Looks like my procrastination strategy has paid off. Final Cut Pro 11 is here.

I really could have used that AI masking feature when I was working on this video:

You wouldn't imagine how painful it was to do the masking by hand! 😃

Now to update to Sequoia and see if FCP 11 is a free upgrade. I really hope Apple doesn't make me get a subscription for this... that would force a real clash of my principles. 😃

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So at least two weeks ago I think I said I was going to starting recording at each practice… but you know that didn’t happen… 😁

So today, I finally did a recording. It’s not perfect, but if I can’t get a better recording tomorrow, I’ll use this one.
Now I just have to remember what my SK YouTube account is… 🙄

In other news, I wanted to experiment with placement of the phone (I’m recording w my phone) to maybe get better sound. so I put it on top of a shelf at the tail end of the piano. I had the piano on the short stick, so that blocks my face in the video but you can still see my hair. Which I think looks very funny! 😀

Rubens Oh I love it, super excited! I'm about to submit a Scriabin piece that is MUCH easier than yours and @Cratersmash entries - and i looked up the composition and publication date and it just squeezes into late 19th century rather than early 20th so we can travel back in time a few years!

    Hello I just joined and posted my recital pieces a couple of Scarlatti sonatas. Looking forward to listen to your submissions.

      Updated tally!

      1. iternabe — O mio babbino caro by Puccini, arr. by Faber
      2. keff — Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg, arr. by Brent Edstom
      3. plop_symphony — The Midnight Ball by Naoko Ikeda
      4. Schubertian2 — Ballade 4 by Chopin
      5. WieWaldi — Quick Five Blues by Christian Fuchs
      6. Nightowl — What A Wonderful World by G D Weiss & B Thiele, arr. by G P Tingley
      7. Sophia — A Classy Rag
      8. rogerch — Slow Steps by rogerch
      9. thepianoplayer416 — When You Wish Upon a Star by Ned Washington & Leigh Harline
      10. Sam — The Never Finished Piece by Sam
      11. MarieJ — Waltz in F minor by Tim Neumark
      12. Player1 — Ashokan Farewell by Jay Ungar
      13. Rubens — Sonata no.2, Op.36 (1913), 2nd movement, by Sergei Rachmaninoff
      14. Cratersmash — Sonata No. 3 in A Minor by Sergei Prokofiev
      15. Gooseberry — Pigalle by Virginio Aiello
      16. Rob — Lost by Rob
      17. TC3 — Worried Life Blues by Big Maceo Merriweather
      18. lilypad — God Bless the Child by Arthur Herzop and Billie Holiday
      19. BicBic — Prelude no.4 in E minor from Op 11 by Scriabin
      20. javiercorre — Sonatas K. 208 and K. 380 by Scarlatti

      There's a whole day and change left for more submissions. 🙂

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      It looks like this will be another talent packed recital, with 20 submissions so far.

      I had a quick look at the recital thread on the PW forum, and they also have 20 submissions. However, their forum membership is well over 110,000 whilst there are just 259 members here, so this forum is punching well above its weight when you consider those numbers!

      This is impressive, and might be even more so if (when?) some last minute submissions push PT into the lead! 😃

      "Don't let's ask for the moon, we have the stars." (Final line from Now,Voyager, 1942)

      Hahaha I had the exact same thought, Nightowl! I am really looking forward to it, there are so many styles and interesting choices in this recital that I just can't wait 😍

      Latest update:

      1. iternabe — O mio babbino caro by Puccini, arr. by Faber
      2. keff — Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg, arr. by Brent Edstom
      3. plop_symphony — The Midnight Ball by Naoko Ikeda
      4. Schubertian2 — Ballade 4 by Chopin
      5. WieWaldi — Quick Five Blues by Christian Fuchs
      6. Nightowl — What A Wonderful World by G D Weiss & B Thiele, arr. by G P Tingley
      7. Sophia — A Classy Rag
      8. rogerch — Slow Steps by rogerch
      9. thepianoplayer416 — When You Wish Upon a Star by Ned Washington & Leigh Harline
      10. Sam — The Never Finished Piece by Sam
      11. MarieJ — Waltz in F minor by Tim Neumark
      12. Player1 — Ashokan Farewell by Jay Ungar
      13. Rubens — Sonata no.2, Op.36 (1913), 2nd movement, by Sergei Rachmaninoff
      14. Cratersmash — Sonata No. 3 in A Minor by Sergei Prokofiev
      15. Gooseberry — Pigalle by Virginio Aiello
      16. Rob — Lost by Rob
      17. TC3 — Worried Life Blues by Big Maceo Merriweather
      18. lilypad — God Bless the Child by Arthur Herzop and Billie Holiday
      19. BicBic — Prelude no.4 in E minor from Op 11 by Scriabin
      20. javiercorre — Sonatas K. 208 and K. 380 by Scarlatti
      21. SalmonJack — Bliss Ten by SalmonJack
      22. rsl12 — I am the very model of a modern Major-General by WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

      Time is running out! 😅

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      Navindra - what time zone are you in? This may become an all-important data point this evening

        I’m uploading yesterday’s recording to YouTube right now….

          I'm in! Whew!!

          BTW I have totally changed my mind/approach/feeling about participating in online recitals.... After all these years!

          In the past, if my piece wasn't ready, I would sit the recital out. So although I participated in a lot of ABF recitals at PW, there were many more of them where I didn't participate.

          Now I feel like these external deadlines are really beneficial, so I've decided I'm going to submit whatever my piece is even if it's not perfect. And this submission is definitely one of those!

          Anyway, I'm looking forward to hearing everyone else's recordings!

            Schubertian2 I love this last minute dash to the finish line that you and ShiroKuro are making - this is brilliant! I think there is possibly going to be a last minute submission to the other forum as well, but this forum looks likely to have the winning total. It goes without saying that quality is more important than quantity, but looking at the list of participants on this forum I feel certain that we will have plenty of both. 🙂

            navindra You are the hero of the hour, waiting for the last few warriors to make it across the moat before pulling up the drawbridge! 😁

            "Don't let's ask for the moon, we have the stars." (Final line from Now,Voyager, 1942)

                  ShiroKuro Well done! I'm sure your piece will be very enjoyable to listen to and you are probably being hypercritical of tiny mistakes which others might not even notice. My own piece is very much a beginner's piece and the usual slow tempo that I favour, because my fingers aren't built for speed. I did have a faster piece in mind but I need another few months days to get it up to speed.

                  "Don't let's ask for the moon, we have the stars." (Final line from Now,Voyager, 1942)

                    navindra
                    No don't bother waiting - I'm not going to submit another recording - maybe next recital

                      Congrats last minute second participants! I love these recitals as well. Both to listen to and broaden my horizon, but also to have a personal snapshot of progress.

                      Thank you for making this possible, @navindra - I'm sure we all appreciate your hard work 💝

                      The count's not over until the count is over and ABF is just as likely to pull ahead.

                      Here's the latest count.

                      1. iternabe — O mio babbino caro by Puccini, arr. by Faber
                      2. keff — Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg, arr. by Brent Edstom
                      3. plop_symphony — The Midnight Ball by Naoko Ikeda
                      4. Schubertian2 — Ballade 4 by Chopin
                      5. WieWaldi — Quick Five Blues by Christian Fuchs
                      6. Nightowl — What A Wonderful World by G D Weiss & B Thiele, arr. by G P Tingley
                      7. Sophia — A Classy Rag
                      8. rogerch — Slow Steps by rogerch
                      9. thepianoplayer416 — When You Wish Upon a Star by Ned Washington & Leigh Harline
                      10. Sam — The Never Finished Piece by Sam
                      11. MarieJ — Waltz in F minor by Tim Neumark
                      12. Player1 — Ashokan Farewell by Jay Ungar
                      13. Rubens — Sonata no.2, Op.36 (1913), 2nd movement, by Sergei Rachmaninoff
                      14. Cratersmash — Sonata No. 3 in A Minor by Sergei Prokofiev
                      15. Gooseberry — Pigalle by Virginio Aiello
                      16. Rob — Lost by Rob
                      17. TC3 — Worried Life Blues by Big Maceo Merriweather
                      18. lilypad — God Bless the Child by Arthur Herzop and Billie Holiday
                      19. BicBic — Prelude no.4 in E minor from Op 11 by Scriabin
                      20. javiercorre — Sonatas K. 208 and K. 380 by Scarlatti
                      21. SalmonJack — Bliss Ten by SalmonJack
                      22. rsl12 — I am the very model of a modern Major-General by WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
                      23. Sgisela — Do Tebe (to you) by Vitaly Filipenko
                      24. ShiroKuro — Reminiscence by Takashi Kako

                      I'm mildly panicking here! I have a draft cut of my video and I think I also have a decent audio track now (thanks to that precious mastering tip from Sam!), so I'll definitely get this done even if I have to cut some corners.

                      Here's to hoping we get some surprise submissions!

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                      I have a busy schedule and I go out of town frequently. The last few years I wouldn't push myself to practice a piece in order to get a recording before an online recital deadline. I'd submit something I'm working that will be ready at least 3 days before the deadline. Otherwise keep working on it and record for the next recital.

                      It's not a contest between PW and PT - The more people that participate, wherever they are, the better!

                      Sam