Maira Martins

self-taught in everything

Piano progress: 2 months

After about six weeks with the Faber method I realize it'd take me forever to progress if I continued entirely on my own. Also, the arrangements all sound the same and it was starting to get under my...

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Piano progress: 6 weeks

I keep practicing 1 to 2 hours a day and can feel my speed reading music is improving. I am still working on Faber Adult Piano Adventures and I also bought Keith Snell Essential Piano Repertoire Prepa...

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Piano cover: Yakety Yak, by The Coasters

Yakety Yak, by The Coasters (1958). Loved learning this one! It finally feels like I'm playing real music! Sheet music arrangement from Faber Studio Collection: Selections from Showtime Piano (Level 2...

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Piano: Egyptian Ballet Dance

This is the first piece I worked on that is not from my Adult Piano Adventures method book! Egyptian Ballet Dance is an easy arrangement of Danse Bacchanale from the opera "Samson & Delilah", by Camil...

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Piano progress: 1 month

To start my piano journey, I opted for Faber Adult Piano Adventures books, rather than the ubiquitous Alfred's. The reason being, Alfred focuses too much on left hand chords and (very ugly and outdate...

piano, piano prep grade

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This weekend we went exploring the forest La Vallesa and the margins of the river Turia! πŸ•