Tag: practice log
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The Pan-Tones at Rubber Gloves, 5-24-23
We did it! Putting together a show is a lot of work- rehearsing, promoting, practicing, creating media, etc. It’s sort of a relief, but also a bit of a let down when it’s over! Our next show is already scheduled at Steve’s Wine Bar (Denton) for Saturday, July 15. The show will be a combination…
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[Practice diary] Week of 5.8.23
It’s been a while since I’ve made videos… I think I overdid it during the pandemic. But I’ve been playing with Final Cut again lately and it’s pretty fun!
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[practice log] Week of 5/9/22
Monday, 5/9/22 (90 min) Warm up on Altes daily exercise (reversed the pattern). I’m focusing on the third octave legato playing, especially between D, F/#, A. I noticed these fingerings are problematic for me in both Dvorak 8 and Firebird. I also practiced those third octave exercises with both the RH 2 and RH 3…
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[practice log] Week of 5/2/22
Monday, 5/2/22 (60 min) Very strange day- kids were both sick and home from school, and the power was out from a storm. I laid around napping most of the day (since I woke up to help sick kids 4x in the night…). Then I spent an hour practicing the music for the Flower Mound…
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[practice log] Week of 4/25/22
Monday, 4/25/22 (130 min) Picc warm up- chromatic scales (for orchestra rehearsal tonight) Sparks Leonore book, pp. 8-11. Exercises in piano playing, smooth legato, and breath control Debussy, Faun. Run through with recording, 5x. Still trying to figure out what is going on in some parts with the orchestra, rhythmically. I am 4 weeks out…
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[practice log] Week of 4/18
Here’s a new format of post I’m going to try… maybe it will be interesting to some, and hopefully also increase my own awareness of my practice. Monday, 4/18/22 (105 min) Practicing from Mark Spark’s Brahms 4 book- exploring the melodies from the different movements in different keys. Recording his duet arrangement, which goes from…