Yoshihiro Andoh - Mindscape - How to play

2. Another Century
OK, I know this song is 'banned' from exams because of its XG, but it is a very good song to be played in a concert.
To play this song well, you must be very, I mean, VERY expressive. Control your expression pedal every phrase (go louder at the start of the phrase, go softer in the end of the phrase).

2nd thing to watch in this song is TIMING.
If the score writes duplets, play duplets.
If the score writes crochet and quaver, play crochet and quaver.
If the score writes 3 crochets, play 3 crochets.
DO NOT EVER PLAY THEM WRONGLY! I notice that it will not sound nice.

This song is actually easy, except for two (2) critical parts, which is:
1) The intro (the running notes)
2) The running notes in the middle of the song.

Some tips for (1), how to make sure that your notes are on time, not too fast and not too slow:
1. Start playing at beat 1.3
at 2.1 (start of bar2) you should be playing Bflat.
at 3.1 (start of bar3) you should be playing Aflat.
at 4.1 (start of bar4) you should be playing the higher Bflat.
Then you should be OK...
of course at the start, you might need the guidance from the display, but with practice, try not to do that. Count your beat without looking at the display.
If you spoil the intro, you spoil the whole song.

Now to (2)
OK the hard part starts from the running notes all the way to the rebuild up (the notes go up, then go down, and then go up again).
According to the book, you can omit the lower part of the double notes, but it will not sound good in a performance, so play the double notes as shown.
-Do not stress or harden your hand when playing. relax your hand and dont jump too high.
Remember, you dont play legato.
-When the left hand and bass comes in (memory 3), play your running notes as usual, and express your left hand (that is your melody) and DONT HIT THE BASS!
-When the running notes are descending, do not make a single mistake on your running notes. Make sure you got all notes correct. Doesn't mean your play gets softer you can make a mistake and get away with it.
During the start of your re-ascending, make sure the XG is louder than your strings. after a few bars, you must be louder than the XG. And again, dont hit too hard.

~~More tips coming soon~~