110714

piano fitness is transformation.    letting go of who i am; becoming who i can be

training:
3 centers 3/4/2
5 finger 3rdsx2
drama arms


practicing
op 53

playing
ebb tide
alley cat
nocturne
waltz
dizzy fingers

110712

piano fitness rests and returns.  training is conscious work.  playing is unconscious fun!

training:
10 pairs
3 centers

stepping up the training to  2rhythm, 3rhythm is overdue!

practicing

op 53.
ebb tide
dizzy fingers
beethoven t&v
consolation/claire
reverie

beethoven op27 no2 i ii iii

110706

piano fitness is metamorphic.  experiencing the changing that foreshadows what's to come. my practicing reminds me of a favorite quote by lao tzu "when i let go of what i am, i become what i might be."  letting go to feel differently in actions rehearsed millions of times over years is simple but not easy: the mind's eye focuses on feeling the release of extraneous tension which enables the mind's listening ear to hear differences in sound.

110705

piano fitness is investment.  time, energy, and resources are invested with expected returns on the investment.  dividends and interest compound with long term mindfulness.  (think 5 year CD...)

110704

piano fitness is feeling freedom! continued training of the 2nd center's free-falling arm strengths with each practice.  balanced sitting is essential.

playing
ebb tide
and so it goes
etudes 10 3&4
consolation/claire
waltz
inventions
1st arabesque
k 331 1st, 3rd
reverie
vincent

110703

piano fitness is developmental.  from one day's training to the next new awareness develops and listening closely, the tone is changed

110702

piano fitness is musical meditation.

learning
op 53
  intro/a section continues to improve
  transition/b section-practiced
  c section some octave practice
  d section-some focused practice-hands alone!

training
10 pairs
5 6ths
5 finger patterns-2 counts
 

playing
dizzy fingers
house on the ocean
m-bb sonata i
op 10 no 4
debussy prelude
am waltz