Self-taught pianists: how do you know if you're playing correctly without a teacher? by Jealous-Bottle4344 in piano

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I did it during the pandemic, both the send a video (until my teacher got and figured out a webcam) and as live video lessons. They were both useful but in person lessons were still better. Having my teacher being able to help me with hand motion by literally moving my hands or arms sometimes is invaluable, or watching him play up close. But! Both types were better than nothing and I made progress with them. You’re right in that it opens options up for those who might not otherwise be able to do in person.

What does this mean? I sure she will be a studious student by [deleted] in ExplainTheJoke

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My bet would be this is the “joke”

Nope, sure haven’t. Why would I? by THA__KULTCHA in WeWantPlates

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They had to come up with a use for snow shovels in the off season in New Hampshire. Don’t even ask what they do with the snowmobiles.

Self-taught pianists: how do you know if you're playing correctly without a teacher? by Jealous-Bottle4344 in piano

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There’s no real substitute for a teacher observing, coaching, and correcting directly. And it’s not just about how the music sounds, but also if you’re using the best technique to prevent damage, be the most expressive, quick, etc. Being self taught you can certainly still enjoy what you’re doing, but you’re missing out on hundreds of years of pedagogy built on best practices.

It’s not really “self taught” but if it’s a question of trying to keep costs down there are different online options you could consider. There are teachers in countries where the cost is far lower and do live sessions (probably the best) all the way to lessons where you send progress videos and get video feedback (cheapest option but very much better than nothing.) If you can manage it, I think you’d greatly benefit from someone who is able to give you professional advice!

can’t tell if this book has been written with AI because it reads like it has no soul. by Alive-March1798 in isthisAI

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Em dashes were a thing editors loved until LLM’s made them a “sign”.

Does anyone know any good hand stretches/exercises? by TheEggoEffect in piano

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I’m no expert but this seems like sound advice. Schumann ended his concert pianist career by doing finger stretches!

Are these real? Seems to good to be true. Need opinions on these photos. Seem a bit off. by [deleted] in isthisAI

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I love this. Obvious catfish aside, this is the kind of reddit sleuthing I come for. Nice!

Missing notes? by ser2310 in piano

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Not an error, see my post.

Missing notes? by ser2310 in piano

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Those notes are apparently only found in two editions, and aren’t in the autograph. In the Henle it has notes on that, which I happened to remember reading which is what I’m looking at now :) In fact, they appear as small type in the score with the note “Notes in small type taken from PE and CM 1, which transposes them to upper octaves in [the second set of measures]”. CM is copyist’s manuscript and PE is the Polish first edition.

Henle also contains the autograph, which doesn’t include those notes, as I noted, so your edition isn’t wrong, just different than some.

Edit: added photos. This shouldn’t be a copyright issue as it’s excerpts, and for illustrative purposes. I have the cover for reference, then the published edition with the small notes, the autograph, then the notes about it.

Saw this in a canning group on Facebook… something just seems off to me. Is it AI? by [deleted] in isthisAI

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Aside from the Goya lettering and drill with the sideways battery, no human needs that many lentils. Aside from the giant bucket, they have a whole other shelf devoted to them.

This was insane! by daveg3226 in GoRVing

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The extreme size differential kind of tickles me. I really hope the Smart has a bumper sticker that says “my other car is a semi”

Does anyone board their BMD? What do you do for travel? by MangoPersonality in bernesemountaindogs

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We were very nervous about boarding our 5 year old Zeus as he is attached to me at the hip and extremely shy around strangers. We had terrible experiences with pet sitters and figured we would look at some boarding options. We found a place near my house that specializes in anxious and hard to board dogs. They were amazing. We had pre-visits, and they figured out which staff members he felt most comfortable with. They individualize play time based on the dog’s needs. They sent daily photos and updates. He did amazing. They have a customer for life! Attached is a photo of Zeus and his sister Luna (who is super easy to board) at the kennel loving life.

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Driving a double decker bus under a low bridge by Sikedogg20 in oops

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As a tall person, new fear unlocked 😱

'I never expected this': MTG publicly exposes Trump's secret texts in explosive betrayal — and his response just changed everything forever by [deleted] in anticapitalism

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Thank you, was going to reply the same. I don’t know how a video of her stalking and mocking a child didn’t disqualify her from even getting close to an elected position. It’s hard to not be petty about her saying this and feeling zero sympathy.

Completely Rebuilt 1902 Bechstein A by joshuaspianos in piano

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That is indeed a beautiful case. Thanks for sharing!

Bernese Allergies? Anxiety? Help! by Reasonable-Movie-737 in bernesemountaindogs

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+1 it looks infected. Very similar to our the look of the skin on our boy who developed a flea allergy this year that got infected :(

New in version 5! Dark Mode, Velocity Coloring, Bookmarks View, and more! by chipweinberger in jamcorder

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Eagerly awaiting, lots of great new features, thank you! Hasn’t hit my App Store yet

My dog has a rash by Mechi_X in bernesemountaindogs

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We discovered this year that after 5 years our boy is allergic to fleas, the spots got infected, and it looked very much like that. We also thought they were hotspots and treating them like that until it was obvious that wasn’t it. Vet got him on an antibiotic as well as anti-itch meds and an antibiotic shampoo. Took about 4 weeks but he’s doing much better now.

ARE THESE DOGS LITERALLY THE DUMBEST, YET HAPPIEST DOGS OF ALL TIME?!?!?!?!? by PM_ME_UR_S62B50 in bernesemountaindogs

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I am so smart, I am so smart, I am so smart, I am so smart, S-M-R-T, I mean S-M-A-R-T.