Finally back into the groove with piano lessons. KF seems to think it’s not out of the question that I could pass an audition in November to qualify for a place in the B.Mus. at Monash for 2011. Amazing! I have some work to do of course. Scales, arpeggios, Brahms Op.79, No.2, Rhapsody in G minor, and Mozart’s Sonata in F, K332, 1st movement. In three months. No problem. Aaarrrrgggggghhhhhhh!!!!!! I’ve played both pieces before, albeit ten years ago. But still, I can do this, right? Figure I’ll audition. Give it a shot. Worst that can happen is I don’t pass. Then I’ll try again next time.
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Finally back into the groove with piano lessons. KF seems to think it’s not out of the question that I could pass an audition in November to qualify for a place in the B.Mus. at Monash for 2011. Amazing! I have some work to do of course. Scales, arpeggios, Brahms Op.79, No.2, Rhapsody in G minor, and Mozart’s Sonata in F, K332, 1st movement. In three months. No problem. Aaarrrrgggggghhhhhhh!!!!!! I’ve played both pieces before, albeit ten years ago. But still, I can do this, right? Figure I’ll audition. Give it a shot. Worst that can happen is I don’t pass. Then I’ll try again next time. How absolutely exciting! I’m jumping out of my skin! I had my first piano lesson today with Kenji. Awesome, awesome, awesome. Not a lot of playing, more getting really clear about what we’re going to do. So, here’s my new project challenge for this year… to attain Grade 7 level in piano, Grade 4 in theory, become skilled in sight-reading, and learn, learn, learn about the composers, their era, historical info, etc. Not a small task by any stretch of the imagination! But oh, so very exciting! Here’s where I’m starting. I’m going to buy the theory books I need to refresh my knowledge there. I’m going to The Piano Shop in Centre Road near me hopefully tomorrow, so I can take one of the books with me to Sydney next week. Then, I’m going to select my pieces for the exam. Six I need. I have already chosen a few…
Now I need to get started on my scales, and get into some Czerny exercises. And of course, Hanon. I can’t tell you how great it is to finally have a structure. Almost wish I wasn’t going away next week now! I’ve got my work cut out for me. Mum and I picked two pieces for me to prepare for my audition. Mozart’s Fantasia in D Minor, and Beethoven’s Leichte Sonate Op. 49 Nr. 2, 1st movement – Allegro ma non troppo. And to prepare my hands, Hanon and Czerny exercises. So so so so confronting… as I go further along in the project I gotta keep my head straight cos it’s oh so easy to be disempowered by my current level of skill. Or rather, lack thereof.  w. a. mozart  ludwig van beethoven  charles-louis hanon  carl czerny |
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