#brouwerpower

My blog is getting into the double digits! 

Today I had my lesson with my teacher. It was a very encouraging lesson, we went over fingerings and phrasing for the last movement of the Black Decameron, and I got to play Campanas del Alba for him. He showed me a great way to exercise tremolo, simply by playing a major scale using tremolo all on one string for each note of the scale.

Tonight I was practicing the first movement of the Black Decameron and I had a bit of a breakthrough in some of my phrasing and right hand accuracy for the piece. I've also gained a better idea of when to let loose and when to be more reserved. The piece has three distinct moods, one being fast and abrasive, one moderate and lyrical, and one slow and dark. I've finally figured out how to embody each one with a controlled temperament and confident fingerings.

While It's not the same piece at all I think I am learning from Johannes Moller's interpretation of the Brouwer Sonata.