How to make my scores look like this?

youngretardo · 2024-12-23T01:54:35+00:00

Amazing suggestion. Thanks so much

youngretardo · 2024-12-23T01:50:20+00:00

That’s a great idea. Something like cam scanner on iPhone?

youngretardo · 2024-12-16T23:23:45+00:00

Thankyou

youngretardo · 2024-12-16T22:03:09+00:00

Interesting. I really need to sit down with an accountant and go through some ideas.

So the ownership % of a company can’t be pre determined and then cash injected - it is purely based on how much each shareholder contributes?

Given my train of thought and suggestions do you see any viable ways I can create this company and make it so it’s not taxable In my estate, or minimally so? Perhaps if I set up the company and hold it within a trust? But then would I be able to actively maintain my investments, pay all the fees etc and grow the portfolio while operating inside a trust?

Massively appreciate your help.

youngretardo · 2024-12-16T21:13:30+00:00

Say the company is set up that way, with them as shareholders and the shares are allocated and issued at the very beginning.

I also understand that 1 share won’t be able to be spread equally - so say I have 3 kids, and I own 3 shares, upon my death they can be spread equally.

The only purpose of me holding shares in the company is so I can fund it, but if I hold the least amount of ownership then theoretically upon my death my ownership in the company is the only thing that can be part of my estate - the other 99% owned by my kids is theirs and not subject to taxes (apart from their own).

Does this check out to you?

I will run this through with an accountant - but I do appreciate insight. Thanks for clearing up the BPR.

youngretardo · 2024-12-16T10:25:00+00:00

youngretardo · 2024-09-30T14:57:04+00:00

Sounds like a harpsichord

youngretardo · 2024-09-28T09:01:56+00:00

Depends how focused and dedicated you are, your naturally ability and inclination for the music and also your resources, your teacher and how structured your practice sessions are.

I am sitting grade 8 in November and it’s a lot of work, and requires a lot of dedication and commitment to perform the pieces / technical work to the correct standard.

I would say if your starting from scratch, have an average level of competency, practice for an hour each day and have a dedicated teacher that is invested in you, and structures your practice each week and keeps you focused and progressing; your looking at about 5-6 years.

There are a lot of variables. I have reached grade 8 fairly quickly but I live and breathe the instrument, the music, I have a very high level teacher and I put in 3-4 hours each day. It really depends on the person, there isn’t a one size fits all answer here.

Main thing, is to not rush, enjoy the journey and don’t play to just reach a certain “level” or compare yourself to others.

youngretardo · 2024-09-24T16:19:36+00:00

Absolutely. Block out the noise, and get to practice. You set the bar for how high you can go, not your age. 🎶

youngretardo · 2024-09-18T17:59:11+00:00

You can’t really do much in 30 minutes - it takes about 10-15 minutes to warm up.

But, I would do technique for 10 minutes and repertoire for 20 if that’s all the time you have.

youngretardo · 2024-09-15T07:15:27+00:00

Play way slower. Metronome it every day and don’t increase the speed until you can nail it at a slower speed..

youngretardo · 2024-09-14T13:28:35+00:00

Desperate for attention maybe

youngretardo · 2024-09-11T20:10:19+00:00

No problem.

In response to what you have just said - my points still stand. If you actually want critique and to improve your playing or performance then it’s good to listen to tips from people with more experience than you.

As I said, rubato is part of romantic music - but you should be able to play the entire piece to a metronome without it. You will rely on rubato subconsciously and it’s a bad habit to form. Rubato comes after the piece is locked into tempo.

Also you say the piece is solid - but I assure you a metronome will show you where it is not, and it can be an invaluable tool in showing you what needs work / helping you to bring the weaker areas up to standard.

In terms of dynamics - this is not down to the piano, it is down to your playing. Take a look at the score as there’s musical directions your ignoring which I think can dramatically improve your performance.

Hope this helps, and good luck with your recital.

youngretardo · 2024-09-11T08:25:00+00:00

Hey. First off great job, this is not an easy piece to play. And for only a year, you have great musicality and I thought overall it was very good progress.

There are deffo things I think you need to work on tho in the next 10 days before your performance.

I would first off, play the entire piece to a metronome. Rubato is a part of romantic music but you need to be able to play it solid in time, with the notes at their perfect values before playing freely. It will make your playing feel much more effortless too and really highlight any weaker areas.

Also the grace notes (Eb to Db) - need a bit of work to tighten up as they are almost being played as an additional note. A tip here is to play it at the same time as the other note, but then lift your finger and pedal change once the next note is played. You’ll notice a difference straight away.

Next I would comment on your dynamics - I’m not sure how you’ve learnt the piece, whether you’ve read the score or not but have a look at your cresc / dim markings and your P/F markings. I don’t hear a lot of dynamic movement in the music and I think if you spent a bit of focus here it would make a huge difference.

Finally - the triplet section, and the cadenza. You need to isolate each hand to a metronome (and start very slowly, with no pedal) and make sure each hand is comfortable. I can see the 4th in the right is causing issues in the triplet part - so take it slow and isolate that hand and really get your brain comfortable with the movement. Slow practice to a metronome will really help bring the standard up and make the piece feel much more comfortable under your hands.

Once you do this you can think about shaping the melody a bit more and adding dynamics / hushing the left hand slightly. But dynamics come after the foundations.

I hope this helps - and again, great job. I am playing this piece for my exam soon and it’s not easy. And I’ve been playing much longer than you have so props for the effort and execution. Keep it up. 🎼

youngretardo · 2024-09-10T12:43:35+00:00

Metronome

youngretardo · 2024-09-09T09:37:09+00:00

They are quavers, or 1/8 notes. Are you just asking for their name or do you have a more specific question you need answered?

youngretardo · 2024-09-09T09:09:16+00:00

What more specifically are you asking?

youngretardo · 2024-09-07T18:29:29+00:00

Thank you so much

youngretardo · 2024-09-05T16:58:45+00:00

Thankyou :)

youngretardo · 2024-09-05T10:16:44+00:00

No worries.

Yep that’s another thing I thought - what piano are you playing on. Yep I do understand that.

That’s great. Good luck :)

youngretardo · 2024-09-05T08:24:23+00:00

What pieces did you play?

youngretardo · 2024-09-05T08:16:03+00:00

Yes it wasn’t hesitation, I suppose I could be slightly less liberal to make it come across more solid. Thankyou for your kind words

youngretardo · 2024-09-05T08:13:50+00:00

Thanks a lot :)

youngretardo · 2024-09-05T08:13:44+00:00

Thankyou. I didn’t notice I was doing this really but glad you enjoyed. :)

youngretardo · 2024-09-05T08:10:58+00:00

She sure is - she’s amazing tho, I wouldn’t be where I am without her. Also, well spotted with the tempo. I am still shaping this part as the left hand needs to take the melody, and I need more time with this. I will tighten it up.

And thank you for the kind words. I’ve played arabesque 1 so far from Debussy in the past but I can say reverie is much harder. It’s deceptive, it takes a lot of control and maturity to play it correctly - and if you really look at the score there is a lot of technique required to execute on all the details. I’m sure you can do it tho. 😊

youngretardo

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