Sunday, May 12, 2013

My first harpsichord performance




In the same week I had to perform my harpsichord teacher asked me to take part in the class concert. She asked me to play the french piece Musette en Rondeau and so I did. Since this is only my first year, I had to go first. I had practiced a lot at home and I had played the piece almost without mistakes. I hadn't had a good day and when I started off, I started too fast. I tried to keep in the tempo though. I talked to the teacher after the concert and she said that it was not bad for a first performance. She also explained to me that any sign of anger or stress or anything negative shows clearly when playing the harpsichord. The sound is different as the hand doesn't play as smoothly. When one plays the harpsichord the hand has to be relaxed otherwise the ornaments (which are a big part in harpsichord music) aren't as fluent and don't sound good.

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