Monday, March 31, 2014
Extra Post: March
For the duration of this month, I have been focusing more on accompaniment mainly because I am doing two accompaniments for talent show on April 1st. These two are songs from different genres, one being a soundtrack piece from the film Frozen and the other a pop/R&B song by Emeli Sande. However, I have also been studying my Beethoven piece, and have that ready to perform whenever. As of now, I am to start a piece for iFest, also an accompaniment. This accompaniment is a song from the popular musical Wicked by Stephen Schwartz, and the song is Defying Gravity. I hope to be prepared for talent show as it is approaching soon.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Blog 18: Third Answer
Learning various playing styles and techniques can best prepare you for mastering classical music because performing more often can reduce your anxiety when you have recitals.
- Knowing different musical styles can help a pianist be more comfortable with what they are performing in front of crowds because they have the skills to improvise if they forget a phrase or are nervous when playing
- Performing in group ensembles can take away from some of the anxiety because the perfection of the performance depends on the consistency of the entire group's musical aptitude
- When playing classical, it will seem easier because most of the piece is applied knowledge that is often used
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Blog 17: 4th Interview
Ten open ended questions.
1. What do you know specifically about your style piano playing, and how did you master it?
2. Has piano taken up a lot of time, and if so, has it interfered with other musical aspirations?
3. Has there been a specific influence in your musical career, and if so, how have they impacted your style of playing?
4. What pianists have you seen that have also worked on the same kind of pieces as you and how did their interpretations differ from yours?
5. How precise are you with rhythmic music and how long did it take you to become good at it?
6. What specific composer's music has helped with understanding musical structure of any piece you've learned and what about their music was useful?
7. What theory books have you used in the past and how can these theory books help other classical pianists?
8. Can listening to other pianists interpretations of one specific piece useful and what benefits would it have?
9. Can collaborating with other pianists boost the desire to do even better and if so, in what ways?
10. Can learning how to accompany vocalists help a pianist understand chords and eventually memorize them, and if so, does this also help keep consistent rhythm?
11. Can the way a pianist studies music influence the way they learn, and if so, can they learn a piece incorrectly?
12. What determines if a pianist is ready to take on classical music, and does this qualification have to do with them knowing how to play a variety of genres and styles?
13. Can classical music be learned effectively in a short amount of time, even if the person has no prior musical experience, and if so, can it take longer than average?
14. When should a pianist start studying classical music and how would this help them expand their knowledge?
15. What benefits can come from mastering classical music, and are they enough to push a pianist to want to compete?
16. What kind of preparation does it take for preparing oneself for a major piano competition and how much time does this require?
17. Which composer's music is most difficult to learn and why is it so?
18. What era of music history has the most technically challenging music, and how can studying the music from this period help improve technique?
19. What is the importance of theory, rhythm and interpretation in classical music and how does it impact the piece?
20. Can teaching another how to play piano help improve a pianist's knowledge, and if so, in what ways?
1. What do you know specifically about your style piano playing, and how did you master it?
2. Has piano taken up a lot of time, and if so, has it interfered with other musical aspirations?
3. Has there been a specific influence in your musical career, and if so, how have they impacted your style of playing?
4. What pianists have you seen that have also worked on the same kind of pieces as you and how did their interpretations differ from yours?
5. How precise are you with rhythmic music and how long did it take you to become good at it?
6. What specific composer's music has helped with understanding musical structure of any piece you've learned and what about their music was useful?
7. What theory books have you used in the past and how can these theory books help other classical pianists?
8. Can listening to other pianists interpretations of one specific piece useful and what benefits would it have?
9. Can collaborating with other pianists boost the desire to do even better and if so, in what ways?
10. Can learning how to accompany vocalists help a pianist understand chords and eventually memorize them, and if so, does this also help keep consistent rhythm?
11. Can the way a pianist studies music influence the way they learn, and if so, can they learn a piece incorrectly?
12. What determines if a pianist is ready to take on classical music, and does this qualification have to do with them knowing how to play a variety of genres and styles?
13. Can classical music be learned effectively in a short amount of time, even if the person has no prior musical experience, and if so, can it take longer than average?
14. When should a pianist start studying classical music and how would this help them expand their knowledge?
15. What benefits can come from mastering classical music, and are they enough to push a pianist to want to compete?
16. What kind of preparation does it take for preparing oneself for a major piano competition and how much time does this require?
17. Which composer's music is most difficult to learn and why is it so?
18. What era of music history has the most technically challenging music, and how can studying the music from this period help improve technique?
19. What is the importance of theory, rhythm and interpretation in classical music and how does it impact the piece?
20. Can teaching another how to play piano help improve a pianist's knowledge, and if so, in what ways?
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