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@MariaPianist

May 11, 2020
1 min

Piano Diaries - Staying Alert

Today we wake up with a new slogan to guide our lives through this next #phase of #COVID19#Lockdown in the UK - #stayalert It’s hard not...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 25, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - Z

We have come to Z. The last letter in this project reflects the endeavours of Alexander Siloti. He pushed #piano #technique to new...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 24, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - Y

When things get tough one of our strongest reactions is that to cling onto something of the past. Yearning for something that used to...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 24, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - X

Sometimes the signs are all around us. Distractions, convenience of ‘ready-processed’ information, laziness, denial, closed-minds and...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 22, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - W

Has anyone else noticed the wonderful new #lockdown phenomenon where people walk out of the front door timidly, then gathering more and...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 22, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - V

In the recent weeks we’ve heard far too much #rhetoric for comfort about #war, #restriction of liberties, #sacrifice and the instigation...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 20, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - U

To say that 2020 has thrown an #unexpected spanner in the works is probably one of the biggest #understatements I can make. Oh well, in...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 19, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - T

Today is Russian Orthodox Easter, so it’s a lively and joyful toe-tapping musical offering for the Lockdown PIano Alphabet. It’s a set...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 19, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - S

#Simplicity requires by far the greater mastery, command of your craft, and empathy, or perhaps compassion, of your environment. The...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 17, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - R

The murmurs about when and how #Lockdown will end are gathering momentum just as it has been extended for another three weeks. People are...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 16, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - Q

I never thought I’d think, let alone say this, but - as the Government has officially extended #Lockdown by 3 more weeks - when will we...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 15, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - P

When that a cetain absurd air of pompous self-importance lingers around, it’s only a matter of seconds before eyes roll. For #Debussy it...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 14, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - O

Contorting fingers in quite a popular #pastime at the #piano. Virtuoso pianists in the twentieth century were especially fond of what...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 13, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - N

#Words usually dictate - that is their downfall. Too often we see or hear words and act according to their instuction, or repeat them,...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 12, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Piano Alphabet - M

#Meditation has somehow been adopted into #trend. Social media is flooded with meditation tutorials, books give us a run down of the...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 12, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Piano Alphabet - L

#Learning from #larks.... Composers often quote birdsong in their works - and many were avid ramblers and early risers too. COVID-19 has...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 10, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Piano Alphabet - K

Pianos - #Klaviers - were not very popular. They were unable to match the power of harpsichords, and clavichord were already popular...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 10, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Piano Alphabet - J

#Smiling is good for us. I’ve been assured it’s a fact that has been backed up with plenty of science. So why are classical concerts...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 8, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - I

Art is an #illusion. I feel very strongly that the #comfort that art brings must in some ways be linked to its ability to give a chance...

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@MariaPianist

Apr 7, 2020
1 min

Lockdown Pianist Alphabet - H

H is for #hybrid. I am going to say something contraversial: Purity is overvalued! In art at least, there is no such thing as a pure...

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