Sunday, May 31, 2009

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

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Day 163

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

Friday, May 29, 2009

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."

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Day 160

Working on "Amazing Grace."

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Day 159

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

Monday, May 25, 2009

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!

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Day 157

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

Saturday, May 23, 2009

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.

Friday, May 22, 2009

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.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

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."

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Day 152

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

Monday, May 18, 2009

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.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Day 150

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

Saturday, May 16, 2009

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.

Friday, May 15, 2009

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."

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Day 146

Started working on playing "Somewhere."

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

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.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Day 144

Started voicing "Somewhere."

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Day 143

Worked on "The Entertainer."

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Day 142

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

Friday, May 8, 2009

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.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Day 139

Worked mostly on my piano friend's original song!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Day 138

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

Monday, May 4, 2009

Day 137

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

Sunday, May 3, 2009

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.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Day 135

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

Friday, May 1, 2009

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.....