I’ve been away from recording progress recently but despite that, I have been keeping up with my Piano practice and learning. My excuse for not recording is mainly due to the jump in complexity from Grade 1 to 2. I’m also concurrently working on three pieces, Mozzie (this), Écossaise in G and Moderato since I last posted Anglefish.
Here’s where I’m at with it so far.
The Journey
After “completing” Angelfish this was a much bigger jump for me. It’s much faster, funky and jazzy rhythm and plently of articulations to get right.
The piece introduced me to several new concepts:
- Grace notes
- Jazz style
- Articulations of the accents (particularly on beat 3) - I’ve struggled to get this right
Sheet music for this piece can typically be found in the ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces books for 2023/24. Unfortunately it’s not available on Musescore, assuming because of copyright
Reflection
I’ve enjoyed learning this as it’s completely different to everything I’ve learnt so far. The jazzy sound and change in dynamics was fun and challenging too. I always feel like there is more to do to get it sounding right though. I’m happy enough with my progress with this now and let it take a back seat
What’s Next?
I’ve made good progress on Écossaise in G and aim to upload a recording of that soon. Moderato I’m still trying to remember the notes and get over the tricky bars 6 & 7. Both are attributed to Beethoven I’ve surprised myself how much I enjoy these.