So yeah, what songs/pieces have you been learning/practicing lately?

Well for me:

Violin has been focussed on about 4 pieces for my music AS recital coming up in a few weeks. I'm playing a grade 5 (I think) piece called Czardas which is a sort of Hungarian dance, 2 ensembles and another piece who's title got cut off by the photocopier To be honest I'm really beginning to panic about all that... (though yesterday I bought the dress I get to wear for the recital and even though I'm not into wearing dresses, its verrry purdy )

But anyway, guitar has been more fun Lately I've been playing Where Dead Angels Lie- Dissection, the lead part for Mirror Mirror- Blind Guardian, Demon of the Fall- Opeth, This Love- Pantera and I've recently started Godhead's Lament- Opeth

Anyway what about all of you?

I play the recorder and I'm playing lots of different pieces at the moment, because two other people and me are gpnna play at a party in about 3 months and we're currently selecting the pieces we're gonna practise.

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i don't get to play my flute very often anymore because there isn't a practice room in my halls of residence, but when i do play i generally start with some of my classical stuff - faure's morceau de concours, mozart's flute and harp concerto, and rutter's suite antique are particular favourites - then finish with some irish folk music. i find it's better to leave the folk music til later because it's so fast my fingers need to be really warmed up to play it.

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I've been working on the samba portion of Samba Alla Turca, a fun take-off of Rondo Alla Turca. Listen-
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I'm not all that advanced at piano, but can pull my way along a bit...I'm playing Jon Schmidt's Tribute...the BBC Narnia theme...those sorts of easyish, prettyish things.

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I'm playing a lot of grade 8 Royal Conservatory music at the moment. I think one of them is a Little Prelude by Bach; Nocturne in B flat by John Fields; and I'm learning If I Didn't Have You from Monsters Inc, the horrible difficult swing-beat jazz version. I like it, though.

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Piano! I have exams coming up...

My favorite songs to play for fun are "Rohan", obviously by Howard Shore, and "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton.

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Piano... with recital looming in April. Someone shoot me. I'm playing Clementi at the moment and I've discovered that I actually like this guy's music. Not very high leveled, just free-spirited and fast. My fingers have been spazzing ever since that last sonatina in C...

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I love Clementi! He doesn't have any grade 8 pieces in the repertoire, which is disappointing, but I've played a lot of him in the last three years or so. Beethoven has some awesome sonatas, too.

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My "senior recital" is Saturday *screams and hides*, and I've 10 pieces ready for it. I'm too lazy to list them all right now. lol I like Clementi too-I've got his Sonatina in G memorized-fun to play!

I have two Sonatas in G this year - Hadyn and Beethoven. I love them both, they're so pretty!

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I have Solo & Ensamble coming up and a piano competition called Auditions (though we're not auditioning for anything ).

I'm playing a class A (that's the highest/hardest level in Solo & Ensamble) piece by Chopin called "Valse" (Opus 69, No. 1 in A flat Major). I'm also playing a piece by Wilhelm Friedemann Back calld "Allegro" (doesn't have the Opus number in my book =/) and a piece by Gillock called "Sea Scape". The last two are easier, but they're memorized and the first piece is quite challenging, so I need some easier pieces

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^I love Chopin's music. I've only learned 1 or 2 songs of his so far, but I definitly want to learn more! I'm semi-working on "Raindrop", Prelude #15 in D Minor. I printed it out offline, and I play around on it every now and then.

I agree, Chopin's music is very beautiful This is the first piece I've played by him, but I hope to play more!

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I'm playing some Vivaldi at the moment, and practising for my Grade 6. (violin)

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I am playing a classical finger-picking guitar piece right now. It doesn't really have a name... it's just called "Study" (how creative! )

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Ahh, yes, Vivaldi.
I'm playing some Vivaldi concerto. It's fun.

{violin, btw}

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