Took me forever to make it through the first six songs. Almost two months—way slower than third grade. But these past 3-5 weeks seem to be a little bit better. A song a week, even though At Evening sort of kicked my butt as far as memorisation goes. There is a light at the end of the tunnel (hence pic).
Several weeks after the above note, I realize that piano (being a percussion instrument, after all) is like drumming. You can't be good unless you have mastered the rudiments. This means scales, arpeggios, and their ilk have to become a bigger part of my daily routine. I don't think I'll be able to master the geography of the keyboard without them. So... I'm working on a weekly practice schedule based on the RCM Grade 7 technical requirements. I started today, July 1—almost 9 months after first returning to the piano. I have been doing scales pretty consistently for a few months now, so in this way I'm really just codifying the regimen... and beefing it up.
The Schedule:
This regimen to too ambitious though. I've only been able to get through the major scales, arpeggios, and chromatics in any one day. Perhaps once I am a master of these, I'll be skilled enough to do all their variations in one sitting. (sigh...)
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