<p>ZHANG Chuhan, female, 15</p><p>Chopin: Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2</p><p>You have expressive qualities and a good singing tone.  However, you need to be more aware of the vocal elements needed to sustain a melody on a keyboard instrument, where each note is being struck by a different finger.  Long notes require more “breath” and new harmonies must be introduced in a less casual way.  Some of the embellishments were rough, too fast, and lacking in a sense of improvisation.  You also missed opportunities for contrasting intimacy.  A nocturne should give you an opportunity to “say” something quietly as if you were telling a secret to your best friend.  </p><p>Chopin: Etude in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2</p><p>You have enough technical mastery to look for contrast in your ascending scales the second time around.  Hearing chromatic scales without color changes is no fun.</p><p>Liszt: Spanish Rhapsody</p><p>You have an impressive command for your age and you are able to achieve some personal touches in spite of the relentless nature of this music that does not seem to stop to allow you to breathe.  I strongly advise you to supplement this one virtuoso work full of octaves and skips with more thoughtful and polyphonic music that will better develop you as a musician rather than as a good piano player.</p><p>In sum: predictable playing, not much sense of discovery.  Maybe you practice the same pieces too much for too long until you lose the meaning and musical message.</p>