It is March 29th, 2011, and I present to you, the first half of Bach’s Sinfonia No. 4 in D minor. It is nowhere near perfect, but it is mostly in tact, and it gives you a visual and an audial experience rather than just reading words on a blog. I do encourage some critiquing…
Category: Piano
Music Mission No. 2: March 29th, 2011
Scales will continue to take their prominence in my practice schedule, and Haydn will receive the attention he was deprived of last night. Hopefully he won’t be too scornful towards me and make the 16th notes harder to work with. Those sections drive me insane! My fingers seem to get some sort of strange paralysis…
Music Mission No. 1 Results
Results: Somewhat satisfactory. I worked on some scales and they went fine. I actually got a little songwriting in, which is a miracle. I normally never get into songwriting, but inspiration was afoot and I found it… Or it found me. I made a lot of progress with Bach, I do believe. I seem to…
Music Mission No. 1: March 28th, 2011
I’ve got a bit to do in an hour and a half. But tonight, the goal is to get some jazz in. I’ve been learning Lullaby of Birdland by George Shearing and for some reason, chording and I don’t mix. I need to branch out and be a little more creative. So tonight, I will…
In the Footsteps of Bach
I’m following in the footsteps of Bach. Sure, by playing his various Inventions and delving into counterpoint, yes, I have been following his method of mastering the piano. But truly, I’ve been following in his footsteps for the last few months by being a church musician and dedicating my talents to the Lord. I figure,…