Thursday, 23:47
Damn. That passage is still giving me a lot of trouble. Ok, just have patience, it is just the first day of practising. It will improve if I study a few days more.
Friday, 10:34
I am feeling weak and really not very well, but a few minutes of the piano will make good for me. But I have to cut my nails, they bother me, and there is a clicking sound while I strike the piano keys. It's not nice.
Saturday, no exact time noted down
Hey, the passage is going better. But why now appeared other places that are difficult? Also, I need to shape better the phrases. The main melody can't stay static. But I can't rush either, I shouldn't even breathe. The wild swans can't perceive the presence of people, it's better to stay behind the reed.
Sunday
I still didn't find the right time to record this piece. When then? During the week it is almost impossible with the schedule that is waiting for me.
Monday
It will be today. No more delays. I still have errors.
Still Monday
Yeah, I recorded it, after some 6 attempts. Nice bloopers. Nice errors in the recorded video too. Sigh.
Maybe I should officially start my post, I mean the real writing thing? Or just leave the sketches of the process of practising and recording? It can be funny actually, to leave just the photo of the reed that was taken somewhere by the river we have in the nearby town. There are ducks and one swan, it even has a name. Everyone called it Paco, but in the end, it turned out it was a female swan, so now she is Paca 😂
But, music!! So, I already practised in the past this composition but in a different version. I played and recorded it with my niece, more than a year ago, we played it in four hands version. About the composer, Camille Saint-Saëns, and how this composition, The Swan was born and published back in time you can read there, in that old post.
Now I play a piano solo version that gave me some headaches with the left-hand part, and those who are perfectionists will maybe hear a few mistakes additional and improvised notes. The passage that was difficult came out well in the final recording but I made some stupid unplanned slips in other places. So, this is a performance of The Swan, by Camille Saint-Saëns that is again not perfect. But that's me!
The bloopers... they will come one day too 😂
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