![]() ![]() This plan is basically a set of different goals and strategies that sub-divide the piece into the bits that I find difficult. As a result, even when I do get to a point that I can play them well enough, they remain on the outer limits of my technique.įor any piece that I’m learning, I always have a plan of what I need to practice. Like many adult learners, I insist on learning things that are ‘too difficult’ for me. I’m no Horowitz, but I still want people to enjoy and not be distracted by lot of wrong notes or sloppy playing. Unfortunately, 9 times out of 10, for the pieces that I’m currently practising, I don’t consider them to be ready to perform (even informally for friends). Yet, when I’m asked to ‘play something’, I want to be able to play something that I’ve recently learned. ![]() fall into this category.įor these pieces then, no problem. For me, things such as Bach’s C Major Prelude, the slow movement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Schubert’s Serenade etc. In fact, often, we could just pull out the music and execute a very acceptable performance even after not touching it for some time. For music that we find technically easier, then simply playing through every now and then is probably sufficient. Or course, as with any question, the real answer is ‘it depends’. This, I believe, is why the question about how to maintain old repertoire and keep it ‘in our fingers’ is so frequently asked. ![]() I’m sure many people have a similar experience. Do you ever feel that, despite practising each day and working hard to improve, if asked to ‘play something’ we’re often at a loss? Sure, we have learned lots of things, but how many of them remain at a ‘performance standard’? In reality, for me at least, very few. ![]()
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