Hahahahahahaha!!! Yes, I've noticed similar when I practice Musette. I tend to play the less well-performed parts faster. I only ever play from memory. I don't enjoy reading the music as I play. Nothing against it but there is something spiritual about playing from memory. Thanks for the tips. I've been playing just 3 years. As always, thank you for your instruction. Gosh, I needed to add this to my comment. The last section where you discuss practicing for performance was needed for me. I'm very critical of myself when I make errors and though I'm not completely nervous. A part of me seeks the perfection yet its the passion that was most important.
Yes, practising for performance can be something we often forget to do. Playing through wrong notes without fixing them is in general a bad idea, however, if we want to perform something, ultimately we need to be able to do it.
Just this afternoon, I decided to pick up Bach's prelude in C major again and quickly 'play through' it after I hadn't play it for a while (I am in my second year piano playing after a 30 year break)....I think I will follow your advice and put it under my 'maintenance' repertoire ! I also like the spread sheet with your practice goals at the end of the video. Is that something you made yourself or is there some kind of an app. or program you use for this? How do you balance 'maintaining repertoire' with 'practicing new repertoire"....like 20% maintenance -80% new repertoire? Thanks for the video!
Bach’s C Major prelude is a real gem. It was used as the basis for Gounod’s Ave Maria. I created a backing track years ago that can be played along with - you might find it an interesting addition to ‘maintaining’ this piece. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5nU4VGXBEbw.html
Thank you for this great video. The "maintenance" advice is very helpful and something I will definitely start doing as I have often seen my pieces deteriorate when left for a while. Your videos are always so down-to-earth and practical. 😊
