Week 1: What we've learned
WELCOME TO THE MAIN THREAD FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF "END OF THE YEAR" PRACTICE CHALLENGE!
- Select Your Piece(s): Choose one or more pieces that you've learned this year. It could be something you've practiced through our live streams, a personal favorite, or a challenging piece you've conquered.
- Record Your Performance: Film yourself playing your selected piece(s) or excerpts from it! Quality doesn't have to be professional – it's all about sharing your progress and passion.
- Share Your Journey: Post your video in our community forum under the "End of the Year Challenge" thread. Include a brief write-up about your experience learning the piece – what challenges you faced, how you overcame them, and what this piece means to you. If you don't want to record yourself, show us a video of a piece you plan to take on in the next year!
- Engage with Others: Watch, comment, and encourage your fellow community members. Share your feedback, experiences, and celebrate each other's progress.
↓ Happy Sharing! ↓
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Thanks for the great idea of practice challenge.
I learned Schubert op 90 no. 1 last year. And I brought this back two weeks ago to get ready for a public performance which I will play soon.
I found the most challenging thing on this piece is to memorize it securely.
This piece is like theme and variations, with lots of repeated notes and modulations which got me confused all the time.
I listened to several archived livestreams about memorization, which are very helpful.
I took the suggestions to do the following things to overcome the memory issues hopefully.
1. Analyze the piece.
2. Visual memory
3. Doing a lot of visualization
4. Record myself.
5. Play for my spouse.
Even though I still got here or there crashing during run thru or playing for others, however, I do feel a bit more secure and understanding the piece better.
Thanks tonebase.
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This year, after a rough start, things really got rolling in August with a fantastic teacher. We've done a lot of solfege practice, many many technique exercises, beginning to learn scales, and a small handful of repertoire. I'd like to submit the piece I'm currently finishing: "By the Seaside" (aka "The Magic Stream") by Jean-Louis Gobbearts. With this piece I am learning how to use pedal, which is quite a bit of fun. I'm also trying to get it up to tempo, which has been a challenge for me, but I'm almost there. I'll post a recording next week.