spend more time playing the piano

I regretfully give up.

Someday…

Today I had an amazing experience!
I realized that I really can play well and I can share and teach knowledge with others pianists ;)
And also I realized that I wouldn’t be so sure or able to do that things if I didn’t push myself to have more discipline with the piano. ;D

Since some days ago I’m so glaaad with myself that I finally play a lot of songs without scores, wow!
The whole music, or at least I guess that I know how to play the right hand of the songs that I most used to play nowadays.
And I have realized that now I like to have someone watching me play, actually, sometimes I even ask to someone sit down by my side and watch me! :P

The good thing is that if I play everyday some hours, my brother also take the courage to play some songs together with me! ;D
And another great thing! Talking about courage, now I ask a lot of people that wants to hear to come here in my home and watch me! Something that a long time ago, I was almost shy to do those things! ;D

Look what I found!

“Olha a pequena infante! :-O
Aprendeu a tocar piano antes de falar, hehe
E toca lindamente ainda por cima!”

obs. (sei, sei, só queria me bajular, me viu tocando ao vivo e nem faz esses comentários, ai ai…)

I can see that in moments like the ones that I had today!
Today, some cousins and neighbors were here in my home to visit my mom, and my grandma always ask: “Agatha, play something here to us!”
And the nice thing is that I’m feeling more security to play in public, and I don’t feel so shy as I used to be to really play something in front of somebody, also I’m not so nervous and anxious.
And I really like it!
I feel so satisfied! ;)

Such a long time that i don’t write here! I miss my “cheers” :(
hahaha

So, about my challenge progress, the curious thing is that now, the soundtrack while I’m sleeping – In my dreams – are my musics on the piano! :P In the same way that i play!
so weird/freak/interesting at the same time!

And the nicest thing is that now, my piano class are really really great! They have been really worthy! And I won’t have the usually vacation, I’ll also study more and harder in january ;)
I like it :P
;D

The last challenge i guess that was totally well done! I really improve my ideas about practice my piano everyday, i discovered what time i like and i can play, and it really makes me so good! Even in my humor ;)
Is so much better play a little bit of piano, be happier, and then study something boring a little more than i would study…
I’m so proud of me! Specially because i know that now that i’ll be in vacations, i’ll have even more time to practice, and that’s the reason to make this new challenge: “Spend more time playing the piano”
I’m used to play my week’s musics, and i just play more than that when i have time to… What usually is near to 1 hour and a half… But i wanna play more than 2 hours per day now, that would be really great ;D

But you know, nowadays i play before lunch and/or in the end of the afternoon and/or by the time that my grandma leaves the dinner room (around 8 pm)...
So, i’m used to play approximately 30 minutes in each case, but now i know that I can do more!
And oh! Now i also could play when i wake up, that’s the best thing! ;D I used to love that when i studied in the afternoon! – It was like my day could be a little bit better than it would be, i wasn’t so sleepy and i was in a good mood to do everything ;)

Hmmm… Another important thing! Now i know that i have a person who is even more strict than my piano’s teacher! My beautiful lovely boyfriend ;)
And he is almost like the 43things mail that remembers me everyday: “You must play piano today or else…” hahaha
And other curious thing! Now i have another person that wanna learn how to play piano too! My grandma! ;))

still likes to rebel every now and again in a way I’m not used to.

Played for an hour and a half last night.

Cheaper than therapy :)

My husband and I didn’t have a piano when we first got married—we were paupers, at the time.

About six months ago, I came home from work, and my family was gone. I figured they’d gone shopping or something, and curled up for a nap in my bed.

About twenty minutes later, Thing 2 came stomping into my room and said, “Don’t go ANYWHERE, Mommy!”

So I did what any mom would do…I eavesdropped. In the kitchen, I could hear my husband and daughter unwrapping flowers. I thought…”Sweet, they got me flowers!” That was a lovely surprise.

That’s when they called me into the family room. Sure enough, there were my flowers—on top of the piano they’d managed to sneak into the house while I was at work!

I played for a very long time growing up…and I can say that it’s NOT like riding a bike. My eyes and brain still sight read well, my ear still works just fine…but the muscle memory was all but gone for the first couple of weeks. My hands just wouldn’t do what my brain told them to.

I’m only able to squeeze in 15 or 20 minutes a day to play, but it’s therapy. SOOOO relaxing.

For Christmas, I got new sheet music from EVERYONE, so I’m starting to build a repetoire again, at least. Now all I’ve gotta do is figure out how to make my freakin’ hands work again:) !!

I play more often now. I’ve realized that if I make it a habit, like playing before/after dinner or duing the lazy afternoons.. then am more likely to stick to this.

I do need to practise more in order to play better. Am still not sure if I’ll go back to taking lessons..coz they can be quite a chore.

So I’ll just play what I love for now..and learn up new songs and play by ear. As long as I’m playing, I’m happy with myself already.

p/s: I read in the newspaper today of this Korean woman who was borned with only 2 fingers on each hand. And she’s a pianist. It put me to shame, realizing I’m wasting my God-given abilities and talent. I hope to hear her play some day.