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by AudreyL
Wed May 02, 2012 2:12 am
Forum: Music Related
Topic: How to make students love piano?
Replies: 12
Views: 8978

Re: How to make students love piano?

I know this thread is over a year old, but I'm sure teachers are always looking for new ideas... When my sister didn't want to practice her violin I would play a challenging violin CD I knew she liked. It was probably a soundtrack, or something I knew she liked, not strict classical. It worked every...
by AudreyL
Wed May 02, 2012 1:04 am
Forum: Music Related
Topic: What are the benefits of having perfect pitch?
Replies: 4
Views: 9374

What are the benefits of having perfect pitch?

I do not have perfect pitch. I have been playing piano, playing sax, and studying music for almost 20 years. I have familiarized myself with music enough to have developed relative pitch. I can find my way around any song when listening to it, I just don't know off-hand which key it is in. All this ...
by AudreyL
Tue May 19, 2009 9:47 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Recital Piece Reccomendations, please
Replies: 5
Views: 2637

Re: Recital Piece Reccomendations, please

Thanks for the input. My recital is not until sometime next school year, so if anyone else has suggestions, I will be checking them from time to time.
by AudreyL
Mon May 11, 2009 3:15 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Recital Piece Reccomendations, please
Replies: 5
Views: 2637

Recital Piece Reccomendations, please

I am gathering music for a senior recital I will be doing next year and I am having a little trouble finding suitable music. Either the music is too easy, not showy enough, or it is too expansive for my somewhat small hands.(ex: Rachmaninoff) :D This site is great for reference, but I have a hard ti...