WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
Hello and welcome to the WEEK ONE Main Thread for this challenge! 馃ぉ
Alright everyone - this is the thread where we'll all be posting our daily updates.
Make sure you've read the rules before replying (<- click)
Twice a week between September 20th - 27th I hope to be reading your daily updates in this very thread right here!
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Beethoven: 6 Variations on an Original Theme
Please use the following format when commenting (feel free to copy & paste!):
- Variation you worked on:
- One thing you found easy:
- One thing you found difficult:
- (Optional): a video of you performing it!
Sample daily update:
- Variation you worked on: No. 1
- One thing you found easy: Learning the notes, and rhythms were rather straight-forward, and not challenging!
- One thing you found difficult: Shifting the Hands was a bit tricky to get smooth!
Feel free to make these updates as short or long as you wish!
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Should be able to play the entire work at first sight, but are looking forward to have some conversations about fingering, pedaling, speed, accents, etc.
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My Sloppy first attempt. 馃槀
I am wondering if my technique and handshape needs improvement.
- Variation you worked on: No 6
- One thing you found easy: Smooth Scale Passages
- One thing you found difficult: Details like phrasings and dynamics for fast passages.
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I worked on the theme and the first variation. I found the memorization easy; the difficult part was playing it evenly without long pauses between measures. I'm working, bit by bit, just getting it even.