Archives for posts with tag: how to practice

A bittersweet, rainy day; the first nouvelle etude, simplified; practicing (and wondering about a note in) 25/10; a new way to think about listening, courtesy of Madeline Bruser.

 

 

A report on a performance of six of the etudes from Op. 10, with a little bit of coughing.

85: Tired

Here’s what 10/8,9,3,4,5 and 12 sound like when I’m tired.

Some of Op. 10 heads towards concert-ready, or at least concert; some spots to fix  in 10/4, 10/5, 10/8, 10/9, and 10/10, with a little bit of theory geekery in the latter.

Sticky Notes

PIAS 82

A glimpse into my hoped-for warm-up of the future, when I’ll be able to play all of Op. 10 and then play anything else in the world. Including 10/8, about half of 10/1, and with-screaming versions of 10/2, 10/10 and 10/7.

In Boston this Saturday? Why not come to my concert?

Some breakthroughs and strategies in 10/8 and 10/10, and a plan for 25/10. By the way, on listening to the recording, I didn’t hate everything I did in 10/8 as predicted, but I definitely need to make the dynamics much clearer.

Here’s the Solomon recording I was talking about.

PIAS 81

 

The first full episode of 2013! Realizations about 10/10 and (my playing of) 10/8. A New Year’s resolution, an explanation of those improvs, and the ten minutes of my practice that aren’t actually “practicing”.

PIAS 80

Making art in this world; maintenance practice vs. get better practice; score disagreements; improving my thumb support.

Oh, and here’s how to write an itunes review, as well as how to download iTunes. If you can’t get into iTunes, I’d also appreciate your leaving me a comment here at http://playitagainswig.com. Thanks!

PIAS 79

A report on yesterday’s lecture recital, including first performances of 10/3 and 25/2; thoughts on Chopin’s pedal marks; feeling disenchanted with the Mikuli score; some resolutions for after the holidays. Oh, and have you written your review yet? If I don’t hear from 100 of you by December 20, the podcast ends.

PIAS 78

PIAS 77

Demisemipenultimate? Only three more podcasts after this one (maybe).  Thoughts on practicing between practice; on playing concerto reductions;  a mini rant about Hindemith; a taxonomy of the Chopin etudes; and play-throughs of 10/3, 10/5, 10/8, and 25/2.

 

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