I may or may not have a HUGE crush on someone.
Also, I realize I haven't posted on this blog in forever, I'm so sorry.
School just takes up so much of my time, and the RCM exam practice- stress is the worst. I'm also learning all of the pieces for Guys and Dolls, because I'm the accompanist for my school's production.
Life update on the piano practicing: Professor Wilson remains the sweetest and most socially awkward teacher I've ever met. He's so incredible though. It's a wonderful privilege to study with him.
I've technically "learned" all of the pieces by now, it's just a lot of practicing and memorizing and fine-tuning (ha, ha) until the exam in December.
1. English Suite no. 2 in A minor, Allemande and Gigue by J.S. Bach- going okay. This one's my favourite but the memorizing is difficult. And the fingering..... ouch ouch ouch
2. Sonata in D Major, 3rd and 4th movements, by Ludwig Van Beethoven- easy peasy. Okay, not really. Fingers aching. The trick with this one is remembering the dynamics and getting the correct expression.
3. Ballade in D minor, op. 10, no. 1 by Johannes Brahms- So mournful I can't
4. La plus que lente by Claude Debussy- This one makes me think of Degas paintings, sort of. It's much easier than the others but it's also rather slow, which is a different challenge.
5. Sonatina in C Major, op. 13, no.1, 2nd and 3rd movements by Dmitri Kabalevsky- I just watched a video of a 7 year-old playing this with ease and grace and now I feel not very talented. Oh well. Back to practicing.
What else to talk about?
