I just went to the piano room and played around with a few pieces. Still trying to pick my final piece, but i have a few good ideas! i am excited to get back and practice some more and see what my favorite is.

Oct 14, 21, 28

I realized i had forgotten to post in a while so here are my last few weeks of practice.

Oct 14
Worked on a short piece i played for my midterm called midna's theme. Its a short somber piece.

Oct 21
Worked on a duet with Mike Shea that we are working on as a final piece. We establish parts and worked on timing.

Oct 28
Worked on a new piece called Zelda's Lullaby. It's a piece from the legend of zelda.

October 27

I was able to play O Come O Come Emmanuel with both hands today at practice today. I have picked a recital piece, Comptine d'un autre ete- L'apres-midi, and will be practicing that for now. Pretty excited for it. I think it will be fun to play. Hope everyone is well and have a good week!

October 27

I have not been able to make it to the piano lab in the past couple of days due to me being sick, however, I was able to make it in today and continue practicing Fur Elise.  I also decided that I would try to find another piece other than The Sound of Silence due to lack of good sheet music.

Week 8

This week I practiced the opening song to steven universe.  I had difficulties switching the order of keys from the first line to the second due to the similarity of the notes.  I guess my ability to play it was what went well.

October 20

Hello everyone! Today at practice I was able to play the right hand of O Come O Come Emmanuel. The left hand is tricky for me, so I will be practicing playing both hands this week. I think I might play Comptine d'un autre ete, l'apres midi for my final piece. I'll try to practice that and see how it goes.
Have a good week everyone!

Week 7

I practiced a new piece called Asymmetry by Yui Horie this week, but it was very difficult compared to the other pieces I have tried in the past.  What went well was my tempo when playing it, however my inability to read sheet music and having to rely on midi files messes up my notes.

Week 5

Hey guys, last night I kept practicing Fur Elise and have gotten the intro down pretty well.  I began to move on to the harder parts that involves more difficult chords as well as harder left and right hand combinations.  Along with that, I found sheet music to "The Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel and began playing around with that.  It is a little more difficult than I had originally anticipated.

Week of Mid-Semester Break

Hey guys, sorry I've been slacking with posting, had a huge Plant Bio test but now thats outta the way I've been trying this new song called Chamber of Reflection by Mac DeMarco, great song and retro vibe you should check him out if you can. See you guys tonight!

Hey Guys,
I just got another piece of music that I have been practicing. Its the end title to the movie Cloud Altas. The melody of the song is pretty simple, but some of the chords are difficult to play. I am really enjoying playing it though

Week 6

After the midterm, I decided that it would probably be a good idea to use two hands when playing on the piano (duh).  So I stared with a more simple piece to practice my left hand on.  My choice was jingle bells, and I practiced this twice, once on Sunday and again today, Monday.  It is hard to keep my mind and hands on multiple keys for each hand but I'm  making headway!

Hey Guys!

Hey! So I hope everyone's midterm went well! I finally was able to play Minuet in G which I am super happy about. Not sure what piece to play next, maybe a popular song. If anyone has suggestions please let me know!
Have a great week!

I started a new song this week that i have been excited to learn! also i have been looking up a few modern songs that i am interested in possibly doing for the final. Cant wait to here what everyone else chooses!

Week 3-5

Totally realized I forgot about posting the last few weeks.  For week three, I decided to play my old final piece from last year.  The piece is "Davy Jones" from Pirates from the Caribbean.  If any of you are interested here's a link.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V49AxkFMhw

For week 4, I picked a mid-term piece.  I tried to do a jazz style of the Family Guy theme song, but it ended up being a little passed my level.  It kinda of felt like a wasted day, but I guess I gained some dexterity and some practice with form.

This week, week 5, I changed my piece to "Drops of Jupiter" by train.  It's fairly easy, and I have it down for the most part after a few hours of practice.  Hopefully by the time the midterm comes, I feel comfortable singing along to it.  Although, I've never been good at that, even when I play guitar which I'm fairly good at.  Only time will tell.

Week 4 and Midterm practice

On Monday I practiced my piece, Lavender's Blue for about an hour and a half getting the timing down as well as some of the melodic difficulties I was having with it.  Then on Tuesday before the Midterm, I practiced for an hour getting everything perfect for the midterm.  I believe it came out very well.

Midterm practice

Sunday and Monday before the Midterm practiced for an hour on my Midterm piece. I worked mostly on getting the crescendos.

Week 4 and Midterm Practice

I have successfully read the notes and adjusted my hand placement on the piano to suit the piece I am playing. One problem, however, is my timing. My metronome has been downloaded and so I am hoping to fix that problem. Cannot wait to hear everyone's stuff!

Week 5

Well, in regards to the midterm today, I remembered to make this post.  I had practiced last week a couple of times, none which times I specifically remember.  I practiced for my midterm piece and only was able to play with my right hand again.  I tried to play with my left and it keeps messing up my rhythm.  I will try however to use two hand tonight.  Wish me luck!

Hey guys!
Over the course of the weekend I was able to practice for probably a total of 3 hours. The piece I have been practicing is Nuvole Bianche. It is a long song, about 8 pages, so I do not have the whole thing down yet. I have about 3 pages of it down pretty well. I plan on practicing more today.
-William Ryan

Midterm Practice

This weekend i went home and was able to have the convenience of a piano right in my house. Therefore, I was able to practice a lot and hopefully mastered my midterm piece. I'm excited to hear everyones final products tomorrow night!