I can’t believe that I am halfway through my Free Inquiry Project! I am very proud of how far I have come; from my first video to this one I have cut the playing time essentially in half. Despite this, this week, I played the right hand melody almost a minute and a half faster than the left hand accompaniment. I am not sure why this may be, as I actually felt as though my left hand was stronger this week. To be honest, I got quite frustrated recording my playing this week. I kept making mistakes, particularly with my right hand, that I had not made before. The more frustrated I got, the more mistakes I made, and so on. I decided to just walk away and take a break for a couple of hours to calm down and re-centre myself, and was finally able to produce a piece that I was proud of.
This will be my last time playing hands separate. From now until the end of term, I will practice the piece hands together. Although I feel a bit daunted by this fact, I am confident in my ability and am excited to see and hear my practicing pay off. One thing that I think is important to remember is that I can continue to practice hands separate if necessary. Although my goal is evidently to play the piece hands together, there will be certain sections that I will find more difficult than others, and will need to practice more often– both hands separately and hands together.