Lesson notes. October 28
Mozart: The goal in the runs is continuity rather than speed. Sacrifice some speed to favor smoothness and reduce stops. The stops are caused by hesitations in the left hand, so prepare your left hand before putting hands together. Practice hands separately, especially lines two and three.
For line four and the following music, we have prepared the practice for our next lesson.
You may also play the left hand in block chords to prepare it ahead of time.
Chopin Mazurka: A good warm-up for this piece is to play the melody accompanied by the bass note, as we did in the lesson, and then add the left hand as written.
Continue practicing while following the chord symbols, it’s important to know what chords you are playing. However, the final goal is to perform the left hand as written with all the notes.
For line four and the following music, we have prepared the practice for our next lesson.
You may also play the left hand in block chords to prepare it ahead of time.
Chopin Mazurka: A good warm-up for this piece is to play the melody accompanied by the bass note, as we did in the lesson, and then add the left hand as written.
Continue practicing while following the chord symbols, it’s important to know what chords you are playing. However, the final goal is to perform the left hand as written with all the notes.
