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🎹 Exploring Perception Gaps in Piano Performance with EarlyMuse! 🎹 Hui Han Lui's insightful blog post examines the distinctions between modern and historical pianos, emphasizing the unique skills required for each. Reflecting on experiences from the Third Historical Piano Summer Academy, the article discusses how engaging with historical instruments can enhance performance practices and broaden a pianist's approach. This is an essential read for those passionate about historically-informed performance and piano pedagogy. https://lnkd.in/dv3SGbM5

Follow for Daily Piano Teaching Tips! - Bach's Little Preludes are essential pieces in a young pianist's journey. These miniature masterpieces introduce students to Baroque style, polyphonic textures, and intricate finger work while remaining accessible to developing players. The Little Preludes serve as an excellent bridge between elementary studies and more advanced Bach works, helping students build a strong foundation in musicality and technique. 6-year-old Jerry showcases the Little Prelude in D minor, demonstrating that with proper guidance, even very young pianists can tackle these sophisticated compositions.  - #piano #jsbach #prelude #pianoteaching

Remember that campy poster “All I needed to know I learned in Kindergarten”…well “All I needed to know I learned in Orchestra.” I play cello in the American University symphony orchestra that just wrapped up the spring semester. It gives me – and should give us all hope that Gen Z students still learn to play oboe, French horn, harp, viola and so much more (and are composers, too) – and that they are smart, cynical and committed. Here’s what I learned – with credit to students, faculty and colleagues for the insights: 🚩 #1 Don’t die a hero – there’s really no need, since it’s about the ensemble and your section’s performance; it is not meant to be a solo. 🎶 #2 When in doubt, leave it out – refer to #1, don’t try to make your point but get it wrong – same goes for music notes. 🚣♂️ #3 Take it as it comes – having a plan for bowings is good, sometimes just see what happens; good guidance for life, too. ✏ #4 Always bring a pencil – we’re all figuring it out together (in rehearsal) and adapting as we go. When sharing a music stand, it’s an honor to turn the page or have the page turned for you; it’s an honor to spend the time together with a group playing a piece that will not ever be played the same way again and to spend those moments together focusing on a singular goal to play the piece to the best of everyone’s ability. Orchestra is the ultimate team effort – that’s really my point. And if you have a colleague who plays in an orchestra/chorus/band, etc - they may be particularly great to work with!

What does SolidProfessor have in common with classical music? They both can improve memory! Wait. What? You may have heard that jamming out to some Bach, Beethoven or Mozart can improve your memory, but how does SolidProfessor fit into this picture? SolidProfessor helps countless engineers and students learn and retain complex engineering processes by implementing learning methods that are built to challenge your memory. Another thing that SolidProfessor and classical music has in common? Practice makes perfect. Much like a professional cellist would rehearse endlessly to perfect Bach's 6 famous cello suites, so must aspiring and current engineers strive to hone their skills. Learn more about how #SolidProfessor can help you build a successful learning culture aimed towards improving #memoryretention here. https://ow.ly/AhwQ50T1akm #nationalclassicalmusicmonth #engineering #professionaldevelopment"

A growth mindset & Beethoven. 🤍 Since rediscovering my passion for playing the piano a few years ago, I've been fortunate to reconnect with my extraordinary teacher Sebastiaan Oosthout Sebastiaan and I go way back. He was the teacher I went to during my conservatory days, when I once harbored dreams of becoming a musician at age 14. Our lessons extend beyond the piano, delving into meaningful conversations. Recently, we explored the significance of a growth mindset - an essential belief that skills, including piano mastery, evolve through dedication, practice, and effort. While this might sounds pretty obvious as I state this, a story my teacher shared about a renowned pianist sheds light on the ego trap. During a post-concert Q&A, a pupil asked the pianist, ‘Do you still take piano lessons?' The response? A somewhat indignant, 'Of course not!’ His ego seemingly had a hard time even thinking about the notion. Yet, history tells a different story about the growth mindset of the greatest composers and pianists. Mozart, Bach, and Schubert, among other genius composers, embraced continuous learning throughout their lives. Even though they were pretty great(😝), they somehow understood the significance of practise. They integrated the growth mindset to the fullest by taking music lessons their entire lives. So to aspire to greatness, the journey of perpetual learning is not just commendable. No. As proven by the musical maestros before us, it is actually essential 🤍. No matter how “great” you are. There’s always more to learn and to Improve. I aim to stay a student my entire life ☺️, how about you? What do you take lessons in? #growthmindset #growth #personaldevelopment #music #piano

Jazz is not a style. It is a mentality. The jazz mentality is the key to unlocking a musical fluency that can be applied to any style of music. Jazz shows the practical applications of music theory in context. Jazz is where music theory becomes music performance. No doubt you've tried to learn theory and improvisation on your own. No doubt it's led to massive frustration. It's not your fault. That's like trying to teach yourself astrophysics. Some things require a teacher. Musical fluency is one of them. I've got a master's degree in jazz performance and 15 years of teaching experience. With my help, you will easily smash through every barrier that prevents you from achieving your musical goals. My 1 on 1 guitar accelerator program is customized to each student. When you sign up to work with me, I meet you right where you're at. I find out exactly what is keeping you stuck in your current situation and I give you the tools to break out of it. My student's success is my success so I hold each student accountable to his or her highest potential. I got a master's degree in jazz so you don't have to https://lnkd.in/eKpkn_ig

Upgrading to a new piano is an exciting decision, and there are several factors to consider. Whether you’re a seasoned pianist or just starting out, here are nine considerations to keep in mind when deciding it’s time to upgrade your piano https://lnkd.in/gACpCqXX

In 2008, I completed writing a concerto for the viola. It had been a work 11 years in the making at the time. I had started a viola concerto my freshman year of university at Florida State university, but never really finished the piece or made any serious attempt to come back to it. As I gained experience in composition, my style and abilities became more settled, and my compositions became much more mature, precise and detailed. I decided to revisit the old viola concerto and turn it into a proper movement with all the compositional maturity I had gained. As you may know, concerti are multi-movement pieces, so to come up with the material for the remaining sections and movements, I turned to some of my early work, which was either unfinished or poorly executed. After finishing the piece in 2008, I decided to call it "The Green Concerto" because it was made with 100% recycled material from myself. 😁 There have been tremendous technological advancements in synthetic performance of orchestral instruments in the years since. A variety of styles, tone colours, and articulations are available to the modern composer with vast libraries of actual sound samples from real instruments and manipulated by a series of complex algorithms to achieve very life-like performances. This is my first attempt to use this technology for a fully fleshed-out orchestral score. The sounds you will hear are from the Orchestral Tools Berlin-Series orchestra sounds augmented by Tom Holkenborg solo brass. The viola is a combination of two libraries which I EQed to match as closely as possible, The Harmonic Undertones "Emotional Viola" and Native Instruments "Amati Viola". Creating this recording took about 150 hours of my time over 10 days. It isn't perfect, but I learned a lot by doing it, and I'm sure my next attempt will be even better. However, I am resuming my PhD studies now, so future projects may be far in the future. I hope you enjoy it! 😁

Our Conductology Orchestra Captain, Miss Grace Kirk, letting us all know the impact of being a musician and asking to help us spread the word of how impactful Conductology is. For any of you who do not know what Conductology is... Conductology is an extensively researched gesture language system for use in high quality music making. It is proven to progress a plethora of skills among those with additional needs. No music experience is necessary. The musicians play a range of instruments while the trained Conductor (Conductologist) guides the musicians in creating music by displaying a range of gestures from the Conductology system. The musicians carefully execute the directives and wham bam original music is created 🌠🎼🪘 Check us out on our other social media platforms too 🎼🪘 Watch this space...lots more to come this year! #conductology #orchestra #EVERYONEcanPlay #wearebillionstrong #inclusion #creativity #musicforall #equality #creativity #innovation #scientificadvancements #specialeducation #curriculum #teaching #conducting #mentalhealth #autism #performing #ensemble #impactful #potential #musicismedicine #musicians #globalmovement www.conductology.co.uk

Unpacking Mozart’s Early Education The Role of Ligniville In our latest article, we delve into the significant yet often overlooked influence of the Marquis de Ligniville on Mozart’s musical education. This exploration challenges the romanticized narrative of Mozart as a child prodigy, revealing the collaborative and imitative nature of his early works. Discover how Ligniville’s guidance shaped Mozart's development as a composer. Read the full article here: The Influence of Ligniville https://lnkd.in/drVfmGGc The story of Ligniville illustrates the pitfalls of romanticizing Mozart’s early life and education, reminding us that the narrative of genius is often a construct that obscures the laborious aspects of musical development.