120411

piano fitness is body mapping.    continued training of the falling bridges.  releasing matching points i.e. both 2nd bridges, l.h. releasing helps r.h.

chopin!
op 9 no 1,2
op 1 theme
minute waltz op 64??  !!
op 10 no 3, 4, 5

debussy
1st arabesque
prelude

mozart
Bb 1st
C 1st

120330

piano fitness creates new awareness of the ability to decide every note's sound.  it's risky-the bridges falling down-moving through unknown fear that holds back, finding fresh security in continuous release....

120328

piano fitness is self improvement.  changing the sound by changing the feeling.  listening while releasing the bridge.  changing this habit day by day.  the tsunami waves continue but perhaps less intense as the muscles in the hand develop the strength to let go.

‎"The deepest secret is that life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation. You are not discovering yourself, but creating yourself anew. Seek not to find out who you are, seek to determine who you want to be." -Neale Donald Walsch

learning:
beethoven op 27 no1
chopin op 10 no 5

practicing:
chopin op 9 nos 1 2
           op 64 no 1

sightread:
chopin op 1 (1st page)

120321

piano fitness is exciting.  training improves daily!  if the mystery is solved, the essence  of playing:  fingers point, bridges fall, forearms sway, arms swing.  essentials: balanced sits bones, neutral spine, bandhas.

120318

piano fitness develops.   moving the bridge knuckles is the release of the linchpin.  conditioning the response is the training....

2 training videos

120314

piano is fitness!  took 1 day off from piano but rest is always good.

less conscious of the loose bridge, but still needs attention.

120312

piano fitness searches.  when the linchpin is understood and found, relaxation becomes more absolute.