Happy New Year (and new DECADE) everybody! I don't know if any of you are the type to make resolutions, but I've been getting into this New Year's tradition as a way to keep myself accountable for self-improvement. I have quite a few, but achievable and realistic goals for this year, and two of them are music-based.
One, I want to learn 10 major pieces. I define "major" by taking up at least 8 minutes at performance tempo and that is challenging enough for me so that it would take 4 weeks or so to master. So by this estimation, this will give me just enough time to learn 10 pieces in a year. Right now, I'm working on a French Suite by Bach. Another is to be more comfortable with memorizing these and any future pieces. It is a proven fact that pieces/songs are more polished and truly mastered when they are memorized inside and out. This includes even dynamics, articulations, and other expressive and editorial phrases. If you know me well, this actually scares me. I've had bad experiences with forgetting where I was in a given piece and freaking out on stage (mostly college years), but I know this will push me to become a better and more expressive musician! So hopefully hearing my current musical goals/resolutions will inspire you to create some of your own. Cheers to the new year and the NEW YOU!
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