121022*

piano fitness is fresh by choice.  new eyes, new ears, new sensations found in the zillionth repetition......

training

pf 1 (4,2,3) morphs into train

121009

piano fitness is separation.  feeling the separation of 2 & m.

training:
hanon 15-bl
pf 1 no mm


playing
chopin 64.1


practicing
chopin 10.1 m1-2

121005

piano fitness finds inter-dependence.  the c2m all help each other move faster. the armii impluse can be directed to any finger.  the combinations seem countless.


warm up:
chopin 64.1  slowly building clearer focus of relaxed fingers responding to the impulses from brain/armii.  finding the precise position for the easier movement and stronger connection.



practice

mozart cleaner 16ths....
rondo improving

121003*

piano fitness is evolutionary. the live performance is never identical.  some days are better than others, but the over all result is improvements.

warm up:
chopin 64.1

training:
5finger m=126*
train drama
pf1 2counts 168
     4/138 2/144 3/152 (sloppy)

practicing:
chopin 1- backwards practice

recorded:

mozart 333 i ii
chopin 1

121002

piano fitness is refining.  more aware of the released heaviness in the fingers! how it feels to try to move them quickly.

warm up:
chopin 64.1

practicing:
chopin 1- right from the start, chopin composes a challenging A theme that continues to be more difficult than other sections.  the opening turn is the culprit and 128th notes @ mm108 seems impossible....  it appears that releasing c helps quiet a bit......


training:

5 finger-m 126
pf1 3/132 2/138 4/152