Another day, another four measures or so.
Note well, pianists around the world: the shorter the section you’re practicing, the faster it goes. Particularly with baroque music, you take the smallest gestures — a measure, two measures — and you chain them together.
If you can’t tell, I find the work to be immensely satisfying, physically and intellectually. Unlike when I was in school, and stressed out about it all the time. I’m twenty-seven now; I have my bearings a bit more, and I’m willing to take it slow enough to get it right.
Well, almost right. Right enough.
July 18, 2008 at 6:00 am
hi Joe, interesting note about the remark:
the shorter the section you’re practicing, the faster it goes. Particularly with baroque music, you take the smallest gestures — a measure, two measures — and you chain them together.
Totally agree with that, after my 19 years of playing the piano. I really rarely play Bach, but when I do practice / learn Bach, that is exactly what I do….