Malcolm Brashear plays "Preludio 1953" by Astor Piazolla
Malcolm S. Brashear (DMA) is a conductor by trade, which gives him a deep knowledge of music theory, excellent keyboard skills, and a knack for communicating his musical ideas and intentions to others. Brashear received his Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of South Carolina–since then he has built an impressive resume full of performing, conducting, arranging, rehearsing, collaborating with many other artists, and teaching. This recording was produced at Cunningham Piano's King of Prussia showroom, with Malcolm performing on a Bösendorfer Model 170 grand piano. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nbX2hElTL4
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Now we put the left hand notes together, with some challenging hand position changes that will become more comfortable as you get familiar with the "landscape" of the keyboard and the physical shape of the chords. We explore some alternate fingers, with an encouragement to experiment to find the ones most comfortable for your hand size and shape.
Please let me know if I go too fast through this measure! If necessary, I can develop some practice exercises, depending on requests from folks participating in this series. Great job for following along up to this point!
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Jennifer Higdon is one of the most performed living American composers today. She taught herself to play the flute at the age of 15, wrote her first composition when she was 21, then eventually went on to win the Pulitzer prize for her violin concerto in 2010. She recently completed her first opera, “Cold Mountain”, which was premiered by the Santa Fe Opera in 2015 and is being performed in Philadelphia this week.
Jennifer Higdon and I have known each other since we were classmates at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Over the years it’s been such an honor and a delight to perform so many of her works - in fact, I even helped her record her very first album, Rapid Fire, way back in 1995. Despite all the well-deserved accolades Jennifer has received for her incredible compositions, she remains one of the sweetest, most genuine and down-to-earth persons I know.
In this special interview, Jennifer tells the stories behind some of her most popular compositions, and shares some practical insights into what it takes to be able to make a full-time living as a composer today.
Links
Jennifer's Website: http://jenniferhigdon.com
Info on ordering Jennifer's music: http://jenniferhigdon.com/contact.html
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Since 1987, The Piano Book by Larry Fine has been the definitive resource for folks looking to understand the world of pianos and make informed purchasing decisions. The website PianoBuyer.com extends that resource to a treasure trove of information about both acoustic and digital pianos. In this episode, we interview pianist Dr. Owen Lovell, Piano Review Editor for Acoustic and Digital Piano Buyer, during our trip to the 2015 NAMM show in Anaheim, CA.
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This tutorial shows how to create a basic set list - a custom collection of songs for shows, gigs, or worship settings - and how to change the order of songs or remove songs from your list.
For more information on OnSong, visit http://airturn.com/ipad-apps/apps/ipad-apps/text-readers/onsong
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This tutorial shows how to download and install MusicReader PDF 4 on a Mac OS X computer from start to finish. This also covers how to download and install the license file and properly activate the license within the MusicReader PDF 4 program. For more information on MusicReader and the AirTurn hands free page turner, please visit http://airturn.com
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We start off with cutting apart the right hand line, and I show a unique fingering to accommodate the double notes and the low note at the bottom. The trick will be to transition smoothly between the different hand positions.
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Violinist Stephanie Jeong and pianist Hugh Sung (http://hughsung.com) perform Beethoven's Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30, No. 3 in Field Concert Hall at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Hugh is using an HP laptop and AirTurn hands-free wireless page turner (http://AirTurn.com) to read his music. Video produced by Hugh.
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One of the members of the PianoWorld.com Forums posted an excellent question asking advice on playing softly with a beautiful sound. I hope the illustrations in this video help you to visualize the basic mechanics of producing a good sound on the piano. In addition to suggestions for videotaping yourself so that you can see potential posture or muscle problems, you might want to download a terrific audio editing program called Audacity from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ - this video will give you an innovative way to develop a softer sound using Audacity.
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This lesson actually covers both measures 31 and 32, since they're essentially identical. We now add the right hand notes, taking note of how the top melody line needs to hold past the pedal break. I give a few suggested fingerings, and encourage you to use whatever feels more comfortable, as everyone's hand is different in size and shape. I also give a suggestion for practicing to connect both measures 31 and 32 more smoothly.
just like I do on these lesson videos. For more information about MusicReader, please visit http://airturn.com/musicreader/musicreader
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