A complicated week; making practice feel like the stage and vice versa (and a reference to this book); a rough attempt at Chopin 25/6; simplifying 25/4 and 25/9; 25/8’s inconceivable tempo.
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A small triumphant moment that proves these etudes are making me a better player; a resolution kept; grinding it out in 25/6, including a really nerdy plan; the state of 25/8, the danger of practicing 25/4 and 25/9 together.
Also, if you’re near the California Central Coast the weekend of February 12th, come hear me and say hello!
A report on a tough performance of the Revolutionary etude, with a new performance day rule; a teeny bit of Joplin (and its application to 25/4 and 25/9); 25/6 memorized; getting back into the swing of teaching.
Report on New Year’s Resolutions; attempts at Chopin etudes 10/12, 25/1, 25/5, and a before version of 25/6 (with some yelling).
New Year’s Resolutions; a sloppy version of the Revolutionary etude; taking stock, with the first few measures of all the Chopin etudes I’ve worked on so far; run-throughs of 25/1, 25/5 and 25/6, with plans for them; ii-V-I patterns.
The podcast will return next week; I’m mostly away from the interweb. Cheers!
How to practice Op. 25 no. 1; tiny epiphanies in 25 no. 3; playing versus practicing in 25 no. 6; getting away with something by practicing jazz ii-V-is; an improv with scope for improvement.
Practice vs. play (stringent/joyful) ; some Haydn; Chopin Op. 25 no. 3 and op. 25 no. 5; making choices in op. 25 no. 6.
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Results of taking a break; putting my shoulders where they belong; progress in Chopin 25/5; run-throughs of 25/3 and 25/11, with some screaming; a vaguely contrapuntal improv.
Also, for those of you in DC thinking of coming to the show this Friday at 8, here’s info about my band, and here’s the venue, in Columbia Heights. I’d love to see you there!
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