Welcome to Episode 34 of Piano, Finally, hosted by David Reidy. In this episode, David reflects on the start of the new school year, shares his goals for piano learning, and dives into some fascinating content from the world of classical music.

In This Episode:

🎹 Introduction:
David kicks off the episode with updates on his return to teaching and the new website at www.pianofinally.show.

🎶 Musical Insights:

• Arsenii Moon’s Winning Performance: David discusses Arsenii Moon’s joyful performance of Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini at the 2023 Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition.
• Tiffany Poon’s Practice Routine: Observations on Tiffany Poon’s latest YouTube video, highlighting the challenges even professional pianists face during practice.

🎥 YouTube Spotlight – Ben Laude’s Channel:
David revisits Ben Laude’s channel, featuring behind-the-scenes content from the National Chopin Piano Competition:

• Contestants Reflect on Chopin
• Finalists Prepare for the Concert
• Chopin’s Polonaises with Karina Tseng & Anthony Ratinov

🗒️ Planning for the Year:
David shares his personal piano goals, including:

• Mastering preparatory and preliminary level pieces
• Exploring pop music chord progressions with Scaler 2
• Diving deeper into music theory and composition with Guy Michelmore’s course

🎭 Review – The Stephen Sondheim Collection:
David reviews a comprehensive collection of Stephen Sondheim’s scores, perfect for fans and aspiring pianists:

• Volume 1
• Volume 2
• The Almost Unknown Sondheim

🎧 Progress Update:
David shares recordings of:

• Bagatelle in F by Daniel Gottlob Türk
• Afternoon Snooze by Andrew Craggs
• Czerny Op. 599, Exercise 1

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