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piano fitness balances rest with training.  a small cut on R2 and a trip to portland (to hear my college buddy colleen  adent play schumann's a minor concerto uberfantastically) was a very unplanned rest but now the training continues.

training:
captain's pairs
dramatic chords
5 finger 3rds

practicing:
nocturne in c minor/chopin for piano club

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piano fitness is poise.  a poised arm finds perfect balance with the 3 levers.  the falling arms, the rotating forearms, the swinging fingers all move together to find the sweet spot in the key.

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piano fitness is movement.   listening to the melody/harmony progress.  "the golden thread" alex hanway taught.  feeling the movement of the levers in harmony too!

training:
10 pairs-advanced
!new prep for ff2  1245, 1235, 1345. - intermediate
                    1234, 2345 beginner

playing:
1st arabesque
mozart sonata Bb

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piano fitness is today!  sound feeling and feeling sound!

3/3/11 is the day i first played piano!