WBMM Progress Diary, Adult

This will be my progress journal. Here it goes!

Okay, I've finished reading Hellene's book and now have more time to devote to the actual piano. I try to get on for at least 15 minutes a day and usually it's more like 30 to 40. I practice the solfeggio alphabet with my kids and am having an easier time understanding it. I have zero musical background (basically the music illiterate person spoken about in the book). Each time I sit down I make more connections between finger placement/note reading/sound etc. I know i have TONS to learn but I'm surprised how it doesn't seem so foreign anymore after only a couple weeks. Here are some of my scores.


6-17 Treble Staff puzzle 21:40
6-18 fingerrobics 26/30 level 2 12sec
6-20 HCB 36/37 2sec
ode to joy 46/48 9 sec
jingle bells 72/77 20 sec
6-21 french song 46/48 10sec
Guess Key (tried playing with both hands) 547 2:15sec
fruit lines 452 7:47sec
drummer 81/85 7sec
fingerobics3 28/30 8sec
fingerobics5 27/28 3 sec
6-25 French song 37/38 7sec
small fir tree 42/42 9sec

Just last night I tried playing some stuff on presentation 5. I'm eager to practice reading the "real" notes. I felt I did fairly well on the treble cleff with easier songs. I have a lot of work to do with the bass as far as knowing where the keys are located. I'm surprised how quickly my hands became accustomed to the finger exercises. I work on hannon and black cat daily. The only song i have memorized is Hot cross buns.

Yeah, totally new at this! The first numbers are the dates (6-18). I probably could leave those off. And the "seconds" part is the right hand corner number. In my journal I realized I stopped writing it with the seconds comment too and forgot why....duh! Oh, and I realized i forgot to give the score on the treble staff game it was 1750. My husband tells me I have to get a video on here, so that will be next on the list. Any requests....?

welcome WannaBMusicalMom on the forum . Thank you for sharing xx I love your forum name . Like you I want to learn wih soft mozart but keep giving myself the excuse of not hsving enough time or It is too late for me . I am teaching my 2 little one with soft mozart . Following your progress diary for more inspiration xxx
viv