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!
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.
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!
Chopin etudes 25/3 and 25/5 in (probably excruciating) detail; seeking the right tempo for the winter wind etude; a start on the harp etude (25/1).
How getting angry helped the Winter Wind etude this week; 25/3 and 25/5 in progress; a short improv with lots of rests.
Practicing in little bits, at tempo; why Chopin etudes are like yoga poses; memorized versions of most of 25/3, 25/5, and 25/11 (with some screaming); a slightly Halloweeny improvisation.
Play It Again Swig 