PianoTell Recital #1 Is Now Live!
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ShiroKuro I have an android, also USB, I have various cables and adapters lying around, I think the zoom has the antiquated USB mini b, would have to check to be sure.
EDIT: Here's a cable.
Enthusiastic but mediocre amateur.
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!
Enthusiastic but mediocre amateur.
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Sgisela This was a hoot! I really enjoyed the piano specific verse. About your playing/singing, I think you’re making a lot of progress. I don’t know anything about singing, but your singing sounded a lot more confident/secure than with Embraceable You, and I also felt that you were able to give the piano its due, let it accompany you when that’s what you needed, but also let the piano itself sing and have a little fun, itself. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the nice compliments. The song itself is simpler than Embraceable you in terms of vocal range and chord progressions. I think I felt more comfortable since I didn't have to think at all about the piano accompaniment, and could focus almost exclusively on singing.
ShiroKuro Ok, that was soooo good!! The lyrics are hysterical but the bigger thing is your really solid playing through out. I really, really enjoyed your playing, both when you're accompanying your singing and when you're playing the solo parts
Re the lyrics — I didn’t think it could get better than the first verse but then the second verse started …
I was worried that, because the piano/vocal balance was bad, that the lyrics wouldn't be understandable. I'm glad that was not the case! I was very happy to stumble upon the polonaise/mayonnaise idea.
lilypad 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.
You are right! The band named themselves after the book! I've never read it. Is it any good? Since you read them all, I assume the answer is yes!
Wow, wow, wow! What an absolutely amazing first recital everyone! 
I had small glimpses here and there as submissions started coming in, but really I had no idea how this would play out. The last minute submissions simply put the cherry on top.
It's clear to me now that this recital really is something quite special. I'm particularly enjoying the visual format and, most of all, the encouraging engagement from everyone. I'm hoping that this is a new tradition that we can keep alive.
Bravo and congratulations to all who participated, and thank you to all who are listening and providing feedback on the performances!
I'm going to follow up with some feedback on individual performances of my own shortly. 
Let's continue to discuss meta feedback on the recitals in the other thread.
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Player1 Great job and thanks for opening the recital! I couldn't hear the cat, but knowing that part of the story definitely contributed to my enjoyment. 
rogerch I can only conclude you have either invented time travel or else discovered the elixir of life! For someone so young to have 50 years of experience under your belt is quite a precious life achievement. Congrats! And if this is a warmup, I enjoyed every second of it... for an improvisation it's essentially a finished piece and tugs at the heart strings. Bravo!
keff My daughter absolutely loved this one and I can see why! I feel a deep sense of comfort and enjoyment as I listen to this one as well.
At the last minute, you updated the submission with a video... so you had both audio and video performances. If we had more time before the recital, I think I would have worked with you to select your favorite!
While I can't pick one, I asked my daughter which one she preferred, and she said the video one. Perhaps she was biased by the visuals?
Either way we listened to both and enjoyed both!
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Sophia Wow! I feel like I'm in a Café in Paris or a French movie! I wasn't familiar with this piece and I enjoyed it a lot! I think it also reminds me of that movie Up:
For only starting in January, this is a massive achievement and a lot to show for your hard work! You should be proud! I'm still on Level 1 of this book series and I desperately want to finish it. Once I do, I'm not sure if I'll pick up Level 2 or do something else... but knowing that there are pieces like this in the book 2 is definitely food for thought!
This was special and an awesome showcase of your hard work and dedication!
Sgisela Mindblowing! I really loved the fast-paced rhythm and how you brought this piece alive musically.
The video is very well done! I had no idea the plush doll was a special effect until it changed... what software do you use? How much work was it to blend it in like that? I really loved all the imagery on this, it really contributed to my enjoyment of the piece.
And wow, that piano sings! That voice could bring one to tears. I love that bass.
Absolutely riveting performance! Bravo!
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navindra I think it also reminds me of that movie Up:
That was adorable, thank you! Funny enough I knew the piece only from Nat King Cole singing it. I love his rendition
I'm not going to lie, Alfred 2 is mostly rather drab, but it definitely has a few very pretty pieces that somehow make it all worth it 
Thank you for your lovely compliments, it made my day. That goes for everyone who commented, I really appreciated it 
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navindra rogerch I can only conclude you have either invented time travel or else discovered the elixir of life! For someone so young to have 50 years of experience under your belt is quite a precious life achievement. Congrats! And if this is a warmup, I enjoyed every second of it... for an improvisation it's essentially a finished piece and tugs at the heart strings. Bravo!
My youthful appearance is part luck and part lifestyle. The luck is that at 57 I still have almost all of my hair and very little grey. The lifestyle is that I'm very active and I eat a healthy diet. It also helps that the video smooths out the wrinkles!
Thanks for the nice feedback on my improvisation, and thanks for starting PIanoTell and running the recital!
pseudonym58 Thanks a lot for sharing this monumental achievement! I'm in awe at the wide range of your skills from arranging an orchestral work for solo piano all the way to mastering these performances. On top of that you contributed your hard work to the Public Domain. Outstanding!
StaffPad seems very interesting though it's not an impulse buy... you certainly make a convincing showcase for it!
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Beach L168, Wish, baCh, WOW Petrof, Fake Steinway, VS
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navindra Thank you for the kind words and it was lovely to hear of your daughter's reaction.
I started to make videos during lockdown but had gotten out of the habit. I will probably just submit videos for future recitals as I can't detect any difference in sound quality between using a mobile phone to produce a video or an external microphone for an audio.
Thank you for your offers of help and for all the work you put into this first and very successful first recital.
rsl12 You are right! The band named themselves after the book! I've never read it. Is it any good? Since you read them all, I assume the answer is yes!
I liked it when I read it over 50 years ago when I was just out of college. "Revenge of the Lawn" was my favorite and I also liked "Confederate General from Big Sur".
navindra Thank you for the compliments. StaffPad allows you to use a stylus directly on a recent iPad or a compatible Windows tablet. The recognition is pretty good, but there is a learning curve in adjusting to what StaffPad requires, as it doesn't actually "learn" from the user. There are some quirks for which I and others have had to develop some workarounds. In general, StaffPad is not designed as a full-fledged music notation program; more properly, it's a musical sketchpad. You don't have a whole lot of control over the pagination or the general layout, but you can produce a serviceable document as a PDF. It would be perfectly fine, say, for giving to studio musicians or band/orchestra members. It's just not a completely professional look, and any publisher would want/have it redone in an application such as Finale, etc. for publication.
