An episode of mostly talking and just a bit of playing. Lots to think about from last week’s lesson, and a plan for next week.
Hi all,
I just tried to record this week’s podcast with my tot (age almost two), but every time I started playing he said “nooo!” and, sobbingly, “loud!” I’ll try again once I’ve found a babysitter (hopefully this afternoon or tomorrow).
Oh, and if you’ve been in suspense, the lesson last week was enjoyable and enormously helpful.
Thanks for being my practice buddy!
Jocelyn
Listening to the inner cheerleader and judge; walking the line between freedom/expression and control/accuracy; remembering an inspiring lady; getting ready for a lesson; a triage order for the places in the etudes that need the most help, including a desperately wounded 10/2; a nice surprise about 25/3 and 25/3.
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Warning: this episode is more rambling than usual, and contains some fairly awful and geeky singing. The results of gardening; a pep talk to kids; trying to make the practice room feel like the stage, my lifelong quest to improve my focus; a strategy (from this book) to work on accuracy and rhythm in 25/4; a confession about scales; a plan about jazz involving a place and a book; some serious theory geekery, including how I teach sonata form (see above warning about the singing).
Trying to concentrate with a toddler; a couple of tricks from backstage; wrestling with articulation and pedal markings in 25/4; permission from Chopin’s TA.
The very first listener question, the answer to which involves babbling about harmonies in 25/1 in possibly excruciating detail. The importance of mapping and landmarks, and a cautionary tale. This week’s practice strategies for 10/2, 25/4, and 25/7. Also: a rule about performing and caffeine.
