Taught by renowned instructor
Leann Osterkamp
In this lesson, American pianist Leann Osterkamp guides you through Franz Liszt's Liebestraum No. 3. <br><br>You will learn how best to determine fingerings through a process Osterkamp refers to as "blocking." Depending on your music theory background, she gives both technical and non-technical ways of understanding of grouping notes under the hand in blocks. Once determined, these blocks serve as comfortable positions through which you can more easily learn the piece. <br><br>She then discusses the origins of the work as a song without words and explores the meanings expressed in the original poem as a basis for developing a nuanced conception of the piece and as a guide for shaping the melodic lines. Osterkamp introduces and demonstrates the concept of "ghosting" as a technique for balancing the layers of the piece in order to create a balanced texture. <br><br>You will learn concrete ways to form your own artistic interpretation, paying attention to combining melody and accompaniment and finding rational uses of dynamics and timing for expressive effect. Osterkamp then helps you map out the piece in order to develop a larger scale, structural interpretation by picking adjectives to describe sections and using them to form a larger narrative. <br><br>Finally, she tackles the challenging faster passages and cadenzas, giving specific practice strategies for developing facilitiy.
Liebestraum No. 3
In this lesson, American pianist Leann Osterkamp guides you through Franz Liszt's Liebestraum No. 3.
You will learn how best to determine fingerings through a process Osterkamp refers to as "blocking." Depending on your music theory background, she gives both technical and non-technical ways of understanding of grouping notes under the hand in blocks. Once determined, these blocks serve as comfortable positions through which you can more easily learn the piece.
She then discusses the origins of the work as a song without words and explores the meanings expressed in the original poem as a basis for developing a nuanced conception of the piece and as a guide for shaping the melodic lines. Osterkamp introduces and demonstrates the concept of "ghosting" as a technique for balancing the layers of the piece in order to create a balanced texture.
You will learn concrete ways to form your own artistic interpretation, paying attention to combining melody and accompaniment and finding rational uses of dynamics and timing for expressive effect. Osterkamp then helps you map out the piece in order to develop a larger scale, structural interpretation by picking adjectives to describe sections and using them to form a larger narrative.
Finally, she tackles the challenging faster passages and cadenzas, giving specific practice strategies for developing facilitiy.
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