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Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
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Today I played for the seniors at Villa Riviera. I was able to
play a polonaise today which made me happy. I like being able
to introduce new pieces to my audience since I often play a
similar set of pieces every time I perform. I also played
Rachmaninoff's Prelude 5 which put another smile on my face. I
look forward to next month when I perform for them again
because hopefully then I will have another polonaise to play.
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Monday, July 20th, 2020
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This weekend I had a teleconferencing performance for Casa
Dorinda, however I am a little concerned it was not received
well because of technical difficulties on my end. I
accidentally left my laptop in my wife's car so I had to use
other means to broadcast. First I tried using my phone but
that did not work so I used an older laptop which had inferior
equipment compared to my main one. The workers at Casa Dorinda
said they did not have a difficult time hearing me when I used
my secondary laptop, but I was having a lot of difficulty
hearing them so I am not sure if they accepted my second
option due to time constraints or if it did indeed sound
acceptable. I felt a little bad about my mistake of leaving my
main laptop in the car so I will have to make sure it does not
happen again. I have had worse experiences performing for
retirement homes before though. I have missed four or five
performances at Vista del Monte in the past because of
technical difficulties such as not being able to set up the
calendar on my phone.
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Sunday, July 12, 2020
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I had a great time yesterday performing for the Mariposa
assisted living facility. First I played Chopin's Polonaise
Op. 40 No. 2 and then I played May by Tchaikovsky. Both pieces
are intense in their own ways however May is a bit calmer and
I wanted to start my performance by playing something quite
powerful. After May I performed Rachmaninoff's Prelude 5 so I
think I was attempting to alternate peaceful pieces with ones
that make a more profound statement. Tchaikovsky wrote May as
part of a job he accepted rather than by inspiration so I feel
comfortable playing it between more passionate pieces. This
way, the listener can take a break and cleanse their auditory
palate.
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Monday, July 6th, 2020
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I had a performance at Vista del Monte last week that was
accomplished through teleconferencing and I was happy with it
because I was able to play through Chopin's Polonaise Op. 40 No.
2. I did an OK job considering I had never performed it before
and I think my audience enjoyed it. Other than that the other
memorable piece I played was Rachmaninoff's Prelude 5. I did not
play that piece as well because I did not practice it that
morning, but I did a decent job performing it. I was able to
play the big chords at the top of the second page without too
much hesitation which really pleased me. I would say that the
performance at Vista del Monte was a successful one and I think
the residents enjoyed it as well. I will
still continue to practice that polonaise however I will also
begin reviewing the other ones that I know.