Practice, practice, practice!
This is the *very first* time my piano teacher and I have played this piece together- LIVE. After months of working on this piece through FaceTime, we felt that we were at a point where it could be played, recorded, and used for further practice to getting the piece polished. There are a couple spots where I know that I made a mistake, **I just smile and play on**. THAT is a breakthrough for me because in the past a mistake would completely derail me and I’d either have to stop, or the ‘wheels would fall off’ and continue to make mistakes.
Also in the past I would:
1. be terrified to play alongside my piano teacher
2. be terrified to video myself
3. be even more terrified to post a video of my imperfection
……Progress, Not Perfection!
Four – Hands piano pieces are a thing. They are a type of duet, very difficult to play. Timing needs to be spot-on, and you find yourself often negotiating for key real estate that another hand occupies. In this classical Haydn piece there are eight variations of the initial (Primo) portion. Each Variation is written with increasing complexity resulting in progressively more challenging play as the original tune itself is kept intact. I thrive on challenges and work hard to overcome them. And I strive with everything I have to do just that. STILL able to improve over time, it is all about Progress, not perfection. Now watch!… 🙂
Petdad 