LGR - pg3 mid 80s.

Zarabanda shouldn't take too much work. FLW.

Folk Song2 needs spot work at 80.

I made notes on The Drive, which I can't remember now, but are safely written on the actual music. Something about dynamics and making sure both hands are playing at the same time. So nothing new.

I made up charts for the next two pieces so I have something to alternate with Folk Song 2 and LGR. I'm going to be starting on Folk Song 1 and Zarabanda (again).

LGR third page is better now.  Should be able to start working on it again. Maybe not tomorrow, but Sunday.

LGR - I did go back to square one, and the first page seems to be pretty solid. The second page seems to be relatively solid. But the last page is still troublesome - like I've never learned it/seen it/played it before.

Folk Song 2 is so much fun to play. It's like the abandon I had when I used to bang on the piano before I knew how to play, but is absolutely gorgeous. It's almost all up to ♩=80. It was apparently originally for flute and harp and there are three. Also, I'm not sure if I want to play it at the recommended speed, both because I don't think I can physically do some of the things in the piece and I've listened to it sped up, and I can't hear all the beautiful notes - they need to have some space.

It took me two  h o u r s  to put finger markings in my song in Finale.

I haven't been feeling the need to keep track of my progress here as I have a list next to my harp and am checking things off there.

I have one of those blisters (or something) that doesn't stop hurting with playing, so no practicing today.

LGR - Based on how far back this has slid, I think I need to start my "campaign" all over again. The other solution "Practiceopedia" recommended was to leave it alone for a while, but I think that's what the problem is - it's got challenging areas that need regular maintenance (not necessarily constant).

Berceuse - I keep wanting to type this, but I'm done with it!

Folk Song 2 - A couple more lines done. I really don't know how this is supposed to be played at ♩ =100.

The song I wrote which I will need to name at some point - How did I write something I can't play?

Trying to learn the piece I wrote, which I guess I need to name. There are some tricky turn-arounds.

LGR - Chaining last 2 lines. Got one measure done. Not sure what to do about the rest of the piece.

Folk Song 2 - two more lines learned with dynamics.

Folk Song 2 - Started speeding up and adding dynamics. I think that may be too many things at once for my poor brain. Think I should maybe only go up to 80 instead of 100. But then it's good to play fast to see where the weak points are. ???

After 2 lines at full volume (there are interesting dynamics in these Folk Songs - left hand has almost a carillon feel to it) my thumbs were almost toast, so I just played through some other pieces in the rest of the book.

Spent all day and a good part of yesterday working on de-clipping Berceuse recording. There is still some clipping I absolutely can't get rid of. But whatever. It is now up. Oh, be careful on the volume because of the clipping.

I'm tired. Hooray.

Thanks again to dad for hosting. :)

Berceuse - actual link to music.

It's on this page.

Berceuse - almost ready for recording - just a slight dynamics issue in a couple measures. I would have recorded today, but: 1) unusual headache, and 2) weird band practicing across the street is SO LOUD, it sounds like the washer unbalanced in the next room.Seriously need a quiet space.

LGR - 1st page seems to be the holdup, otherwise it's fine. Can't record it if I can't start it. Oh, and other than the chaining needed on very last line, but as I just proved to myself, it's totally doable. Just didn't do it today (see above).


Folk song - all lines learned, 1st page played 3x times no mistakes.

Almost all of Folk Song 2 learned. At ♪=50, it is so slow I can't even speed it up in Audacity and get anything listenable. It's got some crazy dynamics, too, and I'm looking forward to that.

Berceuse - More pressure testing. It amazing to me how new and unexpected mistakes pop up out of nowhere on things that had been smooth as glass before.

LGR - at this point my pedals were flying up like crazy so I called it quits.

Folk song - one more line

Berceuse - pg 3 5x no mistakes. started pg 4, too tired.

LGR - did chaining in right hand for last two lines, need to do left.

Wrote a song in the past 3 days, forgot I would also need time to record it.

Folk song - one more line

Berceuse - smoothed over some trouble spots, but didn't get through all 5x on page 3.

Berceuse - can definitely tell I've done recording prep on only pg 1 & 2.  Need to do that with pg 3 & 4. Like I wrote down on my list!

LGR - continues to slide backward. ???

Folk song 2 - one hour to learn another measure. Granted, that measure had a chord that spanned 1.5 octaves and I've always had problems with those.

Started to get comfortable playing LGR at 100 again.

I think Berceuse is ready for recording.

First page of Folk song 2 learned. Realized I tend to be sloppy during the slow part of learning assuming I'll fix it later so I'm trying to take care learning it, lnowing what that will save me later. Basically, trying to pay attention to detail NOW.

Wrote a little bit of music. Not sure where it's going and don't know if I want to plan it or let it happen.

Analyzed Chameleons and learned I lost a lot of what I learned in music theory. And can't tell what key Monkeyland is in. Is it F# major or D# minor?

Need to go back to step 3 for LGR.

Set up sessions for Chinese Folk song 2.

Listened to Berceuse and cleaned up the left hand (sloppy!) and switched to less squeaky shoes and now need to polish up pedal changes - again.  Then go through and play all 5x without mistakes. 

Getting more comfortable playing it.  I guess I really do better when I take breaks between practice sessions.  Which means I could probably be learning 2 or 3 things at a time.

LGR - Apparently I need to relearn this. Everything is gone from my recuperation.

Berceuse - added clarification to "prep for recording": made test recording, now need to take notes on that, turn off heaters before recording, and work on improvements.

My thumbs are finally feeling better.

I realized I don't need to necessarily practice the cells I designed in order.