Piano Update

So, I’d like to use part of this blog to keep track of my progress piano wise.  Right now i am seriously working on 4 songs.  I have posted a clip to 3 out of the 4. I have worked my way through 1/3rd of each son in about a week. There are a lot of wrong notes and other mistakes, but like I said it’s about progression. Also I tried to play each song up to tempo in the following videos rather than play slowly (which is how I practice usually).

Song No. 1 – Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 6

Song #2 – Mendelssohn Prelude in E minor Op. 35 No. 1 (I played 1/3rd of the song twice in this video)

Song #3 – Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 No. 3

Note that my electric keyboard is a piece of crap. Some keys are stuck, others clunk, it decides when it wants to shut off which ranges from every 2 seconds to 10 minutes. It’s annoying as hell. After a new couch, this will be on the top of my priority lists of things to buy once I start getting paid in Columbus.

Still studying for exams…

But in my down time, here is me playing Mendelssohn’s Prelude in E Minor.

I’ll have a substantial post coming soon

Winter Wind 3 Month progress!

I’ve been working on this song for 3 months now. I forgot the sheet music that day so I did it all from memory, not half bad (except for the part where i say “crap I forgot” or something along those lines). I can’t wait until I can play this song up to tempo!!

Did I ever tell you about Moszkowski??

Well he is my favorite composer.

Moritz (Maurice) Moszkowski (23 August 1854 – 4 March 1925) was a German Jewish composer, pianist, and teacher of Polish descent. Ignacy Paderewski said, “After Chopin, Moszkowski best understands how to write for the piano”. Although little known today, Moszkowski was well-respected and popular during the late nineteenth century

Here is me playing a clip of one of his etudes (I found it while clearing out my memory card):

YouTube – Beethoven Moonlight sonata Mov 2,3

Chelsea Dock

I’ve secretly been following Chelsea Dock on youtube ever since her father set up her youtube account. She seems to have a genuine love for the piano. She is simply A-MA-ZING!