Melanieās practice diary - starting again!
Forgive me people; Iāve not played the piano for around 20 years! And itās time to make amends!
I also confess that I completed my BMus(hons) at Kings College, London in the late 1990ās before disappearing into corporate life. But then, with hectic work / family life etc I just stopped playing. Then whenever I tried to play my old pieces it was a disaster and I was totally unmotivated!
Anyway, enough of this! Iām going to start re-learning some basics:
- Moonlight Sonata / FĆ¼r Elise / Mozart Sonata in C+ K545, and some other old classics
Then
- Haydn Sonata in E minor
- Howard Fergusonās 5 Bagatelles (Probably No. 4)
- And maybe dabble with Bachās invention in C majorā¦
And to help my fingers feel less like they are stuck in treacle, I intend to support this with scales, arpeggios and the like.
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Well the last two days have been so much fun! There are so many excellent resources on Tonebase Iām almost finding it distracting!
Yesterday and today:
- Watched the workshop on and worked on / revisited the first movement of the Moonlight sonata
- Watched the workshop on Haydnās Sonata in E minor and started working on that.
- Part way through Garrickās Musicianship skills
- Watched the workshop on Bachās Prelude and Fugue in C major - revisited the Prelude.
- Completed the first session on the Tauberman technique
- Watched the workshop on scales and fingering. Practiced scales / arpeggios.
I work from home, freelance. And have to admit, all this is eating into my actual day job, but itās hard to work when my piano is in sight and I just want to learn so much more.
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Well, I have discovered that Iām easily distracted! Rather than concentrate on passages Iām struggling with, I want to ārattle-offā pieces I used to play many years ago. Which is a disaster as Iām just too rusty. So, Iām taking myself in hand this week and concentrating on bar by bar. Have downloaded the Modacity app and set up a practicing list with my objectives for each piece. And limited myself to three pieces to work on, plus scales / skills practice.
- Haydn Sonata in E minor
- Schubert Sonata in A minor D 845 and
- Beethoven Moonlight sonata first movement.
Letās see how this pans out.
