Monday, May 14, 2012

Busoni/Sight-reading - 45 min

Bach - 50 min

Falla - 90 min
PLAN for this Week MAY 14 - May 20

Busoni - 4 measures a day

Bach - to measure 56

Clementi - Development - p.4-7

Falla - up to Tranquillamente mosso

Walker - Waterbird

Barber - A Green Lowland of Pianos

Beethoven 1 - creatively approach notorious measures..

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Falla - 1 hr 45 min - be less emotionally involved; iron out parts up until goal spot

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Busoni/Bach 1 - 70 min - comfortable up to end of second page; start working ahead to next section;

Beethoven 1 - 60 min - take time to hear harmonic changes in notorious rising chord passage

Clementi - 30 min - secure exposition

Falla - 2 hrs - up to F# major transition

Friday, May 11, 2012

Walker - 10 min

Falla - 70 min

Bach - 50 min

Beethoven 1, Clementi 1, SR, Walker - 70 min

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Bach - 30 min - review second page of prelude hands separately mentally

Beethoven 1 - 60 min - review chords

Clementi 1 - 40 min -

Falla - 20 min

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Busoni - 20 min - first page of stacato exercise

Beethoven 1 - 40 min - think about harmony and alignment of arms; close eyes

Clementi 1 - 1 hr - review to end of exposition

Falla - 1 hr - review to tempo change

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Busoni -  25 min

Falla - 50 min

Bach - 60 min - up to measure 20 of Prelude

Clementi 1 - 60 min - to end of exposition

Beethoven 1 - 35 min

Monday, May 7, 2012

Busoni - 20 min

Bach - 1 hr - first page of prelude

Clementi 1 - 50 min - to bottom of second page

Falla/Rachmaninoff/Beethoven 1 - 50 min - Falla page 1-2

Must reduce neck tension and arm tension ind Falla. How do I get loud dynamic in Falla without tensing neck muscles? Need to find more efficient way to divide up practice into multiple more productive practice sessions.