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?