So I practiced for almost an hour and a half last thursday. I am trying to fix my schedule so that I can practice more than just once a week because I'd really like to be able to start playing actual songs with two hands by the end of the semester. I did start to learn harmonic and melodic intervals. I really think that if I can easily read music I will progress much faster so that is what I have been practicing for the most part. I am going to try and make a goal for the week to practice at least 2 1/2 maybe 3 hours this week!

P.S. Francine, do you want to meet Thursday at 6:30pm so we can make up for the group time next week? That is if you are feeling better. I hope the food poisoning wasn't too bad!

Happy Playing!

I'm so sorry Caitlin and Laura that I didn't come tonight. It's so very unlike me to do that without a heads up but I went out to dinner tonight and feel really sick so I think I may have gotten some type of mild food poisoning... So you definitely wouldn't have wanted me there anyway.. I'm really sorry and I hope it didn't throw things off too much.
I'll work extra hard practicing this week to make up for it..

I practiced for over an hour tonight without even realizing how much time had gone by! I worked really hard on playing songs with both hands simultaneously and also learned how to play a few chords. I got up to the Saints Go Marching In song which is written twice in the book with the melody on each hand. I was able to get the RH melody pretty well but had to stop playing before mastering the LH melody.

I started practicing last Thursday before meeting with you from about 6:30 and then until about 7:40. I quickly moved through the treble clef stuff in the beginning of the book thanks to my familiarity with it and began concentrating on learning bass clef. I also focused on my form and have worked up to simultaneously playing with both hands, something that will probably be a challenge as I continue practicing.

Francine

I started practice today...I think i'm going to enjoy it once I get into the swing of things!

Thanks for inviting me to your blog! Happy practicing and blogging!