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I’m learning this piece for my AMEB Certificate of Performance that I’ll take later this year. Of course, I can’t wait to perform it in public as well. I’ve got most of the chords down, although due to my somewhat short hands (hmmph) I’ve had to cut out some of the notes of the four-note consecutive chords, much to my dismay.
Still haven’t worked out whether or not to use the sustain pedal or not in this piece…. so very tempting to.
Upon my first glance, two clefs for each hand seemed ridiculous, but now I find it quite refreshing.
Obviously, sight reading this piece would be a nightmare, but once you’ve played it through a few times, you can easily just hammer through it. The tempo also helps in that department, although the ‘agitated’ middle section will need some work. Bringing out the melody in this bit will be the hardest part of this piece I think, as I personally have difficulty emphasising different fingers of the same hand in rapidity.
Ach, I’ll get there… I hope.
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How I did it: I am proud to say that this is my favourite piece I have ever learnt to play, let alone of my current repertoire. Of course, I am constantly amending things in this piece, but I am at the standard with it where I would feel comfortable performing it. My first public performance of this piece is in a Performance Challenge in about a months time, and I’m actually really excited about finally being able to share a piece of this calibre with … Read how I did it…
How I did it: Just over 50 hours of mainly highway practise, and hardly enough parking practise later, I went for my driving test.The lady was really nice, and I easily passed, which was great! I did a reverse parallel park pretty well, so luckily I think she forgot to do some carpark parking, THANK GOD. I suck at 90 degree angle parking, still.But, reverse parks - pah, a walk in the park! Read how I did it…
