Hello all, Just a quick update to announce I finished studying Beethoven’s “Sonata in G Major Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro” and updated the current repertoire and completed repertoire pages. It was certainly quite the feat for me, I was able to perform it from memory last Sunday on February 28th in State College. I…
Category: Piano
Piano Lesson Oct 30th
Hello all! It is piano lesson day. Today we will continue working with Bach Sinofnia No 7 in e minor. I focused on bringing out the recurrence of the theme in whatever voice it appears in, which involves making sure finger legato is present and pliable so the line isn’t broken and holding tied notes…
Semester Survived
Somehow, I was able to survive this semester. I came across quite a number of difficulties: my immunity seemed non-existent, I was getting pesky head colds right and left whilst I began my first semester of voice lessons. However, I made it to Lincoln Center to sing the Durufle Requiem but after that victory I…
The Opinion of Mr. Snuffygins
Let me present a scenario to you. This is a scenario that just about every music major in college encounters at least once in their lifetime. We shall meet the main player in this scenario: Mr. Snuffygins. (He’s hypothetically named and not named after anyone in particular.) Mr. Snuffygins can be anyone in your life…
MM No. 3: Cramming
The summary of todays music mission will be cramming, because I seem to be incapable of taking twenty minute naps. I set myself out on the goal of taking a SIMPLE twenty nap. That was supposed to be IT. That was supposed to be the plan. Well, maybe my naps are simply a metaphor of…