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Do pianists miss notes?
However, most Classical Pianists (just like any other musician in any genre) will practice often &/or continuously to make sure they don’t miss the notes as often (if at all). If they are performing, they should not miss a single note, ideally, unless it’s a recital.
Does anyone know Chopin played what instrument as a child?
Frédéric Chopin become famous in Poland as a child prodigy both as a pianist and as a composer. After he moved to Paris in 1831, his fame grew as a piano teacher and a composer.
How do pianists Memorise?
Pianists typically start memorising a piece by learning the musical periods and then breaking down the major parts to the number of bars that they are formed of. This process should happen consciously and in most professional cases by just sight reading the notes.
Do you care if a pianist makes a mistake during concerts?
Since you can’t do that on live concerts, no one really cares about it… imagine a pianist just made 1 mistake and he ignores it cuz he ignores every single mistakes he make. If ignoring a mistake is a mistake, how many mistakes does he make?
Should students learn and perform on the same piano?
Those who learned and performed on the same piano did well on their performance test, scoring an average of 26.46 (Steinway) and 27.96 (Kawai) out of 32. But it was a different story for the students who were asked to switch to a different piano for their performance.
What did Chopin do when he got lost in his music?
At a Rubinstein concert he got completely lost in the start of the development section of the 1st mvmt of Chopin’s 2nd piano sonata A complete memory slip. So he simply played a succession of plausible chords for about 10 seconds and picked up the piece successfully a few yards down the pike.
Do all pianos have the same number of keys?
Sure, all pianos have the same number of keys, and are located in all the same places, but the weight and “touch” of the keys can be vastly different, not to mention the sound. A University of Houston study thus sought to see if practicing on one piano, and performing on a different piano could increase the likelihood of memory slips.