Sunday, June 26, 2011

Quantz of the Week: Number One (Yeah, believe it or not)

As usual:



  • Level I: Good focus of tone on EVERY note
  • Level II: Add perfect intervals (tuning)
  • Level III: Add clarity of the written articulations, and make sure any articulation symbols are different from the notes that are not marked, and from those with different marks.
  • Everyone: Take the first repeat only (AAB form). 

Levels I and II: Do not concern yourself with speed or any thoughts of tempo. Focus on the 2 Ts: Tone and Tuning.

Advanced players: This is NOT a race. It is all about TUNING and clarity (gotta love those slurs!). 

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Quantz of the Week: Number 3

Fantasia.

Go!

The usual caveats apply:

  • Level I: Good focus of tone on EVERY note
  • Level II: Add perfect intervals (tuning)
  • Level III: Add clarity of the written articulations, and make sure any articulation symbols are different from the notes that are not marked, and from those with different marks.
  • Everyone: Take the first repeat only (AAB form). 

Levels I and II: Do not concern yourself with speed or any thoughts of tempo. Focus on the 2 Ts: Tone and Tuning.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Quantz of the Week: Number 54

  • Level I: Good focus of tone on EVERY note
  • Level II: Add perfect intervals (tuning)
  • Level III: Add clarity of the written articulations, and make sure the "|" symbol is different from the notes that are not marked. 
  • Everyone: Take the first repeat only (AAB form). 

Levels I and II: Do not concern yourself with speed or any thoughts of tempo. Focus on the 2 Ts: Tone and Tuning. 

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Quantz of the Week (Yeah, it is that time again . . . )

Minuetto, Number 56.


  • Level I: Good focus of tone on EVERY note
  • Level II: Add perfect intervals (tuning)
  • Level III: Add articulations, note groupings, and please, do not manhandle the upper notes on the big leaps; float up to them.
Levels I and II: Do not concern yourself with speed or any thoughts of tempo. Focus on the 2 Ts: Tone and Tuning. 


Wednesday, June 1, 2011

More Observations (tell me what is going on)

Here are some more youtube videos for your perusal, observations, and performance analyses.

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Observations (or, What the heck is going on?")

Some video clips.
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