dollypondrocks (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

omg well done i love this and must learn it!

musicyh (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I understand where you're coming from. That's why when I learn the notes, I don't just commit them to muscle memory (although that happens after a while). I often analyze whatever I'm playing, and commit to memory things like "that's a B-minor scale; over here it goes to F#-minor; now it goes into a looping pattern" and stuff like that. So I'm effectively using both muscle and mental memory at the same time. I re-visit my score often too, even after I've memorized it :)

juliaCSL (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

hey good advice. its been sometime now, and I had done almost the same as what you said=D but I have a problem.. After memorizing a piece for sometime and relying completely on muscle memory, I will totally blank out if im interrupted halfway. And although playing it constantly, muscle memory tends to fail when I do not use score for a long time. I'm not a performer though.. I just love playingXD

musicyh (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Hi there! Ok I'm not Hugo...but I just recently played this piece for a concert. Yes the notes drove me crazy when I was learning them XD. I learnt the scales in the right hand first, very slowly and firmly, and made sure I could memorize them before I started adding emphasis on the melodic notes. Then I learnt the left hand alone, separating the two voices (the bass and the rest of it), again very slowly and firmly. Then I slowly combined both hands and worked up the speed. Voicing came last.

juliaCSL (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

ok. do you like memorize the notes on separate hands to familiarized with it first then combine it? and my score doesn't have fingerings.

funauta (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I guess you should practice it hands separately first. make sure your wrists are both flexible.

juliaCSL (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

really nice to listen to. sweet. 5 stars.I need help on this piece from 2.44 onwards. any advice how to coordinate so many notes or what to practice first? XD very sweet piece

11261K (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I really REALLY enjoyed listening to his interpretation of the piece!!

bryanvdk (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

played a little too fast leading to mistakes around 3:25, 3:47 etc

fricasee0 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Wonderful playing from the new teenager!