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Piano Practice Diary: Week of 24 Jul 2022

Sessions

At My Desk

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At the Piano

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This week, I spent more time at my desk than at the piano. I worked primarily on creating study guides for the pieces I have finished. I also participated in my first “Two-Week Intensive” with Tonebase. The subject of this “intensive” is Improve Your Chopin Ornaments in Two Weeks.

Technique

NewImprove Your Chopin Ornaments in Two Weeks With Jarred Dunn (Tonebase Intensive)

Week 1 Assignments:

  • Mazurka Op 50 No 1 — bar 4 left hand (1:13) — Arpeggiated chords
  • Mazurka Op 50 No 2 — bar 11 (3:49) — Trills
  • Mazurka Op 50 No 2 — bar 12 (5:16) — Grace notes

Repertoire

Polishing and Getting Ready to Record

I’m still working on my recording setup, so I spent time polishing the 19 pieces I’ve finished in Exploring Piano Classics – Repertoire Level 1. Hopefully, I’ll be able to start recording this coming week.

  • Bator – The Magic Fountain
  • Arnold – Op 12 No 2 Gigue in C major
  • Gurlitt – Op 117 No 15 The Chase
  • D’Anglebert – Menuet in F major
  • anon – Tambourin
  • anon – Rococo Dance
  • Hook – Op 81 No 4 Allegretto in C major
  • Graupner – Bourree in D minor
  • Haydn – Hob IX:22 No 3 German Dance in D major
  • Bartok – Sz 42 Vol 1 No 3 Come Home, Lidi
  • Breslaur – Op 46 No 25 Waltz in G major
  • Le Couppey – Pastorale
  • Bartalus – Hungarian Folk Song
  • Turk – Romance for Children
  • Mozart – K 2 Minuet in F major
  • Gurlitt – Op 82 No 35 A Deserted Garden
  • Bach – BWV 822 Minuet in G major from Suite in G minor
  • Chovan – Gypsy Legend
  • Haydn – Hob IX:22 No 9 German Dance in E major

Playing for Fun

Schubert – Sonata No 21 in B-flat major D 960, Andante sostenuto. I had fun playing it (for the first time in a long while). I doubt that anybody would have enjoyed listening to it. smile It made me start thinking that perhaps I’ll add the sonata to my list of pieces to work on. Many is the night that I fell asleep listening to my mother practice it. In particular, I fell in love with the B section of the second movement. So, I’ll start there. Why not?

Last Updated on July 29, 2022

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