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1. Personal ContextI'm not particularly fond of piano music, but I figured I ought to give it a try. Also, I needed to play notes to support singing practice. I tried several times to teach myself, but could not get on track. So started taking lessons from Dorothy Harwood (right after voice lesson).
2. OverviewThis page records my progress in learning piano.
3. Equipment
4. Practice regimen.
4.1. 1 month (May 2013)Dorothy explained that many adult learners get stuck because they understand the theory long before their fingers can do the moves -- and get discouraged. So she starts adults with children's books. Lots of easy-skill repetition to build up physical skills. Went through 4 of those immediately and started another set in a couple of weeks. For me, she is specifically watching for
In addition, I've had to learn the bass clef. I'm practicing scales and thumb crossovers. I'm doing practice pieces from 7 different books. I do each piece twice in a practice session, to get the sight reading going but avoid memorizing the piece.
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Creator: Harry George Updated/Created: 2013-06-20 |