Sherry (adult) Prep level C

Finally, I am taking the time to post about our progress. I have tried several times, but somehow the post got lost and I didn't have the time to rewrite it all. I need to figure out a way to save the info on the computer and just copy and paste it instead of keeping a notebook and then transferring all the info onto the computer when I am posting an update.

Segment 5
For warm-up, I would play Hanon, Liebestraum, Farmer In the Dell, White Cat and Black Cat, and Fa to Fa. I tried to sing along with each one; it is hard to sing Hanon and White Cat/Black Cat. By the way, what do you call the black notes, If it is fa-sharp, do you sing it "fa"? and do you sing "Ti" flat, "ti"?

My scores for Treble staff puzzle: 348-4:15, 348-3:11, 348-3:15, 348-3:03, 408-3:37, 339-3:01, 408-3:23, 408-3:28

Etude: 167/169-67, 162/169-69, 168/169-54, 166/169-57, 166/169-50, 167/169-50, 168/169-38, 166/169-58, 168/169-46, 167/169-45, 167/169-41, 166/169-45, 167/169-37, 166/169-57, 166/169-36, 167/169-41, 167/169-36, 167/169-30, 168/169-33, 169/169-30, 164/169-34, 169/169-31, 168/169-37, 169/169-35, 169/169-43, 166/169-37, 168/169-36, 166/169-44, 167/169-35, 169/169-31, 169/169-29

Away With Melancholy: 105/108-35, 106/108-34, 106/108-29, 106/108-46, 106/108-30, 106/108-24, 105/108-26, 105/108-29, 106/108-25, 106/108-36, 106/108-32, 104/108-25, 104/108-24, 105/108-22, 107/108-16, 107/108-31, 107/108-27, 107/108-25, 107/108-22, 108/108-20, 104/108-24, 106/108-24, 107/108-24, 107/108-22, 105/108-20, 105/108-17, 108/108-16, 108/108-29, 105/108-25, 107/108-22, 107/108-16

The Doll's Grief: 125/131-70, 130/131-41, 129/131-43, 127/131-56, 130/131-37, 129/131-35, 130/131-25, 129/131-22, 128/131-48, 130/131-28, 129/131-21, 129/131-28, 128/131-35, 127/131-26, 131/131-20, 128/131-24, 128/131-25, 130/131-20, 128/131-19, 130/131-21, 131/131-19, 129/131-25, 130/131-18, 129/131-18, 130/131-23, 130/131-14, 128/131-23, 128/131-25, 130/131-19, 128/131-18, 130/131-22, 131/131-18, 128/131-25, 129/131-19

Segment 6 We were gone from home for a while so this segment is a little shorter.

For warm-ups this time I played Turkish March, So to So, Triads, and all of Nursery Primer on P4. I sang along, except I don't know how to sing the Triads. I really enjoyed playing on P4, and I also tried my recital songs on P4 too.

Bass Staff Puzzle: This seemed to help me the most on learning the placement of notes in the base part. I always struggled with this, so I am grateful for this game!!! 348-3:04, 348-3:09, 348-3:04, 403-3:30, 408-3:27, 348-3:02, 408-3:31, 348-2:59, 408-3:27, 403- 3:31

My songs on P4 and then on P5 too!
Etude: 166/168-48, 164/169-37, 166/169-38, 166/169-44, 164/169-38, 167/169-38. P5---165/169-65, 161/169-53, 165/169-41, 167/169-33, 167/169-34, 164/169-31, 161/169-26, 166/169-20, 165/169-21, 161/169-35, 165/169-30, 167/169-33, 167/169-32, 166/169-31, 168/169-26, 166/169-21

Away With Melancholy: 104/108-34, 104/108-21, 104/108-19, 106/108-31, 106/108-28, 104/108-20, P5---99/108-54, 101/108-37, 106/108-27, 103/108-34, 104/108-27, 106/108-21, 102/108-29, 107/108-21, 108/108-19, 105/108-33, 106/108-22, 107/108-31, 105/108-27, 106/108-21, 107/108-27, 108/108-25, 108/108-21

The Doll's Grief: 129/131-22, 125/131-23, 129/131-18, 129/131-21, 127/131-23, 130/131-18, P5---124/131-48, 120/131-47, 129/131-36, 122/131-31, 125/131-31, 125/131-22, 129/131-30, 126/131-31, 129/131-31, 130/131-22, 129/131-27, 125/131-32, 129/131-29, 130/131-21, 130/131-23

Segment 7

For warm-ups I played and song Hanon, Spring Time Song, La to La, Nursery Primer in P5, and Do major. I noticed that I can play the nursery songs for the best time, if I know the words and can sing the words instead of the notes.

Is there a video of someone playing Do major so I know that I am doing it right?

Maria quizzed me on my flashcards for this session. That was a lot of fun for both of us.

I played my songs in H mode, or I should say that I tried to play my songs in H mode. Wow! It was horrible!!! So I spent most of this month playing just little sections at a time, trying to get them memorized. I am still not too impressed with my memorization skills, and it seems like my ability to play the whole song got worse as I kept practicing. Well, here are some of my scores on H mode.

Etude: 136/169-118, 156/169-65, 151/169-77
Away With Melancholy: 91/108-54, 87/108-62, 87/108-64, 80/108-70, 98/108-35
The Doll's Grief: 93/131-118, 115/131-46, 111/131-66, 115/131-37

I want to try to play my recital songs with the teaching videos, but I can not play quickly enough to keep up. I will keep working on small sections at a time. I must say, though that I still enjoy my practicing very much. I am enjoying the challenge, and even though it is discouraging to see my scores not improve, I think my ability over all is getting better!

Here are some of the things Maria and I have been doing this summer with our exercises!

Hanon1


White Black Cat duet


Chromatic Scale practice duet (this was only the second day she played this)