101210

piano fitness is repetitious.   habits form from repetition either better or worse.   good balanced work prevents injuries (rss, carpel tunnel or "tennis" elbow, etc.)



training:

hanon 15 rotary
triad octave skips-major
5 finger 3rds in 3
f.f. 2
f.f. 1
8vas
4 way 8vas

101010

piano fitness is refreshing.   each day feels differently.  correct and secure.   i imagine the feeling in 1 1/2 years.  today observed the relaxed thumbs in supination adds tone to other fingers.

reviewing
prelude fugue bach/lizst is relearning the new.

today's a date to remember!

100910

piano fitness is integral.  the union of feeling and listening in the present moment.  a few days off and the spirit of horowitz's piano lingers.

playing:
review prelude and fugue am bach/liszt
inventions 13 & 14 bach

100510

piano fitness continues to develop.

training:

10 arms
big chords
f.f. 2

an opportunity to play vladamir horowitz's  personal steinway grand at green's music in san diego today.  i spent 2 hours in their recital hall

playing:

reverie debussy
waltz am chopin
pavane ravel
prelude debussy
claire de lune debussy
andante cantabile mozart
great gate of kiev mussorgsky
variations beethoven
reverie 2
solace joplin
études op10 nos 3&4 chopin

all recorded w/ garage band in the piano fitness sub folder - horowitz piano

092910

piano fitness is potentially boring.  any time any thing is endlessly repeated the potential for boredom is a possibility.  the participant must be disciplined to press through the boredom or find the interest from within.  imagining a serious tennis student practicing the serve!

training:

hanon 15 bl x2
hanon 15 bl as written
big chords-for arms

playing:

inventions 13 &14 bach

092810

piano fitness is strength building.

playing:

prelude debussy

etude 10.5 chopin

092710

piano fitness is changing.  changing the feeling changes the sound.  the falling of the arms grows stronger and easier.  i have to keep learning to listen more to all the voices singing in my mind.