7/31/13

Goals

• Scarlatti: mental (lndmks/metro) then play (no lndmks, just start metro)
• TicToc 15:15
• c# 4:4 x 4
• Cto II 15:10
• Cto III play lmks/tempo 50'

Cto III

50'

• groups @75
• played thru @75
• do same next time, then back to mental work

Cto II

• 15 @55 ; 10 @ 65
• next time 15:15

TicToc

• 15:15 @ 55
• next time 15 @55 : 15 @ actual tempo

c# fugue

• 4:4 x 4 @ 65, up to latest landmark
• then played off the clock
• not a good system, better to do 16:16
• next time do 5' unknown lmks
• then 15:15 of known lmks

Scarlatti

• mental (lndmks/metro)
• play (no lndmks, just start metro)

7/30/13

Goals

• Scarlatti: untimed, mental work, a tempo
• Tictoc 15:10
• c# fugue 15:10
• Cto II: 15-20', mental onlly
• Cto III: 25:35
• Friday: start remaining recital repertoire

Scarlatti

• K 27: mental & play @ optimum by landmark
• K 461: mental & play @100 by landmark
• K 517: mental & play @ optimum by landmakr
• then play all three, starting w/ metro just to check tempo

Cto I

• 25 @ 65 : 35 @ 80
• then played thru @104, probably too fast to be optimum, considering QRS
• next time: no mental, just play landmarks 80 and play thru (pick faster tempo)

Cto II

• 15' mental only
• next time: mental & play 15:10

TicToc

• 15:10 @ 55
• then played off the clock a tempo
• needs 15:15

c# fugue

• 15 @60:10@65
• next time do 4:4 by page, by landmark

7/28/13

Short session today. Played through some memorized repertoire, several times, plus c# fugue.

Played Barricaded & Bell #3 for JAM. Went well, can be put to sleep for a while. (D P&F can as well.)

7/27/13

Goals

• Cto III 30:30
• Cto II 20:0
• TicToc 15:10
• c# fugue 15:10
• Scarlatti: find optimal tempi
• if time: Bell #3

TicToc

15:10

• continue like this one more time, then reassess

Cto III

25:30

• 25 is enough mental work
• mental/play by group
• do same again, then reassess

c#fugue

15:10

• mental @60
• play @65
• going strong!
• did some mental work on 1.3 and 3.3

Cto II

20:00

• @55
• next time 15' should be enough

Scarlatti

• K27 65 mental/play, optimal: 86
• K461 90 mental.play, optimal 60
• K517 80 mental/play, optimal 126

Didn't do: Bell, Barricades, D P&F

7/26/13

• Goals:
• separate mental work from playing work
• 2:1 or 3:2 ratio
• use timer
• start Scarlatti for 8/15 recital
• Suggestions;
• c# fugue 15:10
• Cto III 25:20
• Cto II 20:10
• TicToc 15:10
• Bell #3 10:5
• start each day with list of goals

c# fugue

15:10

• 15: metro 60, only did "known" landmarks (1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2)
• 10: @65

Cto II

20"

• mental work only
• did all landmarks
• next time, mental only, work each landmark separately
• don't bring this to the instrument until it is "heard"

Barricades

• mental landmarks @75
• played
• still needs mental work

TicToc

15:10

• @55
• all three couplets

Cto III

25:

• @65, by grouping

:20

• @80, by grouping
• this ended up taking 30'
• next time, devote full hour to Cto III @ 30:30

Bell #3

fugue: mental & play

prelude 10:5

Scarlatti: all mental & play

• K 27 @ 65
• K 461 @ 90
• K 517 @ 80
• next time: establish optimal tempo for all

skipped D P&F

7/22/13

Juggling too much new repertoire right now, especially with a recital coming up. Reduce current learning list to Concerto II & III; Bell #3; c# fugue; Tic Toc. Keep playing-through Barricades & D P&F.

When Bell #3 is set, add it to play-through rotation. Don't resume other works till Concerto I, II, III is well underway. Deadline for concerto: 9/15.

played Barricades & D P&F

Concerto III
45'

• logged times thru @ 80

Q 1; R 1; S 1; N1 1; N 1; K1 2; K 3; I1 1; I 1

A, D, F, G, J, L P, T: 1

B/C 1; E 2; O 3; P 1

H 2; M 3

Concerto II

30'

• added all sections
• visualize first before playing

TicToc

25'

• @55; did 1st and 2nd couplets

Bell Fugue

5'

Bell Prelude

25'

• very close; just work memory/play

c# fugue

very unfocused practice; needs serious visual work

Goal for next time on all pieces: separate visual work from play work with a 3:2 or 2:1 ratio.

Start Scarlatti (recital)

7/19/13

Concerto III
40'

• groups @80, log times through

H 3x; M 3x

B/C 2x; E 2x; O 3x; P 1x

A 1x; D 1x; F 2x; G 2x; J 3x; L 2x; P 1x; T 1x

I1 1x; I 2x; K1 3x; K 3x; N1 1x; N 1x; S 1x; R 1x; Q 1x

• do same next time

c# fugue

25'

• work each landmark from memory then play
• 2.1 1x; 1.1 1x; 3.1 2x; 4.1 2x; 1.2 1x; 2.2 2x; 3.2 2x; 4.2 3x+
• do same again, starting with 3x+ landmarks

Barriacades

• mem landmarks
• play
• repeat and end of session; play for JAM later today

DMaj P&F

Bell prelude 3

15'

• worked each landmark from memory then played
• going very well

Bell fugue 3

• no metro, mem landmarks & play

Bell prelude 2

10'

• ok, added final landmark

c# prelude

15'

• work each landmark.play
• 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.3
• do same next time, add another landmark?

TicToc

20'

• @55
• did 1st and 2nd couplet, too unfocused
• next time, assure the 1st couplet before moving on, slow & steady

Concerto II

10'

• LH A&B
• RH A&B
• then together
• good: add D next time

finished by playing Barricades

7/16/13

Barricades
5'landmarks away

• then played
• do later in session

D P&F: played 2x (1st x was sloppy)

Concerto II

10'

• Rit & B bass to start
• then added RH
• RH alone and together
• do same next time

c# prelude

15'

• 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.3
• do same again

Bell fugue

10'

• 63 mem
• play lmks 45 & 63
• play no metro
• do same tomorrow

Bell Prelude III

15'

• away and at
• next time: focus only on C till learned
• sloppy; this should be learned by now!

Bell Prelude II

10'

• work A again
• be patient!

Tic Toc

20'

• landmarks @ 55: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.3
• next time: confirm same before going on

Barricades

• played again 2x

Concerto III

47'

• mapped sections

Group 1: A,D,F,G,J,L,P,T

Group 2: BC,E,O,P

Group 3: H, M

Episodes: I, I1, K, K1, N, N1, QRS

• played groups @ 80
• next time, do same, about 35' should do
• log # of times for each, as done before

Concerto I

• played to review; it's been a long time

SKIPPED: c# fugue

7/16/13

Tic Toc
20'

• worked landmarks at inst @55
• make sure you know each landmark before moving on
• very easy to be impatient with this one

c# prelude

15'

• 1.1, 2.1, 2.3, added 1.3
• confirm these before moving on

c# fugues

30'

• worked away w/o metro
• then played landmarks @65
• next time: work one landmark away then at; do this for each

Bell prelude III

12'

• away & at

Bell prelude II

10'

• established landmarks
• fingering for phrasing
• play evenly till notes learned

Barricades

12'

• mental landmarks, then play
• very good!

Played D P&F

Bell fugue 3

10'

• 63 away and at
• 45 played lndmrks
• good to go

Concerto II

10'

• did Rit, A, B
• B is Rit in d minor
• next time: do LH of Rit & B before adding RH

Concerto III

7.30'

• K1, K, I1, I @ 60

18'

• away: landmarks @ 60 in reverse

19'

• played through @ 80

Next time: 

• map out sections/variations at start and end of sections
• rehearse this in groups, as opposed to landmarks

Day off tomorrow!

7/15/13

New repertoire: Bach d min concerto II; Bell 2nd Prelude

Bell Prelude
20'

• ABCDE &F --all landmarks now underway
• next time: 12' (only) away and at instrument
• start prelude #2

Played D Maj P&F

Concerto III

30'

O 2x

N1 1x

N 1x

M 2x

L 1x

K1 2x

K 2x

I1 2x

I 2x

• Did all 2+ from last time @60
• then played entire mvt quickly w/o metro
• next time:
• play I, I1, K, K1 @60
• work landmarks in reverse away from inst @60
• play forward; choose faster tempo w/ metro
• time session instead of setting timer

Concerto II

10'

• chose landmarks and analyzed form roughly:

Rit (g) ; A (g-c) (bass line is same as Rit till final m.; B (c-d-Bb); C (sequence-c); D (sequence-g); Rit (g)

Barriacades

• forgot to play for JAM yesterday
• played 3x today
• need to review landmarks away from inst before playing next time

c# prelude

15'

• good...added another landmark

c# fugue

30'

• worked away, metro 65
• played w/ metro 65
• added 3.3
• two landmarks to go: 1.3 & 2.3

Bell fugue

10'

• 63 away and at
• then really slow w/o metro
• do this again

Tic Toc

25'

• work away, no metro
• metro 55, play landmarks, added 1st couplet
• played landmarks w/o metro to find patterns
• next time need more committed discipline to learning landmarks

7/13/13

Freeform practice, c. 20'

• Played Barricades & Bell fugue multiple times
• Bell: needs slow work away @ at next week, only 10'
• Barricades: looked at 1st edition for repeat sign question
• play Couperin for JAM tomorrow

Bell prelude

15'

• ABCD, added E

Played D P&F

c# prelude

• 1.1, 2.1
• added 2.end

Tic Toc

15'

• looked at 1st edition for 3eme couplet issue
• 50 too slow; 60 too fast; try @55 next time
• next time 25'
• started 2nd couplet
• next time start away & look at patterns in RH and LH

c# fugue

25'

• metro 65
• next time 30'

concerto

30'

S 1x

R 1x

Q 1x

P 1x

O 2x

N1 2x

N 1x

M 3x

L 2x

K1 3x

K 3x

J 1x

I1 2x

I 2x

• next time 30' only
• do all 2x+ 
• then decide how to go on for the week, etc.

7/12/13

Bell Prelude
15'

• ABCD
• next time add E, maybe F (end)

Bell Fugue

15'

• metro away 120 & play 120 landmarks
• play 120 and a tempo (no metro)
• excellent shape; next time just play for phrasing

D P&F

• played 1x

Barricades

10'

• just played, no mem work
• play Couperin and Bell Fugue at end of today's session

Concerto

45'

S 1x

R 2x

Q 2x

P 1x

O 3x

N1 2x

N 2x

M 3x

L 3x

• worked I1, I, K, K1; all going well
• next time add I-K1 to rotation

TicToc

15'

• didn't compare this to original ed.; do this next time w/ Barricades
• @50 rondeau & all of third couplet
• add another couplet next time

c# Prelude

15'

• p1 and p2, top landmarks
• add another next time?

c# Fugue

25'

• metro 65 away and at
• added 4.2

Reviewed

• Bell fugue: not so good
• Barricade: fine

7/9/13

D P&F

• played, even though not planned
• went well yesterday playing for JAM
• will continue to review this to keep it in the fingers

Barricades
15'

• will be ready to play for JAM this week
• did as planned, do same next time:
• landmarks w/ metro
• play for phrasing
• couplets need more expansiveness

Concerto

45'

S 1x

R 4x

Q 3x

P 1x

O 3x

N1 2x

N 2x

• worked I, M, K
• created I1 and K1
• next time, add L & M to rotation
• keep up same work till I, M, K fairly stable

Tic Toc

15'

• metro 50
• did rondeau, 3rd couplet
• next time: refer to 1st edition for errors (barricades, too)

Bell Fugue

15'

• did as planned
• just about in the same place as Barricades
• next time: 
• a tempo metro away from inst
• play slow landmarks metro
• play slow metro
• play tempo (no metro) 

c# Prelude

• established some landmarks
• work: top of p1 & top of p2 landmarks

c# Fugue

• metro 55, solidify landmakrs
• keep working on established sections till secure
• try faster metro next time

Didn't get to: Bell Prelude

New Repertoire

Adding:

• Couperin: Tic Toc Choc
• Bach: c# prelude (WTC I)

Semi-retiring

• Bach: D Major P&F (WTC I)

7/8/13

Concerto
45'
S 2x
R 4x
Q 3x
P 1x
O 2x
N1 4x
N 3x

• then worked I, M, K
• next time: do same

c# fugue

25'

• worked landmarks away & at inst., metro 55
• do same next time to solidify current landmarks

Bell prelude

15'

• did A, B D, added C
• good--review the same again, possibly add E

Bell fugue

15'

• landmarks away & at instrument, metro 120
• played with a tempo metro 2x and w/o metro 1x
• next time: play (not away) w/ and w/o metro only

D P&F

25'

• played 2x
• then worked landmarks away w/ metro
• played 2x
• will play at end of today's session and later for JAM

Couperin

25'

• did landmarks away & at, metro 85
• worked to crystallize landmarks
• next time: 15' only, away w/metro & play for phrasing

D P&F

• played 2x

NEW PLAN for next time:

• Barricades: only 15'
• D Maj P&F: let rest next time, then bring back, just to review (no more than 10'/day)
• add c# Prelude
• add TicToc

7/7/13

D Maj P&F
25'

• metronome landmarks- away & at inst.
• they played a few times for phrasing
• will play this for JAM tomorrow and (hopefully) be done with it for a while

Couperin

25'

• did as planned (landmarks away & at @ 85)
• played 2x for phrasing/memory
• landmarks & memory needs to crystallize
• next time: do same thing

Concerto

45'

• did as planned (played each landmark @60)
• instead of grading each, made chart listing # of times played (higher number = less known)

T 1x

S 3x

R 4x

Q 2x

P 1x

O 4x

N1 3x

N 2x

H 2x

G 1x

F 1x

E 2x

A-D 1x

• worked on M & I, introduced K
• this week: 
• solidify N-T
• learn I, K, M
• should be good to go by end of week

Bell Prelude

15'

• worked A, B, D
• add C next time

Bell Fugue

12'

• landmarks away & at instrument, metro 120
• played a bit, too
• do same again

At this point, Bell Fugue & Couperin should be ready to play for JAM by start of next week.

c# Fugue

25'

• worked landmarks away & at inst., metro 55
• added 3.2
• (current landmarks: 1.1, 1.2; 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1)

7/3

I need a day off!

Couperin
20'

• visualize w/ metro 85
• play landmarks metro 85
• do same next time

Bell fugue

12'

• visualize w/ metro 120
• play landmarks metro 120
• do same next time

Concerto

45'

• work B & C grads @ 60 (see last time), about 3x each
• added LM, IJ w/o metro
• next time, play each landmark in reverse
• grade each one
• repeat low grades

c# fugue

• visualize
• work landmarks
• next time do with metro (away & keyboard)

Bell Prelude

15'

• good progress
• next time add another landmark or to

Skipped today: D Maj P&F

I need a day off (or two)!

7/2/13

D Maj
20'

• play landmarks w/ metro a tempo
• no away from inst
• then play for phrasing/interpretation
• next time
• do mem work away w/ a tempo metro
• then play for phrasing
• not quite ready to play for JAM

Couperin

25'

• just played, no memory work
• next time
• back to visualization w/ metro
• need to confirm landmarks away & at instrument

Concerto

35'

• at 60, working landmarks in reverse order

section - times played - grade

T 2x A

S 3x C

R 3x B

Q 3x C

P 2x B

O 3x D

N1 3x C

N 3x B

H 3x B

G 3x B

F 2x A

E 3x C

D 2x A

C 2x A

B 2x A

A 1x A

• next time, move to 45'
• begin work on all C and B grades
• add new section at each end

c# fugue

25'

• started second landmarks on pp1 & 2
• next time start away from score

Bell prelude

15'

• began work

Bell fugue

10'

• started away from inst
• played landmarks @ 120

7/1/13

Goals this week:

• perform D Maj P&F for JAM, then retire for a bit
• finish Couperin & Bell fugue

Concerto

30'

• started w/ O
• N-end @ 60
• reviewed (1x) A-H
• no new sections till those are solid
• next time: work landmarks in reverse w/ metro only

Bell

25'

• started away from instrument
• in really good shape
• did 120 eighth note by landmark
• next time: begin prelude

Couperin

25'

• started away from instrument
• played landmarks w/metro 85
• then played
• next time: work interpretation/phrasing only; just play, memory will come

c#Fugue

• slow and steady, worked pp1-4 landmarks
• almost ready to add more landmarks

D P&F

• 68/68 seems to be optimal
• worked memory and played landmarks w. metro 58
• almost ready to go; keep playing for phrasing

Next time: 

• minimize work on DMaj
• add Bell prelude, 20'
• Bell fugue, minimal as needed
• add a new piece?

6/30/13

6/30/13
C# P&F

• proportion: 72 (dotted quarter) to 72 (quarter)
• played for church service; will now drop from practice

D Fugue

• played for church service, went well