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Perhaps someday! Right now I am finishing up a complete video course on this Waltz, hopefully published early Sept!

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I hope to visit beautiful Brasil someday. Such a musical country!

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So glad to hear. I hope you do well with this piece!

Thank you! I hope you can have some fun with this!

This piece is definitely harder than it looks--but fun--keep going! Thanks for watching!

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Thank you! More coming soon !

Thank you--I hope this helps you accomplish your goals!

thank you--I hope this piece goes well for you!

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Thank you for your comment. Hope this helps!

Thank you for your kind comment. I hope this piece works out well for you. Have fun with it and keep me posted!

Thank you and thank you for taking the time to comment best wishes with this piece!

It would be great to see a follow-up video on the left-hand part.

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Glad this helped and thank you for watching!

I believe there are two more complete books after the Orange Book. Hoping to get the last group of the Orange Book done soon. Thank you for watching!

You are very welcome. I absolutely love Dozen a Day! Best wishes!

Absolutely! Thanks for taking the time to comment and have fun with this piece!

Many people do that, don't feel bad! It is super confusing. Glad it helped you out and please keep me posted on your progress with this piece!

Thank you so much for your support both of my channel and of me as a composer! Wow--so grateful (I just finished the recordings of the Jazz Nocturnes which will be on streaming services soon). With regards to editions, I would suggest investing in something good--either Henle, Paderewski, or the recent Chopin National Edition edited by Jan Ekier and Pawel Kaminski (which my friends tell me are great). As you know by now I always suggest that you try several fingerings to see which works for your hand, and still makes all of the articulation markings possible. Best wishes and thanks again-Jennifer

@@OlympiaPiano Thanks. How about this one: Complete Preludes, Nocturnes & Waltzes: 26 Preludes, 21 Nocturnes, 19 Waltzes for Piano (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics)

Schirmer is also great as well-- and it sounds like this book has many pieces which is even better!

@@OlympiaPiano surprisingly the book doesn't have pedaling on nocturne c major nor prelude e minor. What's your favorite recording of this piece Jennifer? There are so many on UA-cam.

@@HusadMarak-ho3hn I am not sure of my favorite but there are lots of great recordings by famous artists and artists that may not be that well-known. With regards to pedaling that is such a hot topic that many editors prefer to leave it out. I suggest pedaling as the harmonies change but make sure you don't lift off your Right Hand

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Thanks, M. 16 is in a different video ua-cam.com/video/654oaacFK24/v-deo.html

Thank you for watching glad that they are helpful!

I am glad you found it helpful! I think that Traumerei is coming up soon!

That sounds like a really great idea--thank you for watching!

Very happy to hear. I love this exercise!

You are so welcome. I am still amazed at how tricky this little piece is!

This sounds like amazing focus and discipline! Good job--it will be worth it!

Thank you for subscribing and taking the time to comment. Federal Way is beautiful BTW. With regards to Op. 27, No. 1 it is difficult in a different way: 1) managing the volume of the LH while having the RH tone soar above but in a soft way and 2) the middle section is hard to get accurate so approach it slowly and 3) just be really careful of the rhythm in the middle part it can be tricky. So I guess degree of difficulty depends on what your strengths are. I find No. 2 to be much more difficult, but my strength is not all the filigree stuff so that's why, the middle of No. 1 is more athletic and that is more my strength as a player--hope that helps Jennifer

Absolutely--here is the link to the public domain sheet music imslp.org/wiki/Solfeggio_in_C_minor%2C_H.220_(Bach%2C_Carl_Philipp_Emanuel) Check out the editions and see which one looks best. I'm almost done with final video for this series!

Thank you very much! Canada is such a great neighbor for Washington!

I am very happy to hear this. And thanks for the vote of confidence. I am going to release a couple of courses for purchase this summer. Best wishes with this piece

No problem. Thank you for subscribing BTW. I usually take a look at the royal conservatory syllabus if I am looking to get a general idea of "grades" or someone is doing the testing. rcmusic-kentico-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/rcm/media/main/about%20us/rcm%20publishing/piano-syllabus-2022-edition.pdf On page 82 you will see that all 3 of the pieces you mentioned are in the same grade (9). I think the order of what you learn should be based on what you are interested in working on. C# minor nocturne--light LH touch, singing Right Hand, nuance, pacing. F minor nocturne--lots of sections some fast, some slow, lots of LH jumping that needs control, fast passages that are awkward, C# minor waltz--very famous, fingering and fast notes are difficult, trills can be tricky, lots of little articulation things as well. They are all amazing pieces. So good luck and let me know what you decide!

@@OlympiaPiano thank you for such a detailed reply. I'm stealing this pdf ) very helpful 😀 since there's no rush and this is my hobby I'll ease myself into Chopin's music by starting with b150 waltz in A minor Which is grade 6. I can work on my rubato with this " easier " waltz. I think personally the C Sharp minor nocturne will give me less of a panic) the last 4 scales might be the hardest part there. The F minor one and the other waltzes are more awkward with fingering or too fast or all of the above like you said before. Saving them for later for sure.

Sounds like a wonderful plan. Keep me posted!

Fantastic. And appreciate the support of the channel. Let me know how the piece goes for you!

If you can be more specific as to which exercise in group 1 you are referring to (between 1-12) I can give you a better answer.

@@OlympiaPiano, thank you, Ma'am. At around 0:42 seconds in (the first exercise of group one). "...explore how your fingers and wrists are working together as the notes change." I am genuinely curious.

I see--when you incorporate your wrist, you are incorporating arm weight into the notes, and developing a sense of which motion creates which type of tone (not just pressing the keys--it is more connected). This bouncing or rolling the wrist is very useful for playing with a full tone. As you get more versatile on piano, you will use different sorts of touches to create different types of sounds and moods and you can start developing that skill in these seemingly simple exercises. Hope this answers your question.

Thank you for sharing your story. My sister went to Glasgow last year and is ready to move to Scotland! I have not made it yet, though I am going to UK for the first time in a couple of weeks. Great that you did so much jazz. Chopin certainly used several interesting chords and I do my best to get them "right" in the analyses. The tricky thing about OP 9 no 2 is trying to remember which inversion the chords are on even though it tends to be the same progression. As for chorus of guitars, I have never heard that one. Wow. I can say one of the trickiest things about Op 9 No 2 is playing the last chord on the group of 3 softly as you move back down for the bass - so maybe he was referring to the bass note being more prominent and the chords being lighter. And yes the 3/4 in the C#m is tricky. (pacing, keeping soft, etc.). Let me know how it goes for you!

Scale 2 is very difficult. Just keep at it and play it in an artistic way that works for where you are at. Thank you for watching!

@@OlympiaPiano I'm self-taught. Been playing for a year now. It's highly likely my technique is appalling, which is why i struggle to get up and down the keyboard at speed without hitting the wrong notes. I notice when you play that scale, your hand is almost tilted a little to the right, and then pivots a little to the left as you come down. Are you using your wrist? When I play, I am flat on, as in , always directly above the keyboard. Perhaps this is why I find it hard. It's like your hand is an agile spider quickly scurrying up the keyboard, and mine is a flat footed gorilla. If you see what I mean!

Wow--self taught is amazing! I did not give technique tips in this particular video but check out video #26 in the 30 day overview and there are some tips on actually how to play these scales. Check them out and see if they might help you out. You definitely want to work on playing on the tips for the scale. And be patient, these things take time!

@@OlympiaPiano will do. Thanks a lot. It's not talent. I have none of that. Just sheer bloody-mindedness and a refusal to be beaten! Which, I suspect, is a rather useful trait when it comes to learning a musical instrument! Thanks again

Absolutely--many of my most successful students have a decent amount of talent but are willing to work. And that is where you find success at piano! Keep at it. May I suggest to you that you check out the Boris Berlin Essential Daily Exercises. I discovered them after I was at conservatory and they literally filled in the gaps! Keep at it. I'm sure you have more talent than you suggest.

You are welcome, hope you continue to grow on this piece!

Thank you for subscribing. Hope this helps you with the piece!

Wonderful thank you and hope you will share your progress with this piece!

You are welcome! Hope to visit Sri Lanka some day. One of my favorite piano teachers is a Sri Lanka native.

Yes, practice getting the RH as smooth as you can. The LH should be smooth but it is ok if there are places you can't do finger legato.

Thank you for your kind comments and your participation--I hope that future viewers can learn from your insight as well. Now on to the next project!

What do you think out of these potential future projects? Chopin Raindrop Prelude, Schubert Scherzo in Bb, Tchaikovsky Barcarolle (June from Seasons)??

@@OlympiaPiano The Chopin Prelude and Schubert Scherzo are both worth considering but I think the Tchaikovsky piece, although very beautiful, tends not to appeal to a wider audience. The Bach Arioso from the GB Variations seems to tug at people's hearts. Perhaps a Chopin Waltz would be suitable, one that isn't a concert waltz such as Op 69 No 2 or No 1. You might also consider presenting another Chopin Nocturne. The Op.9 No 2 is played very badly by a great many people who might benefit from learning how to play it properly, either from scratch or as a project for people who would like to refine their interpretation. The Op 9 No 1 is also worthy candidate for many of the same reasons. A playable movement from a Mozart Sonata might be a consideration too; I'm thinking of the Sonata in G, K 283. You could go out on a limb and present the Adagio from the Pathetique. Many people find Debussy's Reverie interesting as well, it is beautiful, playable and it isn't a walk in the park. Good luck, glad I don't have to chose.

I think you are right about the Tchaikovsky. I was thinking of a Mozart as well, but F major KV 332. Hmm. Well I will figure it out. Reverie is a good idea, that one is pretty hard though (not that the others aren't) JB

@@OlympiaPiano The KV 332 is a good choice. Given that your tutorial does not require playing at top speed and your focus is simply developing an understanding of the details in two measures per day I think your range of choices is actually quite broad. In your last presentation you gave people options of how to understand and execute ornaments and scales in the Nocturne before you showed people how to play the piece and as long as you adhere to that formula you should be able to present just about any piece of music. You are not preparing people for exams you are enlightening them so they can learn to play the music sooner or later. You might consider recommending a half dozen or so pieces and asking your viewers which one they would be most interested in learning or ask your viewers to suggest names of pieces that they would like you to present.

Its been fun--best wishes to you and see you in the next videos!

After teaching piano for so many years, I continue to be surprised at what students may bring in, even it it seems obvious to most. Many people have come in to my studio over the years playing this LH pattern being 5 4 1 2. I guess that may work for someone with super large hands. Feel free to use the timestamps if you need to skip over information that is redundant to you and thank you for watching.

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