Chris Padilla/Blog / Piano
Ebony and Ivory...
Here are some common themes that you can explore:
Speer - Baroque Dance
So stately! 🎩
Faber - This One is About Cats
The little rascals! 🐈
Dvorak — New World Finale
So TRIUMPHANT! 🌅 💪
Faber — Whispers of the Wind
Sooooo pretty. Lots of fun cross-hands action going on!
This was one of those when I started piano lessons where I thought "I didn't know even the EASY pieces could sound so beautiful!" 🍃
Beethoven - German Dance
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When I started lessons last year, this was my first assignment. It took aaaaalll week to get to a point where I could make my way through it. Now, I'm able to brush it up and play it through in a couple of sessions. A proud moment!
Faber - Energico!
Faaaaast fingers ⚡️
Faber - Ceremony for Peace
The Faber books have a knack for really stately pieces 👑
Sorry for the fake out at the end. 🙂 Best experienced in a loop!
Faber - Wild Flowers
Bach - Prelude in C
So dreamy...
I was visiting UNT recently for old times sake and made it into a practice room with a baby grand!! So much fun!
New Album — Whiteout ❄️
Faber - Chanson
Pretty little tune. ✨
According to these books, I'm about to go from a level four pianist to a level five! 💪😂
Faber — Grand Central Station
Big Rhapsody in Blue Vibes with this one. 🌆
Aurora Borealis
The pieces in the Faber method are so delightfully musical! Beats the Rubank wind instrument books by a long shot. 🌌
Debussy - Rêverie
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Little snippet from the gorgeous Debussy piece.
Which was — fun fact — played in the final Anthony Hopkins scene in West World Season 1! Alongside a Radiohead string quartet cover, no less!
Greensleeves
I know I'm not the only one that keeps Christmas decorations around well into the New Year.