Monday, October 28, 2013

Final post

This blog was created as an ancillary to By Heart: how to memorize music. Since that blog is done for now, this blog is also done.

That doesn't mean that I've stopped practicing!

For more information on the purpose of this blog, click here.

Friday, October 25, 2013

10/25/13

Goals

  • 17.1-2 15' play only
  • 17.4 10:15 @84, lmks and find optimal
  • Bach III & IV 15:25 @70
  • Bell 15:5 (play first) all @60
  • chamber 15' #3
  • organ 10'
17.1&2
  • 18'
  • do again 15' before moving on
17.4
  • 84:60
  • next x 5:15
chamber
  • 15'
  • next time 3@75
  • and do 1&2
  • total 20'
organ 
  • as planned
Bell
  • played 20' (only)
  • do same next time, no mental wk
skipped Bach. Do tomorrow?

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

10/23/13

Goals

  • Bach I & II, 15:25 @70
  • Bell play 15:5@60 all
  • 17.1 4:20 all
  • 17.4 10:10@84 lmks only
  • organ 10'
  • chamber 20'
Bach
  • 11:25 very good!
  • next time 15:25 III & IV
Bell
  • 15:5
  • do same again
Organ 10'

17.1
  • as planned
17.4
  • as planned
  • next time play 15:5 @89
next time: play 17.1 and 17.2 for 15'

Chamber
  • next time do 3rd 15'

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

10/22/13

Goals

  • pull back on Couperin; make sure 1 & 2 are settled before going on
  • 17.1 mental; play lmks; play tempo metro; play no metro 5:20
  • 17.2 same as 17.1 5:15
  • Bach IV 10:20@70
  • Bell p1 only 5:10
  • chamber 15'
  • organ 15'
Bach
  • 12:25
  • next time: I&II 15:25 @70
tune Postie

17.1
  • as planned, do same tomorrow
  • 39:52
17.2
  • 3.5:15
  • ok: give this a rest, go to 17.4 tomorrow
Bell
  • as planned @62
  • do all next time by lmks, play 15 then mental 5
Chamber 15'
  • #3@75
  • next time figure #1 first
Organ

next time: chamber 20'; organ 10'

Friday, October 18, 2013

10/18/13

Goals

  • 17.1 10:15@39, leap lmks
  • 17.2 play only, lmks@62, play 78, play, 15'
  • 17.4 5:10@84 leap lmks
  • Cto I:II 10:20@70
  • Bell 5:10, p1 only
17.2 as planned
  • next time: mental 5', lmks 78, play no metro 10'
17.1 as planned
  • next time: 5:20 mental@39; play lmks@39; play tempo metro; play no metro
17.4 as planned
  • next time do 10:10@84
Bach as planned
  • not perfect, but move to IV next time
skipped Bell

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

10/16/13

Goals

  • Bell 15:5@62
    • play, look at all lmks
  • Look at Couperin 1st edition
  • 17.1 10:15, all @39
  • 17.2 approx 10' mental/lmks/play tempo/play no metro
  • 17.4 start 10:10 find lmks, metro
  • Bach I: II @70 10:20
  • orch: play Bach, tune
Bell
  • as planned
  • next x p1 only 5:10
17.2
  • as planned, 11'
  • next x at inst only for phrasing and LH articulation
  • do lmks 62, play 78 then play, total 15'
17.4
  • 10:10
  • next x 5:10 @84
  • leap lmks only
Cto
  • as planned
  • need to do this again
17.1
  • as planned
  • do same again, but leap lmks

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

10/15/13

Goals

  • Coup 17.1, 2nd 1/2
  • 17.2 finish
  • Cto I: III
  • Bell
  • chamber 20'
Coup 17.1
  • 8:15, B section @ 39
Bach I: III
  • 10:20@70
  • next time: do II
Amore
  • 20'
  • next time: metro #3; figure 1&2
Bell
  • 5:10@62
  • next time: start playing 1st, 15:5, add all lmks
17.2
  • 10:15@62:78
  • next time: 10' total
    • mental62
    • lmks62
    • play78
    • play no metro
  • & start 17.4
Next time: look at Couperin MS