Hi Luis, nice version of the g minor sinfonia. I actually didn't think you necessarily used too much rubato (or whatever people call it.) I...
It might be curious to see within all Dave's master classes, he has one on Dick Hyman, and Dick Hyman himself takes part in the entire master...
Yes I agree I think it also sounds better. I think the time feeling is much better. I think it sounded really nice, and it was good to hear some...
Hey That's kind of neat. I like your arrangement or rearrangement. I know of one artist, Richard Glazier, who kind of does the same thing. I...
There is the collection from the people of "sheet music magazine": http://books.google.com/books?id=ucZSwzjnq2kC There is also the reader's...
Yes Ive read the Levine books cover to cover some time back. I would agree, they are great books. I haven't read the rober rawlins book but I...
Master class or not, it’s actually some quality content within this video. It must have been quite an experience being Lennie Tristano's student...
Yeah I am a big believer in this. It took me a surprsingly long time to learn. For me its almost a leap of faith to stop practising something and...
Well I hope I don't sound too agreeable but this is true too! That being said I don't think, necessarily, using a metronome interferes with our...
Yes I think she is a great pianist too. Have you seen her video 'Bach on the Frontier'? Here is an excerpt:...
I actually agree on the importance of using the metronome. I personally use it to correct and identify rhythmic problems. Obviously while playing...
I actually agree with this statement. I have met so many good pianists though who do not seem to understand this at all. They do not even see how...
Haha! Yes I didn't realize you meant it like that. It would be hard to start 7 without the score first :) I would argue step 7 with the score in...
I tend to like to start with 7 and spend most of my time there (esp if its music I really like and want to play for a while) Sometimes depending...
Interesting link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcIfKc4SspI At about 7:44 Oscar talks about going to listen to art Tatum play on an old out of...
If you are a working musician, it is sometimes useful to be able to take a digital piano with you to a job for example. Same story is true if you...
You know I agree with this. I played around a bit with pianoteq sometime back. The computer science guy in my was eager to play with this...
Haha! Yes I was actually thinking the same thing believe it or not :) One of the things I really enjoy doing, though I rarely get a chance to do...
Does Gershwin count? Maybe not the greatest composer of all history, but if I had to choose someone to invite to a party, I think it might be...
Yes usually when I hear people say you need to minimize your gestures, it usually goes hand in hand with minimizing the emotional output. I don't...
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