music and ballades
...en I attended a piano recital at Queensborough Community College in the Kurzweil Recital Hall. The concert that I attended is Jeb Patton, The Pianist.The Pianist Jeb Patton played six different pieces. The first two are preludes. The first prelude is the E major and the second is the B minor dedicated to Sir Roland Hanna (1932-2002). The next four pieces are Ballades. No.1 is a G minor Op.23. Ballade No.2 is a F major Op.38. Ballade No.3 is A flat major Op.47. And the last Ballade is No.4 in F minor Op.52. These four Ballades are dedicated to Chopin. The crowd was a moderate size of 60 people. Fortunetly I had my digital camera with me which allows me to take pictures and make movies. Frequently we ask ourselves, how are these beautiful unique pieces of music formed; what are they; how are they learned and from where? All these questions crossed my mind several times during the recital.While I was listening and watching Mr. Patton play the piano I realized certain things that I thought are important in learning how to play the piano. The first thing that is important in learning how to play the piano is timing; a pianist requires timing....