progress – Compulsive Creation

So I had a recital . . .

My recital was last Thursday. I was very prepared and feeling good about it, BUT as I sat and waited for my turn, I got more and more nervous. Basically, my brain hijacked my confidence. I need to work on getting my mind right, y’all. Anyway, my performance ended up being fine-adjacent. PLUS one ofContinue reading “So I had a recital . . .”

Lob der Thränen

As I informed y’all last week, I began working on a new piece called Lob der Thränen (Translation: [In] Praise of Tears) by Franz Schubert. According to my teacher (and the internet), Schubert was a composer during the late Classical/early Romantic periods. This is my first piano piece by Schubert. Prior to this, my experienceContinue reading “Lob der Thränen”

#quitting

I started learning a new piece, which I am going to tell y’all all about next week. BUT FIRST, I needed to lay the Sonatina to rest. My prediction that I would be completely over that song by now proved very, very accurate. I am no longer playing it for my recital. In fact, IContinue reading “#quitting”

Progress Report II: Sonatine

I am still working on this Sonatina by Kuhlau. At this point, I can play the whole thing from memory. YAY! I can also recover after making mistakes. YAY again! HOWEVER, my tempo is still hella inconsistent, sometimes my sixteenth notes sound like soup, sometimes my sixteenth notes don’t sound like soup but I missContinue reading “Progress Report II: Sonatine”

Ignite the Jetpack!

I had a vision around this time last year (not in like a super spiritual sense, just ya know a picture in my head), of a girl with glowing hair jet-packing her way out of watery depths with golden bubbles shimmering beneath her. I immediately did a brief sketch in the journal I keep forContinue reading “Ignite the Jetpack!”

Progress Report: Sonatine

So, I have been working on this piece for the past few weeks. You can read about and hear my humble beginnings here. I am able to play about 2/3 of the piece. I am using the word “play” VERY loosely. Basically, I am still trying to figure out what to do with my fingers.Continue reading “Progress Report: Sonatine”

Since I’ve been GOOOOOOOOONE! Pt. II

As promised, here is week two of my past few months of 2017 retrospective. You can read Part I, here. Here are some photographs from my various travels in 2017. Some of these shots are continuations of experiences that I documented, here. Other shots are essentially color redos of shots I’ve taken before. Still otherContinue reading “Since I’ve been GOOOOOOOOONE! Pt. II”

Make the Time Or Make Nothing At All

Life this week has been unusually busy. Normally, I have a good amount of time with which I can do whatever I want, follow my fancy wherever it leads, but not this week. And the first thing I sacrificed in the face of this busyness was developing my drawing. I hardly sketched at all, simplyContinue reading “Make the Time Or Make Nothing At All”

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”