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By: Petra Chong
Marina has managed to get me up to the level of being able to pass the Trinity College first level diploma (the ATCL) as a non-professional pianist. I have been studying with her for nine years; I am a computer programmer by trade and returned to the piano as an adult student many years after childhood piano lessons. We are working on a second level (LTCL) diploma programme now; one thing that deserves special mention is that I have small hands, and Marina has advanced my technique to the point where I am able to learn pieces with many octaves (for example, the Chopin Polonaise Op. 53) without damaging my hands.
Additionally, I observe that Marina is able to adapt her approach to be able to teach different levels of students. Her studio includes children, adult beginners, and serious piano students like myself.
Hampstead, London
England
Experienced piano teacher and accompanist
Great Harwood, Lancashire
England
I teach piano & violin from my own home in Great
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Tuning Temperaments
How many piano tuning temperaments are there?
There are countless variations, but most fall within three major categories;
1. Meantone, which generally concentrated the dissonance into a few unusable intervals (often called "wolf" intervals), so that the others could be Just. These are often called "restrictive" tunings, since there are certain intervals that are not usable. Good intervals are really good, bad ones are really bad. The Meantone era was approx. 1400-1700
2. Well-Temperament, which gives more consonance to the most often used keys, and more dissonance to the lesser used ones. Though not equal, these tunings are "non-restrictive" because all intervals can be used. The intervals range from Just to barely acceptable. Well-temperament refers to a genre, not a specific tuning. The Well-Tempered era is approx. 1700-1880.
3. Equal Temperament, which spreads the dissonance equally among all intervals.
There is no difference in consonance or dissonance between any keys, thus, there are no good ones or bad ones. Equal temperament represents a complete average. Dates of its acceptance are debated, but there is ample evidence that it was widely available by 1900 and is the predominate tuning on keyboards, today.
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