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Re: Playing slowly to learn to play fast

Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2022-01-09 10:03

Thanks for the tips, and for so much kind encouragement. I really appreciate it and I will try to do the exercises.

I think I'm also partly dropping back because I'm still recovering from long covid (twice now).

I don't think I even see myself how much it's changed me, because I've been living inside that situation for two years, but I think it must be a big part of it.

I used to bash through four grade 4 pieces with gusto (though not precision). Now I look at a grade 1 piece and think "Mmmm, that seems long."

I'm hoping that this is a temporary situation. :-)

If I was going to try Baermann, do I just start at the beginning and work through?

I can do the grade 3 major scales (F, G, A, C, D, Bb, two octaves) easily and fluently from memory, but I have to assemble the arpeggios in my head as I play them. I have forgotten all my minor scales.

On the plus side I've gone from grade 2 to grade 5+ in music theory while having covid, as it doesn't require good breathing, or standing up. Yippee! I have bought a casio keyboard and am loving playing chords from the grade 6 book and finding out how they all sound. :-)

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