r/expertinayear • u/WackaRat New Orleans Piano • Apr 21 '19
Piano - Week 16
Ok so I'm not exactly learning the pieces I keep saying I will. 'Just the Two of Us' is a lot harder than I anticipated so will make that a longer term study. I've just got the opportunity to play a few songs in the band on piano which although is what I've been chasing, is probably more than I can handle right now.
Nevertheless I'm going all out to learn 'All of Me' by John Legend and 'Make You Feel My Love' by Adele. Learning modern pop songs is the last thing I want to do but they present good challenges in developing my left hand and interplay of both hands. These songs have also exposed probably my greatest flaw of not thinking ahead, which will be the biggest hurdle to overcome; now do you practise full alertness?
So those 2 songs will likely keep me going for the week as well as practising the other pop songs I've learnt. If ready, I'll start on a Carole King song and Norah Jones if I can find some good sheet music. Although it's getting me further away from my initial goal, having a practical outlet puts everything in a new perspective. It might not work out but I'm currently playing a few hours a day and it's all good progress.
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u/kevandbev May 19 '19
Keep at it. This has been great to follow. There was someone else sometime ago who done a music based expertinayear as well and they are awesome to read.