Date: 03-10-12

Time Spent: 1 Hour

Total Time: 6 Hours

Action: My lesson today began with learning another relativiely easy song. The song I learned was "Jingle Bells". It's only a four note song, but once you include the bass clef notes it makes the song more complicated to perfect. My instructer also showed me how to hold down one of the pedals so when I strike a note, the sound will get stretched. The tricky part is that you have to remember to step on the pedal each time for a new note or else the notes will get smushed together and it won't sound good.

 

Next Action: My next step is to perfect the "Jingle Bells" song with the bass clef. I also want to practice moving my fingers while pushing the pedal down at the same time. To me it still feels wierd and it is sometimes a challenge for my body to do many things at once. I need to practice this more so I can get more comfortable doing it.

How am I Doing? I am improving little by little. I hve realized that piano is not going to come easy for me  as I am going to have to practice countless hours if I want to get good. I get frustrated sometimes when I can't get the notes I want to play, but I keep on trying until I get it. A thing that piano has helped me with is being able to type with all my fingers rapidly and proficiently. Before I wasn't able to do this.