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Category: Piano

A personal archive of piano practice, performance, and reflection. These entries document an ongoing engagement with music as both technical discipline and lived experience, rather than formal publication or instruction.

From Interval Recognition to Absolute Pitch: A Dialogue on Inner Hearing, Pitch Memory and a Training Path

absolute pitch, auditory imagery, 练耳, 绝对音感, ear training, 音高记忆, Pitch Memory, 听觉意象

Why Can’t a Parenthesised Natural Sign Simply Be Ignored?

读谱, Score Reading

Why Is Gesualdo’s Anguish More Than One Colour?

牧歌, Madrigals

Piano Touch, Force Transmission and Timbre

钢琴声学, 钢琴技巧, 音色, Piano Acoustics, piano technique, Timbre

Why Is the End of an 8va Line Easy to Misread?

读谱, Score Reading

Why Is Cherubino Sung by a Female Voice?

Opera, 歌剧

When Practice Gets Worse, Why Shouldn’t You Push Through by Willpower?

练习疲劳, Motor Learning, Practice Fatigue, 动作学习

Why Is the Bassoon Bocal More Than a Connector?

Bassoon, 音乐声学, Musical Acoustics, 巴松管

Why Does the Top Note of a Rolled Chord Need a Clear Arrival?

钢琴时值, Piano Timing, Rolled Chords, 分解和弦

Why Does Bowing Near the Bridge Sound Glassy?

近琴桥奏法, String Timbre, Sul Ponticello, 弦乐音色

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