https://sourfox.khmersite.net/tags/piano/ Recent content in Piano on SourFox https://sourfox.khmersite.net/papermod-cover.png https://sourfox.khmersite.net/papermod-cover.png Hugo en Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:54:24 +1000 https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/07/piano-notes-10/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:54:24 +1000 https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/07/piano-notes-10/ <h2 id="what-did-i-learn-in-this-practice-session">What did I learn in this practice session?</h2> <ul> <li>A chromatic scale</li> </ul> <h2 id="current-pieces-for-this-week">Current piece(s) for this week</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte by Amy Mary Beach</li> <li>La Poupee by Alexandre Tansman</li> <li>Study by Concone</li> <li>Tarantella</li> </ul> <h2 id="feedback-on-previous-pieces">Feedback on previous pieces</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte: Roll right hand on bar 30 &amp; 38, work on bar 7-8 with left hand</li> <li>Tarantella: roll left hand on bar 58</li> <li>Study: higher tempo, roll right hand on bar 16</li> <li>La Poupee: keep the volume lower, hold notes on left hand longer on bar 12</li> <li>avoid making random mistakes!!</li> </ul> <h2 id="improvements">Improvements</h2> <ul> <li>force is played enough</li> <li>La Poupee bar 16 is played clearly</li> <li>Study bar 8 is played smoothly</li> <li>Bar 11 from Gavotte is played good</li> </ul> https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/06/piano-notes-9/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:09:42 +1000 https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/06/piano-notes-9/ <h2 id="what-did-i-learn-in-this-practice-session">What did I learn in this practice session?</h2> <ul> <li>C minor (E♭, A♭)</li> </ul> <h2 id="current-pieces-for-this-week">Current piece(s) for this week</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte by Amy Mary Beach</li> <li>La Poupee by Alexandre Tansman</li> <li>Study by Concone</li> <li>Tarantella</li> </ul> <h2 id="feedback-on-previous-pieces">Feedback on previous pieces</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte: Focus on bar 7 and 11-12</li> <li>Tarantella: roll left hand on bar 58, play more staccato on pg 48</li> <li>Study: Focus on bar 8 and 24</li> <li>La Poupee: bar 12 and 16 must be played clearly</li> <li>play harder on piano. More force.</li> </ul> <h2 id="improvements">Improvements</h2> <ul> <li>Pinky on left hand is heard clearly on pg 48</li> </ul> https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/06/piano-notes-8/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:55:42 +1000 https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/06/piano-notes-8/ <h2 id="what-did-i-learn-in-this-practice-session">What did I learn in this practice session?</h2> <ul> <li>E♭ major (A♭, B♭, E♭)</li> </ul> <h2 id="current-pieces-for-this-week">Current piece(s) for this week</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte by Amy Mary Beach</li> <li>La Poupee by Alexandre Tansman</li> <li>Study by Concone</li> <li>Tarantella</li> </ul> <h2 id="feedback-on-previous-pieces">Feedback on previous pieces</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte: Focus bar 11 - 12, dynamics from bars 9 - 16</li> <li>Tarantella: Practice bars 54 - 58, roll left hand on bar 58, more forte, make sure pinky is played for left hand throughout pg 48</li> <li>Study: Practice by 2 bars by 2 bars, focus on bars 23 - 24</li> <li>mp can be played normal (more pressure) on piano</li> </ul> <h2 id="improvements">Improvements</h2> <ul> <li>La Poupee tempo is good but almost there</li> <li>Tarantella has consistent tempo</li> </ul> https://sourfox.khmersite.net/0/2026/06/piano-notes-7/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:54:35 +1000 https://sourfox.khmersite.net/0/2026/06/piano-notes-7/ <h2 id="current-pieces-for-this-week">Current piece(s) for this week</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte by Amy Mary Beach</li> <li>La Poupee by Alexandre Tansman</li> <li>Study by Concone</li> <li>Tarantella</li> </ul> <h2 id="feedback-on-previous-pieces">Feedback on previous pieces</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte: increasing tempo even more</li> <li>La Poupee: increasing tempo</li> <li>Tarantelle: keep consistent tempo</li> <li>Study: increasing tempo, dynamics</li> </ul> <h2 id="improvements">Improvements</h2> <ul> <li>Left hand is good for La Poupee</li> <li>Tarantella tempo good</li> <li>Able to play all notes without stopping in Study</li> </ul> https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/06/piano-notes-7/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:54:35 +1000 https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/06/piano-notes-7/ <h2 id="current-pieces-for-this-week">Current piece(s) for this week</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte by Amy Mary Beach</li> <li>La Poupee by Alexandre Tansman</li> <li>Study by Concone</li> <li>Tarantella</li> </ul> <h2 id="feedback-on-previous-pieces">Feedback on previous pieces</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte: increasing tempo even more</li> <li>La Poupee: increasing tempo</li> <li>Tarantella: keep consistent tempo</li> <li>Study: increasing tempo, dynamics</li> </ul> <h2 id="improvements">Improvements</h2> <ul> <li>Left hand is good for La Poupee</li> <li>Tarantella tempo good</li> <li>Able to play all notes without stopping in Study</li> </ul> <h2 id="others">Others</h2> <ul> <li>Based on current progess, piano exam could be taken in end of August</li> </ul> https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/06/piano-notes-6/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:23:07 +1000 https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/06/piano-notes-6/ <h2 id="what-did-i-learn-in-this-practice-session">What did I learn in this practice session?</h2> <ul> <li>B♭ major (B♭ &amp; E♭)</li> </ul> <h2 id="current-pieces-for-this-week">Current piece(s) for this week</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte by Amy Mary Beach</li> <li>La Poupee by Alexandre Tansman</li> <li>Study by Concone</li> <li>Tarantella</li> </ul> <h2 id="feedback-on-previous-pieces">Feedback on previous pieces</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte: increasing tempo</li> <li>La Poupee: increasing tempo, hold left hand longer</li> <li>Tarantella: dynamics</li> <li>Study: no stopping, articulation, increasing tempo, phrasing, dynamics</li> </ul> <h2 id="improvements">Improvements</h2> <ul> <li>Dynamics is good for La Poupee</li> <li>Tarantella notes are each played clearly</li> <li>Press the keys all the way down (acoustic piano thing)</li> </ul> https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/05/piano-notes-5/ Fri, 29 May 2026 20:23:07 +1000 https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/05/piano-notes-5/ <h2 id="current-pieces-for-this-week">Current piece(s) for this week</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte by Amy Mary Beach</li> <li>La Poupee by Alexandre Tansman</li> <li>Study by Concone</li> <li>Tarantella</li> </ul> <h2 id="feedback-on-previous-pieces">Feedback on previous pieces</h2> <ul> <li>I need to improve on dynamics for every piece</li> <li>I need to improve on increasing the tempo for La Poupee, Gavotte, and Study</li> <li>I need to work on the 2 last bars of La Poupee</li> <li>Practice 2 certain bars on Gavotte. (10 times each)</li> <li>Remember to roll hand when playing Study</li> </ul> https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/05/piano-notes-4/ Wed, 27 May 2026 17:34:54 +1000 https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/05/piano-notes-4/ <h2 id="what-did-i-learn-in-this-practice-session">What did I learn in this practice session?</h2> <ul> <li>F chromatic scale</li> <li>&ldquo;Sopra&rdquo; (means above or over)</li> </ul> <h2 id="current-pieces-for-this-week">Current piece(s) for this week</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte by Amy Mary Beach</li> <li>La Poupee by Alexandre Tansman</li> <li>Study by Concone</li> <li>Tarantelle</li> </ul> <h2 id="feedback-on-previous-pieces">Feedback on previous pieces</h2> <ul> <li>I need to improve on dynamics for La Poupee.</li> <li>Tarantelle tempo is good.</li> <li>I need to improve on making the tempo for Study a bit faster</li> </ul> https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/05/piano-notes-3/ Sat, 16 May 2026 13:28:48 +1000 https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/05/piano-notes-3/ <h2 id="feedback-on-previous-pieces">Feedback on previous pieces</h2> <ul> <li>Focus mainly on two lines of Study</li> <li>Work on the last 3 bars of La Poupee</li> <li>Practice playing staccato softer</li> </ul> https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/05/piano-notes-2/ Sat, 16 May 2026 13:19:55 +1000 https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/05/piano-notes-2/ <h2 id="what-did-i-learn-in-this-practice-session">What did I learn in this practice session?</h2> <ul> <li>D harmonic minor (b flat, c#)</li> </ul> <h2 id="feedback-on-previous-pieces">Feedback on previous pieces</h2> <ul> <li>I need to improve on slur.</li> <li>I need to improve on fixing the fingering for La Poupee</li> <li>I need to improve on f major</li> <li>Play the specified bar the teacher outlined to me 3 times in a row</li> </ul> https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/05/piano_notes/ Sun, 03 May 2026 19:38:39 +1000 https://sourfox.khmersite.net/p/2026/05/piano_notes/ <h2 id="what-did-i-learn-in-this-practice-session">What did I learn in this practice session?</h2> <ul> <li>E minor (F#, D#)</li> </ul> <h2 id="new-pieces-for-this-week">New piece(s) for this week</h2> <ul> <li>Gavotte by Amy Mary Beach</li> <li>La Poupee by Alexandre Tansman</li> <li>Study by Concone</li> </ul> <h2 id="feedback-on-previous-pieces">Feedback on previous pieces</h2> <ul> <li>I need to improve on slur.</li> <li>I need to improve on pressing the keys all the way down.</li> <li>Make Tarentella more clearer.</li> <li>Make the Harmonica more fluent.</li> </ul> <h2 id="others">Others</h2> <ul> <li>Ask teacher about how to use the metronome during piano.</li> <li>PAY DA FEE</li> </ul>