Melanie’s practice diary - starting again!

Well the last two days have been so much fun! There are so many excellent resources on Tonebase I’m 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 Haydn’s Sonata in E minor and started working on that. 

- Part way through Garrick’s Musicianship skills

- Watched the workshop on Bach’s 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 it’s hard to work when my piano is in sight and I just want to learn so much more. 

Well, I have discovered that I’m easily distracted!  Rather than concentrate on passages I’m struggling with, I want to “rattle-off” pieces I used to play many years ago. Which is a disaster as I’m just too rusty.  So, I’m 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. 

Let’s see how this pans out.