Tag: practicing
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It’s not too late to learn!!!
After my freshman year of college, I told one of my mentors I eventually wanted to be able to accompany my students. I was about 18, and had been playing the piano here and there for a couple of years. She told me that it was very difficult, and I think I detected some skepticism……
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Manifestations of anxiety
This week, I’m starting rehearsals with The Dallas Opera and I’m mostly excited, but also anxious. Thanks to my subconscious for bringing that to my attention… 😅 I’m subbing on a rehearsal of Das Rheingold (Wagner) on Thursday, then starting rehearsals for The Hart Institute for Women Conductors on Friday. So it’s a lot of…
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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…