It's been very warm this week - practice has happened in the evening's when it has been marginally cooler. I've been continuing with articulation exercises though not really seeing a huge increase in speed yet. I need to keep going though. My study this week (Luft no 18) is in F#minor and is also good articulation practice. I need to focus on stamina, breathing and tuning for the rest of the week.
Telemann Fantastia No 8: I've been working on articulation in the second movement nad trying to get accuracy and dynamics too. The last movement is getting there.
Hindemith movement 1: Still working on the basics - notes, rhythm, articulation. I still need to work through the second half of this. First half dynamics, phrasing is improving.
Mozart Oboe Quartet Movement 3: Bits are OK, other bits are very ropey. There is some ornamentation I'm struggling to get the rhythm to - it doesn't help that it comes very soon after a change from 6/8 to cut common time. Articulation speed is also slowing me down - but that is something that I'm working on.
Extras: I'm working on the tricky bits for Gershwin. I'll have another You tube run through next week to see if it's any better.
I had a play through Rendez vous and Causerie from French Suite yesterday. Total time was 5 mins and 17 seconds which is slightly longer than my time slot for the play day so may need to only do one. I've sent music to my accompanist - the first one is quite tricky so it maybe that I have to change my piece anyway. Hopefully he can simplify it a bit to let me play it as it is a really fun piece.
I'm waiting for a piano exam date - 15th June would be my ideal date, so let's wait and see.
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