Practice Motivation

Some would argue Thalberg himself was that also :whale:

There are some brilliant ideas there, and some parts that have cool sounding pianowriting but lack memorable melodic material, I suppose this is always the risk with improv because you can rely on core techs and harmonies but you canā€™t rely upon inspiration striking all the time. This is why Katā€™s ā€˜composed improvsā€™ based on stellar pre-established melodic material fleshed out in new pianistic clothing seems like a great idea.

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Yes, this is similarly why writing paraphrases is a winner. You can use established techniques to create great pianistic effects, and youā€™re working from memorable melodic material which you get absolutely for free.

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