I studied in Gnessin (Kissin's old school). My teachers came from the lineage of Beethoven, Chopin and Tchaikovsky. This was the mantra - 'SLOW, SLOW, SLOW. And by the way, the Krommelynck duo is my favourite duo. However you seem very nice and I would like to see what you and your hubby play.
Hate to sound like an advertisement but last few days I have been following your advice and it works well for me. Sounds silly as I'm very old, but I realise that previously I have been almost guessing where I am and where I'm going in a piece, making errors and ironing them out merely by repetition which is so wasteful. I have also now focussed on really getting the score fingered thoroughly from the outset. All obvious I suppose but enthusiasm can have counter productive results. Anyway, thanks and best wishes.
Thank you so much for the video. Hearing you explain this really helped me understand how I should go about explaining this to students. I feel like I often forget to talk about mid and fast tempo practice and how they should be used in coordination with slow practice because so many of my students play too fast. Hearing you explain the slow, mid, and once fast I realized that's what I've been doing for years and learned from my teacher but it's just become so engrained I forgot to really think about it and that I should explain that to my students! Excellent advice and explanation, thank you so so much!
Thank you so nice to hear and yes there are so many things that we do that we don't think about anymore, but it's actually really valuable info for our students :)
Thank you ... I know how important and I'm going to reform my self somehow! What is the name of this beautiful piece? And though you wont' need it, best of luck in your concert!!!
Thank you so much, your good luck wish is much appreciated :) let me know how it works out for you! The piece is '8 pieces op. 83' and this was number 2. It's originally written for viola, clarinet and piano but I play it in an arrangement for piano, saxophone and clarinet. Bruch wrote it when he was in his 70's(!) for his son who was a professional clarinetist.
Even slow tempo would depend greatly on the piece, for example I would personally practice a Rachmaninoff etude much slower than a Chopin Nocturne because of the difference in difficulty. It also really depends on the student and their level, skills and focus. I usually search together with my students for a good slow tempo. Feel free to send us a link to your playing :)
Slow is not a metronome setting, it's a mental process admitting of full intentional control. That's why her slow is not your slow. And as you practice in full control, your slow will increase also.
hey liberty warrior, I sight read play a large variety of classical music, and I don't understand your comment which means I still have a lot to learn. Do you have more information behind your statement?
@@polymath6475 Learning by hearing intervals and understanding music theory is a more natural way to learn music. Absolute pitched notes on a staff is not how we hear music, we here interval. I use notation for my students, but I us chords and interval pattern representing melodies. It enables you to improvise over existing melodies is so desired, and your able to transpose to other keys instantly. It's all about harmonic interval patterns over chords, the patterns represent melody. I'm writing a book on the topic with my approach to teaching piano. The book should be finished by the end of the year if all goes well.
I studied in Gnessin (Kissin's old school). My teachers came from the lineage of Beethoven, Chopin and Tchaikovsky. This was the mantra - 'SLOW, SLOW, SLOW. And by the way, the Krommelynck duo is my favourite duo. However you seem very nice and I would like to see what you and your hubby play.
Hate to sound like an advertisement but last few days I have been following your advice and it works well for me. Sounds silly as I'm very old, but I realise that previously I have been almost guessing where I am and where I'm going in a piece, making errors and ironing them out merely by repetition which is so wasteful. I have also now focussed on really getting the score fingered thoroughly from the outset. All obvious I suppose but enthusiasm can have counter productive results. Anyway, thanks and best wishes.
Thank you, this comment really made my day! And please never think something sounds silly because you're old! Please never stop learning new things!
Thank you so much for the video. Hearing you explain this really helped me understand how I should go about explaining this to students. I feel like I often forget to talk about mid and fast tempo practice and how they should be used in coordination with slow practice because so many of my students play too fast.
Hearing you explain the slow, mid, and once fast I realized that's what I've been doing for years and learned from my teacher but it's just become so engrained I forgot to really think about it and that I should explain that to my students!
Excellent advice and explanation, thank you so so much!
Thank you so nice to hear and yes there are so many things that we do that we don't think about anymore, but it's actually really valuable info for our students :)
Very helpful! Thank you 🫶🏻
Thanks Dani :)
i like to think more about kind of slowmotion then just slow.
Thank you ... I know how important and I'm going to reform my self somehow! What is the name of this beautiful piece? And though you wont' need it, best of luck in your concert!!!
Thank you so much, your good luck wish is much appreciated :) let me know how it works out for you!
The piece is '8 pieces op. 83' and this was number 2. It's originally written for viola, clarinet and piano but I play it in an arrangement for piano, saxophone and clarinet. Bruch wrote it when he was in his 70's(!) for his son who was a professional clarinetist.
Piece name? Amazing video, thanks you so love you ☺️ helped me a lot
8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano op. 83, this was number 2. Happy it helped!
Can you recommend specific metronome values for slow practice? I assume medium and fast would depend more on the specific piece.
Even slow tempo would depend greatly on the piece, for example I would personally practice a Rachmaninoff etude much slower than a Chopin Nocturne because of the difference in difficulty. It also really depends on the student and their level, skills and focus. I usually search together with my students for a good slow tempo. Feel free to send us a link to your playing :)
Slow is not a metronome setting, it's a mental process admitting of full intentional control. That's why her slow is not your slow. And as you practice in full control, your slow will increase also.
Very well said!
That did not seem very slow to me.
I actually find the metronome to be too distracting. always to my own detriment. Luckily, it seems that I have my own built-in "metronome" in me.
That is lucky!
Stay away from classical notation, it doesn't represent the way we hear music.
hey liberty warrior, I sight read play a large variety of classical music, and I don't understand your comment which means I still have a lot to learn. Do you have more information behind your statement?
@@polymath6475 Learning by hearing intervals and understanding music theory is a more natural way to learn music. Absolute pitched notes on a staff is not how we hear music, we here interval. I use notation for my students, but I us chords and interval pattern representing melodies. It enables you to improvise over existing melodies is so desired, and your able to transpose to other keys instantly. It's all about harmonic interval patterns over chords, the patterns represent melody. I'm writing a book on the topic with my approach to teaching piano. The book should be finished by the end of the year if all goes well.