May 29th, 2010 1:03 pm
Howard Harkness at Piano Recital, May 18th, 2010
In my quest to learn piano, I am subject to doing two recitals per year, right along with the other students — mostly kids aged 6-12. Here is a photo taken by the mother of one of the other students at the recital on May 18th. I did two pieces at this recital, a modern piece called Autumn Harvest, and a simplified version of Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata”
I’m happy to say that I did substantially better this time than I did at the December recital. I also put in many more hours of practice, so much so that my dear wife was getting really tired of hearing it. Fortunately, I have an electric piano with headphone output.
The extra practice paid off nicely. I was able to perform both pieces well enough that I could actually express some of my own interpretation of the music. It’s a nice feeling to be able to actually feel the flow of the music, and not just the sequence of notes.