Karrotkun1
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I feel like I'm lacking something: a "formal" grasp of technique! I've never studied Hanon or Czerny, Liszt's Technique Exercises, or Chopin's Etudes, and I can't fly through the scales and arpeggios like any respectable pianist. But I've done relatively well so far I suppose.
I've learned Chopin's Military Polonaise, Mov 1 from Mozart's Sonata No. 18, Prelude from Bach's English Suite No. 3, the Cembalo Solo from Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, and I'm just now finishing up Mendelssohn's Rondo Capricciso.
I'm starting a music major next year at college, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up by my "God-given talents" alone for long! I've played piano for 8 years, but I've only had lessons for two or three years, and that was three years ago or something.
I'm not oblivious to many standard piano techniques, but I still feel lacking. The next piece I want to learn is Chopin's Nocturne Op 27 No 2, but I'm scared because it is such a demanding piece technically.
I really feel like going out tomorrow, buying Hanon's 60 exercises and the Liszt's technique book, and completely devoting myself to scales and exercises for a while before I even touch another piece of music.
I know this logic is flawed, but it's about time I learned this stuff! What do you guys think?
I've learned Chopin's Military Polonaise, Mov 1 from Mozart's Sonata No. 18, Prelude from Bach's English Suite No. 3, the Cembalo Solo from Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, and I'm just now finishing up Mendelssohn's Rondo Capricciso.
I'm starting a music major next year at college, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up by my "God-given talents" alone for long! I've played piano for 8 years, but I've only had lessons for two or three years, and that was three years ago or something.
I'm not oblivious to many standard piano techniques, but I still feel lacking. The next piece I want to learn is Chopin's Nocturne Op 27 No 2, but I'm scared because it is such a demanding piece technically.
I really feel like going out tomorrow, buying Hanon's 60 exercises and the Liszt's technique book, and completely devoting myself to scales and exercises for a while before I even touch another piece of music.
I know this logic is flawed, but it's about time I learned this stuff! What do you guys think?