[Mel Sandberg]

Thanks to everybody who has posted in reply.

[Mel Sandberg]

I realise this is an old thread, but I can’t find the previous one either, so here goes.

[Mel Sandberg]

Christian, your explanations are very interesting and convincing.

[Mel Sandberg]

Christian, as for melody in octaves, sorry I picked up the tips from Parish-Alvars.

[Mel Sandberg]

Sorry, I meant to add: you can play the tune in octaves, to broaden the sound, and you can play it in harmonics, or pres de la table, you can put in big chords in the left hand, instead of just single notes or small chords.

[Mel Sandberg]

Mr S., if you are very desperate, the best plan I can think of, is buy some piano books starting at book 1 – 5.

[Mel Sandberg]

For what it’s worth at this late stage, I also think it is absolutely fabulous.

[Mel Sandberg]

I hope it is not as bad as the Sonata for Flute and Harp by Damase.

[Mel Sandberg]

For me, in relation to harp, it has always only been an immense benefit, but completely independently from whether one plays the harp,

[Mel Sandberg]

Carl, thank God I’m not a Hollywood Harpist.

[Mel Sandberg]

I did not know that the invention of the pedal diagram was Salzedo’s, but I also always thought it was the best thing ever, until

[Mel Sandberg]

I would also think that close to savant syndrome.

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Saul, I like how you put: things have to be learned in squence, and much by a certain age, and the issue of the age restrictions.

[Mel Sandberg]

I was just going to suggest the same as Chris – learn the piano on a cheap keyboard so long, if you haven’t done so in the past.

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Sid, I also had a broken pedal rod, an E in the middle of a performance of Carmen, just before the Entr’acte.

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