New upload! Moonlight Sonata! - Viviana

Bonjour! Today I got the chance to film Moonlight Sonata. I was always afraid to film it because it's so long, and can be hard to get right. Thankfully, mostly everything went fine with the filming. I had to play on the keyboard so that all the lower keys would sound alright. I hope you all enjoy it!

I'm also thinking of filming about a minute or less of Peralada. Do you think it's a good idea?

I've been working all day on Tempest Sonata. I like to go by sections and perfect it before moving on to the next part, which is probably why sometimes it takes a while to finish a piece. I like to record when I feel the recording will go well enough, and that I know the piece really well by memory (which is how I remember all the pieces I play. None are ever read off of the sheet music).

I also have some original compositions that need to be filmed and also need to be named... Let's see when I can get around to that...

Like I said in the previous post, I may not blog and/or upload during the month of August. I may get the chance to do either after 6:00 at night, so hopefully that will be the case. :)

-Viviana



My new blog: http://talesfromthejourneyofmylife.blogspot.com/

An Update!

Hello everyone! If you haven't already seen, here is Invention 8.

According to someone on YouTube, I made "quite a few mistakes." Obviously I knew that. Bach is pretty hard to record well. But at a later date I will re-upload a lot of videos.

For the month of August, I may not record anything. We are having some construction done in our house, so that may not give me any time to practice piano until 6:00 at night.

I really appreciate all of you who have supported Criserl and I through thick and thin! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I can never tell you how much I appreciate every single view! :D

I recently was pondering thoughts about having a musical career when I'm older, and realized that I probably will not do so. I mean, I love music so much, but to do it as a career would be very hard. I already have many critics, so I don't want to even imagine how it would be if I were a well-known pianist. Plus I just probably would like to keep music as a side type of job/hobby. I'm going to be starting the 3rd year of high school this year, and I'll have to be thinking about colleges and such soon.... :)


I am not really sure what to be doing with music right now. It's summer and I get busy or sidetracked by other things, and haven't been practicing music like I did before. The only pieces I've even been REALLY working on are Peralada and the 3rd Movement of the Tempest Sonata. By the end of August I will probably put together a list of what pieces I will need to complete and finish them.

Once again, thank you all for putting up with my ever-changing schedule of music. :)  You all mean so much to me!


-Viviana



p.s. I started a new blog about everyday things. Here's the link: "Tales from the Journey Through Life"   :)

Criserl's first anniversary on A Pianist's Life !!

Hello!

As the title says , it has been one since I started to post on the blog. I'm really happy to be able to blog here and work with Viviana. I've also met a lot of supportive fans through this blog. :)

So this upload is dedicated to all my viewers on this blog!



As Handel was one of the composers of the Baroque period so I tried to mimic the sound of a Harpsicord by playing the notes in a detached manner.

Here is another of my recent upload :




 This was the Jazz piece that I had mention :) I find it's rhythm and chords beautiful and really nice to play :)

For those who are interested, I'm actually learning Gershwin Prelude No.1 and Beethoven Sonatina Op.49 No.2 Mvt.2 . Actually Beethoven was not one of the pieces in the list to be played this year, it was actually more Kuhlau sonatina but since many gave feedback about my limited repertoire for Beethoven and Mozart, my teacher decided to assign me with some Beethoven music!

Love,
Criserl

A quick update : Criserl

Hello everyone!

I know that a lot of you are asking me to blog and upload more videos like I did last year, where I blog almost every week but due to my busy schedule now, I can only blog once or twice a month. I've quite a lot to share today.

Firstly, I've just learned and memorised Bach's Fugue No.1 from Well-Tempered Clavier Book I . It is a really long fugue but I love it as it has beautiful voices. I'll be doing a Piano Demonstration and this Fugue will be one of the piece that I'll be playing together with other famous classical piece. For more information visit : http://criserlpiano.webs.com/upcoming-events 

Secondly, Keek has a Discover Me Challenge. #DiscoverMe So, please support me by listening to it. I chose to play Chopin Grand Valse Brillante as it was the piece that I started with for my YouTube Channel.

Jul 12, 2013 | Chopin Grande Waltz Brillante op.18 #DiscoverMe #Piano by CriserlTeoPiano on Keek.com

Lastly, 27 of July would be my first anniversary on this blog and I'll be uploading videos! Yay! :)

New Upload! -Viviana

Hey guys! I finally uploaded Waltz in C Sharp Minor! Just so you all know, I do realize I could've played better, and I promise to re-upload this when I get my piano tuned which will be VERY soon. I was a little nervous when I played, so I messed up. As you can see, I had to cut the first video, and then film a second one to make the piece complete. Hopefully you all can at least find a little enjoyment while listening to this piece. For the time being, I might film a version of this piece on the keyboard to put on public for YouTube (since this one is on unlisted), as the keyboard doesn't have to be tuned. :)

I will also be uploading some original compositions soon. :)

Until next time,
Viviana.