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Composing, 4 Months Later, Voice Lessons

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XDJuicebox
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States593 Posts
April 06 2014 08:57 GMT
#1
Hey guys! If you, for whatever demented reason, have been keeping up with my blog, then you might know that I started piano again in the fall, and I have been adamantly practicing...and I have seen so much improvement in the past 6 months that it's kind of ridiculous. I did not know that playing would feel so easy/comfortable 6 months ago, and that I could do all of the crazy things I'm doing right now.

My teacher also agreed to help me with composition, since that's my number one love, but I guess I should talk about that first since that's the first thing I typed up in the title.

So I've been composing for a while, I never really did anything formal [up until now, at least], and I started this project in 2012 which is a series of piano pieces that were supposed to tell a story. I initially wanted to finish it by summer 2014 so I could explore some ideas, but I'm going to put it aside from now and let myself develop in terms of formal things [counterpoint, voice leading, form, use of motifs, technical masteries, etc] before I return to do this project, since this project is a really, really, really big deal to me. But I'm willing to share what I wrote before I go ahead and rewrite them at some point in the future.

It's not going to sound as good as it could because it's a machine, and I still haven't gotten around to really practicing and polishing this piece yet, seeing as I might rewrite significant parts of it.

http://www.freewebs.com/evil5partan/09empty.mp3

So what happened was like the first good chunk I wrote in June 2013, before I started self studying harmony and things like that. Then, I did a bit of voice leading and harmonic studies on my own/with my teacher, and then I wrote everything else (it happens around when it modulates to Ab Major, but it's really prevalent in the F minor part). I was experimenting with a lot of things, and this was what came out.

http://www.freewebs.com/evil5partan/03begin.mp3

This one I wrote a bit after that one, though it was kind of forced because I was trying to be productive, but I'm kind of satisfied with how it came out. It sounds a bit too thick though, and it's really hard to play, so I'm going to rewrite it later on.

I'm working on a series of 10 Preludes for the piano, each focusing on a different aspect of composition. I'll be sure to post those when I'm done ^^

Tell me what you think about my music!

Anyway, so last time, I announced that I was participating in the Liszt Competition, and it's going really great! I started the piece in January, and I memorized the whole thing by March. I actually could have done so in two weeks but I was just being really lazy/undisciplined. Oh well. I fixed most of the technical problems - some of the tremolos are still kind of hard to play, and a lot of it just needs accuracy/refining and the awkward licks and sixths/octave runs just need more practice.

I'm also writing an original cadenza - and it is so much fun but it sounds a bit too much like Rachmaninoff lololol I need to sound more like Liszt but meh I love me my Rach ><

I'm also working on:

-Mozart k545 Mov. 1 - Allegro
-Beethoven Sonata quasi una Fantasia "Moonlight" Mov. 1
-Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2

I can play all of them no problem, but every single time I go the lesson he blows my mind again and again and there's something new to work on and I just feel like there is so much depth, and I spend the whole week practicing, evening out the hole, only to realize that I can keep digging and that there's more...

IT'S SUCH A FASCINATING PROCESS I'M LEARNING SO MUCH :D

I love it. It's wonderful. It's such a great remedy to all of my problems. I love playing the piano. The piano is my friend.

Also, I decided to start voice lessons...my first one is tomorrow. It's about a 30 minute drive from where I'm going to be, but I'm also super nervous. I've always loved singing though, and I've written so many songs that I can't sing, and I really, really want to be able to sing...ugh but I'm so nervous

Wish me luck! I'll update how it goes ><

*****
And then you know what happened all of a sudden?
awerti
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
227 Posts
April 06 2014 11:19 GMT
#2
It seems you are very passionate about playing piano. It is great you have found something like that. Good luck with voice lessons
For Aiur!
pebble444
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Italy2497 Posts
April 06 2014 12:41 GMT
#3
So i listened a bit to the two songs. Maybe i don' t listen enough to classical music, but i feel there is some Harmony problems. The melody is very clear at times and what you are saying is very clear, and enjoyable, but, especially in the second one there is some problems with the Bass clef part. For me it stands out in a wrong way. it should be more supporting the melody line.
About the singing lessons good luck have fun
I took myself 2 months of singing, then stopped, cause one the last day i heard properly my voice and got scared of it. Thats the thing about singing. You cannot "cheat" in any way. Its the most direct instrument, and imo the hardest i have encountered by far. I had a very good teacher for me, other than conservatory studies, she also did voice theraphy, wich non-directly healped me out as my biggest problem was singing in front of other people. Just relax and BREATHE. That is one of the fundamentals of singing.
And a last word about the learning, thats great! i feel like i am the same musician as the day i first played with an instrument. The technique may have improved, but i am fundamentally the same. I realize for myself that, when learning so much, its very good to push limits and do more. Other times its good to just enjoy the moment and forget what we do and don' t know yet. Its very important i feel to have fun sometimes, just plain out fun. And other times to push the limit.

Well good luck with the singing lessons, sounds exciting :D
"Awaken my Child, and embrace the Glory that is your Birthright"
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
April 06 2014 14:55 GMT
#4
I am passionate about piano as well, but I have a hard time actually reading music, so I improvise a lot.

I think your compositions are way too simple (Or I'm an evil mastermind and I don't realize it). I feel like your melodies get lost occasionally before moving on to something else, but I like it otherwise.
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Mr. Black
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States470 Posts
April 06 2014 18:55 GMT
#5
I really like the second song a lot. Keep up the good work.
Make more anything.
XDJuicebox
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States593 Posts
April 06 2014 19:10 GMT
#6
Thanks for the feedback/encouragement everyone! It's really given me something to think about/work on. It's always fascinating when you think certain things and then someone says the complete opposite and you start questioning lololol
And then you know what happened all of a sudden?
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