Allemande, Schein
An allemande is a type of dance very common in baroque suites. As I keep working through Grade 1 repertoire, I'm starting to encounter more and more of those dances: allemandes, rigaudons, and many, m...
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Piano: "T. Rex goes for a Stroll" by Christine Donkin
For the past two years I have really struggled to keep up with my piano studies. I'm a bit disappointed in myself that after 2.5 years I'm still only a grade 1 student, but it is what it is. Just need...
Piano: Echo, G. Armand Ferté
Echo is a small étude by French pianist G. Armand Ferté. This is piece no. 101 on the Russian School of Piano Playing method book. Armand Ferté (1881 — 1973) was a French pianist, conductor and music...
Lullaby, Isidor Phillip
Lullaby is an adorable composition by French pianist and child prodigy Isidor Philip (1863 — 1958). I honestly love that the Russian book I'm learning from is full of those small pieces, études, minia...
The Rain is Drizzling, Anatoly Alexandrov
I learned this as part of the piano beginners' course at Piano Career Academy (online self-paced course). This is piece no. 93 in the Russian School of Piano Playing method book. At first, the structu...
The Shepherd Plays, Tatiana Salutrinskaya
I first learned "The Shepherd Plays" (or "The Shepherd's Flute") a couple months ago, following the progression of the Russian piano method book we use at PCA. Recently I realised the score was in my...
Completed Piano Career Academy Grade 1!
I have finally finished the first book in the Russian School of Piano Playing method! Which means I have also completed the first level of Piano Career Academy beginner course! Can't believe I made it...
Can't Help Falling in Love, by Elvis Presley (3 months piano progress!)
To celebrate my 3 months piano anniversary, I decided to stray away from method books and learn an easy arrangement of Elvis' Can't Help Falling in Love. Recording is hard. I filmed 19 takes to get th...