PianoTell Recital #1 Is Now Live!

TC3 — St. James Infirmary
I really liked that arrangement, your chosen tempo, and your performance, too. Was there any reason you recorded this with the Zoom rather than the Roland’s recorder?

iternabe — The Trout
That was so well done! I’m really impressed that you’ve reached this standard after only 7 months. The Faber books seem to have some really interesting arrangements.

ShiroKuro — Nuvole Bianche
One of my ‘favouritest’ of Einaudi’s compositions! Thanks for bringing us this one, ShiroKuro; I’m so I’m glad you didn’t miss this Recital. If only MY practice recordings sounded as good …

lilypad — Manhattan 1928
I definitely have had the same thing happen - the harder I try for a ‘perfect’ recording, the less likely I am to nail one. More pleasant music from Faber - that was most enjoyable.

TheBoringPianist — Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18
Wow - wonderful! Congratulations on making it to the finals. (How can anyone learn so much, and play so beautifully, in 6-7 weeks?!)

Rob — Sunday Morning
What a sweet composition. The AI image fitted it perfectly, too. A standing ovation!

diretonic — Borrowed Blues
It may have been only ‘a last minute morsel’ - but what a delicious one! Terrific!

Rubens @Josephine — Waltz Op.70 no.2
A refreshing collaboration with a highly successful outcome - a fun project. Encore!

twocats — Rustle of Spring
A lovely piece indeed, with a magnificent piano to showcase it. I’d say you managed a more than adequate preparation in the limited time you had at your disposal.

navindra — Bluebird
Ahhh - Alexis Ffrench! And the video! Loved the setting, loved the performance, loved the camera angles. A polished finale to an outstanding first Recital - magnifique!

Thank you for the very kind words to Nightowl Sophia rogerch TC3 ShiroKuro Sam BicBic rsl12 lilypad and everyone else who listened.

rsl12 For a beginner piece, it's pretty long,

Honestly, this piece isn't that long. It just repeats :|| haha

lilypad I lived in a remote area with no TV reception when the show aired. From the little bits of the show that I've seen, I'd have to be the Cookie Monster.

I remember the Muppet Show when I was a very little child. Was always afraid of the big monster puppets. I loved the cookie monster, too - he was just chasing cookies in a very childish way. My favorites were Beaker and Miss Piggy.

TC3 ...That’s a good tune to pull out if people put you on the spot and say “Oh, you play piano? Play something for me!”

Unfortuntely, I can't. This one I played by read-playing only. The muscle memory might be there, but I don't remember the first note to start with. For playing something out of nothing, I have Linus&Lucy

MarieJ St. James Infirmary
I really liked that arrangement, your chosen tempo, and your performance, too. Was there any reason you recorded this with the Zoom rather than the Roland’s recorder?

Thanks! Yes, my cellphone 's mic isn't very good but I can plug the zoom into it and get some good quality audio that sounds like you're more or less standing in the room, and then I don't have to mess with splicing in the audio later Also, the quality of the Roland's sound comes from the seven speaker system and the sounds board and chamber, which resonate acoustically, rather than the direct sound on its own. Thanks for asking!

WieWaldi Unfortuntely, I can't. This one I played by read-playing only. The muscle memory might be there, but I don't remember the first note to start with. For playing something out of nothing, I have Linus&Lucy

That's good too!

TC3 my cellphone 's mic isn't very good but I can plug the zoom into it

Wait, do you mean, plug your Zoom recorder into the cellphone?? I have a Zoom (Handy H4 whatever it's called) and an iPhone, can I do that??? What do you use to plug the Zoom into the phone? That would be awesome!

@TC3 what kind of phone do you have? My iPhone only has a usb-c plug in, but I assume I could get an adapter..... definitely worth looking into!

ShiroKuro Yep! They just plug right into each other.

Rob Very nice composition and well played, lots of heart in this piece.

@TC3 Thanks! I'm a little concerned about adding one additional adapter (bc it will be the zoom, the USB-C, and then the USB-C to lightning cable), since that sometime introduces lag, but it's worth trying!

ShiroKuro An adapter shouldn't add latency. It's just a straight up electrical connection.

I have seen visual lag when connecting multiple PC monitors (in that case, I switched to a better HDMI cable and it was resolved) so that's what I was thinking about.

Anyway, I will see what I can do and let you know how it goes! I just realized I already have a USB C to lightning adapter, and according to my quick search, I can get a boom stand for less than $50 so...

Calavera Chrono Cross - Scars of Time - Well done! You conveyed the richness of the music and made the piano sound as much like a full orchestra as it' is possible.

rsl12 Always Chew Your Food - That was great fun to listen to and I love your piano style. I listened to the linked original and recognize the band name as the name of a book by Ricard Brautigan. I think I read all his books that I could find when I was young.

TC3 St. James Infirmary - Absolute classic blues piece! I particular like where the arrangement moves from bare bones at the very beginning and then launches into a sophisticated arrangement. Nice dramatic ending also. Great choice and well played.

iternabe The Trout - Congratulations. As a beginner you have an exciting journey ahead of you. From the quality of your playing, I'd say you're off to a good start.

ShiroKuro Nuvole Bianche - The music sounds very familiar; almost as if it's been used in a movie soundtrack. I'm not an audiophile, so your recording sounded fine to me and your playing, as always, was lovely.

TheBoringPianist Prelude, Fugue et Variation - Very impressive performance. I can see why you made the finals. I've really enjoyed your thread on your piano competition experience, especially the joy of mingling with fellow pianists and your remarks about all being on team piano. I joined a piano Meetup group last year ago and love it.

lilypad St. James Infirmary - Absolute classic blues piece! I particular like where the arrangement moves from bare bones at the very beginning and then launches into a sophisticated arrangement. Nice dramatic ending also. Great choice and well played.

Thanks for listening! Yes, it's a neat arrangement. I decided to forgo any pedal for the first part and then use it for the second half, I think that added something to the shift in tone halfway. Thanks again!