Hi friends,

Today’s video doesn’t lend itself well to a full blog post, but I’ll provide a brief explanation of it.

I filmed my practice sessions learning Schubert’s Moments Musicaux #3. I specifically chose this piece because I didn’t know it at all (I’m just starting to get more into Schubert now), and it was at a very doable level for me (Grade 9).

This video is a series of exerpts from my practice sessions (usually in the morning, so my voice is groggy), and it logs how much time I spent practicing, and the results of that amount of practice.

A note on the three stages

In the book The Musician’s Way, the author breaks down three stages of learning a piece: Beginning, developing, and performing. I’ve been referring to these stages of development for years in my own studio lessons.

This video marks the three stages clearly, and how long I spent in each stage.

You can check out the sheet music here (though it’s not the same sheet music I’m using for this video, it’ll be very similar).

Since this video is experimental in nature, I’m not sure how much it’ll help, or how useful it’ll be. Let me know in the comments what you think!

xo,
Allysia

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look inside 		Impromptus and Moments musicaux
Urtext edition. Composed by Franz Schubert (1797-1828). Edited by Walter Gieseking. Piano (Harpsichord), 2-hands. Henle Music Folios. Pages: V and 95. Classical Period. Collection (paper bound). With standard notation, fingerings, introductory text, performance notes and thematic index (does not include words to the songs). 95 pages. G. Henle #HN4. Published by G. Henle (HL.51480004).
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