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    pianolady Monica Hart, Administrator Staff Member Piano Society Artist Trusted Member

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    Well...I think I'm over that hump. Today was a better day on the Prelude and Fugue. (still not done, though)

    Except now I have developed a habit of clenching my teeth together so hard while I play that I end up with a huge headache. I never used to do this. Obviously, I'm doing it because of tension. I don't really feel like there is tension all the time in my hands, but there sure is in my mouth. Sheesh!
    Does this happen to any of you?
     
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    Friday in the weightroom I saw a guy having a mouthguard in when he was doing Barbell Shoulder presses. Maybe you should goto your local sports store and buy a mouth guard (fitted to your size...being a woman, i recall, 5'3"-ish, it would be a "small") and wear it while you think you are clenching your jaws. See what happens with it in.
     
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    pianolady Monica Hart, Administrator Staff Member Piano Society Artist Trusted Member

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    I know you are trying to be helpful, but I tried playing through the fugue after I read this and started cracking up. I pictured myself sitting at the piano wearing some weird mouth contraption thingy, and now I don't know if I'll ever be able to play this with a straight face. But not only that, if I did get one of those things, I would only clench down on it instead of my teeth, so it probably wouldn't do any good. Still - thanks for a good laugh. ( :lol: :lol: me sitting at the piano looking like I'm ready to go into the boxing ring :lol: )
     
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    Those things make you drool anyway. :lol:
     
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    There is a technique of swallowing with a mouthguard in. I think I mastered it in my fifth year of football (I only played 6) :wink:
     
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    pianolady Monica Hart, Administrator Staff Member Piano Society Artist Trusted Member

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    Now there's a pretty picture! :lol: :lol:
     
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    Hey Monica...I went to a doctoral piano recital this afternoon, and heard an arrangement of your prelude by Siloti (and also transposed to B minor). It was interesting...

    This was her lineup:

    Siloti/Bach Prelude
    Mozart K 179 Variations on a minuet by Fisher
    The Lark (Glinka song arranged by Balakirev)
    Debussy L'isle joyeuse
    intermission
    Mussorgsky, Pictures

    The first half of the program was awesome. Really, really awesome. Pictures disappointed, unfortunately...

    EDIT: I just realized that it wasn't precisely your prelude that Siloti arranged. It was an earlier version that Bach later morphed into the WTC version. I was wondering why Siloti didn't do anything with the presto section, which is my favorite part. :lol:
     
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    pianolady Monica Hart, Administrator Staff Member Piano Society Artist Trusted Member

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    Hey Terez,

    It's nice that you get to go to a lot of recitals.

    It's been awhile since I have thought about Bach. I have plenty of other stuff I'm working on right now, but someday I should try out another Bach piece. I wouldn't mind another p/f and wonder if there are any slow ones? Although John R once suggested something else by Bach but I can't remember what. Oh, and I think you have suggested one or two or ten other pieces too! :lol:
     
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    Get to go, yes, but "have to go" is a lot more accurate. I've sat through a lot of stuff I otherwise wouldn't have sat through for recital credit. :lol:

    I remember the one John recommended cause it's the one I just played for an audition last spring - the WTC I-22 set in B-flat minor. You will luuuuuuuuuuuv the prelude (it's very romantic), and the fugue is that (relatively) easy 5-voice fugue I was telling you about. ;)
     
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