2 lines of 5th piece done.

Played what I wanted.

Aug is 1/2 over, haven't even started Notturno. What would improve learning time?

Bolts in after much fighting. Harp is still creaky, possibly less than before, but the base is now split down the center front seam.

Finished #4.

Need to re-learn pieces, not just play them slowly. Stop and work on problem spots.

One day of skipping playing from memory resulted in messed up 4ths again. I'm starting to hate Zarabanda because I'm playing it so much to try to remember it. Maybe it is not a piece I need to memorize.

And oh yeah, I'm supposed to be working on Notturno. *headdesk*

Holy cats, so tired.

2 measures left in #4.

Bolts arrived.

Rest of page of #4 learned.

Memorizing even better.

3rd piece done, 3 lines of 4th piece learned.

Play FF slowly, work up.

Work on classical.

1.5 months to polish everything.

OMG I MAY HAVE ACTUALLY LEARNED THE @#$(&^ 4THS.

Saw Trek. Again. Heh.

Practice time: ~2 hrs.

1/2 of 3rd piece done.

Keep working on 4ths.

Notturno plan: Start from end? Measures/day? Lines/day?
57 meas total. 2.5 meas/day. 2 meas/line. 1.5 meas/day?

For next time, start 3rd piece.

Rest day, or "had to go see Star Trek again" day.

Bolts ordered.

4ths are still confusing, slightly better.

Continue to play new pieces and mark problem spots.

Stretch!

Weather cooler, hands slightly better.

Played for 1.75 hours, elbow ok. Back and me tired.

Zarabanda trouble spots on 3rd page 4ths.

Finally started Notturno, yay! Need to purchase sheet music, scan, and rearrange. Thanks to Stephen Main, I'm well on my way.

Need to play everything learned everyday.

Bolts pending.

Really, really need to remember to do PT.

1st song learned.

Zarabanda slightly better today, still need to play everyday.

I took an ibuprofen last night because both my hands hurt so much, which has consequently left me lethargic and depressed today. But my hands hurt less, even after working. We will see if it was worth it.
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Slightly better mood, but hands hurt worse. I could feel them swelling as a played. 94º is apparently still too hot for me.

Need to play Zarabanda EVERY DAY from memory.

1 hour of new music is about all I can cram into my head.

Stretch break was useful?

Thank god for repeating themes.

Incredibly frustrating harp day

These are the 3 out of 6 bolts for my harp. They are all different sizes. ::sigh::









And the remaining holes for the missing bolts don't line up with the base, which you can't really see from these pictures, and therefore getting bolts probably wouldn't be any help anyway.















Now my F pedal is randomly sticking, my rt hand hurts again, though not as bad as yesterday, and I can't remember the stupid Zarabanda. And I have only two pieces marked as ok in the other two Chinese books, so I have only about 7 pieces total. Yay.

Daniel Burton's Chinese Folk Songs. Maybe a few others?

No problem with amount of classical. Elbow hurt after .5 hour and especially after faster pieces, but calmed down with slow stuff, so can switch for bcb. However, joints in rt hand hurt tremendously. What does that mean!

Maybe... Don't forget your PT exercises?

Ok, after not having played the past 2 days, how is it I have a blister on my thumb?

Played for 1 hour, classical, no elbow problems, but felt there could have been, looks promising for bcb.

Need to work up FF, Chinese, and classical.

Keep memorizing Zarabanda, one more day!

Interesting wardrobe choice for today's practice, hee.

Harp practicing preempted by Sonic Youth at the Roseland last night, which was NOT air-conditioned, despite what the website says. They lie! They lie like a pack of lying... things that... lie for a living! >:|

And harp practicing was preempted this morning by the necessity of buying a decent fan.

Mental functions decreasing rapidly due to heat and lack of practicing.

Too hot by far again. Worked on more memorization. It's amazing how fast my brain un-memorizes things. There is a weird problem spot 2nd line on 3rd page.

Aha! moment: the chords before the 4ths are the same as for the 4ths. Go figure!

Slight schedule change: asked to play 1st weekend in Oct, will need to work on appropriate music for one week to judge condition of elbow. Will call back Monday.

Heard back from L&H, need to take photo of bolts and measure. Will move harp when not so hot. Jeezy creezy.