10/1, some improv, and the start of 10/2; 10/8, 10/9 and 10/12 with some yelling; getting closer with 10/10 and 10/11.
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Fanfare transition points and the left hand in 10/8; memory skeletons in 10/11, 10/12 and 10/10; a before version of 10/3; a plan for the rest of opus 10.
Recorded April 16, 2011
In which: A Brahms tangent; Clara moments defined; a lesson with Chopin in 10/8; a before version of 10/12; lazy memorization all the way around, especially in 10/10 and 10/11.
Recorded April 9, 2011
In which:
Snippets of most of Op. 10; a before version of 10/8; f0cusing on 10/10 and 10/11; revisiting 10/3 and 10/12; and a report on the MTNA conference (there’s a nice summary of the keynote address here).
Recorded April 2, 2011
No new episode this week; I’m at the MTNA conference in Milwaukee. I’m tweeting the conference @jocelynswigger (despite my inner language fuddy-duddy finding that statement ludicrous).
Back next week, with a before version of 10/8.
In which:
A report on an informal house concert; why it’s hard to practice on vacation; last 10/7 before it goes on the shelf for a few weeks; early days in 10/11; the scariest measure in 10/10; beginning 10/8, and finding it strangely familiar.
Recorded March 19, 2011
In which:
Part of a “before” version of 10/10, including a momentary foray into theory geekdom; a slightly improved version of 10/11; just the sixteenths of 10/2; the danger in 25/12; a new strategy for 10/7; a quote from Schumann; why I find these etudes so challenging; cheating on Chopin with Mozart and Haydn.
Recorded March 5, 2011
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
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