Monday, August 24, 2009

Monday again, moving on

Started Prelude and Fugue #2. Both are written in C minor. That means that in a scale the third note in the scale is lowered one half step. Minor keys have a different color and feeling. As it turns out I have worked on both of these pieces, one with a teacher the other without. I think they are easier than Fugue 1. But they both have switches in accidentals, in other words there are short modulations to other keys and again I have to really pay attention. I also sang the fugue in Orphenians when I was in high school, a la Swingle Singers. Fun. I don't use my ear enough to help me play. I can hear when it's wrong but if I thought about how a chord will sound before I play it perhaps I can play with greater accuracy. Lots to learn.

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