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Направление: Музыкально-инструментальное искусство Профиль: Фортепиано
Самостоятельная работа № 1.
Задание 1. Прочитайте текст “ What Do All Great Pianists Have in Common ? ” (первую часть) по ссылке https :// www . onlinepianist . com / op - blog / what - do - all - great - pianists - have - in - common /
How does one become a great pianist? Surely a question as old as the instrument itself. Is it something we are born with? Something we learn to do? Something we have to do? Or is it a combination of things?
1.When we began researching famous pianists and what they have in common, we expected to find a series of commonalities, traits, habits perhaps, and some fateful similarities. But we were found to be wrong in our assumptions. In our investigation, we discovered that all pianists have one trait in common. Something they do on a daily basis, no matter what era they lived in, what country they were from, or where their career or life took them
In his autobiography, the Chinese virtuoso, Lang Lang, recalls his daily routine, aged five, devised by his father:
5:45am: Wake up and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ piano for an hour
7:00am: School
Home at noon for lunch: 15 minutes for eating; 45 minutes of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
After school: two hours of_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ before dinner
Dinner: 20 minutes; two hours of_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ after dinner
Homework
2.Robert Schuman noted that, “Miss no opportunity to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on the organ. No other instrument takes such an immediate revenge on sloppiness in composition and playing as the organ.”
The great Italian classical pianist, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, said that “to play, he used to say, means labour. It means to feel a great ache in the arms and in the shoulders. He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ up to eight, ten hours per day, in quest for an equilibrium between the long for the sound effects that the instrument cannot yield and the sensitiveness that allows one to steal the maximum from it nonetheless, as he used to say to his disciples.”
3. Polish Pianist, Ignacy Jan Paderewsk, famously said that, “If I miss one day’s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, I notice it. If I miss two days’_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, the critics notice it. If I miss three days’s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, the public notices it.” The first to notice the drop in performance is the performer, then trained persons (such as professional critics or a teacher or friends), and then the general public.”
Well-known piano teacher, Suzanne Guy, states that, “If you cannot always remember when you should _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, keep this in mind: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on the days you eat.”
4.The “Maharajah of the Keyboard”, Oscar Peterson, was persistent at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ scales and classical études daily, and thanks to such arduous _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ he developed his virtuosity.
What is this one quality? Do you have a final answer? The answer is
"I'm not touching it until you tell me!"
…P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E!
5. That’s right, practice. Granted, this is not the answer a lot of us were hoping for, however, sometimes we simply have to accept facts for what they are. As Jake The Dog said, “To live life, you need problems. If you get everything you want the minute you want it, then what’s the point of living?” And what could be more beautiful than working on a “problem” you can not only enjoy alone, but in the company of others when you learn to play piano. But for those of us who hate the idea of practicing, i.e., all of us, how do we know we are practicing right? I mean, what is “practice” exactly? Does it differ from person to person? Or is there in fact an optimal way to do this effectively?
6. Well, you’re in luck, my friend. You’ve come to the right place. As we have mentioned before, Scientists have found that the brains of professional musicians are physiologically different from the brains of other people, and the truth is that they got that way mostly because of practice, practice, practice. Take for example renown classical pianist Anna Fedorova who has been practicing for over two decades since the age of five.
7. You see, being a musician in many ways is like fighting nature itself. We are essentially rewiring our minds which in turn affect our hands at lightning speed with deftness of touch through muscle memory, whereas it is naturally programmed to grab things and perform other functions. Also with practice comes the ability for us to essentially play on autopilot, like a meditative trance where our instincts take over. As Jazz musician Charlie Parker noted, “You’ve got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail.”
Some take practicing very seriously it seems...
8. A well-known study by psychologist Anders Ericsson of Florida State University helped demonstrate how at least 10,000 hours of practice is needed to excel at anything. It was suggested that this could be applied to any skill. Great sportspeople, politicians, business leaders, and performers all got their 10,000 hours under their belt early in life. This helped them to excel while their contemporaries were left far behind. The most famous example cited is that of The Beatles who played about 10,000 hours worth of gigs in and around Germany between 1960-64. It has been suggested that for musicians at international competitions, it takes at least 25,000 hours before they are at the level of competition. So, how long is 10,000 hours exactly? 10,000 hours is 90 minutes everyday day for 20 years. 3 hours a day will get you there within 10 years. So the key is starting early to be able to capitalize on your hard work earlier in life.
Задание 2.
A. Выскажите предположение, какое слово должно стоять во всех пропусках.
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