Because I was working on my Christmas album for the last couple months of 2017, I haven’t learned any new “real” piano pieces in a long time. The last piece I learned was Chopin’s Prelude in A Major (listen), and that was months ago. SO! I am now back on the classical music/official piano repertoireContinue reading “New Year, New Piece”
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Nerves
One of my resolutions this year was to have 6 piano performances. I am trying to reduce my stage fright levels. You see, what often happens to me when I sit down to play for people, ANY PEOPLE (seriously, I get nervous even when I play for my mom . . . MY MOM), IContinue reading “Nerves”
Progress Report: A Little Flower
Earlier this month I documented the beginning of my journey with this song (hear where it all began). I have since learned how to play the whole thing. Go me! Here it is! I am still working on making it more dynamic and expressive. I’m also still trying to wrap my head around how theContinue reading “Progress Report: A Little Flower”
A Little Flower
I have started learning a new piece called A Little Flower by Cornelius Gurlitt. Over the next few weeks/months (there really is no telling) I will be documenting my progress in understanding and performing this piece. D Major Scale In the interest of turning over a new music leaf, I started by practicing the DContinue reading “A Little Flower”
PIANO TIMES!!!!!
On Thanksgiving Day 2015, I woke up and decided I wanted to learn to play the piano. By the first weekend of December I had purchased an extremely bougie digital piano, and had my first lesson. Everything piano-related had to happen IMMEDIATELY! It is both exciting and humbling to learn to play an instrument asContinue reading “PIANO TIMES!!!!!”