Day 164

Here's a melody I composed about twenty years ago:
http://www.box.net/shared/nbyzaq6s4z

Here's another one about 23 years old called "Faraway Summer"
http://www.box.net/shared/cv2c2c4m91

Practiced "Amazing Grace" throughout the day.
Here's how it sounds at this juncture:
http://www.box.net/shared/evfq0lpszj

And here's me and my nine year old daughter on a duet!
http://www.box.net/shared/1e0z9gmpft

Day 163

Played at Mass tonight.
Worked on "Amazing Grace."

Day 162

Piano Rant Warning.....Piano Rant Warning..........Worked on "Amazing Grace," and its a bear....nothing comes easy with this stuff.....yea, I know, enjoy the journey, yada yada yada, but its getting to be a drag.....

Day 161

(Should have posted this yesterday)
Worked on "Amazing Grace."

Day 160

Working on "Amazing Grace."

Day 159

Making some headway with "Amazing Grace," and the first Hanon exercise. On p.11 of the "Take the Lead" book.

Day 158

Up to p. 11 in Pete's "Take the Lead" book.

Worked on "Amazing Grace," and played a little more around with Beatles songs from a songbook.

Frustrating how it seems so easy in my mind to play from a songbook, but in reality how difficult it is for me!

Day 157

Did Hanon, "Amazing Grace" stuff, and played with "I Will" by the Beatles.

Day 156

Up to p. 7 of the "Take the Lead" book.
Worked on "Amazing Grace."
Played a little of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight."
Started Hanon #1.

Day 155

Here we go..........yet another pivotal time of changes....... I've decided to keep doing the Method Book, but I'm not going to do the Sudnow Method at this time. I've decided instead to pursue the Pop Piano Pro Methods. Also, I'm listening to some old recorded piano learning material.

Worked on "Amazing Grace."

On p.4 of the "Take the Lead" book.

Day 154

Played some of "Amazing Grace."

Day 153

(Should have posted this yesterday).
Practiced with our Church group for an upcoming Mass whose musical theme will be Gospel type music. Played some organ to "Softly and Tenderly."
Played some "Amazing Grace."

Day 152

Working on "Somewhere."
Having a rough time playing past Repertoire.

Day 151

A great piano day.

Got some good tutoring on the Sudnow Method from Piano Mom.

Finished with "The Entertainer," and only have one more song ("Amazing Grace") to go in the Alfred's All in One Book One.

Working on "Somewhere" and must admit it sounds nice.

Day 150

Worked on my Sudnow songs, "The Entertainer," and "Somewhere."

Day 149

Last night saw Bruce Springsteen, and didn't get home until about 2:00 AM, so today was a relax day! Great, awesome rock and roll.....
Today for fun I played piano along to some Bruce songs played on the CD, Also worked on The Entertainer. Tomorrow will work on Sudnow stuff.

Day 148

Worked on "The Entertainer," and this is how it sounded when recorded today:

http://www.box.net/shared/xjyzmttygb

Still needs work, but I like it.

Also worked on "Somewhere" today.

Day 147

(Should have posted this yesterday).
Just a bit of practice today of "Somewhere."

Day 146

Started working on playing "Somewhere."

Day 145

Finished voicing "Somewhere."
Worked on "The Entertainer."
Played "Over the Rainbow" and some of "Tenderly."
Some frustration at forgetting past song parts, but voicing is a breeze.

Day 144

Started voicing "Somewhere."

Day 143

Worked on "The Entertainer."

Day 142

Worked on piano buddy's song, played Sudnow stuff, and worked on "The Entertainer."

Day 141

Worked on my piano buddy's song, but not for long. Feeling under the weather with allergies, a cold, or something.... Figured out some good ways of remembering Sudnow stuff.

Day 140

(Should have posted this yesterday).
Worked on piano buddy's original song.

Day 139

Worked mostly on my piano friend's original song!

Day 138

Worked on "The Entertainer."
Worked also on my Sudnow songs.

Day 137

Did a little work on "The Entertainer."
Exploring voicing procedures with the Sudnow Method (easiest ways to find scale degrees).

Day 136

Went through my Sudnow repertoire and played around a little with "The Entertainer."
Did some written voicing exercises that Sudnow drew up.

Next song to voice will be "Somewhere" from West Side Story. I voiced this one before, but its such a great song, I'll revoice it.

Day 135

Played through my Sudnow Repertoire; up to "The Entertainer" in the Method Book.

Day 134

Did a little fakebook sightreading.

Completed (for now) "What a Wonderful World," and here's how it sounds so far:
http://www.box.net/shared/1ebpmnss3i

Trying to memorize some voicing stuff to help with voicing on the fly.....