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Monday, August 24th, 2020
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This weekend I performed for Villa Riviera. I was a little
frustrated because my iPad ran out of battery life in the
middle of my performance so I was not able to play a couple of
pieces that I have not memorized yet. I still was able to play
the entire time I was there but I had to cut short my
performance of Chopin's Polonaises because I was afraid my
iPad would shut off in the middle. I have had better
performances at Villa Riviera but I still think I gave the
seniors an entertaining amount of music to carry with them the
rest of the day.
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Friday, August 21st, 2020
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Yesterday I performed for Valle Verde by teleconferencing from
my piano studio at home. I was excited because this was my
second opportunity to play Chopin's Polonaise Op. 26 No. 1 for
an audience. I feel like I did a good job playing it compared
to the first time I performed this piece. Later I got a little
excited playing Rachmaninoff's Prelude 5 which led to me
skipping a couple of parts. Unfortunately I still omit
sections of pieces because of my emotions getting the best of
me while playing, but I am sure I would not have that problem
as much if I practiced my performance pieces more. These days
I spend more time practicing new pieces than refining past
ones so it is not surprising I make mistakes while playing for
other people.