10/5/13

Plan:

• mental work by lmk/metro
• play tempo/metro
• doing in three 1-hour groups like yesterday, but start each group with harder pieces

10:30-11:30: part I

1-2: part III

3-4: part II

10/4/13

Did 3 one-hour sessions:

• 9:30-10:30 (E Bach, Scar, Tic)
• 11:15-12:15 (Handel)
• 2:15-3:15 (Scar/Bach)

For each:

• mental work w/metro
• check landmarks or play slow lmks
• play w/ metro

Do same tomorrow!

10/3/13

Did as planned: played recital program, each half preceded by 5' meditation.

Issues:

• tempo check in K513
• attention lapses: C# fugues; Passacaglia; E fugue
• real lapse: sarabande
• note check: K461
• K517 too fast? TicToc too fast?

Tomorrow

• mental work all
• quick lmk check
• slow play lmks only on "fast" stuff
• a tempo w/ metro

10/2/13

Did as planned!

Tomorrow: play recital w/ meditation, take notes on issues. Fix issues after play-through.

10/1/13

Did

• quills
• goals of yesterday

Scar/Bach 1.15

all Handel 1.05

Scar/Tic 1.00

Next time:

• play recital informally
• check tempi before playing
• take good notes and make corrections

9/30/13

Did

• play thru program
• mental work Bach and the only trouble spot (Handel sarabande)
• then played Bach
• slow lmks
• play metro tempo

Did a lot of work today, although untimed.

Tomorrow:

• each piece
• mental in order
• slow lmks
• play metro tempo

Fix quills

9/27/13

Goals

• do all mental work straight thru in 40' intervals
• then reassess
• no playing today?

Did all of Pt1 in c.43'.

• C# P&F, C Fugue difficult (mentally)

Did Pt 2 in 30'

• E fugue same difficulty

Solution: go back to alternating A/B pattern of last week.

Then played all Bach slow metro/lmks only. 36'

Played thru C# P&F 10'

9/24/13

Goals

• play thru program by segment
• work each segment for problems

Scar/Tic 10'

• tempo check, Scar pt. 1
• Tic a little weak in starting couplets

Bach 24'

• did some tempo work in C#

Hand 30'

• good
• did overture again to stabilize transitions and cadenza
• did andante A again to stabilize endings

Harm/E 21'

• played fugue 2x due to lapses

Scar 14'

• ok

Then played entire program with 5' meditation before each half.

9/23/13

Goals

• continue pattern
• but do straight mental thru, not lmks

Scar/Tic 16'

Bach 45'

Han 38'

Harm/E 29'

Scar 24'

9/20/13

Took yesterday off. Continue this week's current pattern for next two sessions, then reassess.

Make one change: work mental start to finish (not by landmark).

Scar/Tic: 20' (play)
Bach: 43' (mental/play)
Handel 36'
Hrms/E 33'
Scar 18'

9/18/13

Play thru program w/ 15' intermission

small lapse in C# fugue
a little uneasiness in C fugue

All else pretty solid. Resume practice pattern tomorrow.

9/17/13

Do as planned yesterday)

Scar/Tictoc 20' (played Tictoc 2x, because 1x was too fast)

Bach 37'

Handel 37'

Harm/EMaj 30'

Scar 24'

9/16/13

Goals

• Sections to work
• Scar/Tictoc
• Bach
• Handel
• Harmonious/BachE
• Scar
• Change of plans from last week. Do:
• A: mental/play no metro
• B: slow lmks play/play tempo metro

Scar/Tictoc 19' B

Bach 41' A

Handel 36' B

Harm/Bach 32' A

Scar 20' B

Notes

• Overture needs slower tempo
• Bach E might need slower tempo

Tomorrow: do same, alternated.

Wednesday: play program

9/12/13

Goals

• woke up this morning wanting to do no mental work (unlike what I planned)
• so:
• play lmks slow
• play metro tempo
• play sans metro
• see if I can get through entire program in order

Hour 1

• Scar - Bach C, c, C# (minus sans metro)

Hour 2

• C# sans metro, Handel

Hour 3

• Harmonious, Bach E, Tic Toc

Next time

• start by replacing E plectrum
• then remaining Scarlatti, done the same way
• develop practice format for the day and next week

9/14/13

Goals

• continue through program
• mark trouble movements
• those will be done daily in full
• non-trouble will be done less; system in development

Bach

• C# & E, 1:05

Handel

• Blksmth 17'
• Overture, Andante, Allegro 30'

TicToc, 10"

9/9/13

Goals:

• prep recital rep by:
• mental lmks slow metro
• play lmks slow metro
• play optimal metro

Handel

• remaining two from last time: Andante, Passacaglia
• 30'

TicToc: 13'

Scarlatti: 50'

Bach

• 45'
• did all but C#, E

At end of session, did some free playing of movements.

Next time: continue, but start to mark problem movements

9/6/13

Back to the grind.

Goals

• TicToc: mental lmks/metro & play 1x
• 60' work recital Bach: mental/metro/play
• Bell 5:10 last 2 lmks
• Cto I section IV 7:15@70
• c# fugues 10 (focus lmks):10 (play lmks): 10 (play)

Tictoc

• as planned
• good!
• next time: metro play lmks & play for phrasing

Recital

• this took 90'!!!
• next time need to establish slow mental practice tempi

Based on the quality of the Bach and this recital coming down the pike, I need to revise today's goals.

• focus only on recital for near future

Handel

• 60'
• did all but Andante/Passacaglia (do that next time)
• established slow tempi for mental work

next time: finish Handel; do Scarlatti: bach to Bach

Summer Summary

On the eve of a long weekend, here's what's what:

Memorized this summer:

• D Major P&F WTC I
• Bach d minor concerto: II & III
• Couperin Tic Toc Choc
• Couperin Les barricades
• Bell: 3rd Prelude & Fugue

Still giving trouble:

• c# fugue WTC I

Restarted

• Bell 2nd Prelude

On Hold

• c# prelude WTC I

All in all, not a bad summer.

Goals now:

• Bell 1st & 2nd Preludes/Fugues
• bring all of d minor concerto up to speed after October recital
• then put to sleep and being another concerto
• A major?
• finish c# P&F
• then start d minor
• one or two more Couperin
• then begin L. Couperin suite?
• or Rameau pieces?

8/29/13

Goals

• TicTic 2x
• Cto I: IV 7:15@70
• Cto II: 10:15:72
• Bell: last 2 lmks 10' mental; play last lmk 5'; fingering penultimate lmk 5'
• c# 15:15@46, focus mental on lmrk starts
• recital: part I, reverse lmks w/ metro + 5:5 C Fugue slow

Cto I

• as planned
• do same next time

TicToc

• as planned
• next time: mental in reverse & play 1x

c#

• as planned
• next time: 10 mental lmks; 10 play lmks; 10 play 
• all @46

Recital I

• as planned, but skipped C Major study
• need to rethink strategy
• next time: 60'
• mental all Bach lmks; play
• then do all Handel
• then all Scarlatti

Bell

• good work
• next time: 5:10, same sections

CtoII

• as planned
• Done for now!

8/28/13

Goals:

• Play TicToc 2x
• recital: part IV w/metro
• Cto I: part III 7:10@70, mental IV 10'
• Cto II: 10:15@72
• c#: 15:15@46
• Bell Prelude 10:10

TicToc

• as planned
• do same next time

Cto I

• as planned (no metro on IV)
• next time: IV 7:15@70

Bell

• did 5:5, last lmks only
• next time: 5' mental last two lmks; 5' play last; 5' write fingering for penultimate lmk

Cto II

• as planned
• next time: last time!
• do 10:15@72 again

Recital

• as planned
• next time do I w/ reverse lmks/metro
• plan 5:5 for Bach C Fugue at slow tempo

c# fugue

• as planned (played straight thru)
• next time: mental lmks, focus on starting points & play 15:15 @46