PianoTell Recital #2 Meta Feedback
Didn't like v1 of my submission so made another recording yesterday as v2.
This sounds a lot like you saying you wouldn't be surprised if I missed grabbing the brass ring. And we can't be having none 'o that! Not no how, no ways!!
I did manage to play yesterday and the video recorder captured the garbage I produced. Which got deleted immediately so don't ask. I'll probably try again later today. Like I said, it's not a difficult piece so I should have something presentable in the next few days.
rogerch It might be nice to have a dedicated thread of Christmas songs - maybe you could start one? (Ideally not before 1 December though... or am I being a Grinch to think that Christmas should stay in December?)
"Don't let's ask for the moon, we have the stars." (Final line from Now,Voyager, 1942)
I'm fumbling my way through the piano parts of my eventual submission, but I still need some serious time to learn lyrics ... I'll post whatever I have by the 15th, but don't expect too much!
Enthusiastic but mediocre amateur.
Worked on a piece that is barely 2 min for 2 weeks (1 min per week) which is as much progress as I can do. For many of us even a 2 min piece is a stretch. Version 1 is usually something that isn’t great so would be recording v2 & 3.
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I'm not sure how long my piece is, but 2 minutes would be stretching it. By a LOT!
It's 20 measures long, no repeats, at 3/4 time (flowing smoothly). I have no idea how they managed to get it to fill 2 pages.
The interesting bit is that at one time I passed this one over because it was too complicated. There's a couple of LH chords with fingers 2 & 4 that I couldn't manage to do back then. Now it's so simple.
And of course I still screw it up anyway.
My piece is very long and very complex because it's actually something I've been preparing for months for a competition I have next week. The upside is that it's very impressive when I do it well, the downside is that there's roughly 5 trillion opportunities to mess up. I did a run-through of it when I practiced today and it went good, though! I'll probably have a recording submitted within the next few days.
Nightowl thread of Christmas songs - maybe you could start one? (Ideally not before 1 December though... or am I being a Grinch to think that Christmas should stay in December?)
That’s a good idea! Don’t worry, I completely agree with “not before December 1”! I may not be ready by December 1 so if someone else starts the thread I will add to it. 
I still vote for an offset recital schedule in PianoTell. (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec)
In this case, we get indirectly a Christmas recital every year. 
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We could delay publishing the recital by 2 weeks... and publish in December.
I'm only saying that theoretically right now because I've learned that communicating all this upfront is best and last minute changes aren't ideal, but we could still do that if there's significant support for it.
It may be worth getting at least 4 recitals behind us before switching things up.
General thoughts are welcome on:
- How long should the submission period be? 2 weeks seems like a good starting point but if we want to welcome ABF participants, we can open 2 weeks early for a December recital.
- Should the recitals be quarterly or every quadrimester? Some people have several pieces ready to go on short notice, others need more time... but I think quarterly seems a reasonable compromise.
- Assuming we stick with quarterly, it seems like folks are generally favorable to (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec)? Any other proposals?
Any other ideas?
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navindra We could delay publishing the recital by 2 weeks... and publish in December.
Hey Navindra, since people have already submitted pieces for the November recital I suggest proceeding with November as planned.
If it's not too much work for you we could have a recital in December as well. Otherwise, we can proceed with a holiday piece thread in Member Recordings as we've been discussing.
Most importantly, I'm super grateful to you @navindra for starting pianotell and giving us recital opportunities. My suggestions are just suggestions and I'm happy to participate in whatever you decide.
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rogerch I think a holiday piece thread in Member Recordings is an excellent idea!
I can provide any ancillary support that might be needed if you or someone else can help organize and run it.
If you want me to run it as a 1-off themed recital in the Recital Hall, I think that will be quite doable as well and I can definitely do it if there's wide interest for it.
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I don't have a strong opinion about whether PT's recitals should be offset from ABF's...
I will upload my recital piece whenever the deadline is.
But I would love a holiday recital
@navindra yes to the comments above thanking you! This is a wonderful site and you've given us all a lovely gift by creating it.
