https://3speak.tv/watch?v=jnetsworld/tvinwdja
writing forthcoming after upload. check back.

JNET

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=jnetsworld/eneedvdc
Playing with light & shadow.

I'm getting better at dancing with the light. When I started my fascination of playing while manipulating light, I thought I would give myself a seizure. Entering and staying in character, I think of my hands as dancers. A pair of sunglasses helps in the blinding light.

Wide angle lens and two mirrors refraction. It’s 5:15 pm sunlight. (I manipulated the arpeture) It’s sauna steaming hot at the piano but I like the way these long sleeves look in the light. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Maybe I’ll record a better version when the weather cools off 🙃

I've listened to many versions of this piece and everyone plays it faster. I also watched several versions of people dancing this Baroque piece but have yet to find a dance company that best demonstrates the piece. I approach piano as a dancer and encourage all my students to take dance classes. You feel music differently. You breath and enjoy transition. There's technique but dance enjoys more organic expression. Less metronome and more heartbeat.

The recording is far from perfect. But I enjoy the ohallenge that the piece demands. I like my students to see my process. Maybe I will post a better version down the road. How to stay serene in blinding light while wondering if I should've put on a bikini to be more comfortable? These are the thoughts that bounce in my head while I work out the choreography of hands in the light. Plus wondering if I drank too much or too little coffee. Will this sound better with wine instead or winter weather? I can't turn on a fan or have the AC on. I'm hot and I'm controlling my thoughts so that you don't watch angry moody hands.

Passepied is a fun piece. Now that its later in the day, I think I will play it for fun, no mirrors, and no camera to fuss with. If you want to hear a better version, come over 😬

JNET

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=jnetsworld/xagwrwhu
I fell in love with this piece a couple of weeks ago and almost played nothing else til I got it memorised. I shared a very rough recording with my students so they can watch my oopsy moments. Hands show moods and thoughts and my rough recording was moody to juxtapose with this. I won't torture you with that version. I'll torture you with this one instead! I will make a better recording down the road. I'm at the crossroad where I need to play something else before I fall completely out of love with this piece.

Solas, its been real but I´m gonna put some love on another piece. Cuz, ya know I´m a player ❤️

I have a favorite time to record, when the sun lands on my piano just so to be my dance partner. I never get bored because the sun moves and the light changes. My favorite time to practice is later in the evening when the din of life quiets down. I usually play til 10pm or 11pm.

Anyway, this is Solas by Jamie Duffy. It must be relatively new. There's not many recordings of it yet Folks on Youtube only play a section. I found two different arrangements on a site where the arrangers bickered over transcription details. I made my own modifications to play with capturing the light under my hands.

Dance choreography for fingers!

I miss dancing and going to dance classes. They require proof of vaccination in Los Angeles and some make you mask up. The Covid lifestyle is still very real here. It is a social life killer unless you can play along with the "papers please" game. People still like to state their vax status upon introductions. And they feel mortified if you are "unprotected." I feel like I have to say something like I promise to not die on their account. The dating apps have a section to put your vax status. 🙄

My piano is my boyfriend for now until Californians calm down.

JNET

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=jnetsworld/nhskevzz
Playing with light and wide angle lens.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=jnetsworld/afvnihco
Story forthcoming. Check back.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=jnetsworld/zwnzzabo
My mom’s favorite piece that she always requests. I haven’t seen her in months but I play for her in video calls.

JNET

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=jnetsworld/mgiporny
My quarantine recordings while sheltering solo. I made this for my mom’s birthday. Follow me to hear future uploads.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=jnetsworld/qhvsrmgi
Quarantine recordings while sheltering solo.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=jnetsworld/sylldrem
My quarantine recordings while sheltering solo. Stay tuned for more uploads.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=jnetsworld/wppkccdb
My quarantine recordings as I shelter solo. Stay tuned for more uploads.