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piano fitness is oppositional awareness.   up/down,  f/p, internal/external rotation, strength/flexibility, supination/pronation,

training
10 armiis
hanon 15 bl br
f.f. 2 sn mm 112
f.f. 1 sn
f.f. 3
big chords

recital practice
mclean vincent-90% memorized
debussy 1st arabesque-last page needs practice
beethoven t&v #5/6
bach inventions 13 B7 cadence notes!

120710

piano fitness is dedication.  when feeling lackadaisical toward practicing,  the dedicated adult within must coax the wistful child within to sit down for a least a short time and focus on the work at hand.  often i end up spending a long time on the bench, and training flows into playing. the end result is having fun making music...

120610

piano fitness is

training:
10 3rds
hanon 15 br


practice
recital pieces
debussy prelude/1st arabesque
bach inventions
joplin elite syncopations
mclean vincent
bach/liszt prelude/fugue am

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training:
10 3rds
hanon 15 br

112910

piano fitness is eccentric.  listen to long lines using longer muscles and longest fingers.  "simple but profound" says katherine steadman.

112810

piano fitness is freedom.   letting go and listening.

don mclean's vincent is drawing my attention.

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piano fitness is fun!  i am still learning to listen, but learning and listening are fun!

training:
captain pairs
ff 1&3

recital prep:
debussy prelude-listening to dominant fade finds p and sets up harmony!
chopin waltz-listening to bass chords connects count 3 to 1.  3rd treble count must be pp!
bach inventions-these get attention today!

beethoven t&v slightly faster today.

joplin-memory work

mclean's vincent - hauntingly beautiful and sadly optimistic

debussy 1st arabesque