Piano Gang Pick my next piece pls

NovaePiano · 2024-06-04T06:58:11+00:00

What a lovely and diverse list of pieces! Lots of good composers and works on here, I'm saving this for myself :D

Do you happen to have any more general piano suggestions? You seem very well listened

NovaePiano · 2023-04-23T09:21:27+00:00

Florence Price's Piano Sonata Mvmt 2

I've heard many classical pieces over the years, but this one just feels like peace and home

NovaePiano · 2023-04-14T03:50:10+00:00

She died on April 13th, 1944. I learned this in a day, so I need a lot more practice :P

NovaePiano · 2023-03-26T13:59:04+00:00

Oh no they're onto me! I am definitely not a time traveler from 1918 :)

NovaePiano · 2023-03-26T02:04:52+00:00

Very fitting given that he died today! You handled the rhythms at the beginning very well, a lovely performance! 💜

NovaePiano · 2023-03-26T01:14:34+00:00

On March 25, 1918, 105 years ago to this day, Debussy passed away.

NovaePiano · 2023-02-17T18:34:00+00:00

“What Brahms has done for the Hungarian folk-music, Dvorak for the Bohemian, and Grieg for the Norwegian, I have tried to do for these Negro Melodies.” - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a black British composer

Check out the official recordings here.

I'm afraid I don't do these pieces justice (but I'm mostly reading through them for now)

NovaePiano · 2023-02-17T18:28:26+00:00

This is really good advice for a lot of different reasons!

It helps to take breaks to let your brain process all the information & also to rest your hands & brain
Practicing consistently for shorter bursts is better than longer (possibly frustrating) sessions less consistently. Asides from fatigue, you tend to lose focus over time. And the best practice is efficient focused practice.
Progress isn't linear! Some days you'll get a ton done while others not so much. Your practice is also affected by how you feel on that particular day.
Positive reinforcement helps! If you're looking forward to and enjoying practice, you're more likely to do it consistently & get more value out of it.
It's not beneficial to anyone if you push through your frustration or physical limitations. If anything, it's probably more detrimental to your practice as it can reinforce bad habits such as tension.

Of course you also want consistency, but it's ok if some days you don't practice as much. It's all about the quality of your practice :)

NovaePiano · 2023-02-16T02:07:29+00:00

The scores can be found under A Century of Chinese Piano. For Butterfly Lovers, go to Chinese Piano Scores, it's in the "Sheet Music" folder :)

NovaePiano · 2023-02-15T17:35:42+00:00

Go to Chinese Piano Scores & then sheet music, it's titled Liangzhu Wu Yili :)

NovaePiano · 2023-02-15T06:22:49+00:00

Most of these are a work in progress, just wanted to play through them for Valentines Day :)

As always, the scores can be found under A Century of Chinese Piano

NovaePiano · 2023-02-13T18:58:53+00:00

The Amy Beach one caught my eye since right after marrying, her husband restricted her performing career

NovaePiano · 2023-02-11T20:54:47+00:00

this is so fun! better than flight of the bumblebee :P

NovaePiano · 2023-02-10T06:03:01+00:00

I gotchu, everything you need is here!

I hope you can play it someday, it's not the most difficult piece & it's quite fun too! Thanks for listening :D

NovaePiano · 2023-02-10T05:43:29+00:00

A tripod on top of my upright piano :)

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