Slowly getting better; a plan to get back on track; the first bar or few of 10/1, 10/2, 10/4, 10/5, 10/6, 10/8, 10/12; some small improvements; note-changing exercises; working on a supported thumb (see teeny video).
Archives for category: 10/4
In which:
The last 10/4 for a while; some good practice ideas for 10/2, and a realization about one reason I’ve been having trouble with it; finding out how well the Cortot exercise worked for 10/7; strange melodies in 25/12; some thoughts about memory and plateaus, which reminded me of a podcast I love; a reminder that the perfect is the enemy of the good.
Recorded February 26, 2011
In which:
A failed version of 10/2 (and some thoughts about why); newly discovered notes in 25/12; a new strategy for 10/7; 10/4 as a rhythm meta-etude; a painfully slow before version of 10/11; and a thought about balancing days.
Recorded February 19, 2011
In which:
A lengthy quote about George Sand from Proust; getting irritated with jazzy skeletons; a play-through of 10/1 before letting it rest for a while; a thought about 25/12 from this podcast; a memorized skeleton of 10/7; a play-through of 10/4; a partial play-through of 10/2; starting 10/11; and a plan for the spring.
Recorded Sunday, 13. February, 2011
In which:
Trying to make practice more like play; spots I love; partial jazzy versions of 10/4, 10/2 and 1/7; the measure I still hate the most in 10/1; clave-ish rhythms in 25/12; dreaming of cake.
Recorded February 7, 2011
N.B. Please comment below if you have trouble with sound quality, volume, etc; I’m hoping to do an iTunes launch in the next few weeks, and I’d like to have all the bugs ironed out. Other feedback is very welcome, too! Thanks.
In which:
The tricky parts of 10/2 and 10/4 in (possibly) excruciating detail; still muddling through 10/1 and 10/7; a before version of 25/12; a little tangent on Bach; a cheerful assignment.
Recorded January 30, 2011
In which:
Some ruminations about the last couple of weeks (which, frankly, have not been conducive to practicing) and the big picture; trying for bite-sized goals; assigned shopping lists; crash-throughs of 10/1 and 10/4; a truly dreadful pun.
Recorded Sunday, January 23, 2011
N.B. Please bear with, and accept my apologies for, the sound on this one; it sounds like a scratchy LP in places. I’ll take my gear (some of which is new) into the experts this week and try to figure out what’s wrong.
In which:
The most musical fun I’ve had in a long time; helpful skeletons; making the strange stranger, not more normal; slooooooow metronome clicks.
Recorded December 18, 2010
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In which:
The effects of sleep deprivation on effective practice; the six measures I hate the most in 10/1; a before version of 10/4; some slight improvements in 10/5 and 10/6; and a fun research task for the week ahead.
Recorded December 11, 2010
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