110911

piano fitness is amazing.  amazing 5 year improvement every practice and performance. playing alone is still quite a bit easier 'performing" but that takes practice too.


performance practice

op 53 fisrt time through 8va section with no errors!
          details are improving throughout

op 14 memory returns slowly from '82's original study for junior recital performance.
          with music, it's feeling it under the fingers too..

110910

piano fitness is specific.  of course every symbol on every music page means something specific, but specificity awareness in training is essential.  finding the balanced feeling of all levers...


training

chromatic 8vas 1-5
5 6ths  1-5, 1-4, 1-3, 1-2, 2-5
f.f. 2
spider
train

practice

op 53

ocatves-

op 14

110906

piano fitness is ongoing.  feeling sound improves with listening.  sound feeling improves training.

op53
op14 mendelssohn

110903

piano fitness is building.   mental conditioning as well as muscular strength and endurance.


training:

ff 1
spider


practice:

op 53 octaves

piano club:
pavane

110902

piano fitness is ever changing.  letting changes happen allows different feelings.

training
2 finger scales
10 3rds
train

op 53 is 90% memorized- only the last section before the ending still escapes recall.

110831

piano fitness is connection.  the mind body connection is the guide in learning to listen

110816

piano fitness builds endurance.  concentration for an extended time is mental conditioning.


practicing:

op 53-playing through it roughly- pages 1-4, 7-8 memorized, pages 5-6 will come.