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  1. avguste

    avguste Member Piano Society Artist Trusted Member

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    Hooah
    Great job
    I have sent my address to Robert to receive my complimentary copy!!!

    Robert,please let me know when you have sent the book :)

    I will also add the product on my site at http://avgusteantonov.com and on facebook(including the piano society group/page). I will link to the page here
     
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    Hmm
    I just thought that I don't recall at all what I wrote.....

    Maybe we should have a forum for the pianists who participated in the project to update on what is in the book
     
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    avguste Member Piano Society Artist Trusted Member

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    I just received my copy and the book is great :)
    Read it cover to cover :)

    Thank you to Raymond and Peter!!!!
     
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    nathanscoleman New Member Piano Society Artist

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    I just got my copy today too!!!

    Thx you guys ... I can't express how cool it is for little ole me to be a part of it! Awesome job!
     
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    Agree with you Nathan.
    It is a pleasure,an honor and privilege to be part of it.
    Thanks to Raymond for contacting me about it.

    Robert,would it be possible to have a regular update on how many books have been sold and such?

    Maybe a 2nd volume with the current profiles(updated) and new ones?
     
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    pianolady Monica Hart, Administrator Staff Member Piano Society Artist Trusted Member

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    Nathan - I really enjoyed your bio. Very interesting!! And btw - I also went through all the John Thompson books. :wink:
     
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    Thx Mon, yours too ... I loved the story about playing with Dad. It honestly made a tear come to my eye.

    And I still love those bks! I know how old and passe they are, but i still found some copies to teach kids. I love the instant emphasis on the classical composers ... really builds appreciation for music. And the kids get a kick out of hearing music they play (albeit dumbed down) on the radio.
     
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    avguste Member Piano Society Artist Trusted Member

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    I just started re-reading the book(this time taking my time) and I just realized that pianolady is Monica Hart :)
    I just finished re-reading your profile Monica and it is exciting to read about all of your experiences.
    I love the fact that you were a band member playing flute and piano.
    Quick question.Why didn't you major in music performance?
     
    avguste, Mar 13, 2009
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    pianolady Monica Hart, Administrator Staff Member Piano Society Artist Trusted Member

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    Beats me! Really - I don't have a good answer. I should have majored in music. Ah well....

    I enjoyed reading your bio too. Was it fun being the pianist at an African-American church? If it was gospel music, then I bet it was. Probably hard to keep still, though. I'd be boppin' around on the bench a lot.
     
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    Thanks Monica.
    The African-American church was interesting to say the least,especially since it was my first real exposure to such music.It was a great experience and something I enjoyed doing,although on the long run it became a burden,lol
    For me the best times where when I was performing with the wind ensembles :)
    That was so much fun!!!!!


    And of course,the performances I am doing right now are also very fun :)
     
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    You know, I bop around a lot on the bench as it is ... even with non-gospel pieces. Do you guys scoot around on the bench and bounce up and down at times??

    Of course, this should probably better be discussed in technique ..... but when have I ever stayed ontopic??!! :roll:
     
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    I move around on the bench a lot. Sometimes my teacher will grab my shoulders during lessons to try to keep me still. Like, when I was playing the 10/3, I had to move to the right a lot for this one part, because if I didn't, it would cause a lot of pain in my right hand/arm. But I also move around a lot just because that's what I do when I'm not thinking about it. It's annoying when I have a squeaky bench.

    That reminds me about something Czerny said about the first time he saw young Liszt play. I wish I could remember the exact words, because it was funny.
     
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    pianolady Monica Hart, Administrator Staff Member Piano Society Artist Trusted Member

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    I only bop around when no one is looking. (which I guess is most of the time, so...um...yes, maybe I do). But...can't slide on the bench very much because 1. it's tufted, so you can't slide, and 2. it's an artist bench so there is not much room to go anywhere. There have been a couple of close calls, though. :lol:
     
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    I've gotten so used to playing when no one is around that I can't really control my bench-bopping very well in public, lol. I should try. I don't want to be like Lang Lang, after all...

    I tried looking for that Czerny quote again (I remember the book it came from, but that book belongs to my piano teacher, alas), but the only thing new I got in google was this post. :lol:
     
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    That's probably because the young Liszt was sitting on a stool, not a bench. :lol:

    I found this on Google book search.
     
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    But you didn't share? :cry:

    Edit, okay, stupid links that you can't see on this forum and all. But yes that's it! hehe...

    :lol: Carl, darling....meet the Romantics. :lol:
     
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    pianolady Monica Hart, Administrator Staff Member Piano Society Artist Trusted Member

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    So we just have to get drunk and then we can play like him? Well...ok, I'll try...;) But stools are pretty small, aren't they?

    Here, Terez:

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    And here he is with Czerny looking on. (actually, it's supposed to be Wagner, but close enough)

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    hehe, I can just see him in lessons with Czerny, trying to be a good boy. :lol:
     
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    don't be blasphemous!!! Liszt was NEVER a good boy!!! :p
     
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    That doesn't mean he never pretended to try...
     
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