Thanks. Good luck learning it :-)

Thanks for the feedback. I do keep trying but I find it difficult speaking into a camera … oddly I’m much more comfortable live.

The book is excellent - well worth getting hold of.

If I understand where you mean, I suspect it is because I play the grace notes before the beat rather than on it. I mentioned this choice in the video as Chopin uses both grace notes and mordents to indicate a similar pattern. So, I opted to play grace notes before the beat and mordents on it. You might prefer to play them on the beat which is perfectly fine. If this is not what you mean, can you tell me the point in the video and I’ll try to give a better answer

Thanks. It is a fabulous little piece. There is another transcription by Kempf that is worth listening to if you’re thinking of learning it :-)

​@@TommysPianoCornerIt is! Thank you for the recommendation. I'll be sure to look it up.

@ enjoy! Let me know how you get on

Thanks. I’m really pleased you found them helpful :-)

What you appear to be describing is a DAW. The F6 can be used with one. Each channel on the F6 is an individual microphone and records into its own file. It can also be configured to combine multiple files into a single one. Most usually, we load the files produced into a DAW (eg GarageBand) and mix them together.

@TommysPianoCorner I know what a computer and DAW is. I'll look for the manual if you can't answer the question

@ what I’m trying to say is that you cannot synchronize tracks from within the F6. As such, unless all tracks were recorded simultaneously, playback of each would start from when you pressed record.

That’s great to hear! Thanks.

Yes, I have also found it a helpful approach with language learning too. I think the more difficult we find something, the more forensic we need to get. This particular prelude has so much going on within it that it was as much about brain training as finger training (for me at least). Another interesting twist is to sometimes leave enough space that we ‘forget’ (at least on the surface) and need to ‘relearn’ . This I find especially helpful with problems I’m struggling to fix.

@@TommysPianoCorner Definitely! Some pieces of music I can learn in bigger chunks, others, the hard ones, need to be chunked right down to tiny bits!

Thanks. Yes, they do take an awful long time to do but I enjoy it. Also helps me keep a record of how I approached things so that if coming back to them a year later, I can jog my memory :-)

Delighted it helped :-)

So happy it helped :-)

Without sostenuto, you can try partial pedaling. When we don’t fully release the pedal, it has the effect of sustaining lower notes whilst clearing the resonance from upper ones. How well this works will depend on your piano so experiment with it to see. However, I wouldn’t worry too much. Apparently Liszt wrote this piece before the sostenuto pedal was invented and so physically holding the note would not have been possible. Interestingly, I did read that he later wrote to Mr Steinway indicating that this ‘new pedal’ could be put to good effect in his Consolation.

Pleased to hear you find it helpful.

I guess everything is relative. My hands (ie size of palm) are not particularly small, however, my fingers are quite short. This makes anything beyond an octave haphazard as my fingers can’t reach that far. Equally if I play say a C octave with an E in the middle (to be played with 2), then this is extremely hard for me. It’s a reason why I don’t enjoy learning things like The Entertainer where this is a big feature. There are many people who might have quite slender hands but much longer finger for example who I’m sure have different challenges :-)

Pleased they helped :-)

As far as I have been able to test, it works with any model. This is also what is advertised. Thus, if it does not meet the advertising claim in you scenario you can legitimately return it!

@@TommysPianoCorner thank you for the answer! I will look into the advertising claim as you call it in greater detail. The thing is that I have a Zoom iq6 mic with lightning connector and it worked perfectly well with a lightning connector IPhone. But after switching to IPhone 15 plus it does not work at all despite the fact that I used an apple usb c to lightning adapter. Maybe it’s somehow related to the fact that the ordinary IPhone models compared to the pro models have reduced functionality- data transfer speed charging speed etc. that’s why I am trying to find that out!

@@IgorStepanov-g7v when I raised the compatibility issue with Shure, they referred to ‘laptop protocols’. Hard to be exact, but USB-C seems very different to the old lightening. Shure mics did catch up. Yet, there appear to be residual connectivity issues.

@@TommysPianoCorner thank you. I just ordered one. It will arrive in 2-2,5 weeks. Then I’ll see if it works!

@@IgorStepanov-g7v good luck. Let me know :-)

Thanks. Some 3rd party video apps do allow you to set the gain (eg Motiv Video). How well this would work with the built in mic is hard to say. I found better results with an external mic

I checked Motiv Video and in fact you can’t set the gain with the internal mic. You can with Filmic Pro (which is the one I mostly use). However filmic pro moved to a subscription model so you’ll soon recoup the cost of a mic :-)

Sama sama

Thanks. Very pleased you found it useful. It’s a fabulous piece.

Pleased to hear it - thanks! It’s a gorgeous little piece - especially given the Liszt treatment for piano :-)

Thank you so much.

This is a very interesting question. First, did you use the phone’s built in microphone or an external (e.g. Shure). Next, did you use the standard ‘camera’ app or something with more control. Finally, did you listen back through the iPhone’s built in speakers? I have noticed these are extremely unflattering to piano music. There will often be severe clipping that disappears with headphones. Go figure! Then start adding the processing of platforms such as KZbin or instagram and it becomes very difficult to work out what is going on.

I think it’s always good to get lots of contrasting performances. It can be helpful to notice things we don’t like just as much as things we do :-)

Pleased to hear it ! I’m sure you’ll get lots of use from it :-)

Thank you so much - and for the Super Thanks. It means more than you can imagine. You might want to try learning perhaps just a section or two if you have the time. I will often learn just parts of a piece on the basis that there may be other parts that are totally beyond me, but the effort put in to learning those parts I can manage will still improve my playing.

@@TommysPianoCorner That's a great point.. Thanks and have an awesome week 😁

@@Kenn-rb7gq you too!

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Thanks for listening - I’m pleased you enjoyed.

His music is certainly amongst the most amazing things ever written.

Yes, and I was enchanted by your playing. I'm guitarist, I came here just to have an honest review of this mic, and finally find myself crying listening a piece of music... 😊 Thanks again.

@@philippelereveur So kind of you to say - I do my best but still have a long way to go :-)

Music is an endless path. I could come through all the crazy difficulties of living in this earth, thousand times, just to go on my way to listen and practice music for ever.

Delighted to hear it. I found that as the music increases in complexity, it really helps to be a bit geeky in working out a structured practice method. Starting small has proven to be perhaps the biggest game changer :-)

I believe the only way is to use score layers if you wish to do this. I do not believe it is possible to change the default to score layers though (unless it is in the pro version that I don’t have). Try looking through the Settings menu - you might find something I have missed

What did you find particularly interesting here? Maybe I can add more detail?

​@@TommysPianoCornermy piano recording sounds too damp and "nasal" do you know what can i do to fix this? reverb seems to make it worse

@@wobblyorbee279 what microphone do you use?

I have not yet found a way of doing so. I do a search regularly as new apps are constantly coming online. However, for now I use my MacBook for it

This varies tremendously on the type of music we wish to play. For popular music, there are many different ways of using chords and arpeggios. In classical music of course it is wheats written out for us. What type of music do you wish to learn?

@@TommysPianoCorner I’m Indian , I can play harmonium, but it is one hand instrument so it’s pretty much easy . But my church has brought new piano . I’m trying to learn piano now . I’m bit confused with the left hand so what exactly we need to play with it , so I’m trying to find any online courses for piano lessons. I want to play worship songs .

@@user-yt3hb7nv8o search for ‘worship piano’ on KZbin and you will find lots of content. This will include patterns you can use in your left hand. Have fun learning :-)

@@TommysPianoCorner thank you 😊

@@user-yt3hb7nv8o you’re very welcome

Thanks

The MV88+ is most definitely a great microphone and paired with the MOTIV app remarkably versatile. I still use both set ups regularly - I specifically like the ability to use 32 bit float that the F6 gives. However, there is a growing range of devices that offer this capability now.

Yes, I think most of us do. I have only found a few pieces where it can be really helpful.

I have never used either however I’d be surprised if you don’t get great results with them. The MV88/MV88+ also offer Mid Side capability (as does the iq7) which can be interesting. The only thing is that both the iq6 and iq7 are lightening where newer iPhones and iPads are USB-C which might be something to think about. Note that the MV88+ whilst being USB-C appears not to work for everyone. I have tested it and found it fine with iPhone and iPad USB-C versions but others have messaged me here saying they can’t get it to work with their device.

Thank you for the reply! Does the mv88+ come with lightning cable? I have got lightning iPhone.

@@MariosPanteliadis-pianist yes. It has both cables. It also comes with a small tripod and phone holder for ease of use

I’m delighted you found it helpful. It took me years before I realized just how easy it is to redistribute them and turn something awkward into something easy! We’re always learning :-)

Thanks for the feedback - I hope the approach works well for you and am looking forward to hearing back from you.

Hi. I have checked my score and to be honest I’m not sure where I got it from. I have a few editions on my iPad in Forscore and I generally download from IMSLP. If you drop me an email, I can forward a copy of it to you.

Nice to hear. Learning how to practice more effectively is something I have spent lots of time researching. I have a playlist with lots of tips that I have uncovered on my journey. Different approaches tend work well for different types of music so it is helpful to have lots of ideas in our toolkit.

Thanks!

This is so bizarre. I’ll try it again with my iPhone 15. It worked for me both on the usb-c iPad and usb-c iPhone. Did you raise a ticket with Shure? They might be able to suggest

I would initially start with measured trills. So, decide how many times you intend to trill and play it in time. The trill doesn’t necessarily need to be fast. You can gradually increase the number of note changes but keep with the measured idea so that you play in time. Try out a few different fingering options - at slower speeds most combinations of fingers work and there is nothing wrong with practicing 2or 3 different options regularly. Once this feels really easy to do, stop measuring or counting and just allow your fingers to do it freely. You can speed up and slow down within the same trill and this adds to the musicality - but get the measured trill working first.

Thank you very much, Tommy. That is exactly the advice I need.

@@davidweinstein2620 my pleasure. Let me know how you get on :-)

You could create a set list for bookmarks and manually add them. From the scores list there is an icon next to each item showing whether it is a score or a bookmark so you could do this fairly easily. Once they are in a set list then you have all the sorting g functionality available. What do you think?

@@TommysPianoCorner Many thanks Tommy! It did work perfect thanks again!

@@MartinDellaVecchia delighted to hear !!

It is Chopin’s Waltz in B Minor. I have a tutorial on it if you’d like to learn it :-)

I’m not sure. I suspect it might not. However, you could perhaps modify it easily. What notes does your keyboard go from and to?

@@TommysPianoCorner I have no idea. I want to buy my first piano 😃

@@kmn6079 if you can, try to get a full sized keyboard. There are many inexpensive options available as a first instrument.

Thank you !

Thanks. My pleasure. I’m it helps you :-)