Sunday, January 3, 2010

5 hrs, 8 items

Debussy - 45 min. - Les fees sont d'exquises danseuses - Run movement. Work through middle two pages more, thinking about continuity. Next time: try recording to see where the major errors are and focus on them for a more big picture approach.

Debussy - 50 min. - Bruyeres - Run movement. Memorize from Ab section to end (last page and system on page before). Play through again slowly. Next time: Continue memorizing backwards. Think about overall structure and flowing logically from one section to another.

Debussy - 50 min. - Ondine - Clean up page by page. Next time: Work on individual sections again.

Bartok - 40 min. - Allegro Barbaro - Review backwards at q = 50. 2 pages at a time. Next time: Think about what individual phrases are saying.

Rachmaninoff - 35 min. - Prelude op. 32 no. 5 - Practice without pedal. Next time: begin memorizing. Be more conscious of structure.

Rachmaninoff - 25 min - op. 32 no. 6 - Practice with less pedal and more slowly to ensure control. Isolate left hand. Next time: continue to work on phrasing and continuity of piece as whole. Isolate right hand

Piston - 20 min. - Passacaglia - Think about maintaining intensity of phrases through line and voicing at the right dynamic for each note. Next time: review memory slips and run movement.

Chopin - 35 min. - Barcarolle - Learn more notes. Work on hand balance with LH octaves. Next time: continue working on start trying to memorize piu mosso section. Review notes learned.

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