The Dark Side of Being a Concert Pianist - Anna Khomichko - A Potential Solution

Anna Khomichko - a while ago - published a video talking openly about what it is to be a concert pianist today, the education, the organisations, competitions, and how hard it is to gather an audience. All whining or a very brave voice on the internet?

Original video Anna Khomichko:
   • THE DARK SIDE OF BEING A CONCERT PIANIST  
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ROASTED by Valentina Lisitsa:    • ROASTED by Valentina Lisitsa  
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Our solution to the metronome problem is called the WBMP (Whole Beat Metronome Principle). Many other 19th century metronome marks is to read them in -what we believe - was the old way: in Whole Beat. In this reading, like the pendulum is still used today by physicians, the metronome ticks indicate the subdivision of the note value in the metronome mark. So you end up counting like one AND two AND three AND... That results in a different tempo yes, but a tempo that exactly matches the metronome mark given by the composer. In our current reading of these metronome marks, we are not able to do that for the simple reason most are way too fast. A logical consequence from actually doubling (yes) the intended tempo. New to the WBMP? Start here:    • How Fast did Beethoven and Chopin rea...  
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