fur Elise question
Reply #2 on: June 14, 2005, 08:34:06 PM
ahah, sorry, I was talking about the fingering for these and how they should be played, together or rolled or what?

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Re: Fur Elise question
Reply #3 on: June 14, 2005, 08:39:16 PM
ahah, sorry, I was talking about the fingering for these and how they should be played, together or rolled or what?

Those notes are played together, staccato.  :)
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Re: Fur Elise question
Reply #4 on: June 14, 2005, 08:40:20 PM
ahah, sorry, I was talking about the fingering for these and how they should be played, together or rolled or what?

Oh...those clusters of notes should be played together...they are just written like that because the notes are too close together to be written one on top of the other...but they are played at the same time.

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Re: Fur Elise question
Reply #5 on: June 14, 2005, 08:43:41 PM
ahah, sorry, I was talking about the fingering for these and how they should be played, together or rolled or what?

They are regular chords, so they need to played blocked. Concerning the fingering, try to work it out yourself. How would you attempt it? Think about how the notes fit under the hand. For measure 27, the issue is not so much which fingers play the notes, but working out the motions to move between the E and the chord. This and other questions have been adressed recently:

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Re: Fur Elise question
Reply #6 on: June 15, 2005, 03:32:14 PM
As a teacher who looks out for students with utmost care, I have to ask: is this really the first time you have seen an inverval of a second in print? If so, I think you skipped many steps. Is your teacher aware of this, if you even have one? Just prompting some thought, not looking for trouble.
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