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Since the last time I have written in my practice log, I have
finished Elite Syncopations for performance purposes, as well
as The Strenuous Life. I am now starting on The Peacharine Rag
and it's coming along well. A lot of the playing techniques I
use in Scott Joplin's rags transfer from piece to piece so I
am able to learn them quicker with every piece I finish. I
have not given up on my classical piece that I am learning,
the 3rd movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, but I have
not practiced it for a while. I think I will start with it in
my next practice session and see if I remember the first
couple of pages. Overall I am happy with the number of pieces
I have learned in the amount of time I have to dedicate to the
piano.
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Monday, March 13th, 2023
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I started my piano practice today by reviewing the 3rd
movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. I tried many
different ways of practicing because in my opinion, my playing
of it is not up to par. I only practiced half an hour of it
today because I was feeling tired,but I feel like I got a good
introduction of what I need to do to improve my playing of it
in the future. I will make sure to get another half hour of
practice of it in for the next practice session, and then
finish off with some ragtime pieces. I might even move further
in the Moonlight Sonata because I know I can get stuck if I
practice a few early sections over and over again.
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Wednesday, March 15th, 2023
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I am playing at a retirement home tomorrow so I wanted to
practice my ragtime pieces instead of the 3rd movement of
the Moonlight Sonata. I focused on The Strenuous Life, but
I also played through Elite Syncopations. The fourth
section of The Strenuous Life is giving me some issues in
the way that it is difficult playing it accurately without
"improvising" some chords in the left hand. The third
section is also giving me some problems but it is not as
difficult since there is less going on in the right hand.
I feel confident I will be able to play it for the seniors
tomorrow and they will not give me a difficult time if I
"improvise" some notes and chords.
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Tuesday, March 21st, 2023
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I decided to practice the 3rd movement of the Moonlight
Sonata today. I did the same yesterday and on Sunday
because the next retirement home I am playing at is this
upcoming weekend. I am going to practice my ragtime pieces
closer to the end of this week starting with Elite
Syncopations and moving onto The Strenuous Life. I have
been getting better at The Strenuous Life to the point
where I am starting The Peacharine Rag and unfortunately
getting a little bored of ragtime music. I think I am
going to stop at The Peacharine Rag and start focusing on
other music to practice in the future.
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Wednesday, March
22nd, 2023
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I spent today's practice session focusing on the second
section of the 3rd movement of the Moonlight Sonata. It's not
too difficult for me to learn because it sounds like
variations of the first section however the speed to play it
at is what is challenging. The right hand trills in some
sections are a little tricky, including the left hand
accompaniment that goes with it, but they are playable for me.
Tomorrow I will spend some time on the ragtime pieces I play
since I will be performing at a retirement home on Saturday.